Lower coast gazette., 1913-06-14

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Justice of Peace & Cen. 20oO.C
Jury Commissioners csc
Register Of Voters $3.50
Board Election Supervisors 1900
Cadet at L. S. U. $500
Cadet State Normal 1901
Election Expenses 1000
Official Journal 1000
Jurors and Witnesses 1000,C
The roll was called with the follow
ing results. Yea: /. S. Lothrop, A
Leopold, E. A. Schayot, Thos. Brophy
Dave Withan. Nay: DR.. Geo. Hays
An Ordinance creating the Bura
Drainage District was read as follows
and on motion of Mr.. Schayot, du].
seconded by Mr.. A. Leopold, same we
granted.
An Ordinance creating the
BURAS DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
Whereas, more than a majority 0
the property holders within the are;
hereinafter described have Eetitionet
the Police Jury of the Parish Of Plaque
mines to create a Drainage Distric
under the provisions of Act No. 317 o
1910 as amended and
Whereas, more than a majority {:
the said property holders have petition
ed the Police Jury of the Parish o
Programmes to appoint certain eesig
mated citizens and property tax payer:
of the said designated ares commission
ers on said proposed drainage distr.c'
and
Whereas, it is deemed of advantage
to the said section OF our Parish that il
shall enjoy the privileges provided 70,
by Act No. 3I7 of the Legislature Of
our State for the year 1910 as amended
ard Art. 2S1 Of our Constitution as
amended,
Therefore, be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Plaque
mines that the Buras Drainage District
is hereby created and organized, END
its boundaries shall be fixed as follows;
All of that portion Of the Parish Ct
Plsquemines on the West bank Of the
Mississippi River, bounded on the East
by the Mississippi River, bounded Gu
the north by the South Bank ef the j.
B. fostering Canal, bounded en- the
south By the upper lire Of the Fort
Jackson Reservations and bounded On
the west by a line to be fixed by the
Board Of State Engineers, averaging a
depth of Il to, ID acres, beginning at a
depth Of 5 to 6 acres on the upper line,
with a depth Of about IL to ID acres in
the center, the said line to be located
along a line found by the State Board
Of Engineers to be suitable for Ievea
building rurposee, the location Of
which SAID line shall at the same time
reclaim such lands as the land owners
desire to be included in the district, cue
regard being had for the engineering
problems involved, as well as economy
in the resulting levee construction as
determined by the location of said
line, and shall include all Of the lands
within SAID limits, and that this terri
tory shall constitute a drainage district
to be known as the Buras Drainage
District and the said drainage district
as thus organized is given all Of the
powers necessary Under, and by virtue
eff the terms and conditions set forth in
Article 221 Of the Constituted CT the
State of Louisiana, as amended, and
pursuant to the provisions of Act No.
ST. of the Legislature of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1910 as amended
and the said drainage district IS thus
constituted by ordinance is further
given all of the powers necessary to
carry into effect the work Of drainage
anu reciania'ioh q Sa.u ei"h'age els-
trict' ana 70 lts . N COL
lofihity WIN ACT or. o. the iegisia-
t1re OF the sta'e OF Louisiana 1of the
year isio'
be 1t farther ordained ETC. that 2
drainage ulsttict' as thus or
gained ana co~hst'Iated, Is hereby se-