The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-01

= each. The remaining two commits
y sioners shall be appointed by the
II Governor of the State to serve for q
7 term of four years each and all ap-
y pointments of drainage commission
j ers by the said Police Jury thereaf-
4 ter shall be for term OF four years
each. The appointment of the drain
y age commissioners by the Police Jury
i shall be made upon written recon-
: mendation signed by not less than
y twenty-five of the land owners or
i said draina0a district.
All y les on said board caused
! by & y :. esignation or otherwise,
D shall L, 90 d in the same manner n
I which Il ..Airainage commissioners
thereof were originally appointed and
] for the unexpired term only.
1 Section 5-Be it further ordained
I etc, that drainage commissioners ap-
] pointed under the provisions of Sec
1 ton Four of this ordinance, after
having qualified in accordance with
! of the State of Louisiana, shall con-
i tanned in the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, sahll con-
] vene and hold their first meeting in
] the City of Opelousas on October Is,
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
Y among their number a president and
D vice president. 1t shall be the duty
4 of the president to preside over ali
meetings of the board and to per
Y form such other duties as are usu-
1 ally required of presidents of cor
: porate bodies of this character. it
shall be the duty of the vice preSl-
] dent to act in the absence of the
I president or during the time of his
! inability to act.
] Second-They shall elect a secre-
4 tary and treasurer who may or may
! not be a member of the Board Of
Y Commissioners. The treasurer shall
i furnish bond in a sum fixed by the
: Board, but must be of an amount OF
Y 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
D or, decreased as the said treasurer
1 shall from time to time have under
: his control, more or less money.
The premiums on such bonds exc
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: paid by the Drainage Commission.
Such secretary and treasurer shall re-
4 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
i ulissioners.
Third-They shall select one OF
y the solvent chartered banks Of the
L parish of the district, in which all
monies shall be deposited, which bank
= shall pay interest on said money as
D provided in Section Seven "a of Act
i No. 227 of the Acts of the General
! Assembly of the State of Louisiana
Z of 1914, as amended by Act No. 81 OF
4 the Acts of 1918.
I'll Section 6-Be it further ordained,
y etc., that the Board of Drainage Com
Z missioners shall meet as often as
y they deem it necessary to properly
i conduct the affairs of the district,
i provided that at least one meeting
= shall be held every year. All of the
u expenses of administering the affairs
& of said drainage district, igsccsssI.diag
81 salaries Of officers, ETC., shall be paid
y out Of any funds in the hands of the
n treasurer belonging to the said drain
= age district when such items, bills,
y salaries, or other expenses shall have
q been approved at q meeting OF the
= Board of Commissioners, provided
3 that the Drainage Commissioners
q themselves shall not receive any COM
5i pensation for their services as MEM
s bers of said drainage district, bue.
may be reimbursed for any expenses
4 incurred in performing the duties
: imposed upon them by virtue Of their
appointment. It shall be the duty Of
d the Drainage Commissioners TO Inc
4 form themselves Of the needs and re-
quirements of their district and to
q administer the affairs so as to pro-
ii cure as near az possible a perfect
! drainage system within the bounda-
ries of their said district.
Section BE il further ordained,
ETC., that the said Board of Drainage
Commissioners shall make and adopt
bylaws, rules and regulations for
its government and that Of its Off
GERS and employees; it shall keep a
book in which shall be recorded all
its proceedings. 1t shall be the duty
of the Board to examine all accounts
and operations Of the district and to
determine what work shall be un-
dertaken. 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,
when and as called upon, a detailed
statement showing their receipts and
disbursements of all monies of the
district which has come into his hands
and as such treasurer, also showing
the character and cost of work done,
salaries paid and other expenditures
made under authority Of the Board
and balance on hand.
Section 8-Be it further ordained,
etc, that in order to carry out the
provisions contained in this ordinance
relative to the draining Of the land
situated within the boundaries Of said
drainage district, the said Board OF
Drainage Commissioners are hereby
fully authorized, empowered and di-
rected 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 the General Assembly
of 1910, of the State Of Louisiana
as well as any and all amendments
that may now exist or may hereafter
be made thereto.
Section 9-Be it further ordained.
ETC., That said Drainage District shall