The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-06
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE POLICE JURY
DIR. Pavy in the chair.

DR.. Pavy in the chair.
The committee on claims reported
through Chairman Mills that they had
examined the claims as above detailed
and found same correct.
On motion of Mr.. Daley
The report of committee was ac-
cepted and committee discharged.
Mr.. Mills offered the following or
dinance, duly seconded by Mr.. K. T.
Catlett:
To amend and re-enact Section l Of
the original ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana,
adopted on the 9th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1919, creating the
Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, entitled:
GAN ORDINANCE
"Of the Police Jury of the Parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
creating the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of St.
Landry Parish, State of Louis
4dDdy anu llAILAk bt1G
thereof; constituting said drain
age district body corporate in
law, and vesting it with power
and authority incident thereto;
vesting the government and con-
troll of said drainage district in a
board of five (5) commission
ers, and fixing their domicile
providing for the qualification
of said commissioners, the man.
ner of their appointment and
fixing their term of office; pro-
viding for the first and subse-
quent meetings of the board and
the election of officers, and fix
ing their compensation; author
izing and empowering the board
to make and adopt bylaws, rules
and regulations for it's govern
ment and that of its officers; re-
quiring the board to keep the
proper books and accounts; and
ing funds for the district"
Section BE it ordained by
the Police Jury of the said
Parish of st. Landry, State of
Louisiana, now in regular session
duly assembled, that all the land and
property situated within the following
described boundaries, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
of Section A, Township 8, South,
Range 8, East, thence running due
east about three and seven-eighths
miles to where the south line of Sec
/, Township 8, South, Range 8, East,
intersects the west line of Section 43,
Township 8, South, Range 8, East,
which point also strikes fork in pub
lie road leading from Opelousas ia
Bristol, via Chretien's Point; thence
running in northerly direction, fol
lowing said public road for distance
of about eight miles, to the northeast
corner of the property formerly
known as the old Truman plantation
now owned by E. w. ]. Evans, said
point being also situated in Section
142, Township 6, South, Range A
East, and at the intersection of pub
| lie road leading to West Bellevue
from main road hereinafter mention.
ed; thence following the public
road leading to West Bellevue in 8
westerly direction, about twenty-five
chains, to where the same intersectS
the east line of Section 144, Town.
ship 6, South, Range a, East; thence
running in a northeasterly direction
following the east line of the W. D
Horn property about twenty-eight
chains to where the same interesects
the north line of Section lab, Town.
ship 6, South, Range 4, East; thence
running west following the north line
of Sections 143, IA and las, Town
ship 6, South, Range 4, East, about
fifty-three chains to the northeast
corner of Section 146, Township 6
South, Range A, East; thence running
due north twenty-three chains; thence
running west to the east line of the
Bayou Plaquemine Drainage District
being about thirty chains; thence fol
lowing said east line of said Bayou
J Plaquemine Drainage District, in Z
southwesterly direction to the south
west corner of North half of north
west quarter of Section 81, in Town
ship z, South, Range 8, East; themes
running due south three and three
quarters miles to the point of begin
ming.
Containing approximately eighteen
thousand seven hundred fifty (18,
750) acres be and the same j
hereby incorporated into a drain
age district, to be designated
/ and known as the Bellevue ant