The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08
Levee Board Proceedings.

B0ss1ER CITY, La, Oct. l, 1896.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District met in
regular session.
Present: ". II. Hodges, President;
NcsSrs. Y. T. Colquitt, A. J. Moss,
7. ". ". Stinson.
Mcssrs. y. p Belcher and W. G.
Vance having been appointed to sue
cced J. T. McDade and II. J. Lenoir,
having taken the oath of Office, par
ticipated in the proceedings. Alb
sent, Mr. Cash.
The Board Of State Engineers was
represented by Capt. T. NJ. Kern.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Nh. Hodges moved that as this
was the meeting Of the members APP
pointed as q new Board, that they
now proceed to organize by the cleo
ton of officers.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Vance placed in nomination
for President of the Board Mr.. W.
H. Hodges. Seconded by Mr.. Stin-
SOP.
Mr.. Hodges declined to accept
the nomination, AID placed in nomi-
nation Mr.. ". c. Vance.
Mr.. ". c.: Vance was unanimously
elected President of the Board.
On motion Of Mr. Moss, seconded
by Mr.. Colquitt, j. II. Cabeen was
elected Secretary of the Board.
Mr.. Vance moved that J. A. W.
Lowry, Esq, be elected as Attorney
for the Board.
Mr.. Colquitt moved that the cleo
ton of an Attorney be postponed.
The motion made by Mr.. Colquitt
was agreed to, and the election Of an
Attorney postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Vance, ". H.
Scaniand was elected as Printer for
the Board at the same salary as con-
tracted with by previous Board.
E. H. Randolph, Esq, appeared
before the Board, and after thanking
the members thereof for their kind
ness shown him, stated that after
this meeting of the Board, the rela-
tons of Leonard & Randolph as at
torneys for the Board would cease.
The Secretary presented the report
showing the transactions of the Board
from August Is, 1894, to August Is,
1896, which was received, adopted
and ordered printed.
The above mentioned report will
be printed in the next issue of the
BANNER.
The assessment roll Of the alluvial
District for 1896 was accepted, and
the Assessor allowed 500 for same.
The list of produce tax asrequired
by Section 6, Act No. IS of 1891, for
1895, showing 1897 bales, of cotton
produced in the district, was accepted,
and, on motion of MIR. Hodges, the
assessor, was allowed $50 for same.
Mr.. Moss offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved. That the President
and Secretary of this Board are
hereby authorized to draw a warrant
on the Auditor, in favor Of Hunter
Bros. for 3G90 10, to pay seminar
nual interest due in amount expended
for building Knox Point to Buck.
horn Levee.
On motion of Mr.. Moss, the above
resolution was adopted by the fol.
lowing vote:
Yeas: lIossrs. Belcher, Colquitt
Hodges, lloss, Stinson-5.
Nays: .Ir. Nance-1.
REPORT OF TAN COLLECTOR.
To the Hon. President and Members of the
| Bossicr LeVec District: respectfully submit
| the following report of collections tor quarter
ending June ;}Oth on LeVce Taxes. 1898:
On 10 mills $500 7:
| oh ttlt' ------- III' T.
| On l9iU bales cotton. go OF
| ,. -
Respectfully,
AR. THOMPSON, Sheriff, &c.
Beoton, La Sept. 30, 1896.
Eccapitulation Of Cotton Tax.
Dec. 3lst.-J73S! Bales Cotton. ..... $500 2!
| 1896