Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-18

ACFEE
This levee tax is made a lien Oh
all lands subject to it, and in de-
fault Of payment, at the time when
! due, the Sheriff: may sell the land
at public auction, n the first Mon.
day Of April, for cash and is EN-
powered t" give the purchaser a IL
tie i'll fee simple for the same-su|'-
ject t" redemption, within two years
by the payment of principal, costs,
charges, and fifty per cent.
!. The levee fund us created is t.
be under he charge "t a Hoard ut
C"nmisslo' ers, composed OF one
Commissioner ('r DIRECTORY elected
from each # the counties snhject to
the tax and the office OF the Board
Is to he at |le town ct Trenton, III
the County ri Bolivar. aeh Ipen..
Der is to receive four dollars Il day
while on duty, and a mileage, for
tray, |i.'% expe' ses.
Til B ,Ard is authorized to ex.
pe''t t, G l>vee funds in rebuilding,
Strengthening, and raising the old
ievee, OF lu.ku new ones, at their
discretion, along The line U1Ile
river; tudctern:nc the heiglt, base.
s!rrr and line Of the same leyee, ut
their discreet, II and provide and
direct eSe'. thing required to COM
p!et. he same. All local Boards
are suspended, exccut III their pow
CT t. enforce claims and settle up
business.
To aid them in this, they are
authorized to issue scrip to the
;stl"ulst It $5ou,VVo, behring's 8 per
cent, interest: a'tl payable ct "'.
lie levre funds at such periods as
they may cli">e-n''t later thai:
loC3--;lstl sell the SAME for cash,
bat not below par.
Tins Beard ST l.evee Commits
sirne.s has the appointment IT
1.evvc Inspectors for el h county,
wisr a'c i,,,uu'i to report at the re;su-
lar meetings il April and Oc|o|,er.
Dur.,y I,ie|' waiter it is made HE
dll'y of s'cI, Inspectors to examine
the State IT the leyees at le;s>t thee
,t',cs d week Il ID upon emergency
and danger to the levee, Of which
the inspector is made exclusive
iu' <, he may call out any or all
male slaves over sixteen and under
sixty years ot' age, within tom miles
II lie threatened work and the
"wner 'r employer .! slaves who
stall refuse To send them Oh such
leuuisition tr'tei's 50 every day
that ANY slave may make default.
l he lv>ve tund is Liable FIR 81 50
per day for the labor u. every slave
81 el,spl"ved.
Ar appeal is given from the de-
ci<iv1. Of this Beard, III regard +"
the luc;,tI"n ot' a |evee, t.' the Police
Board nt the c',ulty---and Il jury OF
trev-i,ol<lers shall be summoned t"
decid> upon the damages s'sta ned
heir verdict is to be final and
the le,ee work may not pr'ceed I'M
til the amount is duly paid or law
tu " rendered.
Besides this general leve" tax,
the river counties are authorized t.
levy Il local tax. III each c"sn'y, OF
tweEt;; i've cents per acre, "n 'lds
subject tn .vertlnv, to be expended
by their own BuarsIs OF P,lce.
1t is made Il telon.', to wi!ful|y
cut, injare or destroy, amy portion
ot' he Is.ver---pu':i~hul'le, tn slave
or free :.eyr.', by death and on
any white utf;emlcr; by inlprlSo"
| ment in ,i,v penite';tiarv, tor Ho'
less than three, oy more lh::n !i'l't,
years.
The Board i authorized toreq 'ire
All annual account Of the number q
slaves subject to Ievee duty, u''!'e'
Il penalty 1T nuc hundred t''!Iars
, lor every refusal, hy amy "w''er' L
comply witt, the requlsltipn tor 4
LIS, 1T his slaves.
| Tie act is very long, containing
twenty seven sections, but the above
contains tic sl,l,stanco VI the plan
o,uifti4y the details Of the mer'
machinery, for giving it local effect
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