The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-06-20
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

i uLlUL JUL iilUuLIUlasUUs
Donaldsonville. La, May IS, 1914.
The police jury OF the parish OF As
i cension met this day at the courthouse tllo,
order at II o'clock M Present: Adolph'
Meter, president, third ward; K.
Spain, first ward; M. Curse. Jr,, sec
L. w. Arinitage, firth ward; Leon New.
man, sixth ward; e. N. Gautfeau, seg
entn ward; q. j. Causey, eighth ward.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing dated March 20, 1914, and the Spe'
cial meeting of April II. 1914, were read
approved and signed.
The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance organizing and creat1ns
| drainage district composed OF
lands situated in the first ward O
| the parish OF Ascension, state OF
Louisiana, to be known as the
Smoke Send Drainage District of the
parish of Ascension; CONSTITUTING
| said board OF commissioners OF sale
drainage district body corporate
| with all the powers of a corporation
and carrying INTO erect the proyl-
sions of Act No. 317 of the genera
provisions of Article No. zs1 OF
| the constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana OF 1898.
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Do-
dice jury of the parish OF Ascension,
La, THAT whereas in the opinion OF
this body it is necessary ana viii be
| OF immense benefit and conducive. Io
the interest and welfare of the property
owners of the first ward OF The parish
of Ascension, La. that drainage DIS
Irict be organized and created, com
prsing lanus situated in the first ward
Of the parish OF Ascension, for the
| purpose OF more readily draining sald
lands in said portion OF said parish:
1t is, therefore, ordained by said DO
| lice jury, that by virtue of and pur-
saint to the power vested in this body
| by Act No. SIT OF the general assem-
| bly, of the year 1916, all that part of
the first ward of the parish OF Ascen-
sion, Louisiana, embraced within the
boundaries following, to-W1t, snail con-
| stitute and form and be embraced in the
| limits OF a drainage district to be known
and styled: Smoke Bend Drainage Dis
| trict OF the Parish of AscensiOn:
| A certain body OF land situated in the
parish of Ascension, state OF LOUISE
ana, bounded on the, north by the Mis-
by Bayou Lafourche, and on the west
ny the lower line of Souvenir planta-
tlon and the upper line OF the land Of
Joshua Collins, and comprising the fol-
~ w. Nos s. g. e. - s. g. 81 = a. H. T. T. T.
43, and 1928 in township eleven CID
south, range fourteen (l4l east, south q;
river.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, tnat there shall be five commits
sioners for said district, who, or whose
wives, shall be land owners in said dis
trict to the assessed value of five hun
dred dollars, each, whether he or sne
be a resident OF a nonresident of the
| district, provided he or she be citi-
missioners shall be appointed by this
body TWO for term Of two years and
one for term OF four years, and all
selections by this police jury thereafter
shall be for a period or four years; the
remaining two commissioners shall be
appointed by the governor of the state
| OF Louisiana for a period of four years.
The appointment of said commissions
ton of not less than twenty-five prop
erty owners of said district, and the Pc
tition of recommendation snail state the
amount of property owned by each of
the petitioners and the same shall be
attested by the parish assessor.
| Section 8. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that said board of commissioners of
said drainage district is hereby consti-
tuted d BODY corporate or body polite
with all the powers of a corporation.
1t snail have the power and right to in
| cur debts and contract obligations, and
issue negotiable bonds therefor: to sue
rate seal; and te 40 and perform any
anG all acts in its corporate capacity
and III its corporate name Necessary
and proper for the carrying out OF
The objects and purposes of this or
dlnance. The don1lcile of the drainage.
district is hereby fixed at Smoke Bend,
u the PARISH or ssseens,on i1oulsianas
at which donIeile it small be sued, and
the service OF citation shall be made
on tie president, either in person or ON
some person IN charge OF the office.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the said commissioners after
having been duly appointed ana quali-
fied, snail convene at the domlciIe of
SAID drainage district at Smoke Bend,
in the parish or Ascension, Louisiana.
within fifteen Gays alter the appoint
nenL OF said commissioners, ana snail
proceed to organize by elecring officers
as follows: They SNAIL elect 1rom their
| NUMBER a president and vice presi-
dent. It shall be the duty or the pres
idens to preside over the meetings OF
the board and to perform SUCH other
duties as are usually required OF pres
TIE duty OF the vice president to act in
| the absence OF the president in case
OF absence OF disability. Tney shall
eject a secretary-tie asurer ana fix his
salary. He Shall perform all the duties
required OF MIN by the board of com
missioners and furnish bond i'll d sum
liked by the board, and whose salary
snail not exceed the sum OF fifty dol
sioners shall select one OF the solvent
chartered banks OF the state where all
moneys shall he deposited, which bank
snail pay interest at not less than
| three per cent per annuIu on all de-
posts OF said drainage district.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the said board of drainage
commissioners herein created shall have
the power and it Shall be GLeir duty to
| open all drains which they may deem
Necessary in said district, and to per-
form all work connected Herewith
make the openings of said natural
drains directive. Iney shall also have
the power to make contracts tor that
purpose ana to approve and accept tue
same from the parties with whom the
contracts are mace, and shall nave the
new drains and canals wherever anu
whenever deemed necessary. They snail
have the further power to secure rights
OF way necessary for the cutting OF
canals or other works for the drainage
Of their district, and to do this shall
nave the power to bring appropriation
suits and appropriate lands that may
be necessary for the purpose OF secur-
ing rights of way.
Section s. BE it further ordained ETC..
that the said board of drainage COM
mlssloners herein created may meet as
Vlded 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 ais
themselves snail not be allowed any
compensation for their wages as meiil-
bers of said drainage board. but may
De reimbursed Tor any expenses in