The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-04-20
Fifth District Leyee Board Pro
ceedings.
Delta. La. April 10. 1901.

There
araS;den,. ". II. Ward. Madison par
ish. w Ii. Benjamin, E ). iiamiel'
East Carroll parish; B. Is. Parnam. D.
"a Iamhdiu. Concordia parish; A. L.
Iane secretary. Absent: &c. Cor
An and G c. Goldman, Tensas parish.
A quorum being present. the board
nroceeded to business. AS follows;
ON motisn of Mr.. Parhan, reading
of minutes was dispensed with.
Reports of president and secretary
were received and read.
ON motion of Mr. +. j. Hamley, the
following resolution was adopted
Resolved. That the president of this
hoard is instructed, in connection with |
the board of state engineers, to examine
into the proposed line of ditch to drain
pits along Bunch's bend levee and to
contract for the work if, in his opinion
and that of said board of engineers,
the work is deemed necessary,
On motion of Mr. Ward the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the president of this
board is hereby authorized to draw
warrant IN favor of the Ashley Com
pany to refund taxes on 16O acres of
land in the parish Of Madison for the
years 1898, 1899 and 1900, enormously
paid by them, on the production OF
certificate from the assessor of said
parish showing that said land was
wrongly assessed to them and the GER
tificate of the tax collector showing
the amount of such taxes. and that
same were paid by said Ashley Com
pany, and also BY j. M. johnson or
his vendor, G. G. Waddill, to whom
| said lands were correctly assessed.
/ On motion of Mr.. Benjamin, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That the president of this
board is hereby authorized to act in
concert with the board of state en-
pineers 10 locate and let contracts for
any new loops in this levee district
which may become necessary during
the present year
BE it further resolved, That the
president is authorized and empowered
to let contract for any enlargement or
repair work which in his opinion should
be done on the leyees of this district
. and is endorsed by the board OF state
engineers.
On motion of Mr. Lambdin, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved. That the president OF this
board is hereby authorized to draw
: warrant in favor of the Interstate Mis-
s;ssjnpi River Improvement u Levee
Association for the usual annual APP
> propriation in aid of said association
whenever said appropriation is called
for by the president OF said ASSOCIATION
On motion of Mr.. Parham, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted
Be it resolved, That a local assess
! ment or forced contribution for the
: wear 1901, of 80 cents is hereby levied
r unon each and every bale OF cotton o
e the crop of 1901 1902 produced within
I the limits of the fifth Louisiana leYe'
, district, except that produced on thos'
:, lands in the parish of Concordia, which
have heretofore been declared exemp
from the payment of cotton tax 0.
resolution of this board. and the ta'
collectors of the several parishes com
prising said district are hereby order
ed to proceed with the collection OF IN
T same in the manner provided in in
$ structions heretofore given them.
7 On motion of Mr.. Parham the follow
ing resolution was adopted;
. Be it resolved, That local assess
ment or forced contribution, for tn
! wear 1901 of 5 cents per acre npon al
lands situated within the limits of th
: fifth Louisiana levee district is hereb.
levied and the tax assessors of the sew
eral parishes comprising said distric
/, are hereby ordered to extend the sam
upon the assessment rolls, ard the sew
: eral tax collectors are hereby ordere
o TO proceed with the collection OF sam
o at the same time and IN the same man
ner as other state and parish taxes ar
4 collected.
On motion of Mr.. Parham the fol
> lowing resolution was adopted
Be it resolved, That pursuant to &C
No. 8 of 1888, and act No. 4l2 OF 1884
" an ad valorem tax of 10 mills on tn
+ dollar. DE and is hereby levied upon a
4 the taxable property within the limit
: of the fifth Louisiana levee district fo
u the year 1901. and the tax assessors c
IS the several parishes comprising sal
district are hereby ordered TO eXten
the same upon the assessment roll:
l. and the several tax collectors are here
by ordered to proceed with the colleC
ton of the same ut the same time an
n the same manner as other state an
l. parish taxes are collected.
On motion of MIR. Parham the follow
ing resolution was adopted;
IS Whereas, Act No. IL of 1898 author
e ICES this board to levy Especial asses
r. ment or foced contribution not to e'
coed Isl 00) one dollar per bale on eac
. ard every bale of cotton produced
the district upon lands subject to tai
alton. in case the board deems I'll
o funds heretofore provided for. made
a quate to locate, construct and repai
. levees so as to prevent dlsastror
floods; therefore be it
l. Resolved. That tins board does deer
Is the funds heretofore provided made
- auate to locate, construct and repai
levees, so as to prevent disastrou
J floods, and availing itself of TIE. pre-
visions of said act No. l of 1898. doe
hereby levy in pursuance of the provi
lie ions of said act, an additional tax
r 30 cents per bale on each and ever
bale of cotton of the crop of 190l-l9O
u produced IN the district on lands sui
rs ject to taxation. except that produce
J. on those lands in the parish of Concol
dia, which have heretofore been d'
clared exempt from the payment of thi
DI additional cotton tax of 80 cents pc
r bale by resolution of this board, mak
inc tax Of 81 per bale for the yea