The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-25

each. Fhe remaining two cornw;a
sioners shall be appointed bv m
Governor of the State to serve FOR Z
term of four years each and All Il
pointments of drainage commiss;er
ers by the said Police Jury tharsae
ter shall be for term of four yeaTs
each: The appointment of the drais-
age commissioners by the Police Jury
shall be made upon a written reaar.
mendation signed by not less 49,
twenty-five of the land owners "a
said drainage district.
All vacancies on said board esnuas
by death, resignation or otheFwiss
shall be filled in the same manner -
which the drainage commissions
thereof were originally appointed ~
for the unexpired term only.
Section 5-Be it further ordained
ETC., that drainage commissioners a..
pointed under the provisions Of S..
ton Four of this ordinance. aftep
having qualified in accordance wiz
of the State of Louisiana, shall aons
tanned in the Constitution and law
of the State of Louisiana, sahll cor.
i vene and hold their first meeting &
the City of Opelousas on October ia
4 1919, at 10 o'clock a. M, and shan
then and there proceed to organizs
by the election of officers as fol.
lows:
/ First-They shall elect from
among their number a president ana
vice president. 1t shall be the dutv
of the president to preside over ail
meetings of the board and to uer.
form such other duties as are nvu.
ally required of presidents Of cor
4 porate bodies of this character. Il
shall be the duty of the vice presa
dent to act in the absence Of ths
president or during the time Of BIS
inability to act.
Second-They shall elect secre.
tary and treasurer who may or may
not be a member Of the Board q
Commissioners. The treasurer SHAH
4 furnish bond in sum fixed BY ths
Board, but must be of an amount 81
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 by the said treasurer shall Be
paid 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 q
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 al
monies shall be deposited, which bank
shall pay interest on said money IS
provided in Section Seven 90 Of Act
No. 227 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
of 1914, as amended by Act No. 55et
the Acts of 1918.
Section 6-Be it further ordained,
etc., that the Board of Drainage Com
missioners shall meet as often IS
they deem it necessary to properly
conduct the affairs of the district
provided that at least one meeting
shall be held every year. All Of TIE
expenses of administering the afialIs
of said drainage district. including
salaries Of officers, ETC., sh@ll be paid
out of any funds in the hands Of the
treasurer belonging to the said drain-
age district when such items, bills,
salaries, or other expenses shall have
been approved at a meeting Of tae
Board of Commissioners, provided
that the Drainage Commissioners
themselves shall not receive any com
pensation for their services as mem.
bers of said drainage district, bui
may be reimbursed for any expenses
] incurred in performing the dutes
, imposed upon them by virtue of taeil
appointment. It shall be the duty q
the Drainage Commissioners to ~
form themselves of the needs and re-
quirements of their district and e
] administer the affairs so as TO pro.
II cure as near as possible q pefIeet
: drainage system within the bounqa-
ries of their said district.
Section BE it further ordained
etc, that the said Board of Dralnags
Commissioners shall make and ADOPT
bylaws, rules and regulations los
its government and that Of its OIL
GERS and employees; it shall keep
book in which shall be recorded az
its proceedings. It shall be the GUY
of the Board to examine all accounts
and operations of the district ana e.
determine what work shall be un-
dertaken. 1t shall be the duty q sls
Board to see that an accurate aceoaas
OF its affairs and finances are ksps
and to cause the treasurer 70 mssss
when and as called upon, q detaiiss
statement showing their receipts aae
disbursements of all monies o. t1s
district which has come into hls nanus
and as such treasurer, also snoHlhs
the character and cost Of WORK agAs,
salaries paid and other expenditure
made under authority OF the DUAL
and balance on hand.
Section 8-Be it further ordains,as
etc, that in order to carry o5is "
provisions contained in this ordlnsslss
relative to the draining OF 1ne 80
situated within the boundaries q SO
drainage district, the said Boaia V
Drainage Commissioners are negsSs
fully authorized, empowered ana y
rected to provide the funds necessa.s
therefor by levying and collectlng =
the manner provided BY law.
tax or forced contribution Wneh
now or may hereafter be autn9esl sSis
by the Constitution and laws Fl ~.
State and to incur debts ana 80
negotiable bonds as authorizes "
Act No. 256 Of the General Asselaos
of 1910, Of the State of LOUISE
as well as any and all anlenul1sSs.r
that may now exist or may nefealsss
be made thereto. s.s5
Section 9-Be it further ordalss