The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-02-14

Il D1cINICI Of the Parish OF st. Lam
dry, State Of Louisiana, and 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 Groche
Drainage District be and the same is
hereby duly constituted and declared
I TO be body corporate IN law. It shall
have perpetual existence and shall
enjoy and exercise al rights, powers
and privileges hereinafter set forth,
as well as those granted, or which
may hereafter be granted, by the con-
1 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 fmpleaded, appear, an
sWer and prosecute IN all courts Of
justice and elsewhere, to make and
use q corporate seal which shall be
a 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 0pe-
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 aR-
.sence then upon the secretary. It
shall keep at its domicile all its Off
eial books and records.
Section Be It further ordained,
etc, that said corporation through
its Board Of Drainage Commission
ers, 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.
It shall have the power to purchase
or rent machinery that IN its Judg-
ment may be found necessary for
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 aIl 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 inclden-
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
1 Drainage Commissioners for the pur-
pose Of securing a proper outlet for
/ the waters Of said Drainage District.
shall have the full power and author
iity 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 70
make and execute, contract and to &c
and perform any and all acts neces-
sarv to carry out the plans and pl1r-
/
to design. construct, complete and
maintain a comprehensive gravity
/ drainage system within its 5oundar-
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
ali amendments thereto.
Section DE it further ordained,
ETC., that all the corporate powers
and the administration of the affairs
&c the said Coulee Croche Drainage
Il District shall be vested in and con-
! troIled by a Board Of Commissioners,
to be known as tTHE BOARD OF
4 DRATNAGE COMMISSIONERS OF
I THE COULEE. CR0CHB DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT, and said Board Of
Drainage Commissioners shall be COM
lposed Of five members who, or whose
wives shall own real estate situated
4 within the boundaries Of said Drain
4 age District assessed for not less than
five hundred dollars ($50O.00l, 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 fS5O0.00). 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 e
appoint three commissioners one to
serve for 3 term Of four years ano
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 tern
: Eof four years each, and all appoint
/ ments Of drainage commissioners by
the said Police Jury thereafter shsd
J be for a term of four years each. Ihs
: appointment of the drainage eommls
! sioners by the Police jury snail %
/ made uuon q written rec5mmenda
! ton signed BY not less titan twenty
! five Of the land owners Of said Drain
: age District.
: All vacancies on said beard causes
] bv death. resignation or otherwise
: shall be filled IN the same manner 7
which the drainage commissioner
/. thereof were originally appointed ant
! for the unexpired term only.
( Section 5-Be it further ordained
a etc. that drainage commissioners ap
pointed under the provisions OF Sec
i tion q Of this ordinance, after haylni
!. qualified in accordance with the pro
Z visions in that respect contained I
|. the constitution and laws Of the Stat
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