The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Resolved, that cOmm1LLoS OA
three be appointed by the chair to IN"
vestigate into complaints as contain
ed In a petition presented to this
body, in connection with the construc-
tion of the Krotz Springs road. MO-
ton carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. ": F.
Brown. w. G. Dejean and ]. T. st. Cyr.
Mr.. Deshotels offered the following
ordinance seconded by Mr.. McCaffery
to-wit:
An Ordinance
To create a navigation district to be
formed of all the territory lying
within the bounds Of st. Landry
parish, Louisiana, to be known
as the "COURTABLEAU NAV1-
CATION DISTRICT" to define
its limits, to outline its purpose,
ton under the terms of Act No.
and to provide for its organiza-
302 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of the State OF Louisiana
Off the year 1914.
Whereas, this body is empowered on
its own initiative to divide the par
ish of st: Landry into one or more
Navigation Districts under the terms
of Act 3O2 of 1914, and it Is the sense
of this body that it is advisable to
form the entire territory Of said par
ish into one navigation district, to be
known as the COURTABLEAU MA
VACATION DISTRICT, for the reason
that it is to the interest Of the parish
as a whole to restore navigation IN
vehe Bayou C0urtableau, which lies
wholly within the bounds of this par
ties the means of navigation in which
ish, and with it's tributaries constltu-
this parish has the principal interest;
and
Whereas, it is the view of this body
that it is not practicable to accom-
plish this purpose by the levying OF
! local taxation, but that government
and state aid should be obtained for
the purpose of providing such works
as the Federal and state engineers
will approve and recommend, to pre-
vent thefurther overflow of our lands,
and to restore navigation to Bayou
Courtableau and our other navtgable
streams, so as to give the citizens OF
this parish the benefit of water traf-
fic and the resulting benefits of cheap
err freight rates; and
Whereas such aid can more effect
lively be sought and obtained through
the services of a permanently organ
lied board of navigation commission
ers authorized to represent and speak
for said district.
Now therefore, be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the parish of st. Lam
dry, Louisiana, in regular session
convened:
| Section /. That a Navigation Dis
trict be and it dis hereby created, to
be formed of and include all of the
territory lying within the bounds OF
the parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
and to be known as the ''COURTA-
BLEAU NAVIGATION DISTRICT"
Section 2. That said Navigation
District be and it is hereby consti-
tuted a body corporate, with perpetual
existence, with all the powers and
rights conferred upon such districts
by the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, and particularly
Act 302 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the state of Louisiana for
the year 1914.
Section 8. That the domicile of
said Navigation District shall be at
the Town of Washington, in st. Lam
dry parish louisiana, and it shall be
governed and controlled by five COM
missioners, to be known as "NaVi-
CATION Commissioners" three to be
appointed by this body, two to serve
for period of two years and one for
term of four years, and the other
two commissioners to be appointed by
the Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana for a term of four years.
Section A. That the following resi-
dent land owners of said district be
and they are hereby appointed as
Navigation Commissioners of said
District, for the terms following, name
ly: Chas. o. Dejean, of Port Barre,
La, for a term Of two years, E. B.
Dubuisson, of Opelousas, La, for a
term of two years, and Leon Wolff,
of Washington, La, for term OF
four years, this appointment being
made pursuant to the petition of
twenty-five land owners of said dis
trict herewith filed.
Section 5. That the Board of Navi-
cation Commissioners of said District
shall meet for the purpose of organic
ing and electing president, vice
president, and secretary and treas
'urer, as provided in said Act S02 of
1914 said meeting to be held at Wash
ington, Louisiana, on the third Mon
day after the appointment of the
e
Commissioners has been delivered to
the president of the police jury.
Section 6. That all ordinances or
parts Of ordinances contrary to or in
conflict herewith be and they are
hereby repealed.
Mr.. w. F. Brown moved to table
the ordinance offered by Mr.. Desho-
tells, duly seconded.
For tabling: Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills,
Phillips, Dupre, Cummings, Guidroz,
w. r. Brown, Sylvestre, 8 yeas.
Against: Messrs. Pavy, Moreau,
Clopton, Godeau, McCaffery, Desho-
tells, Dejean, Guillory, nays. Mo
ton to table lost.
The vote on the original motion
stood as follows:
For: MeSSrS. Dupre, McCaftery, De-
shotels, Sylvestre, yeas.
Against: Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills,
Phillips, Cummings, Guidroz, Pavy,
Moreau, w. F. Brown, Clopton, Co
deau, Dejean, Guillory, IL nays.
Ordinance lost.
On motion of Mr.. w. F. Brown,
The Police Jury adjourned until
o'clock, P. NJ
Evening Session
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment, present: DR.. F. D. Pavy,