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

well as any ana al i0iieliAAS MS
thereto.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc, that all the corporate powers ana
the administration of the affairs OF
the said Bellevue and Coulee Croehe
Drainage District shall be vested IN
and controlled by a Board OF Com :
missioners to be known as The
BOARD OF DRAINAGE COMMITS.
SIONERS OF THE BEILENCE |
AND COULEE CROCHE DRAIN.
AGE DISTRICTS" and said Board OF
Drainage Commissioners shall be !
composed of five members who, or /
whose wives, shall own real estate 1
situated within the boundaries OF /
said drainage district assessed for not I
less than five hundred dollars ($5OO.- |
OO). or must be the representatives
of some corporation owning real es-
tate within the said drainage district
assessed for not less than five hun
bred dollars ($500.0) Persons pos
essing such qualifications may be ap- |
pointed drainage commissioners
whether they be residents or non
residents of said drainage district. /
The Police Jury shall have the power
TO appoint three commissioners, one |
to serve for a term of four years and |
two to serve for term of two years |
each. The remaining two commits (
sioners shall be appointed by the |
Governor of the State to serve for |
term of four years each and all ap- |
pointments of drainage commission |
ers by the said Police Jury thereaf-
ter shall be for a term of four years
each. The appointment of the drain |
age commissioners by the Police Jury |
shall be made upon a written recon-
mendation signed by not less than
twenty-five of the land owners OF
said drainage district.
All vacancies on said board caused
by death, resignation or otherwise,
shall be filled in the same manner IN
which the drainage commissioners
thereof were originally appointed and
for the unexpired term only.
Section 5-Be it further ordained,
etc. that drainage commissioners ap-
pointed under the provisions OF Sec
ton Four of this ordinance, after
having qualified in accordance with
of the State of Louisiana, shall con-
tanned in the Constitution land laws
of the State of Louisiana, sahll con-
vene and hold their first meeting in
the City of Opelousas on October IL,
1919, at 10 o'clock a. m, and shall
then and there proceed to organize
by the election of officers as fol-
lows:
First-They shall elect from
among their number a president and
vice president. It shall be the duty
of the president to preside over all
meetings of the board and to per-
form such other duties as are usu-
ally required of presidents of cor
porate bodies of this character. 1t
shall be the duty Of the vice presi-
dent to act in the absence OF the
president or during the time OF his
inability to act.
i Second-They shall elect a secre-
tary and treasurer who may or may
not be a member of the Board Of
Commissioners. The treasurer shall
furnish bond in a sum fixed by the
Board. but must be of an amount OF
at least one-fourth over and above
any amount of funds that may come
into the possession of the said treas
urer, which bond may be increased
or decreased as the said treasurer
shall from time to time have under
his control, more or less money.
The premiums on such bonds exc
cuted bv the said treasurer shall be
uaid by the Drainage Commission.
Such secretary and treasurer shall re-
ceive a salary not exceeding twenty
five dollars ($25.00) per month and
shall perform all duties required OF
him or them by the Board of Com
: missiOners.
Third-They shall select one OF
! the solvent chartered banks of the
parish of the district, in which all
monies shall be deposited, which bank
shall pay interest on said money as
: provided in Section Seven ~ OF Act
2 No. 227 of the Acts of the Genera
E Assembly of the State of Louisiana
of 1914, as amended by Act No. 81 OF
I the Acts of 1918.
q Section 6-Be it further ordained
!, etc, that the Board of Drainage Com
: missioners shall meet as often al
: thew deem it necessary to properl!
: conduct the affairs of the district
e provided that at least one meeting
e Shall be held every year. All OF tn
e EXPENSES of administering the affair
I of said drainage district, including
e salaries of officers, etc, shall be pal
e out of any funds in the hands OF tn
4 treasurer belonging to the said drain
Il age district when such items, Dllls
Il salaries. or other expenses shall nav
2 been approved at meeting OF Tn
I, Board of Commissioners, provide
: that the Drainage Commissioner
le themselves shall not receive any com
pensation for their services as mem
/, bers of said drainage distrlct' bu
b may be reimbursed for any expense
S, incurred in performing the duCle
o. imposed upon them by virtue OF thel
D. appointment. 1t shall be the duty Q
10 the Drainage Commissioners to II
1T form themselves of the needs and n
h ouirements of their district and
a. administer the affairs so as to pr
se cure as near as possible a perfe'
q drainage system within the bounds
1e ries of their said district.
Of Section BE it further ordaine'
n etc. that the said Board of Drainae
u Commissioners shall make and ado
I'd bylaws, rules and regulations I.
a. its government and that Of its OH
ch GERS and employees; it shall keep
r. book in which shall be recorded
n its proceedings. 1t shall be the du'
all of the Board to examine all accoun
n, and operations Of the district and
al determine what work shall be u
ay dertaken. It shall be the duty OF q
r. Board to see that an accurate aecou
eli of it's affairs and finances are Ike
til and to cause the treasurer to max
he when and as called upon, detail
is statement showing their receipts a.