The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-17
Hebert, and UNANIMOUSLY carried,

to>wit:
Be it Resolved, that the Board of Com
missioners of the Yellow Bayou Drainage
District of the Parish of ST. Mary, having
Jurisdiction over the Yellow Bayou Sub
Drainage District No. do now proceed to
open the ballot box, used at the special
election, held in the said Sub-Drainage
District, on May 9Th, 1918, and examine
and count the votes cast at said election,
contained in said box, in numbers and
amo lnts, examine I'D canvass the returns
made by the Commissioners and Clerk.
serving at said election, as shown by the
tally sheet, poll list and compiled state
ment of the votes, made by said Commits
sioners and Clerk, presiding at said cleo
ton all in accordance with the resolutions
of this I'D ordering said election, Of
date Marc 22nd, 1918.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Yellow Bayou Drainage District, having
jurisdiction over the Yellow Bayou sub
DRAMA re District No. l, then proceeded IN
the presence of three competent witnesses
to count the ballots contained in the box
used at said election, and examine same
as to numbers nd amounts, to inspect the
poll list, tally sheet and compiled state
ment of votes made by the Commissioners
and Clerk, presiding at said election; and,
after such inspection ana examination
and canvass of said ballots and returns
were rade, the following resolution was
introduced by Albert 5. Hebert. duly
seconded by [. s. Wooster and unanimous
" carried to.wit:
A RESOLUTION.
Be it remembered that We, the Board Of
Commissioners of the Yellow Bayou Drain:
age District of the Parish of St. Mary, Loui--
sana, having jurisdiction over the Yellow
Bayou Sub-Drainage District No. l, acting
as Board of commissioners for the election
held in and 4or the Yellow Bayou SUBJ
Drainage District No. OF the Parish Of
st. Mary, on May 9th, 1918, met this day
in open session at the CentreVille Bank, in
the Towu of CentrevI !e, La, at the hour
of 10 O'Clock a. M, o., the purpose Of
counting the votes, cast at said election,
and examining same both as to numbers
and amounts, and examining and inspect-
ing and compiling the returns sent in by
the Commissioners and Clerk, presiding
at said election IN said Sub-Drainage Dis
trict on the 9th day of May, A. D., 1913.
for and against the propositions submitted
to the property tax payers, quallhed as
electors under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Loui siana, conformably to
the resolution adopted, on the END Gay OF
March, A. D., 1913 by this Board.
The meeting having been regularly
called to order by Mr.. w. s. Haley. vice
president, and all members of said Board
of Commissioners being present. except
William T. Brown, did in open session. and in
the presence of Howard S. Nordyke, Frank Il.
Hebert and William +. Sennette three COM
petent witnesses, and in the presence OF as
many others as chose to attend the inspection,
compilation and examination of said election,
proceed to open said ballot box, examine and
count the votes til srein, and having ascertain
ed FROM the inspection, examination and com
pilation that the votes in numbers ana amounts
cast at the aforesaid election held III the Vel
low BAYOU Sub Drainage District No. l, of the
Parish of ST. Mary, Louisiana, for and against
the propositions, submitted to the vote OF the
nrOnerty tax PAYERS of said Sub Drainage Dis
trict by a resolution Of the said Board of Com.
missioners, adopted March 22nd, 1913 were
to wit:
tax of thirty cents per acre De levied on All the
nroperty subject to State taxation in the Vel
low Bayou Sub Drainage District No. ], TOR the
period of forty years for the purpose OF I'M
dertaking prosecuting and consuInmating the
widening and deepening of the present canal
rom the cuIvert of the NJ. l.. & I. K. X. S S.
Co., to the end of its southern branch IN the
lard of Clinton and Albert Martin, and
making branch or extension 10 the cahai 10
n0int in Verdunville in the Caleb Nerdun lane
10 be designated by a competent surveyor and
over the most economical route available, ana
maintaining same
submitted as aforesaid, Twenty Six (26).
Number of votes cast against proposition No
l. submitted as aforesaid, None.
Amount of assessed valuation OF property
aforesaid, s35 $50. 20 Thirty Five Thousand
Five Hundred and Sixty Eight and 2o-l0O
Dollars.)
Amount of assessed valuation of property,
cast against proposition No l, submitted as
aid, None. WI,
Proposition No. 2-Shall the Yellow bayou
Sub Drainage District No. l, incur debt and
issue bonds of the Yellow Bayou SubDrain-
age District No. !, to the amount OF Eight
Thousand Dollars, to run forty years, bearing
interest at the rate of FIVE per cent. per an
MN. payable annually for the purpose OF fund
iny the special acreage tax, outlined in propo-
sitiOu No. !, whose proceeds are to be used tor
said special drainage work, ana us maintenance,
as described in proposition No. l.
Number of votes cast for proposition No ,,
submitted aforesaid, Twenty-SiX (2G).
Number of votes cast against Proposition No.
2. submitted as aforesaid, None.
A .iount of assessed valuation OF property,
cast in f vor of proposition No., submitted as
aforesaid s35, 568 20 (rhiriy Five Thousand,
Five Hundred Sixty Eight and 20-lOO Dollars ]
Amount of asses ed valuation of properly
cast against proposition No. '.esuamitted as