The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-09-01
Proclamation Of Election.

Sub Drain age Di-tric. No. o
the Cypremort Drainage Dis
trict of st. Mary Parish, La, OF
the 18th day Of August, 1917. t.
levy an acreage tax or foicec
contribution for the purpose q
establishing and maintaining
system of gravity drainage 9.
the lands situated within sale
Sub.Drainage District No. 3.
United States of America, !
State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Mary. J
Be it known that the Board Of Com
missioners of the Cypremort Dram
age District Of st. Mary Parish, La,
by virtue Of the authority vested IN
them and in pursuance Of law. ana IN
accordance with the resolution adopt
ed on July 10th 1917, did on this l4til,
day OF August, 1917. at the hour OF
1880 a. m, meeting open session at
the domicile of said Board and pro-
ceeded to open the sealed ballot box
containing the votes casted at the
special election held in Sub-drainage
District No. 3 Of the Cypremort Drain.
age District of St. Mary Parish. La.
90 August 18th. 1917 (Which said box
was delivered to the Board OF Com
missioners Of the Cypremort Drain
age District of St. Mary Plrlsh, La,
by the commissioners and clerk pre-.
siding at said election within forty.
eight (46) hours after the closing OF
the poll, the canvassing OF the vote
and making out the returns OF the re-
suit thereof on August 18th, 1917. in
compI aimee with the requirements OF
Act 1856 OF 1910, and proceeded to in'
spect, examine, count and canvass the
votes contained In said ballot box as
70 the number and names OF the tax
payers wh0 had voted therein. as well
% the respective assessments voted
by them and to compare same with the
certified list Of taxpayers entitled to
vote at said election, showing the
valuation OF each taxpayers property
furnished by the Registrar OF voters Of
st Mary Parish, in accordance With
Section 8 Of Act 256 OF 1910; and pro.
seeded to open. inspect, examine, and
canvass the returns made by the COM
.nissioners aud cIerk presiding at said
election held in the Sub.drainage Dr.
strict No 5 OF the Cypremort Drainage
District of the Parish Of st. Mary, La,
on August 18th, 1917. under the re-
hplu.ion adopted by the Board of Com
imiss,oners Of the Cypremort Drainage
District of St. Mary Parish, La, on
July 10Th, 1917, for the purpose Of
submitting to the qualified taxpayers
within the boundaries of said Sub.
drainage district No. 3, asestablished, de-
dned and fixed by the resolution Of this
Board Of date November 29th, 1915,
creating and establishing said Sub
drainage District No. 8, the proposition
OF levyiug and imposing au acreage tax
or forced contribution Of fifteen tl5cl
cents per acre, each ear. for q period
Of ten t1O years. upon oil real property
situated within said Sub.drainage Di-
strict No. 3 OF the Cypremor, Drainage
District Of st. Mary Parish, La, sui.
ject to State taxation, beginning with
and including the year 1911 und extend
ing to aud including the year 1926, for
the purpose Of providing and maintains
p,g system of gravil, drainage Of the
lands situated within said Sub-draInage
District No. 3.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, we proceeded 10 make the follow.
ing compiled statement Of the result Of
bald election. aud did tlnd that The
humber Of votes for and against the
eulmit,ed were as follows
Total number of votes ia favor Of
said: Twenty (2Ol.
Amount in value Of assessed pro-
perty voted in favor OF the PROPOSE
tiou, submitted as aforesaid. Twenty
one Thousand. four hundred and
seven 1921, 4O7 0W Dollars
Total number Of votes cast against
The proposition. submitted as afore-
,sid. None.
Total amount IN assessed value of
property Voted against the protosl- |
lion, subn1istsd as aforesaid, None.
Majority In number of tax payers In
favor OF said rropositlon,-T
10Y.
Msiority ia value of assessed pro-
perty In favor OF said propOsition,-
Twenty zone thousand, four hundred
Ind seven (s2l ,4O7 00l.
Therefore, II appearing that the said
was duly and legally car
-;e.i by II majority both 10 numbers aod
amounts Of the taxra. ers Of sid Sub
irsinnge Distric, No 3, qualified 81
sote at said election under the cunslltu
ion and laws vf this State. who parii-
.ipated ia ssid election, as shown by
b. inspection, examination, aud eau
FxsSiug Of The votes cast al SAID elec-
lon, ~ well Us tue sworn returns of the
and CLERK pvesitiag At
aid election which we found to ho 'tur
nd CORRECT, We DO accordingly ratisy
aid eworn returns OF said election and
pprovs same and declare that said pro.
osition has been carried both in NUM-.
or vf votes and assessed valuation If
r,party, and We do accordingly make
nh iie nr0rla "a atinn of The result