St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-05-05
ANE'I-gNCREASE OF LEyEE
TAX MEETING.
ALEXANDRIA. April Is.

ALEXANDRIA, April IL, 1894.
Pursuant to adjournment the citizen
OF the Red River, Atchafalaya and Ba
you Bguf Leyee District. fcompasine
the par ishes of Rapides, st. Landry ans
Ayoyelles), opposed to an increase O.
the leYee tax in said district, met at tht
courthouse, in Alexandria, this day.
i The officers of the Association formed
TO combat an increased leyee tax. moi
being present, on motion Geo. O. Watts
/ q q hapldes, was elected chairman and
II. Mixer, of st. Landry, secretary. The
meeting was called to order at about
/ O'Clock p. m.
/ The following resolutions, offered by
| Mr.. nj. G. Moseley, of Rapides. were
unanimously adopted: !
| Resolved, That we especially denounce
the acreage tax as being unjust, une-
the prompt repeal of the acreage tax
clause OF the Leyee Act. 1t is UNEQUAL
and unfair to exact as much tax from an
acre OF land in the swamp. and Welding
no revenue, as is required from an acre
which Is cleared, ineultiyation, and high
enough to yield possibly one hundred
dollars per annum. Tt is unjust to tax
this class of lands to prevent that which
would really benefit them by raising
them higher, enriching them, and af-
fordlng opportunity by rafting to utilize
the timber, and it is an outrage since
these lands have little If any market
value, TO thus, by onerous taxation, to
gradually confiseate them We earnest
ly protest against it, and appeal to the
Legislature to grant relief bv repeating
the clause which authorizes the Ieyee
Board to exact an acreage tax,
The meeting then adjourned until s.
p. m.
The meeting was called to order by
Geo. O. Watts, chairman, at 8 O'Clock ..
m. and A. T. Williams and Ell. McCor-
NICK were appointed assistant secreta-
ries.
The resolutions adopted at the day
meeting We're discussed and fully con-
Cured in by those citizens of st. Ian
dry and Ayoyelles parishes who were
not present at that meeting.
speeches We're made by DIR. S. III. Rush
ing, Hon. G. w. Ward, NJ. C. Moseley.
Linn Tanner and Il. Mixer.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the chairman to appoint committee Of |
three TO memorialize the Legislature in |
fHrtherance of the resolutions as pub
lished in these minutes. The chair an I
pointed: NJ. G. Moseley, of Rapides. t
chairman: e. Mixer, of st. Landry and T
A. NJ. Haas, of Avoyelles.
"A resolution was adopted that the
chairman appoint a committee of nine,
three from each parish, whose duty it
,A.Itl bC w SaSlI upon Inp members III
TINS Leyee District before the meeting
of that body and endeavor to get their
support in this cause. The chairman
appointed: From st. Landry-Dr. W.
=. Ciopton, Mr.. Il. NJ Boagni, Mr.. God
.haux; from Ayoyelles-C. b. Cappell,
.. Hudson, J. Il. johnson; from Ra-
5ldes-Linn Tanner, Geo. Dorman, and
s RANK ls ieart. It was resolved, also, that
he chaiaman, Geo. @. Watts, be added
% the committee
The secretary was ordered to have
hese resolutions printed in proper form
or distribution at the meeting of the
ieneral Assembly, and collection was
AIKEN up to pay for the printing.
A resolution was carried that the COM
nlttees appointed at the meeting be in
Saton Rouge the first day of the meet
ng OF the General Assembly.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
:. MIXER, GEO. o. WATTS.
! s. I, sL, sMILLIAMs, Chairman,
Secretaries,