The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

QFy, state OF LOUISIANA, ana all OF
the land and property situated within
the boundaries of said Drainage Dis
trict shall be subject to taxation for
the purpose of more perfectly drain
ing the lands of rain water within
said Drainage District.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc, that the said Coluee Croehe
Drainage District be and the same is
hereby duly constituted and declared
to be body corporate in law. 1t shall
] have perpetual existence and shall
enjoy and exercise all rights, powers
and privileges hereinafter set forth,
as well as those granted, or which
may hereafter be granted, by the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana to corporations of this
character, with full authority and
power to contract, sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated, appear, an
swer and prosecute in all courts of
/ justice and elsewhere, to make and
use a corporate seal which shall be
circle of the words: "COULEE
| CROCHE DRAINAGE DISTRICT"
and in the center: Corporate Seal,
/ 1920, La" The domicile of said cor
poration shall be in the City of Ope-
! lousas, Parish of St. Landry, State
of Louisiana, all citations or other
| legal processes shall be served upon
the president, and in his absence up
on the vice president, and in his ab
sence then upon the secretary. It
shall keep at its domicile all its Off
cial books and records.
| Section Be it further ordained,
I \
its Board of Drainage Commission
eFs, shall have power to receive dona-
, ton or to buy or appropriate prop
erty when it deems it necessary to
use such property in carrying out
the plans and purposes for which
said Drainage District was created.
1t shall have the power to purchase
or rent machinery that in its judg-
ment may be found necessary for
4 the purpose of draining any or all the
land situated within said Drainage
/ District and have the work executed
under their own supervision and shall
own the right-of-way for canals and
bitches and all sites which are re-
quired either by donation, purchase
or appropriation in full ownership.
! It is hereby vested with full power
and it shall be its duty to open,
straighten and clean out all natural
drains which in its judgment it may
deem necessary or proper, and to per-
form any and all other work inciden-
tai to or connected Herewith which
may be needful to render the natural
drains of said Drainage District more
perfect and effective. It shall have
the power and authority to cut and
open new drains and canals. The
Drainage Commissioners for the pur-
pose of securing proper outlet for
the waters of said Drainage District,
shall have the full power and author
ity to extend drainage bitches or ca
mails beyond the boundaries OF the
said Drainage District with the same
power and authority to appropriate
the right-of-way in the same manner
and to. the same extent as though
such canals or bitches were situated
within the boundaries of the said
district. It shall have the power TO
make and execute, contract and to do
and perform any and all acts neces-
sary to carry out the plans and pur-
posces for which it is created. namely,
to design, construct, complete and
maintain a comprehensive gravity
drainage system within its ooundar-
les. It shall have the power to divide
the district int one and more sub
drainage districts as conferred upon
them by Act No. 227 of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana of 1914, as well as any and
all amendments thereto.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc., that all the corporate powers
and the administration of the affairs
Of the said Coulee Croche Drainage
District shall be vested in and con-
troIled by a Board of Commissioners,
to be known as "THE BOARD OF
/ DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS OF
| THE COULEE CR0CHE DRAIN
| AGE DISTRICT" and said Board of
drainage Commissioners shall be COM
posed of five members who, or whose
wives shall own real estate situated
within the boundaries of said Drain
age District assessed for not less than
five hundred dollars ($500.00), or
must be the representatives. of some
corporation owning real estate with
in the said Drainage District assess
ed for not less than five hundred
dollars ($5O000). Persons possess
ing such qualifications may be ap-
pointed drainage commissioners
whether they be residents or non-res-
idents of said Drainage District, but
must be a resident of this State. The
Police Jury shall have the power to
appoint three commissioners, one to
serve for a term of four years and
two to serve for a term Of two years
each. The remaining two commits
sioners shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor of the State to serve for term
of four years each, and all appoint
ments of drainage commissioners by
the Said Police Jury thereafter shall
be for term of four years each. The
appointment of the drainage commits
sioners by the Police Jury shall be
made upon a written recommends
ton signed by not less than twenty
five of the land owners of said Drain
age District.
All vacancies on said board caused
by death, resignation or otherwise,
shall be filled in the same manner IN
which the drainage commissioners
thereof were Originally appointed and
for the unexpired term only.
Section 5-Be it further ordained,
etc., that drainage commissioners ap-
pointed under the provisions of Sec
ton A of this ordinance, after having
: qualified in accordance with the pro-
. visions in that respect contained in
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, shall convene and hold
their first meeting in the City of Ope-
, lousas, on the goth day of January,