The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-08
naafing If said board of commission


ers, provided, however, that said drain
age commissioners, themselves, shall net
be allowed any compensation Tor tnelF.
services as members of said drainage
board, but they shall only pc rein-#
bursed the actual expenses incurred
in performing the duties upon them.
Section 10. Be it further enacted,
etc, That said board of commissioners
of said drainage district are author
lied and empowered, whenever in their
age Of said drainage district, or any
Of its sub-drainage districts, to levee
any portion thereof and pump the wa
ter therefrom, to incur debt ana Issue
negotiable bonds therefor, IN an amount
sufficient to drain and reclaim the
lands Of said districts; provided, said
drainage commissioners shall first nave:
said drainage or sub drainage district
surveyed and the costs OF draining the
particular area embraced therein ascer-
tanned per acre: said drainage COM
missioners shall have power under the
authority of the constitution and laws
OF this state, to levy annually an
acreage tax or forced contribution OF
whatever amount is necessary per acre
upon the lands embraced within said
district, and drain or reclaim as afore-
said, to pay the interest on the said
bonds and the principle at maturity,
and also an additional sum to maintain
the drainage of said district after the
the money to be realized from the sale
OF said bonds to be used exclusively by
said drainage district for the purpose
of draining and retaining such lands,
and such acreage tax shall be imposed
upon such lands only as are especially
benefited by drainage.
Section H. Be it further enacted.
etc., That whenever, upon petition as
provided for by Section s, said board
of commissioners of said drainage dis
.I,c11 Ia -, 1r- has
in said district by levying a forced COM
tribution or acreage tax thereon, said
drainage commissioners shall act IN
said matter by resolution Of motion. fully
setting forth and giving in detail the
number of acres in said district to be
drained, as shown by survey, the amount.
that a report as made by the state en-
4gineer will show it will cost per acre
to drain said lands, and said drainage
commissioners shall proceed to provide
the funds with which to drain said
lands as authorized by the constitution
and laws OF the state of Louisiana at
such time; which resolution shall be
notified to the assessors of the par
ishes of Ascension and IberviiIe, by
forwarding to them certified copies
thereof in order that they may extend
the acreage tax or forced contribution
thus levied upon the assessment rolls Of
said parishes.
Section H. Be it further ENACTED,
snail have the right, II, in the en-
Iorcement OF the scoilectlon of taxes or
an acreage tax or a forced contribu-s
tion assessed against the lands within
Said drainage district or sub drainage
district, it should become necessary to
sell sad property for the payment Of
sale. taxes or forced contribution, to
purchase such land at tax sale and ac-
4ulFe ~ good and valid title thereto in
Tie same manner and to the same ex-
Ia,hi
When thus acquired, shall become the
property OF said drainage ISlflcI and
snail be disposed or by SAID drainage
| commissioners, WIND shall nave aalnor-
| 1ty to make valid title thereto after the
redemption period has expired
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That this ordinance SHAH take
eiIecI as soon as it is approved by the
poliee jury OF the parish Of Iberville
Mr. h1os moved the adoption OF
the ordinance. The motion was sec
onded by Mr.. Meter, and on roll
call was adopted BY a vote of yeas
and no nays.
The following petition was read and
received 7s $s7.-
70 the Honorable Police Juries of the
| Parlsnes of Ascension and Ihe,ufIia.
| state OF Louisiana. - 4,
= he psIiLlon OF the UNDERSIGNED nron
slsy = owners or the Bayou HiJou Train
| age District of the parishes of Aseen-
SION and iheryilIe, respectfully reeurn-
memo 70 Your honorabIe bod Il. the fol-
| owing named property owners of said
drainage district to be appointed COM
| iIllssloners OF said drainage district.
Earl 81 spahr, tor the tenn 81 four
Years; #Rodoiph Landry, for the term
| OF Two years.; and we hereun1o sub
| scribe our names, with The number Of
| acres owned by as set opposite our
| names, which is majority iii number
OF acres IN said drainage district. 1Here
follows signatene s, etc.
MT Meter offered the following res
olutfon, which was seconded BY Mr.. Au-
coin and adopted on roll-eaM Nv a vote
OF yeas and no nays: S.
Whereas, a majority OF the properly
\ owners, both in amount and number
/ having recommended Messrs, Karl Snal,r
/ ana kodolph Landry as members "a ia
appointed as commi ssioners for the
| Bayou BiJou Drainage District. this day
t organized by this body under the Ia ".
81 this state from the parish sof AZ
Icension; be it therefore
Ordained, That the said Karl Spahr
| pc and he is appointed as commissioner
Tor said drainage district for the term
! OF four years. and Rodolph Landry Be
and he Is hereby appointed as commits
sioner for said drainage district for
/ the term of two years.
! The jury adjourned
c. G. WEBER Clerk.