The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-08-18
Meeting Commissioners Cy
premort Drainag District.
st. NARY PARISH, LOUISIANA,

ST. NARY PARISH, LOUISIANA,
july 10. 1917.
We. tho undersigned Commissioners Q
thc Cyprcmort Drainage District OF tn
p.r;.h ~ q, Mary. state OF Lou siana. d
hereby call a special meeting OF the Boar
~ commissioners Of said drainage dis
fr;ct 10 be held at the dOmicile OF san
drainage district, in the Parish OF 81
Mary. State Of Louisiana. at III ~ O'Clock
4. M, on July 10th, 1917. Tor the purpos
Of considering and acting upon petition
Of the property owners OF sub drainig'
Djstricf No. 3, OF the Cypremort Drainage
District, requesting that special election
he ordered in said Sub.drainage District
and va hereby waive any requirements al
to notice OF said meeting ana consent e
transact thereat any and all business
which may come before said Meeting I'M
der this call. Z. 2. Sims. Arthur Riehard
Henri Julien; v; r co Giles: o. The
Cypremort Drainage District met this 10TH
day OF July, 1917, at its domlclie: IN the
Parish Of st. Hary, La. in special session
Roll call by the secretary showed the fol-
lowing members present. VIZ: Z. I. Sims
". F. Giles, Henri Julien, Arthur Richard
Absent: Jno. Baldwin, Jr.
quorum being present the meeting
was called to order BY G. 2. Sims, vice.
Ths cali for tho special meeting wal
than read by the Secretary. and, upon
motion made and unanimously carried ,
vas ordered incorporated IN and to form
. part Of the minutes Of this meeting.
Upon motion Of Arthur Richard. duly
seoonded by Henri Julien. and mani
vas adopted. to.wit:
where's, the Board Of Commissioners
Of the Cyprsmort Drainage District, did.
On the - day Of October. 1919, according
% law, establish within said district .
Sub.draiusge District known and de-.
stgpatsd % Sub-dratnage District No. .
p Che Cyprsmort Drainage District Ct the
Snd boundaries % follows, to>wit,
"Bs1tnninI at the Intersection Of the
~ust boundary Of the Caneland Sugar Co.,
Dropsrty and the Cypremort Branch Rail.
road running Ia Z direction due north to
Bayou Cypromort, thence along the south
and east bank Of Bayou Cyprecaort to the
Borrel road, thence along the Sorrel road
to the north boundary Of township "A
south range 3 east, thence east along the
north boundary Of township Il south
range ssst to she north east corner Of
che north west quarter Of the north west
quarter Of section township II south
fauRe east, thence south to the south
east corner Of the south west quarter Of
Ne north west quarter Of said section 2,
Themes east 10 the north east corner OF
the north east quarter Of the south west
thO Intersection Of the public road. thence
south west to a point opposite lane run.
hing along east boundary Of the Caneland
6uear Co., property, thence south along
Said lane to the Intersection Of said lane
with the Cypremort Branch Railroad {,
thence westerly along Cypremort Branch
Railroad to point Of beginning.
"And where's, . petition having been
received from ths properly tax payer. re- ..
the Cyprsmort Drainage District, Of the
Parish Of 81. Mary, state Of Louisiana, re.
Questing that . special election be called to
submit the proposition to impose and col.
lect an acreage tax upon all real property
situated In said distrtot. under the pro.
visions Of the constitution and laws Of the
State Of Louisiana; and said petition hav-
tax payers rssidtng ia said Sub Drainage
District No. 3 and qualified to participate
In said election, Tar In excess Of one fourth
40 In number, - was asoertstned by The
examiuation Of said petition and assess.
msnl roll Of the Parish Of st. Merry, tor the
year OF 1919, and the registration books
showing tho registered voters within the
OIrltory 0O0pLtetuN sAi0 Ouo OAAtuaSe
District No. 8 q shs Cypremort Drainage
81 the sheriff and Tag Collector Of st.
Aar3 ParisA, giving the name. Of the per-
sous Il said sub. drainage District No. 8
who had pxid their pvll taxes for the
ysars Of 1918 and 1915; the words end
tefans OF which petition, 70 we'll q the
signatures thereto annexed, are % follows,
"a The Honorable President and Members
Of the Board oi Drainage Commissioners
Tor the Cyprsmort Drainage District,
Parish Of It Mary, State Of Louisiana.
We, the undersigned property tax pay
els Of Hut. Drainage Die:ric. No.. : Of the
Oypremort Drainage District Of the Parish
Of St. Mary. State Of Louisiapa, oonstitut.
iaR luurO than Oua.1ourth tl.tl OF those
Snfltlsd to vote therein on the proposition
bafaiusftor mentioned, respectfully petit
sion your Honorable body to order
special sleotion, according 10 law, TO DO
asld By sas properly H TAX pa{,s RI. .; , ssid
mort Drainage District, Of the Parish OF
g. Mary, Louisiana, entitled to vote
lhsrsat under the constitution and laws OF
the state OF Louisiana, the object aud
purposes Of sUoh election being to submit
% tku Sstd voters the proposition Of tm.
1oatag and collecting . special acreage
kx. Of dttssn (!6l cents per acre each
ssiaS With * year ,si7 AID sxt.ndtns to
Ind Including the year lp2o, thu proceeds
o1 sal tax 70 be used for the purpose Of
brow ing and maintaining u system OF
VyNvity drainage Of the lands situated with.
q The boundaries Established by your
Seaoysble Body % constituting said Sub.
0RolAaSO District.
Respectfully submitted.
v Signsd, 0abrie! Haydsl,
Pr Dumssnil, Agt
Caliste Sinisierre,
Arthur Richard,
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