Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-20
Parish Levee Toxe5.

Resofved, That for the better con,trnrt =.
and mainta nance Of all the levees throa.ssl
out the Parish. that from and after n. ~.
out the Parish, shall be made and kept a. !.
the joint expense Of the parish and Is -
p~rietors of the lands over which said 49,
repairing said levees to be divided eonsf.
be~tweenthe parish and front proprietor.
Resolved, That a sufficient sum to e,,,v 4.
the provisions Of the above section mn -
raised by a tax levied upon all Tho ia.
throughout the parish, which shall BE- e.1lss
the Levee Fund" -
Rcsolvsd, That before the Police jury sA.,,
fix and decide on the amount Of the IL q 49, =
levied in conformity with the above-rs,Ixs
ton, they shall cause an estimate to il ~.
Of the amount Of levee tax to be leyied. sss
shall cause the same to be published i. Il
official journal of the Parish. ut least M
days before their meeting, to fix aud AZ,
on the amount of 1evee taxes to be asse.e1 !.
aforesaid. -
Resovled, That this ordinance ,b,}l 40
construed that the Parish shall neve; i
bound to pay at the rate of more than t~.,t.
cents per cubic yard of earth, Is her p,onort;.s
for any new 'evee built or old levee repsiied.'
Resolued, That the sum for buildiunne !, =.
pairing ~levees, shall be. paid out of sid fnnd
by warrants of the President Of the poi;r.
Jury upon the certificate of the In.necto, -
the Ward. to the effect that the pronr;etn, ~
the land where said new levee has beenh,;tt
or old levee repaired, has obeyed ID eyerv "a,
spect the orders OF the Inspector, and has bn;It
o" repaired his 1evee according to Il v-nro.
vlded that all warrants for said work shall i.
presented tor payment on or before tho 81.
teenth of February of each year.
The Parish Treasurer shall be er-oe.;;,s
Treasurer of the leyee fund.
The person so elected shall, before enterin.
npon the duties of his Office, give bond IN :
sum to equal the amount Of the Ievee tax IA
the year for whichh he has been elected, pay,.
Bile to the President Of the Police Jury.
He snail keep a book " herein ne shall ent.,
the receipts, ard the different expenditures. Il
such a manner us the balance can Be al one
struck.
He shal| submit his books and account1
SUPPORTED by vouchers, to the COMMITTEES ~.
pointed by the Police Jury to INSPECT IN.
same, whenever he shall be required % "a sde.
lie shall receive a compensation 81 hyes g.
cent on all amounts received By him.
The Parish Tax Collector shall be er-o6eD
Collector of The levee fund. @ @
The person so elected shall, before entering
upon the duties Of his office, give bond and i.
in a sum which shall be tie faII
amount Of the levee tax levied, conditioned fr
the faithful performance Of his duties & L, Col.
%lecto1: and for the just and fullzpsyment Of ali
sums for which he may become liable, and
the bond shall be payable. to the President 4 !
the Pol'ceJ Jury and GeccoIdedin the o&esdo 81
the Recorder Of Mortgga gges.
He shall pay over.iinto the hands oft6e Pat.
'sh Treasurer On or before the first day Of. d.
cember Of every year; the amount ofthe leree
$# sss7t s4y4 z@ h.
He shall receive as. compensation, i've per
lent on all sums collected ~ him. !
(signed) B. 7. sCHfNN;
- - J. c. WOODS.
NV W. LENNON. y
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