The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
ANORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
Recognizing the Yellow Bayou Drain
age District, situated In the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana under act NJ. 81
of the acts Of the General Assembly OF tn
State Of louisiana. approve July ia.
1911, and all subsequent ac % h G~r: raj
Assembly of the state oi Loui>i M,
amending same, and especially ,ct 2lD II
the Acts of the General Assembly of The
state Of Louisiana, approved July 18th.
1912; ami under Article 2Sl, Of the i.onstiu-
ton of the State Of Louisiana, adopted
1898, and all subsequent amendments
thereto. and especially the amendment is
adopted by the qualified voters Of the
Election held on Nov. Sth, 1910, and the
amendment IL Contained in act No. 1872 of
the acts OF the General Assembly Of the
State OF Louisiana. approved July 9th.
1917, and adopted by the qualified voters
of the State of Louisiana, Nov. 9Th, 1872,
appointing commissioners therefor; and
coRferrIng on said Drainage District as
thus organised, all the powers conferred
by law.
Whereas. there has appeared before this
Honorable Body, the Yellow Bayou DIR un-
age District. under resolution of its Board
of Directors, praying that 1t be re-Oryaniz-
ed in accordance with Section IL Of Act
No. 81 of the Acts of the General As
sembly OF the State OF Louisiana. approved
July 7th, 1910; and whereas it is believed
to be for the best interest of the said
Drainage District, that it should be res
Sector 1. Therefore, be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish Of st. Mary
in regular session convened thai the said
Yellow Bayou Drainage District, be, in
accordance with its petition, hereby res
organised under Act No. 81 of the acts O.
the General Assembly of the State o.
subsequent acts of the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisiana, amending same
and especially act 2l9 of the acts of tie
General Assembly OF the State of LOUISE
ana. approved July 18th, 1912; and under
Article 28l 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 quail.
lied voters Of the State of Louisiana, at
the Congressional Election held on Nov.
Sth. 1910. and the amendment as contained
in Act No. 1S2 Of the acts of the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, APP
proved July 9th, 1912. and adopted by the
qualified voters of the State Of Louisiana,
Nov. 9Th, 1917.
under said acts, to be composed of that
portion of the Parish of st. Mary, describ-
ed Is follows, tO.wit:
THAT certain body of land situated in
the Parish of st. Mary, Louisiana, bOund-
ed on the north by the public road run
ming down Bayou Teche, extending from
the liHe between Susie and Frances plant-
alton, the property Of the Kramer Planting
Co., Ltd, to the lane running south from
tue public road at Yerdupville, which lane
divides the property OF Druilhet and Bou-
dreauX on the east from the numerous
small tracts which constitute the settle
mont of Verdu1ville on 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. G. Mash, Is reached. thence along this
lower line aforesaid in s0uthwestery
direction until the lower back corner Of
sxid Cherry Bank Plantation is reached,
thence In n0rtherly direction along the
back OF the concessions constituting the
Cherry Bank Plantation and also the
Stansbury and Bijou Plantation, now own.
ed by Foster Bros, until the lower back
corner between the SUSIE and Frances
plantations are reached, thence along the
line between the Susie and Frances plant
atoms to the point of beginning at the
public road.
This being the description of the Yellow
dinsnce 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 thereof, made by
j. +. Kemper, Civil Engineer, which map
10 on die and of record in the Recorders
Office Of the Parish of st. Mary, in Book
SS OF Conveyances, page IS Entry No. 3d.
wv, inscribed therein Of date May 14th.
l0A to which map and plan of survey,
SDeCial reference il made.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc.
that this Police Juf y; having received a
petition, signed by oyer 25 of the property
owners of said Yellow Bayou Drainage
District, and the said property owners by
petition. having recommended the ap-
p0intments Of W. I. Brown and Joseph
Eanguay and Albert 3. Hebert property
owners in said District, they, being each
assessed with properly exceeding $500 w |
In amount, be and the said above named
parties are hereby pointed as Commas
si0neFs Of the said Yellow Bayou Drainage
District. W. 7. Brown and Joseph Fanguay
being appointed for the term Of two years
and Albert 3. Aebert. for the term Of four
years.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all the duties and powers imposed |
and conferred upon Drainage Districts and |
Drainage Commissioners Is Bet forth in act
No. 81 Of the acts of the General As
sembly Of the state OF Louisiana, approx ed |
July 7th, 1910, and all subsequent acts OF |
the General Assembly Of the State of |
Louisiana, amending same, and especially |
Acl 40 Of the acts Of the General Assembly |
Of the state OF Louisiana, approved July |
18th, 1919; and under Article 2Sl of the |
Consultation Of the State of Louisiana,
adopted 1885, and all subsequent amend-
ments thereto, and especially the amend !
mont Is adopted by the qualified voters of |
the State Of Louisiana, at the Congression-
oil Election held on Nov. 9Th, 1910, and the |
1meadment NJ contained in A Ct No. 1872 of |
the acts Of the Ct neral Assembly of the
and adopted By the (led voters of the