The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-23

TIP. s S r W; thence west a mile
to southwest corner of Ell of NEA
of Sec. 23 TIP. 8 S R W; thence
north p mile to northwest corner of
E1a of NEA of Sec. % TIP. 8 S R
5 W; thence west 4 mile to north
west corner of ER of Sec. % TIP. 8
S R S w; thence north Sd mile to
northeast corner Of sen Of NWK
of Sec. IA TIP. s S R 5 W; thence
west 4 mile to southeast corner of
lNWA of NWA of Sec. IA TIP. 8 S
R 5 W; thence north 4 mile to
northeast corner of NWA of NWA
of Sec. IA TIP. 8 S R W; thence
west l mile to northwest corner OF
lNEN of NWA of Sec. Is TIP. 8 S
R W; thence south 4 mile to
southwest corner of NEA of NWA
Of Sec. 15 TIP. s S R 5 W; thence
west 4 mile to northwest corner of
SWA Of NWA of Sec. Is TIP. 8 S
r S W; thence south u mile to south
east corner of NE of Sec. Is TIP. 8
S r 5 W; thence west I Il miles to
southwest corner of E1s of NEA Of
Sec. II TIP. 8 s R w; thence north
a mile to northwest corner of SEA
| of NEH of Sec. II TIP. s S r 5 W!
thence west l ga miles to northwest
corner of 81 of NJ of Sec. IS TIP.
8 S R W; thence south 81 mile to
northwest corner of Sec. 10 TIP. 8 S
r 5 w; and point Of beginning, and
rs shown by plat of survey made by
| w. B. Knox C. E.
Be and the same is hereby formed
into and created and constituted a
drainage district under Act SIT, of
the General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1910, and
amendments thereto.
Section Two. Be it further ordain-
ed that said drainage district shall be
known as and the same is hereby des
ignated Fenton Drainage District No.
| / of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
Louisiana.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
that the said Drainage District shall
constitute a body corporate in law;
with all the powers of corporation;
shall nave the powers and right to
incur debt and contract obligations;
to sue and be sued; to have a corpo-
rate seal, and to do and perform any
and all acts in its corporate capacity
and in it's corporate name necessary
and proper for the carrying out of
the purposes and objects for which
said Drainage District is created.
Said Drainage District will also have
the power Of expropriating property
for the purpose of acquiring sites
for pumping stations or acquiring
land for any other purposes that it
may find necessary. Said Drainage
District shall also have the power to
acquire machinery, to maintain pump
ing plants or any machinery what
ever that may be found necessary for
the purpose of draining and reclaim
| ing any of the lands embraced with
in its limits, and shall own the right
of way for canals and bitches and all
sites which are acquired either by do
nation, purchase, prescription or ex-
preparation in full ownership. The
Drainage Commission of the said
Drainage District, for the purpose of
securing the proper outlet for the
water of said District, shall have the
Authority to extend canals or bitches
or both canals and bitches beyond the
limits of said District with the same
lpower and authority of expropriating
the rights of way in the same manner
land to the same extent as if said ca
nails and bitches were wholly within
the limits of said Drainage District
and the said Drainage District shall
EXERCISE all such other powers as are
conferred on Drainage districts by the
Act under which the same is created.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
etc, that Charles E. Carr, E. C. Will
lard and R. F. Weichert having been
recommended as required by law, and
each of whom possesses the requisite
qualifications be and they are hereby
Iannointnd commissioners oe :l