St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28
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BAYOU PLAQUEMINE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT and fixing tn
limits thereof; constituting sail
drainage district, a body corpor,
ate in law. and investing it Will
powers incident thereto; invest
ing the government and contro
of said drainage district in {
board Of commissioners. and tx
ing their domicile; providing fol
the qualifications of said commits.
sioners. the manner of their ap-
pointment, and fixing their term
of office; providing for the frs
and subsequent meetings Of the
board and the election of officers
and fixing their compensation.
authorizing the board to adopt
rules and bylaws for its gov
eminent and that of its officers,
requiring the board to keep the
proper accounts and providing
the manner in which funds shall
be raised for the district.
SECTION 4. Be it ordained by
the Police Jury of st. Landry Par
ish, in regular session convened:
That all of the territory within the
following described boundaries, to-
wit: Beginning at the northwest
corner of the SWA of the NEA of
section 30. in T s 2 E, and run.
ming due south one quarter mile;
thence running due east 3.65 chains:
thence running due south one half
mile; thence running due west
43.65 chains to the N. w. corner of
section 2 in e; thence run
ming duesouth two miles to the S. w.
corner of section IL, in T S 2
T.; thence running due east n
mile to the s. =. corner of said Sec
ton A; thence running due south
one mile to the S. E. corner of sec
ton IA. in T7SR2 E;thenee run
ming due east three miles to the
northeast corner of section 20, in
Il is r B E: thence running due
south one half mile; thence run
ming due east one half mile; thence
running due north one half mile:
thence running due east one mile:
thence running due north one mile:
thence running due east one mile to
the s~outh-center line of section Al.
in T 7 S r 3 E; thence running due
north one and one half miles;
thence running due east one
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north one half mile to the town.
ship line between townships 6 and
7 south R 8 E; thence running due
west along said township line $40
chains to the public road leading
from OpelOusas to Lewisburg:
thence following said public road in
a north-easterly direction $3.50
chains; thence running east. fol-
lowing said road 1887 chains.
thence running northeast, follow
ing said road 1919 chains; thence
running west $500 chains; thence
running northeast ~ chains:
thence running east 1862 chains:
thence running north 29.08 chains:
thence running east Las chains:
thence running northeast rs
chains to the southeast corner of
section IL, T6S R 8 e; thence run
ming northwest 58.I2 chair = the
east line of section III, in T 6 S r
3 e; thence running south, follow
ing said east section line, 1894
chains to the southeast corner of
said section IA, thence
running due west one and one quar-
miles; thence running due south
one quarter mile; thence running
due west three quarters of a mile:
running due south one half
mile; thence running due wnst one
and one quarter miles; thence run
mig due north one quarter mile to
southeast corner of the Town
d LaWtell; thence running due
vest one-quarter mile; thence run
1ing due south three quarters of a
nile; thence running wnst one half
nile; thence running south one half
nile; thence running east one
quarter mile; thence running south
half mile; thence running west
quarter mile; thence running
'outh three quarters of a mile;
hence running due west one mile
md 90 chains; thence running due
lorth .3i.66 chains; thence running
lue west Is chains; thence run
ing due north 1888 chains; thence
unning due west one half mile to-
ne point of beginning, containing
9,H5 acres, be and is hereby in
into a drainage district
9 be known as the BAYOU
'LAQUEMINE DRAINAGE Dis {
and all of the property {
7lthin said drainage district shall {
e subject to taxation for the pur-
ose of more fully draining the {
ands of rain water in said district. I
SECTION 2. Be it further ordain- ]
ETC., That the said Bayou s
laquemine Drainage District is {
ereby constituted and declared to g
e a body corporate in law, and is G
1vested with all the powers and ),
rlylleges OF a corporation, and {
hall have perpetual existence. 1t a
hall have the power to sue and be a
led, and all legal processes against 2
shall be served upon it's presi- 5
ent or secretary. The domicile r
t said corporation shall be at Ope- a
,usas in the Parish of st. Landry. Q
tate of Louisiana, at which place a
shall keep its office, books and n
Said corporation shall Q
ave the power to buy or expro- Q
rate property when it is necessary Il
use such property in carrying ont Q
le plans of the drainage district. b
shall have the power to purchase 2
, rent machinery that may be q
'und necessary for the purpose of s.
raining any of the lands in the 8
'alnage district and have the work. I
srformed under their supervision 9
Id shall own the right-of-way for d
mails and bitches, and all sites 81
hich r acquired ether by dol
alton, purchase or appropriation e,
full ownership. It shall have the Il
)Wer and it shall be its duty to T.
zen all natural drains which it 81
ay deem necessary and to per- m
rm all work connected Herewith p
hich may be needful to render fe
4tural drains more effective. IL VI
all have the power OF cutting and tt