The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-30
Rules For Collection of Pro-
duce Tax.
Atchafalaya Basin Lovee District.

: Atchafalaya Basin Eovee District
OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AfCHAFALAYA BASIN LEvEE DISTRICT,
August. 1890.
To the SheriC7s Of the Etchafalaya Ba
SIN Leree District:
/ The following rules and regulations
are furnished for your guidance in the
collection of produce tax, and a strict
compliance with them is requested:
1st. The Tax Collectors of the several
Parishes of this Levee District are re-
Guired to supply themselves with stub
receipt books IN such quantity as the
production of their several Parishes tnav
necessitate. and with ruled books in
which shall be entered The date Of ship
meat, or payment, name of party pay
ing, and number Of bales of cotton, 1000
pounds Of sugar, barrels Of syrup, bar
relS OF mOlasses, sacks OF rice and barrels
Of esculents, upon which the Levee Tax
has been collected.
I'd. They shall appoint and qualify
Deputy Collectors at ali the various
landings, shipping points. railroad ia
tions and discharg:ng depots, furnishing
the same with stub receipts to be by
them given TO the producers or shippers
of such above produce, upon payment of
the assessed tax thereon, which receipts
shall be presented by the producers or
shippers is a voucher Tor payment OF
their produce tax; said Deputy Collector
shall also endorse across the bill of lad
ing above fheir signature the words
Produce tax pSid."
81. Tax Collectors shall furnish said
reputy Collectors with ruled statement
books above mentioned. the came to be
accurately Kept by them as above pre-
scribed, and to be at all times accessible. |
4tll. Each Deputy shall on the 18th,
and last day of each month, have pre-
pare6 sworn statement showing the
of bales of cotton, 1000 pounds
of sugar barrels of syrup. barrels of mo-
laSses, sacks Of rice and barrels of escu-
Tents shipped and the sum of tax collect
ed by him since his last settlement, and
shall Oh said days pay over to the Collec-
tor the amount due, and account for all
the stub receipts furnished him.
9th. The tax on produce assessed and
levied, shall be, until paid, a lien upon
all the produce raised for shipment and
sale in this District for which taxes are
levied and should any owners Of the pro-
luce taxed as aforesaid, or any person
interested in the same fail to pay the
taxes assessed and levied on said pro-
luce, at or Before time when same shall
be presented for shipment, it shall be the
luty of the Tax Collector or his Deputy
20 seize said produce or as much thereof
IS may he necessary to pay said taxes
iue Oh said produce, and expose the
same for sale to the highest bidder for
.ash, after having given notice by adver-
isement for ten days and out of the pro-
leeds of said sale he shall pay the ex-
)enses Ot sale and the amount of taxes
lue on said produce so seized, and pay
,ver the surplus, should there be any, to
he owner or owners thereof.
9th. The Tax Collectors of the several
Parishes shall account to the State Au-
lit0r for the taxes assessed and levied by
his Board, and by them collected, in
ike manner as they do for other taxes,
Except as to time Of settlement.
7th. Tax Collectors are required and
directed to pay into the State Treasury
within the first ten days of each month
Ill their collections Of produce, acreage
md 10 mill levee aud railroad taxes, and
o send copy Of the statement Of said
collections to the Auditor. and to the Sc
'retary of the Levee Board.
Sth. Tax Collectors are required on ,
he lst day of July. of each year. to fur {
lish to the Secretary of the Levee Board ,
statement of all their produce tax COL ,
ectiOns made up by landing and STA ,
ions.
9th. Tax Collectors are required on
he 1st dayof July, of each year, to for
ward to the Secretary Of the Levee Board ,
| delinquent list OF levee tax debtors,
moving name and amount Of tax owed
~ each debtor, and giving reason why
anne was not collected, having in separ-
tie columns 10 mill and acreage tax.
10. Each Sheriff shall require his de-