§ 27-192. Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1.

(a)

Created. A consolidated waterworks district is hereby created within the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, to be known and designated as Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson, which shall comprise and embrace all of that territory within existing East Jefferson Waterworks District No. 1, Consolidated Waterworks District No. 2 of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, and Sub-Waterworks District No. 1 of Consolidated Waterworks District No. 2 of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana; described as follows, to wit:

All of that territory situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, with the exception of that territory contained within the corporate limits of the City of Westwego, the Town of Grand Isle; and the City of Gretna, except that that portion of the City of Gretna that is contained within Jefferson Parish Precincts 12-G and 13-G as those precincts are constituted as of May 15, 2013 shall be included within the district.

(b)

Powers and privileges. The Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson, as thus created, shall constitute a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, and shall have all the powers and privileges granted by the constitution and statutes of this state to such subdivisions, including the authority to incur debt, to issue bonds and to levy taxes; including, but not limited to, those powers and privileges granted in Chapter 8, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (LSA R.S. 33:3811—33:3836 inclusive).

(c)

Governing authority. The Jefferson Parish Council, the governing authority of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be and it is hereby designated as the governing authority of Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson.

(d)

Domicile, seal, etc. The domicile of said Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson shall be and is hereby designated as the Office of the Parish Clerk, Fourth Floor, New Courthouse Building; Gretna, Louisiana; the official seal of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana be and the same is hereby adopted as the official seal of said Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1, of the Parish of Jefferson, and the official journal of the Parish of Jefferson be and the same is hereby designated as the official journal of said Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson.

(e)

Contract rights or obligations. The creation of Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson shall not affect or impair in any manner contract rights enjoyed by the holders of any outstanding bonds or obligations of East Jefferson Waterworks District No. 1 Consolidated Waterworks District No. 2 of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, and Sub-Waterworks District No. 1 of Consolidated Waterworks District No. 2 of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana.

(Ord. No. 18418, §§ 1—5, 12-4-91; Ord. No. 24534, § 1, 7-24-13)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 18418, § 6, adopted December 4, 1991, repealed §§ 27-192—27-194 concerning water districts. Former §§ 27-192—27-194 derived from the Code of 1961, §§ 17-59, 17-68 and 17-76.33(a) respectively. Sections 1—5 of Ord. No. 18418 did not specifically amend the Code; therefore, inclusion as § 27-192 was at the discretion of the editor.