The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-02-11

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Drainage District.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
| PARISH OF ST MARY
| |. Henry w. kappel, Assessor in and for the
| Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana, do
| hereby certify that Wilson Mckerall and S.
| II. McCardell and James A. Peuerman are as
sessed with property situated in the Frannlin
Drainage District in the amount of Five hun
dred Dollars.
H. w. kAPPEL, Assessor.
In faith whereof witness my Offidial sihnature
| this 9TH day Of February, 1911.
Mr.. Giles then presented an ordin-
ance recognizing the Franklin
Drainage District in accordance
with the-petition, and moved it pass
age, it was seconded by Mr.. Gooch,
and was adopted by unanimous
vote, as follows
AN ORDINANCE.
Recognizing the Franklin Drainage District
situated in the Parish OF St. Mary, State OF
Louisiana. under Act 3l7 Of the Acts OF the
General Assembly of the State Of Louisiana.
for the year 1910, appointing commissioners
therefor, and comforting on said Drainage Dis
trict as organized under Act 3I7 Of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, for the year 1910. all the powers con-
| ferred by law.
Whereas, there has appeared before this
Honorable body, the Franklin Ora image Dis
trict. under resolution of its Board OF Com
missioners, praying that it be reorganized in
accordance with Section sixteen Of the Act
No. 3l7 OF the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana, for the year 1910;
and whereas, it is believed to be for the best
interest of the said Drainage District that it
should be so reorganized.
Section |. Therefore, be 1T ordalne by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of ST. Mary, in regu-
lar session convened. that the said Franklin
Drainage District be, in accordance with its
petition, hereby reorganized under Act 81 OF
the A cts OF the General Assembly Of the State
OF Louisiana, for the year 1910 and the said
DisHict is hereby organized under said Act. to
be composed of the Parish of St. Mary de.
scribed as follows:
That portion of the Parish of st. Mary, Lou
lsiana, comprising the Town of Franklin and
adjacent portion of said Parish, beginning at
point on the west bank of Bayou Teche
where it is intersected by the upper or North
ern boundary line Of lands Of the Harding Es-
tate, thence running in a southwesterly drec-
ton along said boundary line to point OF its
intersection with the Northwest bou ndary
line OF other lands OF SAID Harding Estate.
Thence in general Southeasterly dire ction
along said boundary line to the point of intt--
section OF the Northern and Western boun-
dairy lines OF the lands of the Estate of Mrs.
F. r. Perret. Thence in a Southwest erly d.
rection along said western boundary line to
the point OF its intersection with the northern
Aar nf lam r,P
Thence i'll westerly direction along said
boundary lines to the point OF it's intersec tion
with the northwestern boundary line Of the
lands of the said Jean Dartresse Theme e in a
southeasterly direction along said boundary
line to ipoint OF its intersection with the
northern boundary line of Chatsworth planta-
ton. Thence in a southeasterly direction in a
straight liue to the Point of intersect on of the
northern and western boundary lines Of lands
or Alex Lewis, Thence in southeasterly d.
rectlon along said western boundary line to
the point OF its intersection with the north
western boundary line OF lands of the Estate
OF T. j. Foster. Thence in southwesterly
direction in a straight line to the point OF it's
intersection of the northern and western
boundary lines OF lands of Winnie Rice. Thence |
in southeasterly direction along said western
boundary line to the point where it turns to |
the southeasterly direction along said boun-
dairy lines to the point of the intersec ton OF |
the northeastern and southeastern boun dary
lines of lands OF Mayer Thence in a north |
easterly direction in a straight line and along
the southern boundary lines Of lands of said |
Wynne Rice and Mrs j. Todd to the point OF |
intersection OF the southwe stern and south |
eastern boundary lines of lands of He nry b. |
Baker. Thence in a northeasterly dire ction |
100 ACT ho,,
west bank Of Bayou Teche. Thence following
the said west bank OF the Bayou Teche around
the Irish Bend to the point Of beginning.
This being the description of the Fra nklin
Drainage District described in Ordinan ce No.
by the Police Jury of the Parish of
vt. Mary on April II 1889. and in which refer
ence is. made to a certain map of the Parish of
st Mary, compiled and drafted by F, H. Wad-
dill. under the supervision OF Joseph Nor.
gress, Surveyor, and approved by the said
Police Jury, on February q, 1893
Section q Be it further ordained, etc, that
tnis Police Jury having received a petition
signed by twenty-five OF the property owners
d said Franklin Drainage District and the
said property owners by petition having re-
commended the appointment of Wilson Nc
Aerall, S. T. McCardle and j. A. Peterman.
property owners in said District. they being
assessed with property exceeding $500 90 be,
md the said above nanled parties are hereby
appointed as commissioners Of the said Frank.
IN Drainage District. S. T. McCardell and ].
l. Peterman being appointed for the term of
wo years and Wilson McKerall for term of
our years
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc., that
III the duties imposed and conferred upon
Drainage Districts and Drainage Commission
rs, as set forth in Act No. BIZ Of the Acts Of
ne General Assembly 81 the State of Louis
ina, for the year 1910, and amendment to Ar
Gle PSI OF the Constitution of the State OF
ouislana as amended by the people at the
congressional election held on November 9Th.