The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-23

rate seal: and to do and perform any
and all acts in its corporate capacity
and in It's corporate name necessary
and proper for the carrying out OF
the OBJECTS and purposes OF this or
dinance. The uon1icne OF the drainage
district is hereby fixed at Smoke Bend.
i'll the parish of. ASCENSION, Louisiana.
at which doInicile 1t snail De sueo, ana
the service OF citation shall be mage
on the president, either in person Or on
some person in charge OF the office.
Section +. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the said commissioners aIlef
having been duly appointed ana quail
Tied, shall convene at the dom1clie OF
said drainage district at smoke Benn.
in the parish OF Ascension, Louisiana,
within fifteen Gays after the appoint
ment OF said commissioners, and snalt
proceed to organize by electing officers
as follows: they shall elect from tneif
number a president and wee pfes1-
dent 1t shall be the duty or the pres
idenE to preside over the A4eetlnss oa
the board and to perform such other
duties as are usually required OF pres
idents OF corporate bodies. 1t snail pc
tine duty of the vice president to act IN
the absence OF the president IN case
OF absence or disability. They snail
elect secretary Il easurer ana Tx MS
salary. he snail perform all the duties
required OF him by the board OF com
missioners and furnish bond IN sdin
fixed by the board, and whose salary
snail not exceed the sum Of fifty DOL
lars per month. Said drainage com1nls-
sioners shall select one of tne solvent
chartered banks of the state where all
moneys shall be deposited, which bank
snail pay interest at not less tnan
three per cent per annum on all oe-
poslts or said drainage district
Section s.. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the said board Of drainage
commissioners herein created shall have
the power and it shall be their DUTY TO
open all drains which they may deem
necessary in said district. and TO per-
form all work connected herewith
which tney may deem necessary 70
make the openings Of said natural
drains effective. Ihey shall also have
the power to make contracts tor that
purpose and to approve and accept tue
same from the parties with whom tne
contracts are mace, and snail nave the
further power OF cutting and opening
new uralns and canals Wherever ana
whenever deemed necessary. They snail
have the further power to secure rights
OF way necessary for the cutting of
canals OF other works for the drainage
of their district, and to do this SNAIL
have the power to bring appropriation
suits and appropriate lands that may
be necessary for the purpose OF secur-
ing rights OF way.
secrlon 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the said board of drainage COM
often as they may deem necessary, pro-
vided that at least two meetings shall
be held each year. All expenses OF
the administration of the said board,
salaries of officers, etc, shall be paid
out Of the FUNDS in the hands of the
treasurer belonging to said drainage dis
triet, provided that the commissioners
shall not be allowed any
compensation for their wages as mem
bers of said drainage board, but may
be reimbursed : for any expenses in
Cured in performing duties imposed
upon them by virtue of their employ
ment.
Section 7. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all elections held and all taxes
levied, all debts incurred and all bonds
issued, shall be levied. held, incurred
and issued in accordance with Article
Isl of the constitution of the state Of
Louisiana, and the acts of the general
assembly OF Louisiana carrying into eff
feet said article of the constitution.
Section g. Be it further ordained, etc,
that whenever any vacancy on said
board of commissioners of said drain
age district herein created, caused by
death, resignation, or otherwise, of the
members OF said board, shall occur, the
same shall be 1itled in the same manner
as the original appointments were made,
and for the unexpired term.
Section 8. BE it further ordained, etc,
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after it's proInulgat ton.
Mr.. Spahr moved that the ordinance
be adopted, which motion was second
ed by Mr.. Curse. and on roll-call adopt
ed by the following vote: Yeas-Spahr,
Curse, Meter, Landry, Armitage, New
man, Gautreau, Causey: nays-0.
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The jury adjourned. C. C. WEBER.