St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-21

perform any and all acts in its corpor-
ate capacity and in its corporate name,
necessary and proper for the carrying
out of the purposes and objects for
which the drainage district was crea-
ted. It shall have the power to buy
or appropriate property when it is nee
eSsary to use such property in carry
ing out the plans of the drainage dis
trict. It shall have the power to pur-
chase machinery or dredge boats that
may be found necessary for the pur-
pose of draining any of the lands in
the drainage district and have the
work performed under their super
vision and shall own the-right-of way
for canals and bitches, and all sites
which are acquired either by dona-
ton, purchase OF appropriation in full
ownership. 1t shall have the power
and it shall be its duty to open all
natural drains which it may deem nee
essary and to perform all work con-
nected herewith which may be need
full to render natural drains more eff
fective. It shall have the power OF
cutting and opening new drains or ca
mails. The Drainage Commissioners
for the purpose of securing a proper
outlet for the waters of the district,
shall have the authority to extend ca
mails beyond the limits of the district
with the same power and authority of
expropriating the right-of-way in the
same manner and to the same extent
as if such canals were wholly within
the district. Il shall have the power
to make and execute contracts and to
do and perform any and all acts nee
cessary to carry out the objects and
purposes for which it is created, lame
", a complete and comprehensive
drainage system within its limits. They
shall have the power to divide the
district into Sub-Drainage Districts as
conferred on them by Act No. BIT of
1910, the General Assemblyof Louisiana.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the administration and con-
troll of the affairs of the said Bayous
Boeuf and Waxia drainage District
shall be vested in a Board of Commits
sioners to be known as 1.-THE Board of
Commissioners of the Bayous Boeuf
and Waxia Drainage District the said
board of Commissioners shall be COM
posed of five members, who or whose
wives shall be assessed with at least
Five Hundred Dollars worth Of real
estate in said district; and any land
owner in said district to the assessed
value of Five Hundred Dollrrs may be
a drainage commissioner of said dis
trict whether he be a resident or anon
resident of the district. provided he be
a citizen OF the State. The Police Jury
shall have the power to appoint three
commissioners and the remaining two
commissioners shall be appointed by
the Governor. Two ofsaid commits
'sioners appointed by the Police Jury
to serve for a term of two years and
one to serve for a term of four years,
and al selections or appointments BY
for a term of four years. The remain
ing two commissioners shall be APP
pointed by the Governor for a term of
four years each. The appointment of
the commissioners by the Police Jury
shall be made upon the recommends
ton of not less than twenty-five Of the
land owners. All vacancies of mem
bers of said board shall be filled ia the
same manner in which the commission
ers thereof were originally appointed
or selected and for the unexpired term
only.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That commissioners appointed in
the names provided by Section Three
of this Resolution, after having quail
fled in accordance with the laws Of this
State shall convene and hold their first
meeting in the City of Opelousas on
March Is, 1914, and shall proceed to or
ganize by the election of officers as fol-
lows:
First: They shall elect from among
their number a president and v~iee-pres-
ident. 1t shall be the duty of the pres
identto preside over the meetings Of the
board and toperform such other duties
as are usually required of presidents OF
corporate bodies. It shall be the duty
of the v~iee-president to act in the abb
sence of the president or during the
time of his disability.
Second: They shall elect a secretary
and treasurer who shall furnish bond
in the sum fixed by the board whose
salary shall not exceed Fifty Dollars
per month, and who shall perform all
duties required Of him by the board OF
commissioners.
Third: They shall select n OF the
solvent chartered banks OF the Parish,
,,,h CSC al rnaniaS shall he dnn0sifed.