St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-07

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Motion by Mr.. McCaffery-
That the report OF committee ap.
pointed to make an estimate of open.
ing a public road from the 0pelousas
and Vile Plate road to the Washington
and Grand Prairie road, be received
and accepted, and that the committee
be continued with instructions to pur.
chase for the parish the necessary
right-of-way and report back to this
body. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Walters
That a warrant be issued to the Mar
tin Vidrine for the sum of n dollar
as a refund en- taxes paid enormously
year 1918. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. McCaffery-
The Police Jury adjourned until leo
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury metpursuant to adj
journment.
Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick, President,
presiding; Messrs. Guillory, Daley,
Iseringhausen, Fisette, Dunbar, Wal
tiers. Beall, McCaffery, Foster, st. Cyr.
Motion by D.. Foster
Whereas, the public roads in the va
rious parts of the parish where the hog
law prevails, + being badly damaged
by hogs roofing holes in same and stop
/ ping up and obstruciing drainage dur
ing the winter months, at which time,
by mutual consent of the citizens, hogs
are allowed to run at large in violation
of the law;
Therefore be 1t resolved, That The
public is hereby notified that in the
future the law will be strictly enforced
and no hogs viii be allowed to run at
large at any time on the public roads
of this parish where the hog law pre-
walls. Motion carried.
Mr.. BeaI offered the following ordf-
nance and upon being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Of the Police Jury of the Parish OF st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, Great
ing the sBayous Boeuf and Waxia
Drainage District" and fixing the
Limits thereof; constituting said
drainage district, a body corporate
in law, and investing it with pow
ers incident the eto; investing the
government and coltrol Of said
drainage district in a board OF COM
m~issione7s, and fixing itSdomicile;
providing for the qualifications OF
said commissioners, the ann of
their appointment, and filing THEN.
term of oisice; providing fo4. the
first and subsequent meetings Of
the board end the election or Of
ficers, and fixing their cotnpensa-
ZION; authorizing Tie board to adopt
rules ana bylaws for its govern
ment ENC that of its office. S; re-
guiring the board To keep The prop
en- accounts, and to make seminar
nual statements and 10 publish
same; and providing the mannei
in which funds shall be raised for
the dis. ict.
Section {. Be II ordained by the
Police Jury OF the Parish OF ST. Lam
dry, in re Tular session convened; That
all OF the territorr within the following
described boundaries to-wit: Beginning
at the northern boundry line OF st.
Landry Parish at the point where the
division line between the Parishes Of
st. Landry and Avoyelles intersects
Bayou Boeuf; thence following said
Bayou Boeuf south along its eastern
;o.nk to the southwest corner of Sec
ton % Township Four a. South OF
Range Four ~ East. being the south
i ives. corner of the property of Geo.
Keltat Begg Station; thence northeast
along said section line to the western
line Oh the right-of-way of the Morgan,
ILouisiana and Texas Railroad Company;
thence soalh along the western line OF
said ri2slt-of-Way of said railroad conf
pany to the point where said right-of-
way iateIsec.s he northe,n line of Sec
ton Eigh,y-One ISL Township Five (5l
South of Range Four ~ East; thence
) south Fifty t50} Der. ees East to Bayou
Courtableau: thence east following
along the moi shern bank of said BAYOU
Coul .ablean sothe mouth D Bayou Way-
ia hence east following along the north
! site tie source of bayou Sackett; thence
no.th following along the west bank OF
Bayou Wasia 10 a poiut w.lere Dry
Bsyou enlpties mo said Bayou Waxia;
which said Dry Bayou lies in Town
ship Four "a south OF Range Five 10
East; thence east along the north bank
of said Dry Bayou to Bayou Pedt Prai-
Tie; thence in a northwest direction
along the west bank of said Bayou
Pet t PI9irie 20 lie north line OF Section
Fifteen {1J) Township Three 81 South
OF Range Four az East; thence west
| along S. i'd section line between sections
IS and 10, of Sid township and range
o re moi invest corner OF said section
10; .hence south along the section line
s5eiween sections Is and 16 OF Town
Snip Three ~ South of Range Four
~ East to The east line of the right-of-
way OF the Texas and Pacific Railroad
Company; thence in a northwest direc-
lion along he said east line of said
ii. ht-of-way to the roa t.lein boundary
of the Parish OF st. Landry, being the
division line between the Parishes of
st. Landry and Avoyelles; thence west
alol2 saia division Ine separating said
parishes to Bayou Eoeuf at the point of
beginning, be and is hereby incorpois-
PIED into a dsainaoe district to be
known as the "Bayous Boeuf and Wax
il Drainage District" and all property
within SAID drairaoe district shall be
subject to ta-.ation or the purpose of
more fully and readily draining the
lands OF rain water in said district.
Section 2. Be il .urtiIer ordained, ETC.,
That the said Bayous Boeuf and WaGia
Drainage District is hereby constituted
IN . declared TO be a body corporate in
law, end is invested with all the pow.
els and privileges Of a CORPORATION, and
shall have perpetual existence. II
shall have the power to sue and be
sued. end all legal process against il
shall be served upon its president or
secresa.y y. The domicile Oh said corpor-
ct ON shall be at OPEL0USAS in the
Parish of st. Landry, State of Louis
lana, at which place it shal keep its