§ 8-18. District No. 3

(a) Created; boundaries. Under and by virtue of the authority conferred by R.S. 40:1491—40:1501 inclusive, a fire protection district is created in the parish and shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following boundaries, to wit:

Beginning at the southwest corner of the corporate limits of the Village of Clarence, Louisiana, said point being on the mid-channel line of Red River; thence westerly and northerly along the mid-channel line of Red River to its intersection with the northwest boundary line of Section 33, T-10-N, R-7-W; thence northeast along the northwest boundary line of Sections 33 and 66, of T-10-N, R-7-W, to its intersection with the western boundary of Section 2, T-10-N, R-7-W; thence north along the western boundary line of said Section 2 to the northwest corner of same, said point being the township line common to T-10-N and T-11-N, thence east along said township line to its intersection with the mid-channel line of Black Bayou in Section 4, T-10-N, R-6-W, thence southeasterly along the meander of the mid-channel line of Black Bayou to its intersection with Saline Bayou in Section 11, T-10-N, R-6-W; thence southerly along the meander of Saline Bayou, said bayou being the boundary line between Natchitoches and Winn Parishes, to its intersection with Red River; thence northwesterly along the meander of the mid-channel line of Red River to the point of beginning at the southwest corner of the corporate limits of the Village of Clarence, Louisiana.

(b) Name; corporate powers. Said district is designated as "Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana," shall constitute a public corporation and shall have the powers and privileges granted by the Constitution and statutes of this state to such corporations, including the authority to incur debt and levy taxes.

(c) Governing body. In accordance with the powers of R.S. 40:1495 and 40:1496, the governing body of the district shall consist of a board of commissioners of the district, which shall consist of five (5) members. Two (2) members shall be appointed by the police jury, two (2) by the town council of the Village of Clarence, Louisiana and the chairman of the board shall be selected by the other four (4) members. Each member of the board shall be a resident property taxpayer of the district.

Two (2) of the first members of the board shall hold office until one year from the January first immediately succeeding their appointment and three (3) members shall hold office until two (2) years from the January first immediately succeeding their appointment, the respective terms to be designated by lot. Thereafter, each member appointed shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by the body originally making the appointment so vacated.

(d) Organization. The police jury shall fix the time and place for the first meeting of the board. At this meeting the board shall organize and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer or a combined secretary-treasurer. The persons filling these offices may, but need not, be members of the board.

(e) General powers and duties. The board shall adopt its rules and procedure and fix the time and place of its regular meetings. Generally, it has such powers and shall perform such duties as are customary for the governing bodies of taxing districts and political subdivisions, including the right to levy taxes and to operate and control the property acquired by the district. It may do all things necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.

(Ord. of 10-20-76, §§ 1—5)