Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-06-25
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FROOEEDrrTas
OF rHE
I-EVEE BOARD.
pkLrA. MADISON PAR1sn. La.

@. c. Cordill, ro
G. c. Goldman. ~
B. B. Parham, : Concordia.
A. T. Lane, Secretary.
Absent,
J. B. Hiserodt, }Concordia.
A quorum being present the
Board proceeded to .business as
follows:
On motion of c. c. Cordill, the
reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
On motion of c. G. COrdill, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That local assess
ment or forced contribution for
the year 1897 of so cents is hereby
levied upon each and every bale of
cotton of the crop of 1898 pro-
duced within the limits of the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District;
and the Tax Collectors of the sew
eral parishes composing the said
District are hereby ordered TO pro-
coed with the collection of same in
the manner provided in instruc-
tipns heretofore given them.
F. L. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp,
j. E. Ransdell, J. Stein, G. c..
Cordill G.. G; Goldman and B. B.
Parham being present, each voted
"aye" on the passage of the reso-
tuition.
On motion of C. c. Cordill, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That a local
assessment or forced contribution
for the year 1897 of five cents per
acre upon all land situated within
the limits of the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District, is hereby levied,
and the tax assessors are hereby
ordered to proceed with the COL
lection of the same, at the same
time and in the same manner as
other State and parish taxes are
collected.
F. L. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp,
Jos. o. J. Stein, c. c.. Cordill, G..
lC. Goldman and B. B. Parham,
being present, each voted "aye"
on the passage of the resolution.
On motion of C. G. Cordill, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That pursuant
to Act No. 8, of 1888, and Act No.
112, 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 fo1
the year 1897 and the tax assessors
of the several parishes comprising
said District are hereby ordered to
extend the same and in the same
manner as other State and parish
taxes are collected.
F. L. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp,
Joseph E. Ransdell, J. Stein, G.
&c. Cordill, G.. c. Goldman and B.
B. Parham, being present, each
voted faye" on the passage of
said resolution.
On motion of j. Stein, the fol-
flowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Hon. f. l..
Maxwell, President of this Board,
and Commissioner Jos. E. Rams
tdell are requested to attend the
meeting OF the River Commission
lin New York on the oath inst, and
that this Board pay their expenses.
On motion of Mr.. Goldman, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the Pres
Iident of this Board be authorized
to issue warrants payable out of
the revenues of 1897, bearing 6 per
cent interest per annum, 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.. C. B. Burley appeared be-
fore the Board and presented reso-
lutions adopted at mass meeting
of the citizens of the 10th Ward of
Concordia parish; statement show
ing total acreage in said Ward and
number of bales of cotton pro-
duced; also petition from the 10th
Ward of Concordia parish asking
relief from payment of five cent
per acre tax and cotton tax.
A communication and resolu-
tons adopted at q meeting of the
citizens of the Bird Ward of Con-
cordia parish, protesting against
payment of levee taxes were also
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