The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-07-29

moved its adoption, the motto
being seconded by Mr. Arth,
Olivier:
w.! IAN ordinance creating Roa
= District No. one, Of the Parish {
St. Mary, Louisiana. and constitu
!ting the Police Jury of the Parish
st. Mary as Board of Administra
tors and Governing authority {
said Road District. for the pufpos
Of doing al ac.s necessary to tn
acquiring Of rights OF way by x
preparation or otherwise. cJn
>tructing roads. draining aut
bridging of streams and bitches O
the public roads now existing o
hereafter to be laid out in the Par
ish Of St. Mary. aud generally t,
perform any and all duties tina
may be necessary in the acquiring
laying OUT. building. draining
bridging aud maintaining of The
public roads in the Parish Of St
Mary, including the cutting Of
necessary ditches and canals, fol
the draining of said public roads
and generally to possess all power
aud authority authorized under
the terms of Act number 1873 Of tn :
General Assembly, State of Louis
lana for the year 1914, including
the right to incur deb.s and to is.
sue bonds, etc
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of
St. Mary. La in special session
legally convened, that Road Dis
trict No. one, be and the same is
hereby created, said Road Distric,
to consist and be comprised of the
entire area of the Parish of St.
Mary, La.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordained
that said Road District shall be
known as Road District No. /. of
the Parish of St. Mary, and the
Police Jury is hereby constituted
the Board of Administrators or
governing authority of the said
Road District, and as said govern
ing authority shall possess all
power and authority for the pur-
pose Of iLcUrring debts aud con.
;racting obligations. to sue and to
De sued. to have corporate seal
md to do and to perform all the
lcts in its corporate capacity and
is corporate name as shall be
necessary and proper for the pur.
'ose acquiring and building and
maintaining all public roads of
ne Parish of st. Mary including
he power and authority to ex.
lands for public road
purposes. the brigding of streams
long said public road whether
ne bitches are to be along the !
Dads or through adjacent prop =
rty, and generally to perform any |
nd all duties that may be neces- f
ary for the appropriation of lands '
" public roads, acquiring of +
ghts Of way for public roads, '
le cutting of bitches and canals I
n tire drainage of same, the :,
obstruction and maintenance of J.
me and the acquiring of ma y
linery and equipment such as o
ay be essential or necessary for +
e accomplishment OF the purpose $
+ which said Road District is )
Gated and generally to possess 5
~ and all power and authority !,
lthorizad by the terms of Ac. 1873 "
the General Assem- bly, of Louis. O
ma fnr the year 1914 Il
SEC 3 Be it further ordained IN
at the domicile of said ST Mary r;
Dad District No. / shall be in the III
wn # franklin, in the Pari h of ~
4. Mary. Louisiana, which town .,
the county seat of st. Mary OF
irish u,
SEC 4 Be it further ordained G
at the Ulcers of the Police Jury fir
the Parish of st. Mary shall be dc
e officers of said St. Mary Road TO
strict NO. one and shall serve d.
thout extra compensation. H.
The treasurer of the Police Jury n,
all be the treasurer of said Road sa
strict and he shall give and fur.
n to the Police Jury as the
verning authority of said Road Il
strict a special bond for the
thful peri ,rmance of the duties
his Office. He shall receive no sil
"a compensation for the per. fol
nance of the duties incumben Pa
IN him, bu: the Police Jury as cal
& verning authority OF said
i'd District. shall pay the pre-
I'm on his bond aud ell other
enses Incurred by him ~
e it further ordained, that all 81
inances ard parts of ordinances +
conflict re~ith. be aad the NE NE
Ie are hereby repealed" for
roll call on this motion result alr'
g follows: Ayes, Kimbroueh, lied