The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-11

beginning d. VIC oOuCu-WSSt SOA-
ner of Section 4, T-8-S., R-3-E thence
running due East about three and TO
miles to where the South line of Sec
ton /. T-S-S., R-3-E., intersects the
west line of Section 43, T-8-S., R. 8,
E. which point also strikes fork in
public road leading from Opelousas
to Bristol, via Chretien's Point;
thence running in a northerly direc-
ton, following said public road foc a
distanceof about eight miles, to the
northeast corner ofthe property for
merly known as the old Truman PLAN
tation, now owned by E. w. ]. Ev-
ans, said point being also situated in
Section 142, Township 6, South,
Range A, East, and at the intersee-
ton of public road leading to West
Bellevue from main road hereinabove
mentioned; thence running west
about 7-8 of a mile to the east boun-
dairy line of the old Fahey planta-
ton, which is also the east line of
Section 146, Township 6, South,
Range A, East; thence following said
section line in northeasterly direc
ton to the northeast corner thereof;
thence running due north about one
quarter mile to point in Section SO,
Township 6, South, Range 4, East;
thence running due west to public
road leading from Opelousas to Lew
isburg and Church Point, striking
same at the northeast corner of tract
of land owned by Perry G. Walker;
thence following said road in direc-
ton of Church Point (southerly) to
the township line between Townships
and Z, South, Range 3, East, at the
southwest corner of Albert Savoy's
property; thence running east to line
of division between property of Mos
ley and Phillips ;thence running south
one-half mile; thence running west
one-duarter mile; thence running
south one and one-half miles to the
southeast corner of Southwest quar-
ter of Section IL, Township z, South,
Range 3, East; thence running west
three-fourths of a mile to the north
east corner of Northwest quarter of
| Northeast quarter of Section Is,
Township 7, South, Range 8, East ;
thence running south one-quarter of
a mile to the southeast corner Of said
Northwest quarter of Northeast quar-
ter of Section Is; thence running
west one-quarter mile to the south
west corner of said Northwest quar-
| ter of Northeast quarter of Section
| Is; thence running south One-quarter
| of a mile to the southeast corner of
Southeast quarter of Northwest quar-
ter of Section Is, Township z, South,
Range 8, East; thence running west
one-quarter mile to the southwest
corner of said Southeast quarter of
Northwest quarter of Section 10
thence running south one-half of q
mile to the southeast corner of South
west quarter of Southwest quarter
of Section Is, Township z, South
Range 3, East; thence running west
one-quarter mile to the southwest
corner of said Southeast quarter OF
Northwest quarter of eSctiOn Is
thence running south One-half of &
mile to the southeast corner of South
west quarter of Southwest quarter Of
Section Is, Township Z, South, Rang'
8, East; thence running west three
fourths of a mile to the northwes
corner of Northeast quarter of Sec
ton 81, Township z, South, Range 3
East; thence running south one-quar
ter of mile to the southeast corne
of North half of Northwest quartz
of Section 81, Township Z, South
Range 8, East; thence running ives
one-half mile to the southwest cor
ner of said North half of Northwes
quarter of Section 81; thence run
ming south three and three quarter
miles to the point of beginning. Con
tanning approximately 1900 acre:
Section BE it further ordained
ETC., that the said Bellevue and Cou
lee Croche Drainage District be an
the same is hereby duly constitute
and declared to be a body corporal
in law, it shall have perpetual ext;
tence and shall enjoy and exercls
all rights, powers and privileges here
matter set forth, as well as thos
granted, or which may hereafter
granted by the constitution an
laws of the State of Louisiana,
CORPORATIONS of this character wit
full authority and power to contrac
sue and be sued, plead and be IN
pleaded, appear, answer and pros
cute in all courts of justice and els
where, to make and use corporal
seal which shall be IN a circle OF Il
| words Bellevue and Coulee Crocl
Drainage District" and IL the ce
ter corporate Seal 1919, La" III
domicile of said corporation shall
in the City of Opelousas, Parish
| St. Landry, State of Louisiana. A
| citations or other legal process shs
| he served upon the president, and
| his absence upon the vice-presldeT
| and in his absence then upon the Sc
| retary. It shall keep at its domic1
1 all its official books and records.
II Section BE it further ordaine
II etc. that said corporation ,throul
II it's Board of Drainage Commissions
II shall have the power to receive by q
II nation or to buy or appropriate pro
ertv when it deems it necessary
use such property in carrying Q
II the plans and purposes for VIII
said drainage district was create
It shall have the power to purcha
II or rent machinery that IN its JUG
ment may be found necessary for
III purpose of draining any or all
II the land situated within said dra
age district ard have the work exec
/ ted under their own supervision a
shall own the right-of-way for
mails and bitches and all sites VIII
i are acquired either by donation, pl
II chase of appropriation in full ov
ership. 1t is hereby vested with t
H power and it shall be its duty to op
straighten and clean out all natu
Il drains which in its judgment it n
deem necessary or proper, and to p
form any and all other work II
dental to or connected therew
which may be needful to render
natural drains of said drainage