The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-04

Such Secretary and Treasurer shall
receive salary not exceeding TWEEN
ty-fve dollars ($25.0O) per month
and shall perfom all duties required
by him or them by the Board OF
Commissioners.
THIRD: They shall select one of
the solvent chartered banks of the par
ish or the district, in which all monies
shall be deposited, which bank shall
pay interest on said money as pro-
vided in Section Seven Cd of Act
No. 227 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
of 1914, as amended by Act No. 81 of
the Acts of 1918.
SECTION g.:
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED,
etc., That the Board of Commission
ers shall meet as often as 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 the expenses of adj
ministering the affairs of said Drain
ficers, etc., shall be paid out of any
funds in the hands of the Treasurer
belonging to the said Drainage Dis
trict when such items, bills, salaries
or other expenses shall have been
approved at meeting of the Board
of Commissioners, provided that the
| Commissioners themselves shall not
receive any compensation for their
services as members of said Drain
age District, but may be reimbursed
for any expense incurred in perform
ing the duties imposed upon them by
virtue of their appointment. It shall
be the duty of the Commissioners to
inform themselves of the needs and
requirements of their District and to
administer its affairs so as to pro-
cure as near as possible a perfect
gravity drainage system within the
boundaries of their said District.
SECTION z.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED,
etc., That tn esaid Board of Com
missioners shall make and adopt by
laws, rules and regulations for its
government and that of it's officers
and employees; it shall keep a book
in which shall be recorded all its pro-
/ ceedings. It shall be the duty of the
! Board to examine all accounts and
operations of the District and to de-
termine what work shall be undertake
en-. It shall be the duty of the Board
| to see that an accurate account of its
affairs and finances are kept and to
cause the Treasurer to make,s when
and as called upon, detailed state
ment showing their receipts and dis
! bursements of all monies of the Dis
trict which has come into his hands,
as such Treasurer, also showing the
character and cost of work done, sal
aries paid and other expenditures
made under authority Of the Board
and balance on hand.
SECTION 8.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED,
ETC., That in order to carry out the
provisions contained in this Ordin-
ance relative to the draining of the
land situated within the boundaries
of said Drainage District, the said
Board of Commissioners are hereby
fully authorized, empowered and dir
ected to provide the funds necessary
therefor by levying and collecting in
the manner provided by law, any tax
or forced contribution which is now
or may hereafter be authorized by
the Constitution and Laws of this
State and to incur debts and issue
negotiable bonds as authorized by
Act No. 256 of 1910 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
as we'll as any and all Amendments
that may now exist or may hereafter
be made thereto.
SECTION 8.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED,
ETC., That said Drainage District shall
have and possess all the rights, pow
ers and privileges that are now con-
ferred upon it by the Constitution
and Laws as well as any and all laws
or parts of laws or amendments there
to, that may now exist or may here
after be enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 10.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED,
ETC., That this Ordinance shall take
effect Immediately from ard after
its adoption.
Voting for the Ordinance. Yeas:
Messrs. J. T. st. Cyr, j. P. pitre, I.
E. Daley, E. A. Cummings, F. o.
Pavy, Geo. Greig, w. F. Brown, r.
L. Mills, Theo. Doucet, F. P. Martin,
Alex. Sylvestre, IL yeas.
Voting against the Ordinance:
None.
Absent. Messrs: H. d. Larcade,
K. T. Catlett, w. NJ. Rushing, w. C. |
Dejean, Allen Mccoy, 5.
Adopted this 9Th day of September
A. D., 1919.
F. OCTAVE, PAvY,
ATTEST:
j. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. w. F. Brown, and seconded
by Mr.. F. P. Martin,
WHEREAS, This Police Jury of
the parish of st. Landry, State of
Louisiana, has, this 9th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D., 1919, adopted an Or
dinance creating the Bayou Courta-
bleau and Teche Drainage District
Of the said Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana; and,
WHEREAS, a number of the prop
erty owners of the said Drainage Dis
5rict, has petitioned that Honorable
Body to appoint Dr. G. Richard to
serve as a member of the Board of
Commissioners of said Drainage Dis
srict for a term of A years, and
George'W. Wright and Samuel Futral
20 serve as members of said Board
If Commissioners for a term of 2
years each.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RES
Tha we, the said Police jury
low IN regular session duly assembled
10 hereby appoint said DIR. G.. Rich
lrd to serve as memberof the Board
II Commissioners Of said Drainage