The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1889-06-29
DELTA, Madison Parish, Ia.

DELTA, Madison Parish, Ia.
Monday, June 24th, 1889
Pursuant ~ call Of the president,
the board Of commissioners for tn,
Fifth Louisiana Lcyrc District NC!
at Delta, Louisiana this
day. There We're present
T.. l.. Maxwell, president. and \,
). Collharp, Of Madison; c. c,
Cordill and q. c. Goldman, Of
Tcnsas; J. q Iiiserodt and " II.
Shields Of Concordia. There were
abscnt-W. C.. WHY and Jno. \,
Buckncr OF East Carroll.
a quorum being present the
Board proceeded to business.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read and adopted.
The report Of the president wa
received, read and ordered filed.
The report Of the secretary wa
received, read and referred to tho
finance committee, and tables show.
ing lcyce work done since organi,
cation of Board ordered published.
On motion OF Mr., Cordiil, the
following resolution was adopted.
BE il resolved, That a local as
sessment or forced contribution to?
the year 1889, of fifty cents i, here
by levied upon each and every
bale of cotton Of tn crop Of 1889
40 produced within the limits OF
the Fifth Louisiana L"vco Dis:ric:
and the tax collectors Of the 8avcr-
al parishes composing said district
are hereby ordered t. proceed with
the collection of same in the man.
ncr provided in instructions here
toforc given thcIn.
On motion Of M. Cordi,l til :
following resolution was adopted.
BE it resolved, That a local as
scsSmcnt or forced contribution for
the year 1889 OF five cents per acre
upon all the land, situated in the
limits of the Fifth Louisiana Lcvee
District is hereby levied, IL the tax
assessors of the several pnrishcs
composing said district, are hereby
ordered to extend the same upon
the assessment rolls, and the ,gv-
eral tax collectors are hereby or
dercd TO proceed with the collect
ion of the same at the same time
and in the same manner as other
State and parish taxes are collect
cd.
On motion of Mr.. Cordill, the
following resolution was adopted:
BE it resolved, That pursuant to
act No s, Of 1888, an ad valorem
tax of ten 90 mills on the dollar
be and is hereby levied on all tax
able property within the Fifth
Louisiana district, and the tax as
SCISSORS of said district are hereby
ordered to extend said tax uDon
the assessment rolls Of the rcspec-
tive parishes. and the several tax
collectors are hereby ordered to
proceed with the collection of
same at the same time and III the
same manner as other State and
parish taxes arc collected.
On motion of Mr.. Shields the
following resolution was adopted;
BE it resolved, That the agree
ments made by President Maxwell
and Commissioner Cordili of date
June 9th, 1880, with Mcssrs. :. O.
Thomas Il Co., and 7. J. Majors
are hereby ratified and approved.
and that the secretary of this board
be instructed to inform the State
treasurer that the warrants held by
them as subrogecs Of the various
ontractors to whom the warrants
were issued shall have precedence
over all warrants hereafter to be
issued against revenues from taxes
of 1SS9-9O.
BE it further resolved, That the
president Of this board is hereby
authorized to direct the State treas
urcr to deposit in the louisiana
National Baak in New Orleans, La.
IL sum sufficient TO pay said war
rants, interest and exchange be
fore date of payment, to-wit: Feb
ruary l, 1890.
On motion of Mr.. Shields the
following resolution was adopted
BE it resolved, That the prcsi-
dent of this board lac ana is hereby
authorized to eXpcad the sum of
$4,000 in raising and strcngthon-
ing the levecs, commencing in the
State of Arkansas, and running
south through the district, grades
and slopes TO be established 10y the
board Of State engineers, work TO
be let by the president after advcr-
tiSement.
On motion of Mr., Cordill the
following resolution was adopted.
Be it resolved, That the contract
made by the president of this
Board with Contractor McGintv
for payment of one.half Of cost of
constructing the Upper Ships