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

DISTRICT Of the Parish of st. Ian
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 Croche
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
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 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 aP-
sence then upon the secretary. 1t
shall keep at its domicile all It's offl-
cial 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.
1 It shall have the power to purchase
or rent machinery that in It's judg-
meut 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 all sites which are re-
auired 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 lnclden-
tai to or connected Herewith Whlcn
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 a proper outlet fol
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 sans
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 sale
district. It shall have the power tC
make and execute, contract and TO az
and perform any and all acts neces
sary to carry out the plans and PR
Dosces for which it is created. namely
70 design, construct, complete anC
maintain a comprehensive graVlt.
drainage system within its ooundaf
les. 1t shall have the power to divide
: the district int one anc more SUP
drainage districts as conferred upol
them BY Act No. 227 of the Acts O.
the General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana of 1914, as well as any AM
all amendments thereto.
Section BE it further ordained
ETC., that all the corporate power
and the administration of the affair
of the said Coulee Croche Drainag
} District shall be vested in and con
trolled by a Board of Commissioners
: to be known as "THE BOARD VI
!, DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS o.
I. THE COULEE CR0CHB DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT" and said Board Q
: Drainage Commissioners shall be con
posed of five members who, or who's
wives shall own real estate situate
: within the boundaries of said Drain
: age District assessed for not less tina
five hundred dollars ($500.00), G
must be the representatives OF som
f corporation owning real estate VIII
|, in the said Drainage District asses
q ed for not less than five hundre
h dollars ($500.00). Persons posses
I ing such qualifications may be al
s pointed drainage commissioner
/ whether they be residents or non-re
n idents of said Drainage District, b.
r. must be a resident of this State. III
!: Police Jury shall have the power
! appoint three commissioners, one
n serve for a term of four years ar
i two to serve for term of two yea
!. each. The remaining two comml
e sioners shall be appointed by the 90
r ernor of the State to serve for ter
% Of four years each, and all appoln
10 ments of drainage commissioners
It the said Police Jury thereafter shs
% be for a term of four years each. ~
% appointment of the drainage commi
q sioners by the Police Jury shall
TO made upon written recommend
es ton signed by not less than invent
nj five of the land owners OF said Dral
E. age District.
a. All vacancies on said board caus
ID by death, resignation or otherWl;
r shall be filled in the same manner
which the drainage commissions
= thereof were originally appointed a
~ for the unexpired term only.
of Section 5-Be it further ordain'
on etc. that drainage commissioners
al knointed under the provisions of s.
81 tion 4 of this ordinance, after havl
Il: qualified in accordance with the p
or visions in that respect contained
n the constitution and laws Of the st;
to of Louisiana, shall convene and n
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