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

fore the Jury on behalf of tn
Yellow Bayou Drainage Distric
and stated that in order for then
70 accomplish. certain require,
work. a reorganization of tina
District was necessary. He pre-
sented \ brief, q copy of a rcso
luton Of its Board of Com mis- ion
ers. = petition frvm the people re
siding In the District and a copy
Of an ordinance which he asket
the Jury to adopt.
To the Honorable Members and Pres
ident of the Police Jury, of tb,
Parish OF st. Mary, State of Louis
ians:
Tho Yellow Bayou Drainage Dis
trict . corporation organized under tn,
laws Of theStsts of Louisiana, "a nd dom
iciled In the Parish of St. Mary. or
ganized under Act No. II of the Gen
efsl Assembly Of Louisiana, approved
June 9Th, 1900, and Act No, ia o
the General Assembly of Louisi
ana, approved July 18th, 1900, ant
Article 26l of the Constitution Of tn,
State Of Louisiana, adopted in 1893
and Ordinance No. of the Police
Jury OF The Parish of st. Mary
adopted Aprll 9Th, 1904, shows tc
your Honorable Body:
That Il 10 necessary that further
work should be done in the territory.
oomposing the Yellow Bayou Drain.
sge District, over which your peti.
tlOner hiss control; that petitioner
has not the necessary funds or
authority to do such work under the
atoreSai "a. laws of the State of Louisi.
oos,. Under which It was organized.
snd hndsr the ordinance creating
said district; and that it desires to be
re-0rG6nix6d under Act No. No. 3i7
Of the Acss of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, approved
July It'll, 1910, and all subsequent
aets Of the General Assembly OF the
Ststo Of lIouisisns, amending same.
and ESPECIALLY Act 2l9 of tho Acts Of
lAo General Assembly of the State of
L0uisians, approved July 18th, 1912;
so6 uader AFticle 26i Of the Constitu.
Non Of The STATE of Louisiana adopted
I0o6, and Ill subsequent amendments
thereto. and especially the amendment
- adopted By the qualified voters OF
ehe State Of touiaisna, 1t the Con.
grossiopal Election held on Nov. 8th,
1910, and the amendment - contained
In Acs No. LIS Of the acss of thu Gem
esol Assembly OF the state of Louisi-
aaa, approved Jsly 9th, 1912, and
pAopted by che qualified voters of the
State Of Loaisisas Nov. 9Th, 1912.
Your petitioner further desires that
The. s0nmissiooers OF the Yellow
0ey0u Drsinage District. Is thus re.
Organized, be appointed in accor-
dance With law.
Your petitioner further shows that
uudef the resolution OF its Board oil
c Commissioners adopted on the 25th
day Of January, A. D., 1913, its
President 10 authorized to make his
copy Of which resolu-
eion II hereto attached and made part
hereof.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBEIT 8. HESERr,
President, Board of Commissioners
yellow Bayou Drainage District.
Whereas, II has been brought to the
nteeu1ton OF the Yellow Bayou Drain.
Ne District that further work in the
wsy Of cutting new canals and drain.
Ige In accessory Ia said District, and
linoe Is 10 known to the Board Of |
Commissioners, that such work is ne
,essary: and whereas, under authori.i
y grsossd to the said drainage dis.
riob by ordinance of the Police Jury.
:rsating such district, adopted April
III; 1904, this work cannot be con.
accomplished; and since it'll
8 necessary, In order that it should
- performed a. quickly, - cheaply
nd % effectively - possible that this
)istrics b organized under Act No.
u 81 the Acts OF the General Assem-
" L,f the STATE Ut k0uisians, ap-
coved July 7th, 1910. and all subse-
ueos scss Of The Genaeal AssemblyI
~ Seass OF Louisiana. amending
ma. and Nspocially Act No. PIG 81