St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-06

u1s AO1LI
E. j. FREDERICK.
GEO. KOEPP, JR.
! ROBERT v. KOEPP.
Extract from minutes of regula
meeting of the police jury of tn
parish of st. Tammany, held at tn
office of the police jury. parish of S
Tammany, on August 2, 1916.
The police jury met this day i
regular session.
! Members present: E. ]. Do
mergue, J. NJ. Smith, s. r. Cowart
F.. Crawford, w. II. Davis, H.
Schneider, Robert Abney. Jas: B
Howe, president.
Absent:
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. II. J. Schneider, seconded
by Mr.. S. R. Cowart:
Whereas it is deemed necessary t.
create a drainage district in the par
ish Of st. Tammany; and,
| Whereas, there is general demant
I for such a drainage district;
Therefore, be it resolved by thu
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 Is, township south
range 10 east, $40 acres; property
belonging to Geo. H., Edward and
Robert koepp. north hal. of sectioin
33, township Z south. range 10 east.
one-third each; property Of James
Koepp, north IF of sOutlwes' quarer
and south half Of nJr.hwes- quarter,
section "a, township z south. range
I 10 e. 100 acres; property e. ]. Fred
erick, 20. 81, 30, tp Z south. range
10 east, and sect Ons 5, u, Z, in
township s south, range 10 east, AL
in Greensburg District La, and par
ish of St. Tammany, 2S93.71 acres,
bounded as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner
Of section 81 tp south range 10
east, easterly to the northwest cor
ner section 30 tip south range 10
east, then nOrtherly ON section line to
the northwest corner Of the south
half 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 33
and "a, then west to the quarter
section between section 80 and 33,
then south to Lake POnchartrain,
then following lake shore southern" to
section line between sections and
6 township 8 south range 10 east,
then north Oh section line to south
west corner of northwest quarter of
section township 8 south range 10
east, thence south 43 degrees Is
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 consti-
tute a drainage district to be known
as the St. Tammany Drainage Dis
trict No. /, and the said drainage dis
trict as thus organized is given all
Of the powers necessary under and
by virtue of the terms and condi-
lions set forth in Article 281 of the
of the State of LOUISE
ana, and Of Acts ESQ and 81 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
,hus constituted by this ordinance is
given all Of the powers necessary 20
larry into effect work Of drainage
md reclamation in said district in
with the constitution and
avs hereinabOve quoted.
Be it further ordained, That the |
aid St. Tammany Drainage District
No. 1, as thus organized, shall have !
he powers of corporation under |
he law to incur debt, levy. taxes, sue |
md be sued, hold necessary cleo
ions, and to do and perform all OF |
he necessary acts incident and nee
.ssary to drainage and reclamation |
II 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 |
lolding of the meetings of the drain |
lge commissioners, the parish seat.
Louisiana, is hereby des- |
grated as the domicile of the dis
riot, and that its Board of Commis
toner's as created by the terms OF
his ordinance will meet for the puE-
'ose of organization at the earliest
ossible date.
Be it further resolved, That con-
orming to a petition Of property
wners in said district. which COM
,rises less than 40 property owners
within its limits, Edward KOepp.
leo. II. koepp and James Koepp are
ereby nominated and elected as the
hree commissioners to be chosen by
he police jury of the parish of st.
ammany for the st. Tammany
Drainage District No. 1; Messrs. Jas.
.oepp and Edward Koepp to serve
Or the term of two (2) years, and
[r. Geo. III. Koepp to serve for the
arm Of four (4) years.
This ordinance having been duly
cad this day at the regular meeting
( the police jury of the parish Of st.
anmany, the following members Of
he police jury voted for the same:
!. J. Domergue, ]. NJ. Smith, s. r.
Dwarf. F. Crawford, w. H. Davis,
I. j. Schneider. Robert Abney and
B. Howe.
The following voted against the