The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-08-18

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ed on July 10Th. 1917, did on this l4th
'dly Of August, 1911, at the hour @
li:3o a. M, meeting open session a
the domicile of said Board and pro
Il ceedsd to open the sealed hailot DO,
containing the votes castti At til,
special election held in Sub-drainaot
District No. ) of the Cypramort Drain
age Dlstric, of st. Mary Parish. la.
on August 18th, 1917 (Which said box
was delivered to the Board of Com
missiOnArS OF the Cyprenort Drain
age District of st, Mary Parish. La
by the commissioners and clerk Die-
siding at said election within forty
eight (iSl hours after the closing OF
| the ppli. The cnnvassing of The vOt,
and making out the roturas Of The re-
suit Their OF IN August 18th. 1917 ia
mplaince with the requirement, of
Act 256 of l9l0), and proceeded to ia.
+, spect, examine, count ana canvass the
votes contained in Said ballet BOX as
| to the num-, + and nam s OF tn tax
payers who had voted therein. as well
as the respective assessments voted
by them and to compare same with tn.
certified list of taxpayers entitled IT,
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 of Act 256 of 1910: and pro-
seeded tC open, inspect, examine, and
canvass the returns made by the com
mlssloners and clerk presiding at said
election held in the Sub-drainage Di-
strict No. ; Of the Cypremorl Drainage
District of the Parish of st. Mary, La.
on August 18th, 1917, under the re-
solution adopted by the Board of Com
missioners of the Cypremort Drainage
District Vt 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, az est ablished, de-
fined and fixed by the resolution of this
Board Of date November 29th, 1915,
creating and establishing said Sub
drainage District No. 3, the proposition
OF levying and imposing an acreage tax
or forced contribution of fifteen (l5c)
cents per acre, each year, for a period
Of ten t1Ol years, upon all real property
situated within said ub.drainage Di.
strict No. 8 Of the Cypremort DRAMA ye
District OF st. Mary Parish, La, sub
ject to State taxation, beginning with
aud including the year 1917 and extend
ing to aud including the year 1926. for
the purpose of providing and maintain.
ing system OF gravity drainage of the
lands situated within said Sub.drainage
Distric. No g.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, we proceeded to make the follow
ing compiled statement Of the result of
said election, and did find that the
number of votes for and against the
proposition submitted were as follows:
Total number OF votes in favor of
the proposition, submitted az afore.
said: Twenty (20l.
Amount in value Of assessed pro-
perty voted In favor At the PROPOSE.
ton, submitted as atores aid, Twenty
one Thousand. four hundred and
seven (s2l, 407 00) Dollars.
Total number OF votes cast against
the proposition. submitted as afore.
said,-None.
Total amount in assessed value o.
property voted against the PROPOSE.
lion, submitted - aforesaid, None.
Majority In number OF tar payers In
!ayor Of said proposition, twenty
,20).
Majority in value OF assessed pro.
perty In favor OF said propositions
Twenty.one thousand, four hundred
Ind seven eel, 407. o0).
Therefore, 1t appearing that the eaid
was duly and legally car
led by majority both In numbers aud
mounts Of the taxpayers Of said Sub.
drainage District No. 3, qualified 10
tote at said election under the constitu.
ion and laws Of this State, who parti.
,ipated in said election, a. shown by
no inspection, examination, and can.
EASING of the votes cast at sxid elec.
ion, as we'll as tbe sworn returns Of the
aud clerk presiding at
aid election which we found to be true
nd correct, We do accordingly ratify
aid sworn returns OF said election and
'pprove same and declare that said pro.
POSITION has been carried both in mum.
er or votes and assessed valuation of
and we do accordingly make
ublic proclamation Of the result.
Thus done and signed, in triplicate,
. open session at the domicile of this ,
'oard, at Baldwin, st. Mary Parish, {
a.. 10 the presence Of the assembly and ,
be undersigned competent witnesses,
u this 1ath, day of August 1917. II
G. P. SIMS,
'. F. GILES, Vice. President,
Secretary. =
ARTHUR RICHARD, II
HENRI, JULIEN, i;
LENDERS Of the Board of Commission :,
era * the Cypremort Drainage Dis.
trict o! 81. Mary, La.
WITNESSES; !
J. J. PROVOST, 4
/. j, WoLFURp, q
uLES o. BODlN. &
resolution of the Board of s
commissioners nj tho Cv. a