The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08
ANORDTNANCE.

All ORDINANCE.
Reorgalisius the Yellow Bayou Drain.
age Distriu1, situated In the Parish Of st.
Mary, State Of Louisiana under act No. 8l7
Of the acts 0f the General Assembly OF the
State OF louisiana. approve uly 7th,
1910. and al subsequent acts OF the General
Assembly Of the state Of Lonisi qua,
amending same, aud especially Act 7i9 Of
the Acts Of the General Assembly Of TIE
State Of Louisiana, approved uly 18th.
1912; and under Article2Sl, Of the Constitu-
ton IT the State of Louisiana, adopted
1898, and all subsequent amendments
ihereto. and especially the amendment as
State of Louisiana. at the Congressional
Election held on Nov. Sth, 1910, and the
amendment as contained in act No l32 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. 9th, 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-
ed in accordance with Section 16 Of Act
No. 817 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 re-
Sector /. Therefore, be it ordained by
the Police ury of the Parish of st. Mary
In regular session eOnN ened that the said
Yellow Bayou Drainage District, be, In
vry;th Ito
organised under Act No. 8l7 Of the acts Of
the General Assembly. Of the State Of
louisiana, approved July7, 1910, anu all
NbseQuent acts of the General Assembly
the state of Louisiana, amending same
and especially act 2l9 of the acts of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisi-
an. approved uly 18th, 1912; an d under
Of Louisiana, adopted 1898, and all SUBJ
sequent amendments thereto, and especial
~ the amendment as adopted by the quals
lied voters of the State of Louisiana, at
tlie. Congressional Election held on Nov.
9Th, 1910. and the amendment as contained
In Act No. 1872 Of the acts Of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, ap-
proved July 9th, 1912, md adopted BY the
qualified voters Of the State of Louisiana,
Nov. 9Th, 1917.
And the said District is hereby organized
under said acts, to be composed Of that
portion Of the Parish Of st. Mary, describ-
Cd % follows, t0.wit:
''That certain body Of land situated in
the Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana, bound
cd on the north BY the public, road rum
ming down Bayou Teche, extending from
ation, the property OF the Kramer Planting
Co., Ltd, to the lap4epnning south from
divides The proper fuilhet and Bou.
DIRE AUX On the eas( IN the numerous
small traen which constitute the settle
msnt Of Verdnnville on the west, bounded
on the esse BY said lane until it intersects
/. q 3ayou Sale until the lower line Of
Aor Bank Plantation, now owned by
III Narsh, ID reached. thence along this
over line aforesaid in southwesterly
direction until the lower back corner Of
said Cherry Bank Plantation is reached,
thsnce in ykaAEtherly direction alons ta5
49, thu DECISIONS constituting the
ION formerly owned by Lyman
(Sasbury 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
fine between the Susie and Frances plant
atoms to the point Of beginning at the
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 q
certain survey and map thereof, made by
Up. Kempef, Civil Engineer, which map
IN on file and Of record in the Recorders
once Of the Parish Of st. Mary, in Book
g Of Conyeys1ces, page s. Entry No; a.
~ ~ eUvw24~h man and MAN NJ c11rvov
& 5iaIrsfsfencsf Is made.
Section1 I. Belt further ordained, etc.,
that this Police Jury, having received a
petition, signed ~ oyer Is of the property
. owners Of said Yellow Bayou Drainage
District, and the said property owners by
petition, having recommended the ap-
pointments Of W. T. Brown and Joseph
fan9uay and Albert 8. Hebert property
ow2ers In said District. they, being each
assessed With property IT, .s exceeding d $4,000
pev9iso are hereby appointed as Commits
eionersof the said Yellow Bayou Drainage
District, w. T. Brown and Joseph Fanguay
being appointed for the term OF two years,
and Albert s. Hebert, for the term Of four
years.
Section 8. Be II further ordained, etc.,
T. that al the duties and powers imposed
and conferred upon Drainage Districts and
Drainage Commissioners as set forth in act
No. 81 Of the acts of the General As
sembly of the State Of Louisiana, approved
July TIN, 1910, and all subsequent acts OF
the General Assembly Of the State Of
louisiana, amending same, and especially
Act 40 Of the acts Of the General Assembly
OF The State Of Louisiana, approved July
It'll. 1919; and under Article ISL Of the
Eon6tttution Of the State Of Louisiana,
sdopted 1888, and all subsequent amend.
meats thareto. and especially the amend.
mInSes adopted by the qualified voters of
the State of Louisiana, at the Congression-
81 1lsction held on Nov. 9Th, 1910, and the
amendment ~ contained In Act No. 1872 Of
the Gets of the General Assembly of the
StsSe Of Louisiani, approved July 9th 1912,
and adopted BY the qualified voters Of the
the same are hereby conferred upon said