The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-08-04

OF st. Mary, lie, and the same Is hereby,
designated and established "a the polling
place at which said election shall be held:
and the form Of tie ballots to be used at
said election shalt be the following:
Proposition to levy an acreage
tax OF Fifteen (l5) cents per acre,
each year. upon all real property
subject to Safe taxation III Sub ~
Drainage District No. ;, of the les
Cypremort Drainage District Of
the Parish Of s.. Mary, state Of
Loui -iana, for period Of Ten COZ
years, beg ming with and iDcluu
lug the year OF 1917 and extending
to and including tho year 1928. for
the purpose Of providing aud main.
tanning a system OF gravity drains
age Of the land situated within No
sa1e Sub Drainage District No. !,
AaA>alo valuation s....,...
Signature Of voter
Notice to Voters; To vote IN favor of
the proposition sthmitted upon this bal.
lot place a cross * NAH irr tho .nn,re
after the word "Yes"; !. rnta ay.;n.I i,
place n similar mark after the word "Nou
Beis further resolved that, e,nr,el H,v.
del. Jno U. bodin and Neville landry he
and they are hereby, appointed I, Com
mssioners, and that r. +. Dume>nlI 10
and be Is hereby, appointed As Jerk =
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returns thereof, according to Law, and the
secretary OF this Board is hereby instruct
ed and directed to give to said Commits.
sioners and Clerk due notice OF said APP
polntment and OF the time and place OF
holding said election, to make their re-
turns Of said election, as required by Law;
and
holding said election be paid by sad SUBJ
Drainage District No 3, and that the Secretary
of this Board be. and lie is hereby, instructed
amt directed to call upon the registrar of voters
of the Parish of st. Mary 10 furnish the Com
missioners, holding sad election, with st Of
the tax payers situated in said SUBS Drainage
District No. (the boundaries Of which are
hereinabove set FORTH entitled to vote in per-
son or by proxy at said election, together with
the valuation of each tax payers property as
shown by the assessment roll last n,Hde and
flied prior to the time liked f1r SAID election,
in accordance with act Sc of the General AS
sembly OF the State OF LOusiaua for lie year
Ut 1910 aud amendments thereof; and the Sec
retary Of this Board Is further instructed and
Commissioners holding said election ballots to
be used at said election, OF the fo;m herein
above provided, and the necessary tally sheets,
compiled statements and other supplies and
paraphernalia necessary for the holding and
proper conduct OF said election.
Be it further resolved that the Board of
Commissioners Of the Cyprerort Drains
age pistric: shall meet in public session
at it, domicile, to wit: At tho Bank Of
baldwin, Baldwin, La, In the Parish of
St. Mary. Oh the 18th day OF August 1917.
for the purpose OF opening the ballot box
used at said election and examining and
counting the ballots deposited therein,
showing the number OF persons, and
amount OF taxable property assessed TO
ZACH, voting at said election. examining
and canvassing the return. and declaring
the result Of said election. which result
they shall thereafter promulgate by pHbic
cation In one issue Il the official Journal Ut
this Parish, according to Law; the rFoccs
verbal OF which said proceedings -!iali be
made IN tripltcate. one copy 81 which shall
be fIeu VITA the Clerk Of Court for re.
cordatiOn on the mortgage recrds Of th>
Parish Of Il Mary. one copy TO DO for*
wardeu to the secretary Of the otute, and
the remaining copy to be retained II the
archives Of this Board, according to Law,
and
be it further resolved. that this resolu-
ton be published in the Official Journal oi
the Parish Of II. Mary during 4 PERIOD
Of thirty i5Ol clear days previous to the
date herein dxed for said election, and
that this resolution shall take effect from
and after its passage
Thus done read, adopted and signed In
open session. at the domiclle of thi, Board,
Parish Of It. Mary, state OF Louis ana, on
this 10th day OF July, 1917,
c.. SINS,
W. +. GILES, Vice President.
Secretary.
There being no further business before the
meeting upon motion duly made. seconded
and unanimously carried, the meeting ad-
lourned.
C.P, SIMS
W. F. GILES, Vic. President
Secretary,
Present: Arthur Richard and Henri julien
l, ". T. Giles. do hereby certify that am
the duly elected aud qualified S.cr-,ary Of
the Cypremort Drainage District ot tile PARISH
OF st. Mary, louisiana, and DO further certify
that the above and foregoing is true and cor.
,ect copy OF the III Hnses ui specis meeting
Of the Board Of Commissioners OF said Cypre~
mort Drainage District, he'd at its Gouclie
in the Parish nj St Mary, Louisiana an the
10th hay OF July, 1917, at whicn u quorum was
prsseut. Is appears from the minute book OF
the Board OF Commissioners Ut said Drainage
District.
In evidence whereof witness my band off,
cially, and the impress Of the sal of SAID
Drainage District, at ST. Mary Parrish, Lpuio,.
Ana, on this 10th day OF July, isl7
". +, GILES,