The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-07-20
rEyEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
DELTA. ia. July Is. 1893.

DELTA. ilA., July Is, 1893.
Pursuant 10 csll Of President r t.
Maxwell. the Fifth District l-evce
Hoard met to-day. with the following
preseni: +. L. Maxwell, president;
w. II. Shields, secretary aud Messrs
W. G.. WHY. John a. Bu:kner. A. :.
Colil,nrp. &. {. d;ordill, A. e. Newton
and j. Is. Iliserodt.
On molten of Mr.. Corslill The fol-
having resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in the sale Of ihn'is
by this board TOD. S Richardson. the
board not being able 10 make sufficient
lille. The sale is hereby revoked and
the assessor in each parish is requested
IA Mace said land in the assessment
rolls, with three years back taxes NM
The taxes of The. current year. The
secretary of this board is heret,
Directed to visit earh parish ANU
supervise The assessors in making n
correction.
The following resolution was also
| adopted:
Resolved. That President Maxwell
issue a warrant for $500 against the
rerepue Of 1895, bearing 8 per cea' /
interest. to Mcclure & ODonncl, !
stale engineers; that the Cottage |
Home has been completed under
specifications.
On motion of W. G. WHY the. fol-
flowing resolution was adopted:
| Resolved, That the president Of THIS
board be authorized to give qnii claim
due TO A. e Newton, to the following
described lands, situated in the parish
of Tensas. io-wit: The Virginia bank
tract. it appearing that his title IS
/ valid. he having paid all taxes on said
property. and the object OF this reso-
/ muion being to remove cloud IN his
title.
On Lotion of Mr. c.. G.. Cortlill the
following resolution was adopted oy
The following vote for its adoption:
FL. Maxwell,J b. lIiserodt, w. e.
I WHY, G. e. Cordill, A. E. Newton aud
}, n. S. Coltharp. BE il
, Resolved, Tia, u local assessment
: or forced contribution for The year
: 1895 of so cents is hereby levied upon
] each aud every bale of cotton OF the
( crop Of 1896, produced within the
2 limits Of the Fifth Levee District, aad
: The tax collectors of The several parishes
1 comprising said dis,rict are hereby
ordered 10 proceed with the collection
4 Of same in the manner provided ~ iii-
: s,ructions heretofore given them. BE
: it
e Resolved, That local assessment
e and forced contribution for the yeai
d 1898 Of 5 cents per acre upon all lands
is situated within the limits OF the Fiji
, Louisiana Levee District is bcreb,
e levied. and the tux assessors Of th'
e several parishes comprising said dis
Q trio, are hereby ordered 10 extend III
ii same upon the assessment rolls, ant
e. the several tax collectors are hereb.
i, ordered to proceed with the collection
re of same al the same time anu III I'D
y same manner as other state AMI paris
is taxes are collected.
he On motion the following resotutio
re was adoyted:
is BE it resolved, That pursuant to az
Id No. 8 of 1883, aud aci No. II Of 1873
id an ad valorem tax often mills on tn
e. dollar be aud is hereby levied upo
lis all taxable property within the lilni
he Of the Fifth Louisiana Levee Dis'ri
e for the year 1895, aud the tax assesso
CHI Of the several parishes comprlsii
lis said district are hereby ordered! ta e,
les tend the same npOu he Rssessmel
he rolls. aud the several INK collectors a.
nd hereby ordered to proceed with q
TIL collections of same at the same TN
MS aud in the same manner rs other STA
and parish taxes ere collected.
nd On motion the following resoIutl'
nd was adopted:
IN Be il resolved, Whereas, the legisl
SIS. ture al its session of 1894, passed a
I'D 4S. authorizing the board to make
] additional assessment of so cents
.he bale on all couoh produced in I
ich Fifth Levoe District except those ov'
ich flowed BY Bougere crcyasse =; aud
is Whereas the financial condition
this board requires the full assessme
the OF all the taxes the law permits.
ays Resolved, That in pursuance OF So
act 48 lax of SO cents per bale
hereby assessed in addition to the c.
ton tax Of so cents per bale assess
The under the old law, making total
mn. ST upon each bale OF 52S pounds
IA less.
"u On motion of Mr.. c. G. Cordili
Tor following resolution was adopted:
les. Resolved, That the sum OF So. 224@
Ter with 6 per ceut interest per amt
-, from date, oil payable out Of
~ revenue of 1896, be and the same
icy hereby appropriated TO pay to
DOL executors, heirs or legal rcpresen
ant lives of the estate Of Jefferson Da,
;,.,, in iull aud final settlement OF all
claims OF every nature and descriptl
up of said estate against his Lei
cen Board, aud the president of this bea
for Is authorized 10 issue u warrant
iris The same, and that the warrant here
fore issued in favor Of Miss Varina
''so Davis be Cancelled.
10 On motion the board adjourned.
not f. l.. MAXWELL, President
,ge w. ii. SHIELDS, Secretary.
'op Mr.. G. G.. Miller aud wife, nee M
OF Matte Keller came ND on the