The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-08-25

trict of st. Mary Parish, La, on
the 18Th day Of August, 1917, &c
levy an acreage tax Or i''ceo
contribution for the purpose Q,
establishing and maintaining 9
system of gravity drainage q
the lands situated within said
Sub.Drainage District NO. 3.
United States of America, !
State of louisiana.
Parish of St Mary
Be it known that the Board Of Com
missioners of the C,preinort Drain
age District Of St. Mary Parish, La ,
by virtue of the authority vested IN
them and in pursuance OF law ana HI
accordance with the resolution adop.-
ed on July 10th 1917. did ON this l4th
day OF August. 1917, at the hour OF
ll:3O u. m, meeting open session AT
the domicile Of said Board and pro
ceedad to open the sealed ballot box
containing the votes casted at the
special election held in Sub-drainage
District No. 3 Of the Cypremp rt Drain
age District Of st. Mary Parish, La.
on August 18th. 1917 (Which said box
was delivered to the Board Of Com
missioners of the Cypremort Drain
age District Of St. Mary Parish, La !,
by the commissioners and clerk pre-
siding at said election within forty
eight (4s) 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, 1911. in
compliance with the requirements Of
Act 266 OF 1910, and proceeded TO in
Bpeot, examine, count AMI canvass the
votes contained In said ballot box as
70 the number and nam IS Of the tax
payers who had voted therein, as well
as 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
1T. Mary Parish, in accordance with
Section 8 Of Act 256 Of l9lO; and pro.
ceeded to open. inspect, examine, and
canvass the returns made by the com
missiuners and clerk presiding at said
election held in the sub-drainage Di.
strict No 3of the Cypremort Drainage
District of the Parish of St. Mary, La.
OO august lOtu.. iOlSt thO -
solution adopted by the Board Of Com
inissiopers of the Cypremort Drainage
pistrtct OF st. Mary Parish, La, on
uIy 10Th, 1917, for the purpose of
ISubmitting to the qualified taxpayers
within the boundaries of said Sub
drainage district No. 3. as established, de-
lined and fixed by the resolution Of this
Board of date November 18th, 1916,
creating and establishing said sub
drainage District No. 3. the proposition
OF levyiDg and imposing an acreage tax
or forced contribution of fifteen (l5c)
cents per acre. each year, for a period
of ten tlO years, upon all real propcrt,
situated within said Sub drainage Di-
etri,t No. 5 of the Cypremort Drainage
District Of st. Mary Parish, La, sub.
iect to State taxation, beginning with
md including the year 1917 and extend
ing to and including the year 1925, for
the purpose Of providing and maintain
n1R 9! stem OF gravity drainage Of the
)ands situated within said Sub-drainage
District No. 3.
Ibis being The only proposition voted
upon, sc pr eeded to make the fol- ~
ing compiled statement Of the result OF
bald election, ard did hnd that the
Anmber Of votes for and against tie
proposition euhm!tted were as follows:
Total number of votes In favor of
tEe proposition, submitted as afore-
said: Twenty (2o.
Amount In value Of assessed pro-
perty voted ia favor Of the proprsi-
ton, submitted as aforesa ID, Twenty
one Thousand, four hundred and
Nyen 1921, ~ 0U) Dollars.
Total number Of votes cast against
the pronOsition, submitted a. afore.
tatd.-Nons.
Total amount In assessed value of
property voted against the PROPOSE
zion, submitted as aforesaid, None.
Majority Ia number Of Tax payers in
for OF sa!d proposition, Twenty
0o).
aiority In value Of assessed pro.
perty in favor OF said proposition,
Twenty.one thousand, four hundred
and seven (e.l, %07 00l.
Therefore, 1t appearing that the said
proposition was duly and legally car.
Sieh By MAJ ority both in numbers and
amounts Of the taSpay crs Of sid Sub
drainage Distric, NJ. 3, qualified !"
vote a, said election undcr the on.,itu-
tiOn and laws If this State. who parli.
,c'pxted in ssid election. as shown by
the insps ction, examination, and Cas-
Vx.suR Ut the votes cast ~ SAID e.ec-
ton, 90 v II as tue sworn returns VI the
oonmes. oners and clerk pre..d:ns n,
saiu election. which we found TO Do true
Ind cortcct We DC accordingly ratif,
said sworn returns Of said election and
approve same aud declare tha, said pto.
position has been carried both 10 nam.
Dor Vt votes aud assessed valuation oil
property. and we do accordingly make
public proclaim alton Of the result.
Thus done and signed, in tripIicate,