The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-02-07
Proceedings Of Levee Commits
SiOners. Second District.

Proceedings Of Levee Commits
Z siOners, Second District.
On this 5th of February, 1880, at Oar
rowyille, Oh the east bank Of the Missis-
sippi river, and in the parish eff Ascen-
sion, in pursuance of an order Of the
Governor Of the State of Louisiana, the
Board Of Levee Commissioners Of the
Second Levee District met.
Present Fergus Gardere of Baton
Rouge, President; John F. Dupuy of
Iberyille; Joseph L. Brent of Ascension,
Secretary; Octave Colomb Of st. James
constituting the entire Board.
The Board Of State Engineers handed
in their report to the District Board
which was received and read; where
| upon the following resolutions were
| offered and passed by the unanimous vote
Of all the members Of the Board:
WHEREAS, it appears from the report
Of the State Engineers, submitted on this
5th day of February, A. D. 1880, to the
Board of Levee Commissioners of the
Second Levee District of the State of
Louisiana now in session ut Darrowville,
il the parish of Ascension, in pursuance
Of an order of the Governor of the State
that the levee work required to be done
in the said Second Levee District renders
it necessary to levy district levee tax
of three mills; therefore,
l. Be it resolued BY the said Levec Board
Of the Second LeUee District, convened IN
meeting as above yecited, That in accord
auce with Act No. 33 of 1879, district
levee tax of three mills on all real and
taxable property Of the said Second Levee
District be levied on che assessment roll
of 1879 or such other assessment roll as
the General Assembly of the State may
provide for the collection Of taxes due
and exigible in the year 1880.
2. Resolued, That the Assessors and
Tax Collectors Of the parishes Of East
Baton Rouge, Iberyille, Ascension and
St. James he instructed and directed to
respectively assess and collect the above
levied tax of three mills upon all real and
taxable property Of those portions OF
their respective parishes lying and being
within the said Second Levee District,
as fully defined and set out by said Act
Of the General Assembly Of said State,
No. 80 of 1879; and that said assessment
and collection shall be made in all par
ticulars in the same manner that the
State taxes due and exigible III 1880 are
assessed and made.
3. Resolued, That the Hon. Allen Ju-
mel, the Auditor Of Public Accounts, lie
requested to issue the proper instructions
to make the levy of the foregoing district
tax effectiv and valid.
a. RESOLVED, That copies Of these reso-
buttons be sent to the Assessors and Tax
Collectors of the four above named par
ishes, to the Auditor of Public Accounts,
and to the Board Of State Engineers.
The following resolutions, i'll relation
to the further protection of the public
levees, were offered and unanimously
passed:
|. Resolred, That, in the opinion of
the Board Of Levee Commissioners of the
Second District, immediate legislation
should be had for the better protection
of the district from the damages of Gre
vases arising from the reckless, frequent
and unskilful cutting of the public levees
and the defective method Of securing
fumes and that experience has shown
that the parochial authorities do not use
diligence or energy in protecting the
levees built at great cost by the State.
2. RESOLVED, That copies of these reso
buttons lie forwarded to the Chairmen Of
the Committees on Levees Of the House
and Senate of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, with the state
ment that the speediest action is neces-
sary for the protection of the public in
terests.
3. RESOLVED, That tue Donaldsonville
CHIEF Le requested to publish these pro-
ceedings.
Whereupon, on motion, the Board adj
journed.
FERGUS GARDERE,
President.