The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-07-28
Meeting Commissioners Cy'
premort Drainage District.
ST. MARY PARISH, iOt i,lA \ ~.
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JuLY II. 1917.
Wa. the undersigned Commits oncr> OF
the Cyprcmort Drainage Dl9tl 7 ~ the
Parish OF st. Mary, state OF Loul>l do
hereby call special meeting 2. the 3 ara IA
Of Commissioners of SAID drainage az
trict. to be held at the GOmicIie OF SAID
drainage district. i'll the Parish Or -.
Mary. State Of louisiana at IL 80 O'Clock
I. NJ, on July 10th 1917, for the purpose
Of considering and acting upon petltloh
OF the property owners of SUP aralha"e
District No. 3, OF the Cyprenort Drainage
District, requesting that special election
be ordered In said Sub drainage District
and we hereby waive any requirements a.
To notice of said meeting and consent 10
transact thereat any and all business
which may come before said meeting an
der this call. G. T.. Sims. Arthur Hlehard-
Henri Julien, W. +. Giles.
The Board of Cofum ssloners Of the
Cvpremort Drainage District met this 10Th
day OF July, 1917, at its domiclle. IN the
Parish OF st. Nary, La, in special session.
Roll call by the Secretary showed The fol-
lowing members present. VIZ: Z. I. SIMS,
W. +. Giles, Henri Julien, Arthur Richard.
Absent: Jno. Baldwin. Jr.
A quorum being present the meeting
was called to order by c. T. Sims, Vice
President.
The call for the special meeting was
thon read by the Secretary, and, upon
motion made and unanimously carried,
was ordered incorporated in and to form
. part Of the minutes Of this meeting.
Upon motion OF Arthur Richard. duly
seconded by Henri Julien. and mani
mously carried, the following resolution
was adopted, to.wit:
whereas, the Board Of Commissioners
of the Cypremort Drainage District. did.
on the - day Of October. 1915, according
to law, establish within said district a
Sub.draina9e District known and de-
siRnated as Sub>drainage District No. )
OF the Cypremort Drainage District Of the
Parish Of st. Mary, and defined its limits
and boundaries as follows, to-wit'
beginning at the intersection OF the
west boundary Of the Caneland Sugar Co.,
property and the Cypre mort Branch Rail
road running In a direction due north to
BAYOU Cypremort, thence along the south
and east bank of Bayou C.premort to the
6orrel road, thence along the Sorrel road
to the north boundary Of township IL
south range s east, thence east along the
north boundary OF township IA south
range & east to the north east corner OF
the north west quarter OF the north west
quarter Of section township Il south
range 8 east. thence south to the south
I east corner Of the south west quarter of
HE north west quarter Of said section .,
thence east to the north east corner Of
the north east quarter Of the south west
Quarter Of said section 2, thence south to
the Intersection Of the public road. thence
south west to point opposite lane rum
ming along east boundary OF the CRneland
Sugar Co.. property, thence south along
With the Cypremort Branch Railroad,
thence westerly along Cypremort Branch
Rsilrnad to Z point Of beginning.
"And whereas, a petition having been
received from the property tax PAYERS re.
siding In Hub.pralnage District No. 8 Of
the Cypremort Drainage District of the
Parish Of st. Mary, state Of Louisiana, re
questing that special election be called to
submit the proposition to impose and col
lect IN acreage tax upon all real property
situated In said district, under the pro-
visions Of the constitution and laws OF the
State Of Louisiana; and said petition hav>
inG been signed by number OF property
tax payers residHAG In said Sub Drainage
District No. 3 and qualified to participate
In said election, far IL excess OF one fourth
DO in number, as was ascertained by the
examination of said petition and assess
meut roll Of the Parish OK st. Merry, for the
year Of 1916, and the registration books
showing the registered voter. within the
territory comprising said sub Drainage
Dist, let No. OF thu Cypremort Drainage
District, and the certified list furnished !
By the Sheriff and Tax Collector OF ST.
Mary Parish, giving the names OF the per,
sons In said sub.Drainage District No. 3
who had paid their poll taxes for the
years Of 1918 and 1915; the words end !
terms Of which petition. as well IS the
sigE atures thereto annexed, are as follows /
TO the Honorable President and Members |
az the Board OF Drainage Commissioned. !
for the Cyprsmort Drainage District
PARISH OF ST. Mary, State VI Lousslana.
We, the undersigned property tax pay |
ara OF HEr- Drainage District No. ) Of the !
Cy premort Drainage District CT the Parish |
Of St. Mary. State Of Louisiana, cunslitut-
inH more than cne.sourth "a Of those
entitled to vote therein Or the proposition
bereinaiter mentioned, respectfully Getl
ton YOUR Honorable Body to order q
held by the property tax payers of said
Sub. Drainage District NO Of the Cypre
mort Drainage District, of the Parish Of
St. Mary, Louisiana, entitled to vote
(hersat under the constitution ana laws Of
The state Of Louisiana, the object and
purposes Of such election being 70 submit
10 the said voters tho proposition Of i'm
posing and collecting a special acreage
.sx, Of fifteen (l5) cents per acre eacE
a3nU with the year 1917 aun excluding to
lnI Including the year 1926. the proceeds
4 said tx to be used for the purpose of
and maintaining system Of
Iravity drainage Of the lands situated with
q the boundaries estapl,ehed by your !
iouorsble Body as constituting said sub /.
Drainage District.
Respectfully submitted,
6igned: Gabriel Haydel,
Pr Dumssnil, Agt /
Calie:e :!uitierrE. J
Arthur Richard,
his !:
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Curtis Lsnoon
Neville Landry,