St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-12-09


Office of the police jury. parish of St.
Tammany, on August 2, 1916.
The police jury met this day in
regular session.
Members present: E. ]. Do
mergue, J. NJ. Smith, S. r. Cowart,
F. Crawford, w. H. Datts. H. J.
Robert Abney, Jas. B.
Howe, president.
Absent:
The following resolution was Oner-
ed by Mr.. H. J. Schneider, seconded
by Mr.. S. R. Cowart:
Whereas it is deemed necessary to
create drainage district in the par
ish of st. Tammany; and,
Whereas, there is general demand
for such drainage district: i
Therefore, be it resolved by the
police jury Of the parish Of st. Tam
many, That the st. Tammany Drain
age District No. is hereby created
and it's boundaries are fixed as fol-
lows:
Property belonging to Geo. Koepp.
Jr., section %, township ! south.
range 10 east, $40 acres: property
belonging to Geo. H., Edward and
Robert Koepp. north hal: Of secttain
80, township south, range 10 east,
one-third each; property Of James
Koepp, north If II soutlwes. Quarer
and south half It nJr.hWes. quarter,
section "a, township Z south. range
10 e, 100 acres; property E. ]. Fred
erick, 20, 81. 80. tp Z south, range
10 east, and sect -ons $. =. Z. in
.ownship 'sou:h, range ~ east. al
in Greensburg District La, ard par
ish of St. Tammany, 2S93.11 acres,
bounded as follows:
= Beginning at the northwest corner
of section 81 tp south range 10
east, easterly to the northwest cor
ner section 80 tp Z south range ~
east, then northerly on section line to
the northwest corner Of the south
halt Of the northwest quarter section
"a tip south range 10 east, then
south to the southeast corner OF the
north half Of the southwest quarter
section "a, then north to. the quarter
section corner between sections 30
and "a, then. west to the quarter
section between section 80 and 80,
then south to Lake Ponchartrain,
then following lake shore southern" to
section line between sections and
6 township south range 10 east,
then north on section line to south
west corner Of northwest quarter OF
section 5 township 3 south range ~
east, thence south 43 degrees Is
minutes west to range line, which is
the parish line between st. Tammany
and Tangipahoa, then north on range
line and parish line to point OF be-
ginning.
And the territory thus included
within said boundaries shall constr
tute a drainage district to be known
as the St. Tammany Drainage Dis
trict No. 1, and the said drainage dis
trict as thus organized is given all
of the powers necessary under ono
by virtue of the terms and condl-
tions set forth in Article PSI OF the
Constitution of the State of Lou1sl-
ana, and of Acts 256 and 317 OF the
Legislature of 1910, and the amend
ments to said Acts as adopted by the
Legislature OF Louisiana and Act NO
80 of the Legislature for the year
1916. and the said drainage district
thus constituted by this ordinance Is
given all of the powers necessary Il
carry into effect work of drainage
and reclamation in said district IN
conformity with the constitution ano
laws hereinaboye quoted.
Be it further ordained, That the
said St. Tammany Drainage District
No. l, as thus organized, shall have
the powers Of q corporation undel
the law to incur debt, levy taxes, sue
and be sued, hold necessary e-ec
tons, and to do and perform all O.
|sthe necessary acts incident and nee
essAry to drainage and reclamation
of lands .conformably with the con
stitution and laws of this State, aht
that there being no place in the dis
trict available and convenient for thu
holding of the meetings Of the drain
age commissioners, the parish seat
Coyington, Louisiana, is hereby des
iqaated as the dOmicile of the dis
| trict. and that it's Board OF Commls
si0ners as created by the terms o
this ordinance will meet for the pur
pose of organization at the carries
possible date.
Be Il further resolved. That con
forming to a petition of propert!
owners in said district, which com
prises less than 40 property owner
within its limits, Edward Koepp
Geo. H. Koepp and James Keep ar
hereby nominated and elected as tn
three commissioners to be chosen D.
the police jury Of the parish OF 81
ITammany for the st. Tamman
Drainage District No. l; Messrs. Jas
Koepp and Edward Koepp to serv
for the term OF two CD years, an
Mr.. Geo. H. Koepp to serve for tn
term of four ca years.
This ordinance having been dul
read this day at the regular meet1n
of the police jury of the parish OF 81
Tammany, the following members 9
the police jury voted for the same
E. j. Domergue, J. NJ. Smith, 5. h
Cowart, F. Crawford. w. H. Davl:
H. ]. Schneider Robert Abney an
}. B. Howe.
The following voted against tn
same: None.
1 The following members being al
sent: Louis Peters. w. A. Hood.
And the said ordinance having r.
ceived a majority of the votes of tn
members of the police jury, was dul
carried and adopted.
] Lite undersigned secretary Of z