The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-22
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH
POLICE JURY.
Jennings. La. Nov. & 1910

Jennings, La, Nov. 6, 1919
The Police Jury of the Parish Of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, met in
regular session at the Court House In
Jennings, Louisiana, this day at Co.
clock a. m.
The meeting was called to order BY
Hon, ]. S. IRENE, President, and upon
roll call the following members were
present:
Arthur Guidry, Ward 1.
R. NJ. Briggs, Ward 2.
T. S. Walker, Ward 8,
! s. Irene, Ward 4.
Ausem Marcantel, Ward 5.
F. A. Arceneaux, Ward Z.
DoIze Bourgeois, Ward s.
Yves Pitre, Ward g.
Hon. A. T. Jones, Ward 6, being
absent.
The minutes CT the regular session
If the Police Jury held on the End day
If october A. D. 1919, were read and
approved in open session.
Ordinance No. 147.
AN ORDINANCE creating a Road
Instruct under the name of Ward Seva
RI Read District No One "a of the
parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Iouisiana, and defining the boundaries
thereof.
The above mentioned Ordinance
Was recommended by the Ordinance
Committee. After reading the said
ordinance and after due consideration
Of. tho same section by section upon
roll call the same was adopted by a
vote as follows: Yeas, s; Nays, O.; alb
sent, :.
Ordinance No. 143.
"AN ORDINANCE creating a Road
District under the name of Ward Num-
her Seven GU Road District Number
Two (2l of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis State of Louisiana, and defining
te boundaries thereof.
The above mentioned Ordinance was
recommended by Ordinance Commit.
tee. After reading of the said Ordin.
ance and after due consideration of
the same section by section, upon roll
cali the same was adopted by a vote
as follows: Yeas, s; Nays, o.; absent
/.
Ordinance No. 149.
IAN ORDINANCE creating a Road
District under the name of Ward Mum,
her Seven CD Road District Number
Three (9) of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana; and defining
the boundaries thereof
The above mentioned Ordinance
was recommended by the Ordinance
Committee. After the reading of the
said Ordinance and after due consider
alton of the same section by section
mon roll call the same was adopted
by a vote as follows: Yeas, s.; Nays,
o; Absent, l.
Ordinance No. $50.
"AN ORDINANCE creating 4 Road
District under the name of Ward Mum
Der Seven (7) Road District Number
Four al of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis. State of Louisiana; and defin-
ing the boundaries thereof"
The above mentioned Ordinance
was recommended by the Ordinance
Committee. After reading of the said
Ordinance and after due consideration
Of the same section by section, upon
roll call the same was adopted by a
vote as follows: Yeas, 8; Nays, 0;
Absent, l.
Mr.. L. G. Menuet, Auditor, appeared
before the Police Jury and presented
report of the examination of the
books and records of the Treasurer
for Jefferson DaYis Parish, for the
period beginning February LIST, 1918
and extending to August 91st, 1919.
Petition for Welsh Drainage District.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Jefferson DAYS.
PETITION.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Jefferson Davis, State of Loui-
siana:
We, the undersigned petitioners,
being property owners within the pro-
posed Drainage District herein de-
scribed, do hereby respectfully petit
ton your Honorable Body by proper
ordinance to create drainage district
from the territory herein described, to
be designated as the Welsh Drainage
District Number One a., for the pur
pose of draining the land hereinafter
described in accordance with Act No
BIZ Of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Louisiana for the year 1910
and amendments thereto and all other
laws on the same subject; the said
lands to be embraced within the limits
Of said Drainage District to be as fol
lows, to-wit:
The Southeast quarter (SE la Of
section nineteen (19); the South halt
u l-2l Of section twenty (20); the
Southeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter (SE Ia of NV la of section
twenty (2O); the Northeast quarter
NE 1-4) of section twenty (20); the
West half CIV 1-2) of section twenty
one CID; the West half CIV 1-2) of the
East half &c 1-2) of section twenty
one (Sl); the East half (E 1-2) of sec
uon thirty (3O); the Southwest quart.
ef tSW La of section thirty (30); all
Of section twenty-nine coy the North
west quarter (NW la of the North
west quarter INV La of section
tWentyeight (2S); all of section thirty
enc tsp all of section thirty-two (32)
I'll being in Township eight (S) south