The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-22

etc. Ihat@ the eofIIals
drainage district, TO be a pointed az Il
set forth may meet a5 81 II
often as they deem Ii necessary pro
vided II shall hold at lea st one NEE ne g t-z
Ing every year. q u pensss Of fle
admins trat ion said board. salaries s9s al IL
of officers, etc, shat be PAL out q of ~
any funds I'LL the hands OF the M as-zss
urer belonging to sad 81 strIct 81, Wiaeh ~
the tenn Bills, salaries. ef e1p pens ss.sls
shall have been improved af 9 rss M
ers provided, however, that said cram
age Commissioners, themselves shall NOT T
be allowed any compensate tor. Ifae aI
services as members OF said dralnagessE
board but they shall only be rein-
in performing the duties upon them.
Section 10. Be it fur tl1ef enacted,
,tc.. That said board OF GO snnaiss1 o.
ST said drainage district are aut hor-
lied and empowered whenever IN fhelr /
opinion it is necessary for the drain 4
age of said drainage district, or any.j
of its sub drainage districts, to leEee
any portion thereof and pump the wa
ter therefrom. to incur deht# and issue
negotiable bonds therefor IN an amount |
sufficient to drain and reclaim the |
lands of said districts, provided, SAID |
drainage commissioning shall first nave
said drainage or sub-d rainage district
surveyed and the costs OF draining the 1
particular area embraced therein aseef-sl
tanned per acre; said drainage PM
nissioners shall have poWe Under the
authority Of the constitut ton and avs
OF this state to levy anr1lall an
acreage tax on forced cpntri butieI OF
whatever amount is necessary per acre
upon the lands embraced within said
district, and drain OF reclaim as afore
| said, to pay the interest on the said
bonds and the principle at maturity,
Ind also an additional sum to maintain
1 the drainage of said district after the
| lands therein have been reclaimed
fr,Hh as8r
! Of said bonds to be used exclusively py
said drainage district for he purpose
Of draining and retaining such lands
and such acreage tax shall be Imposed
1 Upon such lands only as are especially
| benefited by drainage.
Section II. Be it further enacted,
/ etc, That whenever, upon petition as
provided for by Section s, said board.
/ triet shall decide to drain certain lands
/ IN said district by levying a forced con-
i tribution or acreage tax thereon, said
/ lrainage commissioners shall act IN
said matter by resolution Of mott fully
j setting forth and giving In detail the
number Of acres IN said district TO pc
4 trained, as shown by the amount
Il chat a. report as made by the state en-
sineer will show it will cost per acre.
Ito drain said lands, and said drainage
commissioners snail proceed to provide
i the funds with which to drain said
lands ais authorized by the constitution
Ind laws of the state OF Louisiana at
4 such time; which resoln tion shall be
Il Notified to the assessors of the par
4 tshes of Ascension and IberYilie, by
forwarding to them certified copies
hereof in order that they may extend
-he acreage tax OF forced contribution
4 thus levied upon the assessment rolls Of
4 said parishes.
i Section H. Be It further enacted
Il ate. That said drainage commissioners
shall have the right, +. in the en-
forcement of the collection of taxes or
IN acreage tax or forced contribu-
. don assessed against the lands within
said drainage district or sub drainage
district, it should become necessary to
sell said property for the payment of
| said taxes or forced contribution, to
II purchase such land at tax sale and ac-
Il Iuife a good and valid title thereto, in
me same manner and to the same ex-
sents as any indiyid uaI which property,
when thus acquired. shall become The
property OF said drainage district and
81 shall be disposed of by said drainage
commissioners. who shall have author
81 tty to make valid title thereto after the
& exemption period has expired.
N Section rs. Be it further enacted,
stct, hat this ordinance shall take
sffect as soon as IT. Iss approved by the
4ootice Jury Of the parish OF IberVi ile.
I. Mr.. ell moved that the ordinance
], be adopted, which motion was sec.
onded by Mr.. Klos, and adopted by
, the following vote: Yeas--Reuss, Au
coin, " eil.eArnlitag Klos, Gonzales;
absent Meter.
The following rdinance was read:
Whereas, ma orily Of the prop
erty owners both in amount ane
number as well as IN acreage having
recommended Messrs Karl SPAN
i and Rudolph Landry as members tt
s Ibe appointed as commissioners TO
/ the Bayou Bijou Drainage District
s this day organized by this body unde
]. the laws OF this state, said member
S to be appointed to represent tI,
parish of Ascension:
! Be 1t therefore ordained, Tha
the said Karl Spahr be and Is hereb.
1 appointed as commissioner for sal
drainage district for the term O
& four years and Rudolph Landry b
q and is hereby appointed as commits
- Nj sioner Of said drainage district 10
q 1.-THE Term Of two years.
{ Arnitage moved the adoptio
6 seconded by Mr. Gonzales, an
9 adopted by the following vote: Yea
2 2 Reuss, Ancoin, Arlnit age, Gonzale,
- W. ell MUS aDS9HG--lSelI9T.
= The jury now took d recess unit
s 2::30 p. M.
q AT 2:30 o'clock the jury rea.
81 sembled, with President Rauss# pr,
'e siding and a quorum present. TIL
:, , matter Of the revocation Of the /
i quor license permit issued to Robel
ia Perry, at the January 1911 meetin
9 of the jury, was called to the a
: tention of the jury BY Presider
a Reuss After discussion Of "
u subject Mr. Klos offered the follow
8 ing resolution
u Be il resolved the distrit
IS attorney and legal adviser Of II
I, police jury sbe and he is hereby d
I. rected to get % r.ule slo
,r3 cause why the perm II and liquor
Ne cense issued to- Robert Perry sIon]
y not be revoked for the reason ths
@ said permit and license was issue
~ BIZ misrepre entation and fraud.
~ The resolution was seconded /
e e MI. Auco1n, and adopted BY a vol
3 OF yeas and no nay s.
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