The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-24
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.

District No. /, adopted Marcn 22nd, 1910
TIE said Board OF Commissioners met this
Centreville Bank, in the Town of Cantre-
vile. Louisiana, In open session, for the
nurpose of counting the votes and pro-
muigating the returns of the special cleo.
ton. held N said Sub.Drainage District,
on May 9th, A. D., 1913.
Roll call by the Secretary showed the
following members present:
Present: William S. Haley, Joseph
Fanguay, I. s. Wooster and Albert S.
Hebert.
Absent: William T. Brown.
The following resolution was introduced
by l. S. Wooster. duly seconded by Albert
s. 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, haying
jurisdiction over the Yellow Bayou Sub
Drainage District No. l 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
amounts, examine and 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 Board ordering said election, of
date March 22nd, 1918.
The Board of Commissioners Of the
Yellow Bayou Drainage District, having
Jurisdiction over the Yellow Bayou Sub
Drainage District No. l, then proceeded in
the presence Of three competent witnesses
to count the ballots contained in the box
used ut said election, and examine same
as to numbers and 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,
and canvass of said ballots and returns
were made, the following resolution was
introduced by Albert S. Hebert, duly
secopded by l. s. Wooster and unanimous
" carried t0.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-
siana, having Jurisdiction over the Yellow
BAYOU Sub-Drainage District No. l, acting
~ Board of Commissioners for the election
held in and for the Yellow Bayou Sub
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 Ceptrevllle, La, at the hour
Of 10 O'Clock a. M, for 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
1t said election In said Sub-Drainage Dis
trict on the 9th day Of May, A. D., 1918.
for and against the propositions submitted
to the property tax payers, qualified as
electors under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, conformabIy to
the resolution adopted. on the 22nd day of
March, A. D., 1918 by this Board.
The meeting having been regularly
called to order by Mr.. W. 8. 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 z.
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 tn srein, and having ascertain
I'd from the inspection, examination and com.
pilstion that the votes in numbers and amounts
cast ut the aforesaid election held in the Vel
low Bayou Sub Drainage District No. /, of the
Parish of st. Mary, Louisiana, for and against
the propositions, submitted to the vote of the |
property tax payers Of s said sab, Drainage Dis
missioners, adopted March 22nd, 1913 were |
Proposition No. l-shall a special acreage
tax Of thirty cents per acre be levied on all the
property subject to State taxation in the Vel |
low Bayou Sub Drainage District No. ], for the |
period of forty years for the purpose of I'M |
widening and deepening Of the present canal |
from the culvert of the NJ. L. g. 7. r. R. & s. |
Co., to the end Of its southern branch in the |
land of Clinton and Albert Martin, and |
making branch or extension TO the canal to a |
point in Verdunville in the Caleb Verdun lane |
TO be designated by a competent surveyor and |
over the most economical route available" and |
same.
Number Of votes cast for proposition Mol.
submitted as aforesaid, Twenty Six (26).
Number OF votes cast against proposition No
!, submitted a. aforesaid, None.
Amount of assessed valuation of property
cast In favor Of proposition No: ]. submitted as
Aforesaid, $35 ,56S.2 20 Thirty Five Thousand
Five Hundred and Twilight and 2oIOo
Amount of assessed valuation of property.
cast against proposition No. !, submitted as
None.
Proposition No. 2-Shall the Yellow Bavop
8ub- Drainage District No. /, incur a debt and
issue bonds of the Yellow Bayou Subj Drain.
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.
mum, payable annually for the purpose of fund
ng the special acreage tax, outlined in propO
IitiOn No. l. whose proceeds are to be used for
aid special drainage work, and Its maintenance.
70 described in proposition No. /.
Humber of votes cast for proposition No O.
unlimited aforesaid, Twenty Six (26).
Number Of votes cast against proposition No.
!, submitted as aforesaid, None.
Amount of assessed valuation of property.
ast In favor of proposition No., submitted a.
foresaid, az, 56S. 20. (Thirty Five Thousand. {
i've Hundred Sixty Eight and 2O-lOO Dollars.
Amount OF assessed valuation of property
ast against proposition No. 2 submitted as
f0resaid, None.
And after having counted the votes, exam
ned and inspected same as to number and
mount. and having inanactad |
anvassed the poll list, tally sheet, and COM
lied statement Of votes, made by the Com
70 replaced in the ballot box the tickets or
allots, the poll list. tally sheet and compiled
allotment OF votes cast at said election and
ter having scaled said box, we sent the same
the District Clerk of the Parish of St. Mary
nd having satisfied ourselves that the RETURNS
hde by the Commissioners and Clerk pre-
ding 1T said election, are true and correct
at propositions Numbers and 2, as aforesaid
Omitted to the tax payers, qualified as cleo
~ under the laws and Constitution of the
ate OF Louisiana, TO vote at said election