The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-01
NORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE.
recognizing the Yellow Bayou Drain
age District, situated In the Parish Of st.
Mary, State Of Louisiana under act No. 81
Of the acts of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana. approyet uly 7th /,
1910, and all subsequent acts OF the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
amending same, and especially Act 2l9 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana, approved uIy llth.
ton of the State of Louisiana, adopted
1898, and all subsequent amendments
thereto. and especially the amendment a.,
adopted by the qualified voters of the
State of Louisiana, at the Congressional
Election held on Nov. Sth, 1910, and the
amendment as contained in act No. 1872 OF
the acts of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana. approved uly 9th,
1917, and adopted by the qualified voters
of the State OF Louisiana, Nov. 5th, 1912,
appointing commissioners therefor; and
comforting on said Drainage District as
thus organized, all the powers conferred
BY law.
Whereas, there has appeared before this
honorable Body, the Yellow Bayou Drain
Age District. under resolution Of its Board
of Directors, praying that 1t be re-organiz-
No. 317 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
organized.
Section l. Therefore, be it ordained by
the Police ury of the Parish Of st. Mary
in regular session convened that the said
Yellow Bayou Drainage District, be, in
accordance with its petition, hereby re,
organized under Act No. 3l7 Of the acts of
the General Assembly. of the State of
Louisiana, approved July 7, 1910, and all
subsequent acts of the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana, amending same
and especially act 219 of the acts of the
ana, approved uly 18th, 1912; an d under
Article 281 Of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, adopted 1898, and all SUBJ
sequent amendments thereto, and especial
ly the amendment as adopted by the quals
flied voters Of the State of Louisiana, at
thaaCOngressional Election held on Nov.
8th, 1910. and the amendment as contained
in Act No. 1872 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, 1912.
And the said District is hereby organized
under said acts, to be composed of that
portion of the Parish of st. Mary, describ.
ed as follows, to.wit:
''That certain body of land situated in
the Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana, bound-
ming down Bayou Teche, extending from
the line 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 Verdunville 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 |
+. C.. 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 northerly direction along the
back of the concessions constituting the
Cherry Bank Plantation and also the
plantation formerly owned by Lyman
Stansbury and Bij0u 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
Bayou Drainage District, described in Or
dinance No. adopted by the Police
Jury of the Parish Of St. Mary, April 9th,
1904, and in which reference is made to a
certain survey and map thereof, made by
J. P. Kemper, Civil Engineer, which map
2 on file and Of record in the Recorders
Office Of the Parish of St. Mary, in Book
SS Of Conveyances, page IS Entry No. 3d.
eOO. inscribed therein of date May 14th.
1904 to which map and plan of survey.
Ipecial reference Is made.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc. {
hat this Police Jury, having received
,etiti0n, signed by oyer Is of the property
.wners of said Yellow Bayou Drainage
district, and the said property owners by
'etition, having recommended the APP j
,0intments of W. T. Brown and joseph
Nnguay and Albert S. Hebert propertv
wnefs tn said District. they, being each
ssessed with property exceeding $500. OOI
! amount, be and the said above named 8
erties are hereby appointed as Commis> j
onersof the said Yellow Bayou Drainage T
lstrict, w. T. Brown and Joseph Fanguav Il
cling appointed for the term Of two years. /
nd Albert s. Hebert. for the term of four =
Mars. G
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc., !;
lst all the duties land powers imposed :
nd conferred upon Drainage Districts and S
rainage Commissioners as set forth in act
o. 81 of the acts of the General AS.
lmbly Of the State Of Louisiana, approved b,
lly 7th, 1910, and all subsequent acts of q,
70 General Assembly of the State of -,
amending same, and especially ~
q 2lo OF the acts OF the General Assembly
the State OF Louisiana, approved July b.
"a, 1878 and under Article 28l of the p
institution Of the State of Louisiana, cc
l0pted 1898, and all subsequent amend, :.
ents thereto, and especially the amend. al
INT a. adopted by the qualified voters of az
9 State OF Louisiana, at the Congression- Of
Election held on Nov. 9Th, 1910, and the be
,endment a. contained in let No. 1872 Of be
. acts OF the General Assembly of the or
lte OF Leuisiana. approved July 9Th 1912, %
d adopted by the qualified voters of the
sts Of Louisiana, Nov. 9Th, 1912, be and w
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