§ 21. Texas-Louisiana Pipe Line Corporation—Perpetual.

(a)

Be it enacted and ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana: That a right and permit be and the same is hereby granted to the Texas-Louisiana Pipe Line Corporation, a Delaware corporation doing business in Louisiana, its successors or assigns, to lay, construct, maintain and operate lines of pipe and mains for supplying gas, including telephone lines and other appurtenances in connection therewith, over, under, across and through all rivers, streams, canals and lakes in the Parish of St. Martin.

(b)

Be it further ordained, etc., that before exercising any of the rights hereunder as to any navigable stream situated in said parish, the grantee shall [obtain] the consent of the United States Engineer, or other proper United States official having jurisdiction over said stream, and all rights shall be exercised over navigable streams in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by said engineer or other official.

(c)

Be it further ordained that all rights as to all canals [be] under the supervision and control of a drainage district, etc.: That before exercising this district the grantee shall secure the permission from the board of commissioners or governing body of said district, in the event the governing body is other than the police jury, and shall construct and operate said lines in accordance with the rules and regulations and specifications of the district engineer of said district.

(d)

Be it further ordained, etc., that before constructing such lines across any streams hereunder, the grantee shall secure the permission of the landowners whose property adjoins the stream at the point or points of crossings.

(e)

Be it further ordained, etc., that in the construction of pipelines and other appurtenances hereunder, the grantee shall conduct its operations so as to interfere as little as reasonably possible with the normal use of said streams and shall so construct said lines and appurtenances as not to obstruct or interfere with the normal use of said streams.

(f)

Be it further ordained, etc., that the grantee shall have the right to assign its right under this franchise, but any assignee shall be subject to the obligations herein imposed on the grantee.

(g)

Be it further ordained, etc., that the franchise herein granted shall not be exclusive.

(Ord. of 11-3-30, § 7)