The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-09-08
Proclamation Of Election.

VI
Sub.Drainage District No. 3 OF
the Cypremort Drainage DIS
trict of st. Mary Parish, La, on
the 18th day of August, 1917, to
levy an acreage tax or forced
contribution for the purpose OF
ablishing and maintaining a
system Of gravity drainage OF
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 o! Com
missioners Of the Cypremort Dram
aye District Of st. Mary Parish, La !,
Nv virtue Of the authority vested IN
them and 10 pursuance OF law. ana In
accordance with the resolution adopt
Cd on July 10th, 1917, did on TINS litl,
day Of August, 1917, at the hour vi
11:3O a. m. meeting open session al
the domicile of said Board aud pro-
ceeded TO open the sealed ballot box
containing the votes casted at the
special election held in Sub-drainage
District No. 3 of the Cypremort Dram
age District of st. Mary Rarisn, 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.
bv 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-
sult thereof on August 18th, 1917. IN
compl aimee with the requirements OF
Act 266 OF 1910, and proceeded 70 ~
spect, examine, count and canvass the
votes contained ia said ballot box as
"a the number and raues OF the tax
PAYERS who had voted therein, as well
a 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
st Mary Parish, in accordance with
Section 6 Of Act 256 Of 1910; aud pro-
ceeded to open. inspect, examine, and
canvass the returns made by the COM
missioners and clerk presiding at salc
election held in the Sub.drainage Di-
strict No. ) of the Cypremor, Drainage
District of the Parish Of ST. Mary, La.
on August 18TH, 1917, under the re-
solution adopted by the Board Of Com
nissjoners of the CyprcmOrt Drainage
District of St. Mary Parish, La, on
July 10Th, 1911, for the purpose Of
submitting to the qualified taxpayers
within the boundaries OF SAID Sub
drainage district No. 3, ases,ablished, de-
fined and fixed by the resolution Of this
Board of date November 29th, 1916,
creating and establishing said Sub
drainage Distric, No. 8. the proposition
OF levying and imposing al acreage tax
or forced contribution OF fifteen tl5cl
cents per acre, each year, for period
of ten nO) years, upon all real property
situated within said Sub drainage Dl-
strict No. 3 or the Cypremort Drainage
District OF st. Mary Parish, La. sub
iect 10 State taxation, beginning With
and including the year 1917 and extend
ing to aud including the year 1926, for
The purpose Of providing and maintain
mig q system Of gravity drainage OF TIE
lands situated within said Sub-trainage
District No. 3.
This being the only proposition voted
uDop, We proceeded 10 make the follow
ing compiled statement OF the result Of
sa{d election, and did dnd that lbe
number Of votes for and against the
proposition submitted were as follows
Total number OF votes In favor OF
tho proposition, submitted as atore'
said: Twenty (s0,'
Amount in value Of assessed pro-
psrty voted In favor Of the PROPOSE
ton, submitted as aforesaid, twenty
ono Thousand. four hundred and
seven lo2l, ~ COY Dollars.
Total number of votes cast against
Me proposition. submitted as aiores
satd,-Nons.
Total amount Ia assessed value Of
property voted against the proposi'
tion, submitted as aforesaid, None,
Msjorlty !n number vi tax payers ID
favor of said propositioD,- Twenty
ts0).
Majority 10 value Of assessed pro-
perty in favor of said proposition, -
Twenty.oue thousand, tour hundred
and seven ta2l 100.
Therefore. |, appearing that the sai6
proposition wss duly and legally car
ried BY majority both in numbers and
amounts Of tue taxpsy ers Of said Sub
drainage District No. 8, qua'ibed i"
vote NJ eaid election under Lne cUnstitu.
tion and laws of this State, who kmrti.
cipated in said election, as shown by
he inspection, examination, and can.
yxssing Of the votes cast al said cleo
Htan 49, S,sll N tha sworn returns of the
commissioners and clerk presiding at
said election, which we found 20 Do 'rae
and correct, We do Accordingly ra5ify
said sw.rn returns OF said election and
approve same and declare tLat said pro.
position has been Carried both IN nun;
ber of votes and assessed valuation Of
and We do accordingly make
nnhlic proclamation OF the result.