The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08

ana especially act Zl9 OF the acts or tt0
| General ssenblv OF the state of Louisi-
! aua. approved July 18th, 1912; and under
| ,rticle 2S1 Of the Constitution Of the State
| Of Louisiana, adopted 1898, and all sub
seQuent amendments thereto, and especial
| ly the amendment as adopted by the qual'
| flied voters Of the State Of Louisiana, at
| the Congressional Election held on Nov.
8th. 1910. and the amendment as contained
in Act No. 132 Of the acts Of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, ap-
proved July 9th, 1912. and adopted by the
qualified voters of the State Of Louisiana.
Nov. 9Th. 1919.
And the said District il hereby organized
under said acts, to be composed OF that
portion of the Parish Of st. Mary, describe
ed as follows, to.wit:
"rhat certain body of land situated IN
the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana, bound-
ed on the north by the public road rum
ming down Bayou Teche, extending from
the linz between susie and Frances plant
alton the property of the Kramer Planting
Co, Ltd, to the lane running south from
the public road at Verdunville, which lane
divides the property of Druilhet and Bou-
dreaux on the east from the numerous
small tracts which constitute the settle
ment of Worthwhile Oh the west. bounded
on the east by said lane until it intersects
Bayou Sale, thence along the western bank
OF Bayou Sale until the lower line OF
Cherry Bank Plantation, now owned by
f. e.. Marsh, Is reached. thence along this
lower line aforesaid in southwesterly
direction until the lower back corner OF
said Cherry Bank Plantation is reached,
thence in a northerly direction along the
back of the concessions constituting the
Cherry Bank Plantation and also the
plantation formerly owned by Lyman
Stansbury and BijOu Plantation, now own
ed by Foster Bros, until the lower Dack
corner between the susie ana FRANCES
plantations are reached, thence along the
line between the susie and Frances plant
ations to the point of beginning at the
public road.
This being the description OF the Yellow
BAYOU Drainage District, described In Or
dtnance No. adopted by the Police
Jury of the Parish OF st. Mary. April 9th,
1904, and in which reference Is made to
certain survey and map thereon, made by
is on tile and Of record in the Recorders
Office of the Parish OF st. Mary, in Book
IS Of Conveyances, page Is Entry NO. o.
9OO, inscribed therein OF date May 18th.
1904 to which map and plan OF survey,
special reference is made.
Section 2 Be it further ordained, etc.,
that this Police jury, having received
netiliou, signed by oyer rs of the property
owners of SAID Yellow Bayou Drainage
district, and the said property owners by
petition, having recommended the ap-
continents of W. L. Brown and Joseph
tanYuay and Albert 5. Hebert property
owners In said District. they, be anu each
assessed with property exceeding soOOOO
IN amount, be and the said above named
parties are hereby appointed as Commas
sioners Of the said yellow Bayou Drainage
District. w. L. Brown and Joseph Fanguay
being appointed tor the term Of two years,
and A lbert s. Hebert. tor the term of four
years.
section 3. Be it further ordAiaed, ETC.,
that all the duties and powers imposed
and conferred upon Drainage Districts and
Drainage Commissions as set forth IN act
No. 3l7 of the acts Of the General As
semblv of the state Of Louisiana, approved
July 7th, 1910, and all subsequent acts OF
the General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana, amending same, and especially
Ac, 2l9 Of the acts Of the General Assembly
of the >tate Of Louisiana, approved July
18th, 1912; and under Article 2ol OF the
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana,
adopted 1893. and all subsequent amend.
ments thereto, and especially the amend
ment as adopted by the qualified voters OF
the st: te of Louisiana. at the COngresstOn-
al Election held on Nov. Sth, 1910, aud the |
amendment an contained in CT No. 132 Of
the acts of the q, neral Assembly of the
state OF Louisian H. approved July 9Th 19l2,
and adopted by the qualified voters OF the
state of Louisiana, Nov. 9th, 1912, be and
the same are hereby conferred upon said |
Drainage District and the Commissioners |
thereof.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, and |
etc, that the Drainage Commissioners |
herein appointed and the two commission
ers. to he appointed by the Governor of i
the state Of Louisiana, who shall consti-
tute The yellow Bayou Drainage District,
IN nf
meet in the town Of Centreville. in this
parish, for the purpose Of organizing; and
shall then and there elect from their nuns
Der, a President, Yice>Pre>idept apd
ecretary and Treasurer. all AZ provided
by Section 3, of Act No. 81 Of the acts oil
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, approved July 7th. l9l0.and the
said town of Genireville, st. Mary Parish,
La, shall lie and is hereby constituted the
of said Yellow Bayou Drainage
District and the commissioners thereof.
Section 3. Be it further ordained. ETC,
that the said Yellow Bayou Drainage Dis.
trict as herein organized under Act No
3l7 of the Acts of the Gene, al Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, approved July It'll,
1915, and all subsequent acts Of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
same and especially Act PIG Of
the acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, approved July 18th,
1912; and under Article 2Sl of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, adopted
1893 and all subsequent a:aepdments
thereto, and especially the amendment as
adopted by the qualified voters of the
state Of Louisiana ut the Congress ional
Election held on nov. Sth, 1910, and the
amendment. as contained in Act No 1872 of
he acts of the General ssenbly OF the
state of Louisiana, approved July 9Th. I
9l2. and adopted by The qualified voter, i
II the State Of LouI>lan,, Nov. 9th. 1912. !
hall assume all the debts and Obligations
+ the old District and same must be
quidated and adjusted NTH the creditors ;,
f the said III tr.cL, md paid out Of the
unds, that may be t4rned over to the new 9
,lsti let. or any funds that may be realizedt i
n.ier the provisions Of Act No. 3l7 of the :,
cts of the General Assembly of the state