Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-07-15
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On motion duly made and seconded
the following ordinance was unani- |
mouSly adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Creating q drainage district Tn he
known as the Lake Bruen Drainaoe
District, defining the limits thereof
and appointing three commissioners
thereof and designating the domicile
thereof.
Section l.. Be it ordained bv the
Police jury Of the Parish of Tensas
IN lawful session convened. that .
Drainage District to be known as the
LakeBruen Drainage District is here
by. created.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc., that the limits Of the said Drain.
age District shall be as follows: "Be-
ginning at point on Levee at Hard
Times Ramp on Hard Times Plant
alton and running in q Southerly di-
rection along said Levee 70 a noint
on Main Gravel Highway At an old
gin on Pamela Plantation: thence
along said Public Road leading
through Pamela plantation in North
erly direction to intersection of said
road with Section Line Of Section IS
and Section z, Township IL North.
range IL East; thence in q Westerly
direction to Half Section line divid-
ing Sections 81 and 35; thence North
along dividing line between Sections
81 and IS and Sections 20 and 28
to Half Section Line between Sec
tons 20 and 20; thence West along
Half Section Line Of Section 20 to
Mo. Pac. Railroad; thence North
along said railroad to boundary line
between Osceola and LocusEiand
plantations; thence West along said
boundary line to Southwest corner
Of Section 20, Township IL, North,
Range IL East; thence in q Northerly
direction along Western boundary Of
Locuseland plantation to Eastern
corner Of Section 80, Township IL
North, Range IL East; thence East
along line between Sections 8 and e.
Township IL North, Range IL East
to Northwest corner Of johnson Benz
plantation; thence in q Soukherly di.
rection along Western boundary OF
johnson Bend plantation to South
west corner Of said plantation; thence
East along Southern Boundary lin.
Of johnson Bend plantation to thu
Southeast corner Of said plantation
thence in a Northerly direction alonf
the Eastern boundary line Of johnson
Bend plantation to road running alonI
bank of Lake st. Joseph; thence along
sid Public road to Northwest cornel
Of Raritan plantation; thence abou
1900 feet in Q Southerly direction
on the boundary line OF Hollywoo,
and Raritan plantations to larg,
drainage ditch running East and Yves
through Raritan and Winter Quarter
plantations; thence along said ditch il
IN Easterly direction through Rarital
and Winter Quarters plantations b
Moss Cell plantation; thence abou
1000 feet North along line betweel
Moss Cell and Winter Quarters plant
atoms TO public road; thence alon,
said public road to point Of begin
ming"
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc., that the following named thre
persons residing in said District, en-
being citizens Of the State of Louis
lana, who, or whose wives, are al
sessed with at least Five Hcndre
Dollars ($500.00) worth Of real Ct
tate in said District, or who represen
q. corporation owning lands in raj
District worth over Five Hundre
Dollars ($500.00), or an office
designated to repreSent said corpol
alton by Q resolution OF the Boar
Of Directors thereof, and who hav
been recommended in writing by owe
twenty five (25) Of the resident Ian
owners Of the said District, al
hereby appointed commissioner, i
the said Lake Bruen Drainage Di
trict, C. C. Brooks and E. ]. Walto,
who are to serve for two years frol
this date; and Jas. p. Allen, who
to serve for four years from tn
dste. .'i
And the Clerk Of Shis Board
directed to notify the Honorabl
John n. Parker, Governor Of 4
State Of Louisiana, Of the formatio
81 Shis district, in order thaE he ms
name the other two COMMISSIONS
who are to serve for four years.
Section 4. And It u further o
dained, ETC., that that said three Con
nisuioners herein appointed, togeth'
viii the two to be appointed By Z
,Sscvsrner. az the State Of Louisian
shaii net n The Town Of St Josep
Iouisiano, ct tie Court House, whis
4 bersbv declared 70 y & - I. Sersis !,