The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-02-07

are turned over TO MN.
In faith whereof, the parties here
to have signed these presents in du-
pIicate, at Opelousas, La, on this
9th day of January, 1920.
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
ISL OF ST. LANDRY.
By JOS. T. ST. CYR,
H. D. LARCADE, ST.,
R. LEE MILLS,
Committee.
ST. LANDRY BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, OPEL0USAS, LA.
By L. J. LARCADE,
Vice President and Cashier
Mr.. st. Cyr called to the chair.
Motion by Mr.. W. F. Brown
Be it resolved, that the petition of
Mr.. Chas. o. Dejean of Port Barre,
| La, praying that he be permitted to
| dig a twelve-foot canal across the
public road opposite his farm on the
north bank of the Bayou Corutableau
for irrigation purposes, be and the
same is hereby granted as prayed for,
provided, that the said Dejean prop
erly build and maintain bridge
across said canal, according to law.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown
That the petition of the Lake Sway
zee Lumber Company, requesting the
parish to build bridge paralelling
the Opelousas-Port Barre branch OF
the T. and P. Railway, the said COM
pany to pay one-third of the cost OF
same, be received and granted as
prayed for.
Mr.. Mills moved to table the mo-
ton offered by Mr. Brown.
Motion to table carried.
Motion by Mr. Mills
That a committee Of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the district at
! torneys and judge and request OF SAID
officials to appear before this body
at its next regular meeting Tor the
purpose of requesting their co-opera-
tion in the tick eradication work &C
be carried on in this parish during
this year.
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Larcade-
The Police Jury adjourned unit
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant u
adjournment.
Present-Dr. Pavy, president, pre-
siding ;Messrs. St. .Cyr, Larcade, Pltre
Mills. Cummings, Catlett, w. +
Brown. Doucet, Sylvestre-
: ORDINANCE CREATING TIKI
COULEE CROcHE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT
Mr. Cummings offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was duly sec
onded by Mr.. Mills:
: AN ORDINANCE
! OF the Police Jury of the Parish 0
: St. Landry, State of Louisiana
creating the Coulee Croch
( Drainage District of the Paris
of st. Landry, State Of Loulsl
ana. and fixing the boundarie
thereof, constituting said Drain
/, a0e District body corporate
: law. and vesting it with powe
e and authority incident thereto
vesting the government and cor
: troll Of said Drainage District
: q board of five Isl commission
ers. and fixing their domlc1lt
: nroyiding for the qualification
r, said commissioners, the mamie
of their appointment ana 1i1 81
GnAIT
for the first and suDsequeI
meetings of the board ana q
d election of officers and flxln
, their compensation; authorlzln
:, and empowering the board
{. make and adopt bylaws, ruiz
'e and regulations for its goverl
e ment and that of its officers; Z
y ouiring the board to keep Il
n proper books and accounts; al
# providing the method of procu
ID ing funds for the district.
e Section Now, therefore, be
10 ordained by the Police Jury OF q
Z L said Parish of st. Landry, State
. Louisiana, now in regular sesl'
u dulv assembled, that all of the lal
= and property situated WITHIN the =
e lowing described BOUNDARIES, Co-Mi
= Beginning at the southwest eorI l
! of Section A, Township o Sou'
8 Range 8, East, thence two miles
. the southwest corner Section
= Township 8, South, Range 3, ia
81 thence east to the southeast corn
n of said Section 16; thence south
oI the southwest corner of Section
ne township 8, South, Range 3, la
- thence east to the southeast corn
OF of said Section q; thence south
u the southwest corner Of Section
Township. 9, South, Range 3, "a
&c which point is where the line OF !
Parish of st. Landry intersects
20 line Of the Parish of Lafayette, L
x thence in a northeasterly direction
the line between the said parishes
e9 St. Landry and Lafayette to the e
ald line Of the right-of-way of the All
%o androia branch Of the Morgan.s u
= isiana and Texas Railway Compal
thence north along said east line
on said right-of-way to the towns
I'VE line between Townships z and
by South, Range A, East; thence west
to- said township line to the line OF
Bellevue and Coulee Croche. Ora
as ace District; thence following
wo line of said drainage district to
20, place Of beginning, containing
ar proximately sixteen Thousand, q
is O0o) acres, be and the same Is her