St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-21
AN ORDINANCE

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drainage district, a body corpoI
ate in law, and investing it wit
powers Incident thereto: invest
ing the government and contre
Of said drainage district in
board OF commissioners. and fix
ing their domiciie; providing fe
the qualifications of said commas
= siOners, the manner of their ap
tntment. and fixing their tern
sag; providing for the frs
~ a,,bsaauent meetings of tn,
board boa and the election of officers
and fixing their compensation
authorizing the board to adoDt
rules and bylaws for its gov
eminent and that of its officers;
recurring the board to keep the
proper accounts and providing
the manner in which funds shall
be raised for the district.
SECTION 1. 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 35, 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
1855 chains to the N. w. corner OF
section 2 in T7SR2E e: thence run
Ihing duesouth two miles to the S, w,
lseorner Of section III, in T 7SR 2
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mile to the S. E. corner of said Sec
ton II; thence running due south
one mile to the S. e. corner of sec
ton a.. in T7SR 2 E;thence run
ming due east three miles to the
northeast corner of section 20, in
{ Z S R 3 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 south-center line of section IL,
in t I s r 8 E; thence running due
north one and one half miles:
thence running due east one
quarter mile; thence running due
north one half mile to the town
ship line between townships 6 and
I 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 AZ chains;
thence running east 4.62 chains;
thence running north 2e.08 chains;
thence running east Las chains:
thence running northeast rs
chains to the southeast corner of
section AZ, T6SR3E E; thence run
ming northwest 58.f2 chair to the
east line of section IA, in T 6 S R
3 =; thence running south, follow
ing said east section line, 1874
chains to the southeast corner Of
said section IL, T6SR3E: thence
running due west one and one quar-
ter miles; thencesrunning due south
one quarter mile; thence running
due west three quarters Of a mile:
thence running due south one half
mile; thence running due wnst one
and one quarter miles; thence run
ming due north one quarter mile to
the southeast corner of the Town
of LaWtell; thence running due
west one-quarter mile; thence run
ming due south three quarters Of a
mile; thence running wasf one half |
mile; thence running south one half
mile; thence running east one
quarter mile; thence running south
one half mile; thence running west
one quarter mile; thence running
south three quarters Of a mile:
thence running due west n mile
and 65 chains; thence running due
north. 1866 chains; thence running
due west Is chains; thence run
ming due north 1888 chains: thence
running due west one half mile to
The point of beginning, containing
acres, be and is hereby in
e~orporated into a drainage district
b j 8 s. IN IBIS Dis
TRIGT' and all of the property
said drainage district shall
subject to taxation for the pur-
of more fully draining the
ands OF rain water in said district.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordain-
I'd. ETC., That the said Bayou
olaquemine Drainage District is
constituted and declared to
De a body corporate in law, and is
invested with all the powers and
privileges Of a corporation, and
shall have perpetual existence. 1t
;hall have the power to sue and be
iued, and all legal processes against
t shall be served upon its presi-
lent or secretary. The domicile
# said corporation shall be at Ope-
ousas in the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, at which place
t shall keep its office. books and
'ecords. Said corporation shall
lave the power to buy or sexpro-
property when it is necessary
o use such property in carrying ont
he plans Of the drainage district.
t shall have the power to purchase
" rent machinery that may be
'ound necessary for the purpose of
training any of the lands in the
lrainage district and have the work
performed under their supervision
md shall own the right-of-way for
annals and bitches, and all sites
which are acquired ether by do
purchase or appropriation
full ownership. It shall have the
)ower and it shall be its duty to
pen all natural drains which it
nay deem necessary and to per-
orm all work connected Herewith
which may be needful to render
latural drains more effective. 1t
hall have the power OF cutting and