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

Board OF commissioners OF tn
Bayou Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict;" and said board of commits
sioners shall be composed of fV
members who, or whose Wiyei
shall be assessed with at least Fiv
Hundred Dollars worth of real es
tate, or must be the representative
of some corporation owning land
and vice-president. 1t shall be tn
duty of the president to preside a
the meetings of the board and t
\ perform such other duties as ar
! usually required of presidents O
/ eqf1orate bodies. 1t shall be tn
/ dizzy OF the viee-president to ae
in tAe absence OF the president Q
during the tfne Of his disability
Second: They shall elect a sec
, rotary and treasurer who shall
furnish bond in a am fixed by tht
board. but must be iAea for al
amount at least one-fourtfl 0yeg ane
above any amount that naay eoIae
into possession of the said seere=
tary and treasurer. which bond
may be increased or diminished as
the said secretary and treasurer
shall have under his control more
or less money. The premiums on
such bond executed by the said sec
rotary and treasurer shall be paid
by the Drainage Commission, Such
secretary and treasurer shall re-
ceiye a salary not exceeding S25
per month and shall perform all
duties required Of him by the Hoard
Of Commissioners.
Third: They shall select one of
the chartered banks of the parish
in which all monies shall be de-
posted, which bank shall pay inter-
est Of not less than three per
centum on daily balances.
in the district to the value of Five
Hundred Dollars. Persons possess
ing such qualifications may be
drainage commissioners whether
they be residents or n%on-resi-
dents. The Police Jury shall have
the power to appoint three COM
missioners and the remaining two
commissioners shall be appointed
by the Governor. Two of said COM
missioners appointed by the Police
Jury to serve for a term of two
yearsand one to serve for a term OF
four years, and selections or ap-
pointments by said Police Jury
thereafter shall be for a term Of
four years. The remaining two
commissioners shall be appointed
by the Governor for a term of four
years each. The appointment of
the commissioners by the Police
Jury shall be made upon the rec
ommendation of not less than
twenty-five of the land owners.
All vacancies Of members of said
shall be filed in the same
manner in which the commissioners
were originally appointed
or selected and for the nneKpiFed
term only.
SECTION 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That commissioners ap-
pointed in the manner provided by
Section Three of this Ordinance,
after having qualified in accordance
with the laws of this state shall
convene and hold their first meet
ing in the City Of 0pelousas on Au-
gust 16, 1915, and shall proceed to
organize by the election Of officers
as follows:
First: They shall elect from
among their number a president
SECTION 5. Be it further ordain-
I'd, ETC.. That the board Of commits
shall meet as often as they
1eem it necessary, provided. that at
east n meeting shall be held
every year. All of the expenses of
he administration of said board,
salaries of officers, etc, shall be
oaid out of any funds in the hands
if the treasurer belonging to said
1rainage district, when the items.
,ills, salaries or expenses shall
lave been approved at a regular
Meeting of the board of commits
provided that the commits
themselves shall not be al
owed any compensation for their
,eryiees as members of said drain
lge district, but may be reimbursed
my expenses incurred in performs
ng the duties imposed upon them
~ virtue of their appointment. It
hall be the duty of the commas
toner's to inform themselves of
he needs of their district and to
administer its affairs SO as to Sc
ure as much as possible, a perfect
Irainage district within its limits.
SECTION 6. Be it further ordain-
d, ETC., That the said board shall
dept rules and bylaws for its gov
rnment and that of its officers and
Employees; it shall keep a record
f its proceedings which shall be
ublished after each meeting in a
0urnal selected by the board. It
hall be the duty of the board, at
ach regular meeting. to examine
accounts and operations of the
and to determine what
FORK shall be undertaken. It shall
e the duty Of the board to keep
accurate account of its affairs
nd finances, and to cause to be
lade. semi-annually, a detailed
tatement showing the receipts and
esourees of the district; the
and character of its assets
r money received and on hand;
lso showing the expenditures
lade, and the character and cost
t work done, salaries paid and
Their expenditures made under au-
lority of the board and balance
n hand. The board shall cause to !
e published this statement in a
aper selected by it within ten
avs from the date Of its regular
9mi-annual meetings at which this {
is made and agreed to. {
he president and in his absence /
r inability to act. the ~vice-presi- j
ent, may convene the board in
session. /
SECTION I. Be it further ordain- /
etc, That in order to carry out !;
ne provisions of this ordinance j
to the drainage Of lands /;
in said district, the COM {
l%issioners shall have the power to /