The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-16

vested in and controlled by = board
of commissioners to be known az the
The Board of Drainage Commission
ers of the Lawtell Drainage District;
and said board of commissioners shall
be composed of five members, who, or
whose wives shall own real estate sit
mated within the boundaries OF said
drainage district assessed for not less
than five hundred dollars ($500.OO).
or must be the representatives OF
some corporation owning real estate
within the said drainage district
assessed for not less than five hun
bred dollars ($500.00). Persons pos
sessing such qualifications may be ap-
pointed drainage commissioners
whether they be residents or nOn-reSi-
dents of said drainage district, but
must be residents of this state. The
police jury shall appoint three com
missiOners, one for term of four
years and two for a term of two years
each. The remaining two commission
ers shall be appointed by the governor
of the state to serve for four years
each, and al appointments OF commits
sioners by the said police jury there
after shall be for a term of four years
each. The appointment of the COM
missioners by the police jury shall be
made upon a written petition signed
by not less than twenty-five land own
ers of said drainage district.
All vancancies on said board caused
by death resignation or otherwise,
shall be filled in the same manner IN
which the commissioners thereof were
originally appointed and for the I'M
expired term only.
Section 5. Be it further ordained.
etc, that the commissioners appointed
under the provisions of Section Four
of the ordinance, after having quail
fled according to law, shall convene
and hold their first meeting in the
town of Lawtell on the 31st day OF
March, 1921, at Ten O'clock, a. M,
and shall then and there proceed to
organize by the election of officers as
follows:
First: They shall elect from their
number a president and vice-president.
The president shall perform the du-
ties as are usually required of presi-
dents Of corporate bodies of this char
acter. The vice-president shall act in
the absence of the president or dur
ing the time of his inability to act.
Second: They shall elect a secre-
tary and treasurer who may or may
not be a member Of the board of COM
missioners. The secretary and treas
urer shall receive a salary not eX-
dNJIorc ICOS my
per month and shall perform all dd-
ties required by him or them by the
board of commissioners.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the board of commissioners
shall meet as often as they deem it
necessary to properly conduct the az
fairs of the district, provided that at
least one meeting shall be held every
year All of the expenses of admin
istering the affairs of said drainage
district, including salaries Of officers
etc, shall be paid out of any funds in
the hands of the treasurer belonging
to the said district when such items,
bills. salaries. or other expenses shall
have been approved at a meeting of
the board of commissioners, provided
that the commissioners themselves
shall not receive any compensation
for their services as members Of said
drainage board, but may be re-imburs
ed for any expenses incurred in per
forming the duties imposed upon them
by virtue Of their appointments.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the said board of commits
sioners may make and adopt bylaws,
rules and regulations for its govern
ment and that of it's officers and en-
plOyees.
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, that in order to carry into effect
the provisions contained in this or
dinance relative to the drainage Of
the land situated within the boun-
daries of said drainage district. the
said board of commissioners are here
by fully authorized, empowered ami
directed to provide the funds neces-
sary therefor by levying and collecting
in the manner provided by law, any
tax or forced contribution which is
now or may hereafter be authorized
by the constitution and laws of this
state and to incur debts and issue
negotiable bonds as authorized by Act
No. 256 of 1910 of the general assem-
bly, of the state of Louisiana, as we'll
as any and all amendments that may
now exist or may hereafter be made
thereto.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that said drainage district shall
have and possess all the rights, pow
ers, privileges and immunities that
are now conferred upon it by the con-
stitutiOn and laws as well as any and
all laws or parts of laws or amend
ments thereto that may now exist or
may hereafter be enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Louisi-
ana.
Section TO- Be it further ordained,
etc., that this ordinance shall take er-
feet Immediately from and alters its
adoption, and publication
Voting for the ordinance: Messrs.
St. Cyr, Phillips, Dupre, Cummings,
GuidroZ, Moreau, W. F. Brown. Clop-
ton, Godeau, McCaffery, Deshotels,
Sylvestrey Dejean, Guillory.
Voting against the ordinance. None.
Adopted this Sth day of March, A.
D., 1921.
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
President Pro Tenn.
Attest:-J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Resolution Appointing Commissioners
Upon motion by Mr. w. C. Dejean.
seconded by Mr.. Guillory. the follow