St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-12-30

ROBERT v. KOEPP.
Extract from minutes of regular
meeting of the police jury of tn.
parish of st. Tammany, held at tn.
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 J. Do
mergue, J. M. Smith, S. R. Cowart
F. Crawford, w. II. Davis, H. J.
Schneider, Robert Abney, Jas. B
Howe, president. @
Absent:
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. H. J. Schneidef, seconded
by Mr.. S. r. Cowart:
Whereas it is deemed n ecessary ia
create drainage district in the par
ish of St. Tammany; and
Whereas, there is general demand
for such a drainage district;
Therefore, be it resolV led by the
police jury of the parish Of St. Tam
many, That the st. Tammhny Drain
age District No. is. hereby created
and it's boundaries are fixet: as fol-
lows:
Property belonging to Geo. Koepp,
Jr., section %, township I south.
range 10 east, $40 acres: property
belonging to Geo. H. Edward and
koepn. north hal. of sectiain
33, township south, range 10 east,
one-third each; property of James
north hf Of sou.lWes' quarer
and south half II nJr.hwes. quarter,
section "a, township Z south, range
10 e, 16O acres; property E. J.: Fred
erick, 20, 81, 80, tp south. range
10 east, and sect .ons $, =, Z. in
township s south, range 10 east. all
in Greensburg District La, and par
sh of St. Tammany, 2S33.71 acres,
bounded as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner
If section 81 tp south range 10
east, easterly to the northwest cor
ner section 80 tip Z south ranga 10
EAST, then n0rtherly on section line to
he northwest corner of the south
lalf OF the northwest quarter section
"a tp south range 10 east, then
south to the southeast corner Of the
forth half of the southwest quarter
section "a, then north to the quarter
lection corner between sections 33
md "a, then west to the quarter
ection between section 80 aud 80,
hen south to Lake Ponchartrair,
hen following lake shore southern to
ection line between sections s and
township south range 10 east,
hen north on section line to south
vest corner of northwest quarter of
ection 5 township 8 south range 10
east, thence south 43 degrees Is
west to range line, which is
he parish line between st. Tammany
md TangipahOa, then north on range
inc and parish line to point Of be-
,inning.
And the territory thus included
within said boundaries shall cOnsti-
ute drainage district to be known
IS the St. Tamnany Drainage Dis
riot No. l, and the said drainage dis
riot as thus organized is given all
Il the powers necessary under and
" virtue of the terms and condi-
ions set forth in Article PSI of the
of the State of Louisi-
ma, and Of Acts ESQ and 81 Of the
legislature of 1910, and the amend
aents to said Acts as adopted by the
OF Louisiana and Act No.
70 of the Legislature for the year
GIG, and the said drainage district
hus constituted by this ordinance is
given all of the powers necessary 10
AIRY into effect work of drainage
nd reclamation in said district in
with the constitution and
AVIS hereinabove quoted.
Be it further ordained, That the
aid st. Tammany Drainage District
10. l, as thus organized, shall have
he powers of a corporation under
he law to incur debt, levy taxes, sue
nd be sued, hold necessary cleo
ions, and to do and perform all OF
he necessary acts incident and nee
ssary to drainage and reclamation
( lands conformably with the con-
and laws OF this State, and
hat there being no place in the dis
riot available and convenient for the
Gliding OF the meetings Of the drain
&c commissioners, the parish seat.
,ovingtOn, Louisiana. is hereby des-
mated as the domicile of the dis
rict, and that its BOARD of Commits
toner's as created by the terms of
his ordinance will meet for the pur-
ose of organization at the earliest
ossible date.
Be it further resolved, That con-
1rming to a petition Of property
wners in said district, which COM
rises less than 40 property owners
1ithin its limits, Edward Koepp.
go. III. Koepp and James KOepp are
ereby nominated and elected as the
1ree commissioners to be chosen by |
he police jury of the parish OF st.
ommanv for tho ST Tammanv