New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-01-24

District, situated in the Parish of iberia,
State of Louisiana, under Act 3l| OF the
Acts of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, for the year 1910. as amend
ed by Act ZIG Of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1912, appointing commissioners
therefor, and comforting on said Drainage
District, as reOrganized under such Acrs
of the General Assembly OF the State of
Louisiana, all the powers conferred by
law, and extending the boundaries of said
District as re organized to include the tract
of land belonging to the Sterling Sugar
| & Railway Co. Ltd. situated in Sec. AZ, Il
| 10 s. r. 6 East.
Whereas, there has appeared before
| this Honorable Body, the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District, under resolution of its
Board of Commissioners, praying that it
| be reorsanized in accordance with Section
| l6 of Act 3l7 of the Acts OF the Genel a
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1910; and
Whereas, the Sterling Sugar & Railway
Co. Ltd. has presented to this Body pc
tition, wherein it has set forth that it is
| the owner of a small tract of land lying
| adjacent to the boundaries of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District as now prescrih-
ed, and situated in See. AZ, T. 13 s. r. 6
| East. which said tract Of land is more
specifically described as follows:
"a certain tract of land described as
follows: Beginning at the point where the
| New Iberia Commercial Canal crosses the
Section line dividing Section 80 and 43,
T. 10 8. r. 6 f.; thence South along the
East Bank of said canal to the point
where said canal crosses the South boun-
dairy of Sec. 43, T. ID .. n. 6 E.; thence
| East along the South boundary of said
Sec. 43 and Sec. AZ T. IL 8. X E. to a
point about twenty-seven chains East of
the southwest corner of Sec. 40, T. 13 s.
K East; thence North a distance of
about sixty eight chains TO the iutersec-
4 ton of the East bank Of Pc ebles Coulee:
! thence along said East Bank of PEBBLES
! COulee to the point where such Coulee in
ter>ects the East and West line dividing
Sections 40 and AZ. T. l3 s. r. &C.;
| thence West along such Section line to
point of beginning. All containing about
! two hundred and sixty eight acres of land
Whereas, the said Sterling Sugar &
Railway Co. Ltd, in petition presented
to the Board of Commissioners Of the Be-
you Carlin sDrainage District, as well as
! in the petition presented to this Body,
| prayed that in recognizing the said Dis
trict and designating the boundaries there
| Of, the land belonging to the said Sterling
Sugar & Railway Co. Ltd, above describ-
ed, be included in the confines of said
Drainage District; and
Whereas, the said Sterling Sugar &
Railway Co. Ltd. has agreed in said be
tition to in the future pay all the taxes
now being levied and imposed by the
d. ainage Commission upon lands in said
Drainage District, as well as to pay the
taxes or assessments which may here afte,
be levied upon said lands: and
Whereas, the Drainage Commission mas
agreed that this land be taken into said
Drainage District; and
Whereas, the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia believes it 10 the best interest
of all parties concerned, that the said Dis.
trict should be reorganized and reorean
izing said District, that tho limits thereof
should be extended 30 far as to include
the tract OF land belonging to tho Sterl-
Ing Sugar & Railway Co. Ltd. as above
described;
Now, therefore:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Polio,
Jury OF the Parish of Iberia, in regu ar
sessions convened that the said BAYOU
Carlin Drainage District be, in accordance
with its petition, hereby organized under
Acts of the General Assembly of Louisi
ana for the year 1910, AS amended by Act
2l9 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1912.
and that the said District is hereby or
ganized under said Acts, to be composed
OF that portion of the Parish of Iberia
described as follows:
Beginning at point at the West lin
its of the City Of New Iberia; where it in |
tersects Morgan's, Louisiana and Texas
Ra. lroad;
"Thence along the Northern boundary
OF said Morgan's Louisiana Il Texas Rail |
road thirty-six and So 100 chains:
"Thence in a straight line bearing |
about 10 degree W. 1S5 chains 10 public
road on East side Of property of Il Water.
"Fhence along said public road bearinr
about 3 28H <. SO chains to South bouna.
airy OF Sec l6, T. IL, s. R8E.;
"TbeDce 40 degrees E. AZ chsins 4,
public road at middle of Ia corner betwesn
Sections 30 and 81, T. I2S. R.6E.
Thence South between Sections 20. 2l
70, % through Section 81 to north bonnS,
Try of Section 81;
Thence South 50 degrees W. about 27l<
chains to corner of Sections ~, 10 and Al.
"Thencs 8. ID degrees ~ w. betwesn
Sections 20 and 81 2l9O chains:
Thence 3. degree Z. AZ. so chains m
inc between Sections 70 and 73:
Thence 10 degree Z. 6l.50 chains
through sections 70 and 70 and 75T. 70
!: H. 9 e. and sections 7, 6. s and 30 and
portion OF section 81 r. 1873. R.6E tn
'ublic road;
Thence N. SO degrees Z. along publ;.
Dad ~ chains to line between 81 and a
:. Is 8. K. Sc;
Thence 8 2 degrees W. 81. so chair.
etween sections and 81 and 16 IN o.
er OF section 4. Is and 20;
''Thence s. % degrees As depr..s r
hains Of section 4, 90 and 81:
Thence 26 degrees Z liz SO chains
Southwest corner section 81;
"Thence N. "a degrees Z. abou, N
hains to intersection Of line through MID
10 Of section 20;