The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-26
Official Proceedings Of tie Fifth
District Levec Board.

DELTA, La, w eG3tsusti 5HHe 4V' iC"o'
Pursuant to call of the President,
the Board of Commissioners of the
Fifth Louisiana Leyee District met at
Delta, La, this day.
There were present F. L. Max
we'll. President, and a. S. Coltharp,
Madison parish; j. E. Ransdell and j.
Stein. East Carroll; G.. c. Cordill and
G. G. Goldman. Tcnsas; B. Il. Parham,
Concordia; A. T. Lane. Secretary.
Absent. u. Hiserodt, Concordia
A quorum being present, the Board
proceeded to business rs follows:
On motion Of C. c. Cordill, the read
ing OF The minutes was dispensed with.
On motion Of e. G. Cordill, the fol-
loving resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That local assessment or
forced contribution for the year 1897
of so cents is hereby levied upon each
and every bale of cotton of the crop OF
1928 produced within the limits of
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District; and
the tax collectors of the several parishes
comprising the said district are hereby
ordered to proceed with the collection
of same in the manner provided in in
structions heretofore given them.
F. l. Maxwell. A. s. Coltharp. j. L.
Ransdell, j. Stein. C. G.. Cordill, q. G.
Goldman and B! b. Parham being pres
cnt, each voted .'ayc'' on the passage
Of the resolution.
On motion of C. c. Cordill, the fol-
l.. .I,-,tf OH NIL.
BE il Resolved. That local assess
ment or forced contribution for the
year 1897 of five cents per acre upon
all land situated within the limits of
the Fifth Louisiana Leyee District, is
hereby levied; and the tax assessors of
the several parishes comprising said
districts are hereby ordered TO extend
the same upon the assessment rolls;
and the. several tax collectors are here
by ordered to proceed with the collec-
ton OF the same, at the same time and
in the same manner rs other state and
parish taxes are collected.
r. l.. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp, JOS
f. Ransdeli, j. Stein. C. G. Cordill. e..
C. Goldman and B. b. Parham. being
present, each voted "aye" on the pass
age of the resolution.
On motion of C. C. Cordill. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
BE it resolved. That pursuant to
Act No. 8 of 1888 and Act No. 1l2 of
1884. an ad-valorem tax of ten mills on
the dollar be and is hereby levied upon
all taxable property within the limits
of the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
for the year 1897; and the tax asses
sors of the several parishes comprising
said district are hereby ordered to ex-
tend the same upon tho assessment
rolls, and the several tax-collectors are
hereby ordered to proceed with the
collection OF the same at the same time
and in the same manner MS other state
and parish taxes are collected.
F. l.. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp, Jos.
Z. Ransdell, j. Stein, C. c. Cordill, e.
G. Goldman and Is. B. Parham being
pTesent. each voted FAYE" on the pass
age of said resolution.
On motion of j. Stein, the following
resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That Hon. F. l.. Maxwell,
President of this Board, and. Commits
sioner Jos. E. RansdeH. be requested to
attend the meeting of the River Com
mission III New York ON the Gath inst.
andthat this Board pay their expenses.
On motion Of MIR. Goldman, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That the President of
this Raa I'd l,xso i
rants. payable out of the revenues of
1897, bearing 6 per cent interest per
annnm, for sums aggregating nine
thousand dollars, Or as much thereof as
may be necessary.
Be it further Resolved, That said
warrants be used to pay all outstanding
bills for high water expenses.
Mr.. w. f. Burley appeared before
tho Board and presented resolutions
adopted at mass meeting of the citi-
zens of the 10th ward Of Coucordia:
parish; statement showing total acre
age in sand ward and number of bales
of cotton produced, also petition from
the 10th ward of Concordla perish ask
ing relief from payment of 5 cent acre
tax and cotton tax.
A communication. and resolutions.
adopted at meeting of the citizens of
the third ward of Concordia parish pro-
testing against payment of levee taxes,
were also received aud read; whereup-
on, on motion of Mr.. Parham the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That this Board views
with favor the petitions from the 3rd
and 10th wards presented by Mr.. Bur
ley OF the 10th ward of Coucordia par
ish' and hereby appoint committee of
three composed of Major Richardson
CHEF OF State Engineers, and the two
Lovee Commissioners of said parish.
who shall make thorough investiga.
thn'of the situation and report in full
at the next meeting of this board.
Messrs. E. j. Hamley and Phil Me-
Cure presented the following petition
on behalf of the Providence and Yves.
tern Railroad Company:
TO the President and members of
the Fifth Louisiana Levee Board:
Gentlemen:-On behalf of the Provi-
dcuce and Western Railroad Company,
we desire to obtain grant of one half
of the lands in East Carroll parish
owned by you to aid said company in
Railroad from Lake
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