The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-07-21
Meeting Commissioners Cy'
premort Drainage District.
ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISA 4,


ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA,
July 10. 1914.
We. the undersigned Commissioners Of
fhn Cyprcmort Drainage District Of thC
Parish Of ii. Mary, State OF louisiana, dc
hereby call special meeting OF the Board
OF commissioners Of sa1 drainage us
trict. to be held at the dOmicie OF said
drainage district. in the Parish of st.
Mary. State Of Louisiana. at ! 30 O'Clock
a. M, on July 10th, 1917, for the purpose
OF considering and acting upon petition
OF the property owners OF sub drainage
District No 3. OF the Cypremort Drainage
District, requesting that special election
b. ordered III said b-draiE!ge DISTRICT
and we hereby waive any requirements a.
To notice of said meeting aud consent to
transact thereat any and All business
which NAV come before said pieeting un
der this call. &. L. Sims. Arthur Richard.
Henri julien, ". +. Gile-.
The Board Of Commissioners OF the
Cypremort Drainage District met tnls 10Th
day OF July, 1917. a. its domlclle. In the
Parish Of st. Mary La, in special session
Roll call 10y the Secretary showed tne FOL
lowing members present. VIZ Z. /. sims,
". L. Giles, Henri Julien. Arthur Richard.
Absent. Jno. Baldwin, il.
A quorum being present the meeting
was called to order by {. +. sims, vice
President.
lhe call for the special nice ing was
then read by the Secretary, and. upon
motion made and unanimously carried,
wa. ordered incorporated IN and TO form
Z part Of the minutes Of this meeting.
Cpon motion 0. Arthur Richard. duly
seconded BY Henri Julien. and mani
IieuslS carried. the following resolution
uas adopted, to-w!t:
- hsreas The Board Of Commission
Of the typre:aort Drainage District, did.
on the - day OF October. 1915, according
10 law, establish within said district a
Sub.drainage District known and de.
sigupted as Sub.drainage District No 8
Of the Cyprem0St Oratnsgc District Of the
Parish Ut st. Mary, and defined It's limits
and boundaries as follows, to-wlt:
"Beginning at the Intersection CT the
west boundary Of the Caneland Sugar Co.,
property and the Cypremort Branch Rail-
road running in 4 direction due north TO
Bayou Cypremort, thence along the south
and east bank of Bayou Cypremort to the
6orrsl road, thence along the Sorrel road
to The north boundary of township II
south range s east. thence east along the
range 8 east to the north east corner OF
the north west quarter Of the north west
quarter OF section township II south
range east, thence south to the south
east corner Of the south west quarter of
the north west quarter Of said section 2,
thence east to the north east corner OF
the north east quarter OF the south west
quarter Of said section 2. thence south to
the Intersection of the public road, thence
south west to point opposite lane run.
MINK along east boundary Of the Caneiand
Sugar 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.
,AA NAee h, v1O
received from the property tax payers re-
siding In Sub.Dralnage District No. : Of
the Iypremort Drainage District, Of the
Parish Of st. 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 district, under the pro-
State OF louisiana and said petition hav>
ing been signed BY q number Of property
tax payers residing In said Sub.Dralnage
District No. 5 and qualified to participate
IN said election, far Ia excess OF one fourth
(l.4) IN number, as was accertained by the
Oxantuation of said petition and ASSESS
ment roll Of the Parish of st. Merry, for the
yssr Of 1915, and the registration books
showing the registered voters within the
territory comprising said sub. Drainage
Dist, tot No. . or thu Cypremort Drainage
District, and the certified list furnished
BY the sheriff and Tax Collector OF 81.
Mary Parish, giving the names OF the per-
sous IL said sub-Drainage District No. 8
who had paid their poll taxes for the
years Of 1915 and 1915; the words snd
terms OF which petition, as well as tn
SigGatures thereto annexed, are as follows:
70 the Honorable President and Members
OF the Board Of Drainage Commissioners
Cor the Cypremort Drainage District,
Psrtah Of st. Nary, State Of Louisiana.
We, the undersigned property tax pay
ors Of sub. Drainage District No. 5 Of the
Cyprsmort Drainage District OF the Parish
Of 81. Mary. State ut Louisiana, constitut.
tnR more than ous.f0urth tl.a) Of those
untitled 70 vote therein on the proposition
ton your Honorable BODY 70 order
special election. according to law, to be
held by the property tax payers Of said
Sub. Drainage District NO. Of the Cyprs-
mort Drainage district, Of the Parish OF
s.. Mary, Louisiana, entitled to vote.
thoroat under the constitution aud laws Of
The state Of Louisiana, the object and
purpossy Of such election being " submit
70 the said voters the proposition CT i'm
posing and collecting . special acreage
t.x, Of 0ttsen COY cents per acre each
year, for . period Of ten 90, years, begin.
sing with the year 1917 and extending to
and including the year 1928, the proceeds
oI sstd tax to be used for the purpose Of
providing aud maintaining system Of
gravity drainage Of the lands situated withs
II the boundaries established by your
Honorable body - constituting said sui.
Drainage District.
Respectfully submitted.
0ignsds Gabriel Haydel,
Pc Dumssnil, Agt
Caliste Siaitierre,
Arthur Richard,
his
Gratutie Z Bcdin,
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