The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-09-15
Proclamation Of Election.

triot Of st. Mary Parish, La. on
the 18th day Of August, 1917, to
levy an acreage tax or forced
contribution for the purpose ct
establishing and maintaining 9
system of gravity drainage Ct
the lands situated within said
Sub.Drainage District No. 3.
United States of America.
State of Louisiana. }
Parish of St. Mary. J
Be it known that the Board Of Com
missioners Of the Cypremort Drain
age District Of st. Mary Parish, La,
bv virtue OF the authority vested in
them and in pursuance OF law. ana In
accordance with the resolution adopt
ed on July 10th, 1917, did on this lith.
day OF August, 1917, at the hour Of
1880 a. M, meeting open session at
the domiciIe of said Board and pro
ceeded to open the sealed ballot box
containing the votes casted at the
special election held 10 Sub-dralnage
District No. 3 of the Cypremort Drain.
age District OF St. Mary Parish. La,
on August 18th. 1917 (Which said box
vas delivered to the Board of Com.
missioners of the Cypremort Draft.
age District Of St. Mary Perish, La,
by the commissioners and clerk pre-
siding at said election within forty.
eight (46) 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, 1917. in
coupIaince with the requirements OF
Act 266 of 1910, and proceeded to IN.
Spect, examine, count ana canvass the
votes contained In said ballet box as
10 the number and names OF the tax.
payers who had voted therein, as well
a the respective assessments voted
b. 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
IL Mary Parish, Ia accordance with
Section y of Act 256 Of 1910; ard pro.
teeded 10 open, inspect, examine, and
cauvass the returns made by the COM
missioners and clerk presiding at said
election held in the Sub.drainage d.
s,rict No. 8 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
snissiouera of the Cypremort Drainage
District VI st. Mary Parish, La, on
July 10Th, 1917, for the purpose Of
to the qualified taxpayers
within tho boundaries of said sub
drainage district No. :, 40 established, de.
fined and fixed by the resolution Of this
Board Of date November 2sth, 1916,
orestiux and establishing said sub.
drainage District No. 3. the proposition
Of jevying and imposing au acreage tax
Or forced contribution Of fifteen tl5c)
cents per acre. each j ear, for period
Of ten (l0) years, upon oil real property
situated within said Sub-draiaaSe Dr.
strict No. 3 OF the Cypremort Drainage
District Of 81. Mary Parish, La, sub
3cct to State taxation, beginning with
aud inc. uding the year 1917 and extend
inx IL and including the year 1895, tor
The purpose OF providing aud maintain
h,g i :. stem Of gravity drainage Vt the
lands situated within said Sub-dralnagc
District No. 3.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, Ne proceeded 10 make the follow.
Ing compiled statement OF the result Of
said .iortion, and did fiud that the
number Ut votes for and against the
proposition submitted were as follows;
: Total number OF votes 10 favor OF
tho proposition, submitted as afOr.-
sstd: Twenty (2O).
AuUunt in value Of assessed pro-
perty voted in favor Of the PROPOSE.
zion, submitted as aforesaid, twenty
one Thousand. four hundred and
seven \S2l. Az OO) Dollars.
TOtai number Ut votes cast against
The proposition, submitted as af0re'
taid. -NOue.
Total amount in assessed value OF
property vntsd against the PROPOSE.
Zion, submitted al aforesaid, None.
MvjDrlty ia number Of lax payers il
favor of said propositiou,-Twen.y
l3o).
Majority 10 value Of assessed pro.
perty III favor Of said piopOsitlOn,-
I1enty.Oue thousand, four hundred
and seven eel ,4V7 0O).
Therefore, II appearing that the oad
was duly and legally care
ried By majority both In numbers anu
.mounts Of III. taxpa, er- Of 5 Id Suo.
drainage Distric, No, 5, qualified !"
vote at said election under the cODstitu.
ton aud laws Of thi, State, who paiti.
ciputed 10 slid election, rs shown by
Tho inspection, sxaminatlou, and can.
vxss,nx Of tie votes cast III sad eiec.
slop, ~ well 40 tue sworn re,urns VI tho
and clerk preceding n,
ssid el-ctiou. which We found 10 be irue
md correct, We do accordingly ratlf, |
mid awvrp returus oil sald ELECTION and |
kppsvvc same and declare that said pro-
bositiun has been carried both IN nun.
!,er VI votes and assessed valuation Of
property, and ne do accordingly make |
oubtic proclamation Ut the result.
Thus done and signed, in triplicate.
IN oman aeseiOn at the uomicile Ut this |