The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-11

north line of section 3S and west line of
section 35, about 36 chains;
Thence, north along west line OF sections
35 and 26, about one mile to intersection
with right of way of Louisiana Railway &
Navigation Co. railroad;
Thence, follow the right of way of Louisi-
ana Railway & Navigation Co. railroad to Ra-
you Manchac;
Thence, follow south bank of Bayou Man
chac easterly to east line of section %;
Thence, south 81 degrees east. about 11o
chains to township line east Of township s,
range 2;
Thence. south along township line, about
Y miles to quarter section corner on east
line Of section !, in township 8. range Q;
Thence, west along quarter section line
-quarter mile.
Thence, south along east line Of west
half of southeast quarter of section /, one
half mile:
Thence. west along south line of section
l, one-quarter mile to east line of lot 2,
section 12;
Thence, south on east line of lot 2, sec
tion II. about chains to north line OF
section 33;
Thence, east along north line of esection
33 to northeast corner of that section, about
Is chains;
Thence. south along east line of section SO
to southeast corner of that section, SO
chains
Thence. follow west along south line OF
section 33, to east line of lot 6, section IL.
about 20 chains:
Thence south along east line of lot 6, to
south line of section IL, about 3 chains;
Thence. west along south line of lot 6.
sectionGs one-quarter mN . east line OF
west half of northwest quarter of section
13;
Thence, south along east line of west half
of northwest quarter of section l2, one-half
mile; .
Thence, west one quarter mile along south
line of west half of northwest quarter of
section 12:
Thence. south along west line of sections
Ia, 2S and 26, two miles to quarter section
corner east line of section 26:
Thence, west one-quarter mile along south
line of lot IA. section &c;
Thence, south one-half mile along east
line of west half Of southeast quarter. sec
tion 26;
Thence, west one quarter mile along south
line of west half of southeast quarter, sec
tion 26, to quarter section corner on south
line of section Is;
Thence, south along quarter section line
about 55 chains to intersection with back
line of section SO, which is also the back
line of Mt. Houmas plantation;
Thence, follow the continuous back line OF
Mt. Houmas. Cottage Farm. Iinwood and
Belle Helene plantations to the back line of
the property OF tlfe Miles Planting and
Manufacturing Company;
Thence, follow back line of the Miles
Planting and Manufacturing Company to par
ish line dividing Ascension and St. James
parishes;
Thence, to the Mississippi river along par
ish line:
Thence follow up the bank Of the Mis-
sissippi river to point of beginning, at
dividing line of Ibervile and Ascension par
ishes.
Section Q. Be it further ordained etc,
that the police jury of the parish OF AS
cension, Louisiana, is hereby constituted the
board Of administrators or the governing au-
thority of said Road District No 2, herein
created. and as asch said read district i
hereby constituted d public corporation, and
as such public corporation said road district
shall have all the powers of corporation
shall have perpetual existence, shall have
the rights and powers to incur debt ano
contract obligations. to sue and be sued. te
have q corporate seal, to do and perform al
of the acts in its corporate capacity and in
its corporate name necessary and proper foi
the purpose of constructing public nigh
ways in said road district, and in construct.
ing the same to do all acts necessary therein
such as bridging of streams and ditchIng OF
said roads whether the bitches are to be
instructed along the road or through ad-
jacent property and generally to do ane
perform all duties that may be necessary &C
carry out the objects and purposes for Whlcf
this road district is created. SAID road DIS,
triet herein created shall have the power OF
expropriating property for the purpose Of
acquiring rights of way for the building ane
constructing of public roads and highways
and the cutting of the necessary ditches ant
canals for the draining of same. and shal
have the power to acquire machinery ane
equipment such as may be essential to tne
proper accomplishment of the purposes fol
which this road district is created.
Section g. Be it, further ordained, etc.
that the domicil of this road district is here
by fixed at Donaldsonyilie IN the parlsh o.
Ascension, the county seat OF SAID Ascen
sion parish.
that ON the request Of fifty f50e per cen1
or more of the property owners, resident o.
nonresident of this road district, the po
lice jury of the parish of Ascension VII
~. Jsak rtnt crJn af~Sy5p1 m
board of five t5) property owners in salt
road district. The said supervising boart
shall have power and authority. after !
road bond or tax has been voted by thu:
naar rqad tars to i ast eaesff ef fo
road construction to call for bids, let tn
contract for road construction, ana super
wise the construction of the roads IN sait
road district. The said supervisors shall b
the agents of the police jury. in all matter!
pertaining to road construction Wlthm thi'
| road district. The said supervisors shai
elect chairman and a secretary from theI
own number, who shall serve without pay
The said supervisors shall meet each weei
during road construction, but only on eau
the chairman after completion OF constfuc
tion when their authority will extend TO tn
making of recommendations to the ponce
| jury for the proper maintenance and fepai pa
| of the roads within said road district. In
| said supervisors during construction shai
approve all estimates of work before the!
authority of this road district, and the sal.
police jury as governing authority shai
| recognize and approve the contracts iet .!
| the said supervisors unless attackable 10
fraud or it's equivalent, or uhiess attack
/ able on legal grounds.
| Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc
| that the officers of the ponce jury Oh lh
parish of Ascension shall be the ofhcefs o
| the road district herein created, ana shal
serve without extra compensation Ihe treas
| urer of the police jury OF the parlsh OIL AS
cension shall be the treasurer OF said foa
| district, and shall give a special bond 70
the faithful performance OF ms once. a a
shall receive no extra compensation Tor tn
| performance of the duties incumbent upo1
him, but the police jury, acting as the gov
| erning authority of this road district, snal
| pay the premium on his BOND ana al othe
| expenses incurred by him.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, etc
that in order to carry out the provisions Q
/ this ordinance relative to the proper adminis
tration of the affairs OF TINS road nthor;t aihtras'
| thereof, shall have the right to call eiectlons
| in accordance with the terms ana conan
| tions of Act No. 256 of the general Assem-
bly, of the state Of Louisiana Tor the yea yea
1910. and the amendments thereto. or an
| subsequent acts of the legislature suppian1
| ing o. amending the. same ana snaii nay
the right to incur debt and issue honds j
/ accordance with the terms and cenditioh
and provisions of the constitution ana law
| of the state of Louisiana, now m iorce 2
| that hereafter may be enacted, in order t
provide means for the construction of pub
lie roads in accordance with the E, purpose pos
and intents of this ordinance; that Wne
/ said bonds are issued in accordance with til
authority , conferred BY the provisions of tn
constitution and laws of the state of Louis
ana. the said bonds shall pc offered hy by tn
police jury, as the governing authority {
this road district. in conformity with tn
terms and provisions of section. OF Act N
1873 of the general assembly OF the state
| Louisiana, for the year 1914.
| Section Z. Be it further ordained, etc
that in all matters pertaining to the cor
struction of roads within this road distric
| the same shall be handled in accordance wit