The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-08-07
Official Proceedings of the Police jury
Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Aug. 2. 1920.

Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Aug. 2, 1920.
The police jury met pursuar
to adjournment with Presider
John Randolph, J. M. Jones, .
c. c. Fralick, w. L. Nugent, d.
W. B. Corley, F. E. Lemoine an
}. w. Bryant, present. Absent
none.
The minutes of last two meet
ings were read and approved.
The following ordinance wa
introduced by Mr.. F. E. Lemoin
and seconded by Mr.. j. M. Jone
and adopted by the police jury
AN ORDINANCE
Creating the Bills Drainage Distric
of the Parish of Grant, definin,
its powers. fixing its limits and pro
viding for the appointment of tn.
Board of Commissioners of the sale
drainage district.
Be it ordained by the police jury OF
the parish of Grant. That this body,
acting on the authority granted to it by
Article 28l of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, adopted in the year
1918. and by Act BIT of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Louisiana for the
year 1910, and all acts amendatory
thereof, and of all other laws of this
state applicable to the subject matter,
does on this, the End day of August,
1920. in regular session, at the court
house at Colfax, Louisiana, hereby Gre
ate drainage district in the parish of
Irant. Louisiana, to be known, desig-
mated and called the Bills Drainage
District.
Section l. Be it further ordained.
That the domicile of the said drainage
district shall be at Colfax, Grant par
sh. Louisiana; that the said drainage
district shall be presided over by five
commissioners, three of whom are now
ppointed by the police jury upon rec
legally made to this
ody, and the other two are to be ap-
ointed by the Governor of the State.
hat the Police Jury now appoints
iessrs- MA Brownlee, and DIR. A. j.
lorat, who will serve for a period of
wo years from the date of the first
leeting of the Board of Commission
RS, and Mr.. w. F. Hyde, who shall
arve for period of four years from
1ch date, all three commissioners thus
ppointeo possessing the qualifications
equired by law.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
&C., That on Monday, August the 9th, |
,2O, at 10 a. M, the said Board of |
commissioners shall meet at the domi-
lie and there organize by electing from |
leir number president and a vice
resident, and they shall also elect a
'cretary and treasurer, who shall per-
'rm such duties as are usual to such
fices, and shall, in addition thereto.
'ecute and furnish to the Board of
a solvent bond, for the
irhful performance of his duties and
e security of the funds left in his
arge, in such amount, upon such con-
lions as the board may prescribe.
hich bond shall be renewed or tested
ON time to time, as the board NAV
rect
Section g. Be it further ordained.
c., That the boundaries and limits of
e said drainage district shall be as
lows: Beginning at the foothills
the eastern boundary line of section
TIP. z, north, range west, running
ence south along said line to Red
'er; thence northerly up the left f,
scending bank of Red river to the
you Tyrooche; thence up the left /,
scendlng bank of the Bayou Tyrooche 5
the foothills; thence with the mean ,
rings of the foothills, southeastern !
the place of beginning, the territory I
thin the said boundaries to compose !
territory of said drainage district,
d all the lands therein to be beniftted
the drainage, leveeing, canaling. t
ching, pumping and such like to bear I
share and proportion of all taxes of s
cry kind and character levied by the /
ard of Commissioners of the said G
trict for the carrying on of such
rks.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, etc. In
That after their organization, the i
ard of Commissioners of the said 8
image district shall have, possess a
exercises all the authorities. DOW $