Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-08-17
Proceedings Of The Beard Of Com
miSsiOnerS Fer the Fifth
Louisiana Leyee Dis
tTiCt.
tTiCt.
DELTA. La, Aug. 6, 1894.

present: w. U. WyIy JOhn a.
Buckner. A. S, CoItharp, F. L.
Maxwell, G. G. Cordill and A. L.
Newton, and the Secretary, W. H.
Shields. The President, Mr.. W. F.
Ogden, being Ill and absent. Mr..
F. l.. Maxwell was elected presi>
dent pro TEN.
On motion of Mr.. G. G. COrdlll
the following resolution was adopt.
ed:
Whereas. The board owes a
floating debt of $3.50 plus :nter-
est of $4,000, equalihg Sl9S,OOO.
evidenced by warrants of the board.
and whereas the revenues OF the
curren: year, 1894. srisin. from the
acreage tax OF So. 600; the ad va.
loren tax OF $4,000, and the COT
ton TX estimated at $4,000, and
back taxes postponed on account
of overflow. amounting to $4,000 q,
less $4,000 extended by the iegis
lature, in the parish of ConcOrdia;
these taxes amounting ih all to
1851 600,
Therefore, to maintain the good
faith of the hoard with It's creditors.
and to llquidate said floating debt;
Be it resolved, That the above
named current and back taxes are
her eby pledged to the payment of
SAID warrants, IN principal and in.
terest aud the payment of the in-
terest on tue BONDED tebt of the
board, with the exception of the
sun of 81, 500, which is hereby set
apart for the current expenses of
the board.
Be it further resolved, That q
copy of this resolution be forward.
ed to the Auditor of public a..
counts and the State treasurer, and
that they are hereby directed not
to audit or pay any warrants Of this
board, except in accordance with
this resolution.
On motion of Mr.. G. e. Cordill
the following resolution was adopt.
ed;
Whereas, it is necessary for the
better collection of the cotton tax to
formulate rules for the guidance OF
the collectOr,and whereas, he weight
of a bale of cotton, as fixed by the
New York and New Orleans cotton
exchanges for all commercial pur.
poses, is 500 pounds, and whereas,
the Liverpool exchange fixes a tare
Of % pounds per bale tor bagging
and ties, and, whereas, by act of
the last session Of the legislature,
this board has the authority to ex>
act a penalty of double amount
OF the tax on every producer, ship
per, tax collector and common car.
rler who shall ship or carry OF al.
low to be shipped cotton on which
the tax has not been paid; therefore
Be it resolved: That for the pur.
pose OF collecting the tax thereon.
the weight OF "a bale cot on ia
hereby fixed at 52S pounds.
Furthec resolved, That when.
ever the tax Hector shall believe
that producers are making heavier
bales, than rs above fixed, for the
purpose OF avoiding the x, and
defraudIug this boa OF It's reveS
nues, the said collectors are hereby
directed and required 70 cause such
cotton to be weighed, and shall
collect on such bale, at the rate OF
twenty cents a hundred or traction
thereof, OH | such surplus OF
weight above 523 pounds, aud shall
collect the penalty 6xed BY law aud
thus resolution.
Further resolved, That all col.
lecIOrs sh4ll require their deputies
to settle Tor the col ~ tax ever,
fourteen days, and shall, tbemS
selves, settle with the auditor for
all cotton taxes collected on the
first of each month.
Further resolved, That the com.
pensatiOn OF collectors tor collect