The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-01

land plantation on the Mississippi, river
then running along said river down IL
the upper line OF Riverton plantadtiousss
then along The said upper line Of SD
of said plantation near the forty ar
pent corner: then following the baal
canal and ievee of the Riverton any
Donaldson plantations to the lower i'm
said lower line of said Donaldson plans
eighty arpent line: then along long ~ n
eighty arrpeat line 70 its intessee6os
and A.. in township 10, r 3 east.
then following said section line III i ~
common corner OF sections Sc, Al, II 4
and AZ: then continue one-half rnils II j
same directOn then north one-has 4
mile; then east one -half mile si u NJ
east boundary line of township Id, nm Nm
3 east; then north along township Iins
two miles; then west one-half mia
then north one-half mile.then west on
half mile to common corner secs. Is,lL
% and 24;then north one-half msle.than
west one-half mile; then north onesbaji
mile: then west two miles; then north
one-half miie; then west two and one
half miles, to the western boundary
south one and one-haff miles, then
west along the north boundary line d
| section eighty to the rear line OF Ash. i
land plantations, then following Ihe
about three eighths of a mile; then II
a southwesterly direction across tn
Ashland field to the first headlapd
from the river: then northwestern
along said headland to the upper lins
of Ashland plantation; then southwest,
erly along said upper line to the point
OF beginning on Mississippi river.
! ct is understood that when the dis.
Of dredging shall begin and be carried
on from both ends of Bayou Conway
simultaneously, or at some point at ths Z
upper end of the district that will Ii. i
as Point and Wyatt Or COMPANY
Canals.
j. Section 2. Be it further ordained ETC.
/ That there shall be five commissions
shall be a land owner in said dlstret3
/ to the assessed value of five bundled
dollars, whether he be a resident D. q
non resident of the district, provided
said commissioners to be appointed b
this body, two for term OF two years
and one for a term of four years and
4 all selections by this police jury there.
after snail! be Tor q period Of four seals7
the remaining two, commissioners shsa ]
be appointed by the governor Of the
state of Louisiana for period Of -four
years. The appointment of said CON.
missioners shall be made upon the u.
commentator of not less than twenty.
five property owners of said district
and the petition of recommendatiea
shall state the amount OF properly
owned by each OF the petitioners ana
the same shall be attested by the par
iSh assessor.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained ets
I That said board OF commissioners ~
said drainage district is hereby eonssi
. tuted a body corporate Or body pelEa
with all the powers Of a corporaaeA
!, ii shall have the power and right 1861
!. cur debts and contract obligations, sna
i issue negotiable bonds therefor; To- ~
r,sat e seal. tlst and pet oiaIs asS
81 and al acts 81 U.s. corporate ca Darn
Z and id It's cor pora te ~ anne llessssAs5
land proper for the carrying out y
. tie objects and purposes Of tflis eIsl
Il dinance The denicile of the dIalnase
district Is hereby fixed at barrow, q a
$ the parish of Ascension. Louislalia, 81 q !
Which domicile it Shall be sued and w
J, service of citation shall be made @
the president, either in person of sea /
some person in charge Of the Office.
Section q Be it further ordained, eIe,
: That the said commissioners after ,. hsa.
shall convene at its domicile at Dalroe,
! in the parish of Ascension, LoulslaA W
+ within fifteen days after the appq 9aas
ment Of said commissioners, and ls. saas
proceed to organize by electing g, oIl asss
: az follows: They shall elect from tlsF
Z number a president and vice pI asa
, dent It shall be the duty OF the prey J,
ident to preside over the nee 9 psb y
: the board and to perform such s o osas |
l idents Of corporate bodies It shat! y
the duty OF the vice president to I. ae 81. y
. the absence of the president U a Sasi
i Of absence or disability. They sa "
i aIact a Observation-Disclosures and Tx 4a
. salary He shall perform all the dutt
, ren11irad ri him by the board Of com
! rnissinnars and furnish bond in saa
fixed by the board, and whose salary sa,l
shall not exceed the sum OF fifty ae CO.
Iars per month"; Said drainage coninAg
sioners shall select one of the solVe aS
.hartared banks Of the state Rhers "
MONEYS shall be deposited which p 9aas
shall nav interest at not less !, ll ~ !
three per cent per annum on AZ ~
nosits Of said drainage district. ..
i Section S. BE 1t further ordained, l eas
That the said board of drainage s ~ !
Inaissioners herein created shall ns Il
. fI,e power and it shall be their duty y. y
> open all drains which they nay Il 81 w
form l'4 ali work connected thsreFi.tasII
which they may deem necessary s..s;
make the openings Of said iaas Sas.
drains effective. They shall also A sa I
rhe. power e make contracts far I'M I'M
! nurnosa and 10 approve and asee9t " W.
i same from the parties with whom a Rs
q contracts are made, and shall nase MD
{: further power OF cutting and opels ss5
|; new drains and canals WhersTe e., XII ssa
J. whenever deemed necessary. lIes . assG
3, haze the further power TO secure isst
/; nf way necessary for the eutElAss
= canals or other works for the alaa sssS I