The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-27
PROCLAM NATION.

Be it remembered that we, the under
| signed Board of Commissioners of thu
| Cypr2mort Drainage District, at a meet
ing for that purpose, did this day meet
at oHr Office in Baldwin Parish of st.
Mary, Louisiana. for tho purpose of
counting the votes and compiling the res
turns sent in by the commissioners of
election at the two polling places in the
said Drainage District, of an election
| held therein on the 10th day of October,
1900. for and against the proposition
| submitted to the property taxpayers as
electors under the laws and constitution
of the State Of Louisiana Of the Cyprc-
mort Drainage District. as per resolution
adopted on the 4th day of September,
1900, by the Board of Commissioners Of
the said drainage district. and as adopted
and passed by the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary Oh the same date.
The meeting having been regularly called
to orderly John Baldwin, Jr., President.
and a quorum of said Commissioners
present and signing this proclamation.
They in open session aud in the pres
ence Of l.. c. Borah, S. G. Melancon and
Z. ". Coleman. competent witnesses and
Others who chance to be present at the
compilation of said returns and having
ascertained frCm the said compilation of
the votes in number aud amount cast at
the different polling places in said
Drainage District at said election for and
against the proposition submitted to {,
vote of the property taxpayers of the
said Cypremort Drainage District by tho
resolution aforesaid to.wit:
To incur an indebtedness of $50, OO(
and to authorize the said Drainage Dis
trlct to levy FIVE mill tax on all tn
property in said Drainage District sub
Ject to said taxation and to issue ntcres
bearing bonds for the amount Of S:,0, OO
or as follows to>wit:
Number of votes for the propos;tio
submitted as aforesaid, 3G.
Number OF votes against the propose
ton submitted as aforesaid. none GO
Amount Of assessed value of tho proper
for the proposition submitted as afor
said, $13l $50 Amount of assessed val
Of property aSains. the proposition
aforesaid, none
And having completed said count a
compilation. we replace in the ball
boxes, the tickets or ballots. the tai
sheets. the compiled statement
number and list OF voters and after liavi
sealed same, forwarded them to
clcrk of the Court of the Parish st. Ma
md as said proposition submitted
.arrlcd by unanimous vote in numl
md amount of property Taxpayers VI
az at said election. we the said comm
'ioners Of said Drainage District in 81
zion assembled ss aforesaid, hereby
,lare that the said proposition Submit
o the property tax pay crs of the Cyp1
mort Drainage District by resoluti
Iforcsaid. adopted on the 9TH dav
1900, as aforesaid, is CARR
as evidence by the comp
ltion of the vote as herein set forth Il
having made public proclamation Of t
hove result. We have closed this prese
,roces verbal OF compilation of vot
II number and amount which is made
riplicate.
Witness the President of eaid Boa
nd members thereof attending Sill
meeting. 1T their office in the town
Baldwin. Parish Of st. Mary, Lousan!
n the 18th day of October. 1900, in It'd
rcseDce of the said three witnesses VIII
ave signed these proceedings with th
resident and members of the Boar
ereof.
JNO. BALDWIN, JR.
resident If the Board of Commissioners
L.. p. PATOUT.
f. RICHARD,
W. 3. KEMPER,
Commissioners.
}. Z. kEMPER, Secretary.