The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-12-12
10 KEEP
| POLITICS OUT
|oa. J. L. Hebron Will En-
/ deavor to Keep Politics
Out of Levee Board.
Greenville, Miss, Dec. o, 'Os.

Greenville, Miss, Dec. 8, 'O3.
Editor Of The Greenville Times;
n
herewith enclose a crude Levee
I'M which I intend to introduce in
4 State senate and press for passage.
feel that the enactment of this hi |
10 law will go long way towards
fling the Levee Board out of poll
"a IA consumation devoutly to be
ished by the tax payers OF the dis
ict), and placing it upon a business
Isis. Many of the provisions of this
iii | advocated on the stump the past
ammer. | shall be glad t have the
In discussed by the tax payers of the
strict. AS citizen and taxpayer
this district l heartily favor the
.ssage of the bill prepared by the
lon. W. w. Stone for the issue of
illion dollars of Levee Bonds, the
roceeds of which are to be used in
rengthening our levee system and
hiding new liens of levees. AS
Bnator from this county expect to
ctively support the above bill pre-,
ared by the Hon. W. W. Stone.
Yours very truly,
Jno. L. Hebron. Jr.
(TITLE TO BE PREPARED.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the State of Mississippi,
hat Section Of the Acts of Mis-
sippi of -'-- be amended so as to
bad, that the office of cotton tax col
bctor of the Board of Mississippi
Ievee Commissioners be abolished
md, provided further that said board
hall be authorized and empowered to
lave the cotton tax of the Mississippi
Eevee District collected in such man.
er as seems best for said district at
cost not to exceed two cents per
'ale.
! Section 2. Be it enacted by the
legislature Of the State of Mississip
that Section - of the Acts of Mis-
ssippi of ---, be amended so as
b read, that the secretary and treas.
'rer OF the Board of Mississippi Le-
lee Commissioners be required to per-
pnally perform the duties Of said
Nice; and, provided further that the
|alary Of said officer or employee of
bid board shall not exceed two
housand dollars per annum, and that
failure of said employee to person
PLY discharge the duties Of said en-
|loyment at once vacates the office,
md that the board be required to i'm
pediately elect his successor; and, be
further enacted that all officials OF
Aid board shall be simply employees
said board subject to be discharged
pr cause at any time by said board,
nd only to hold their positions for
be time for which they are en-
loyed.
Section 3. Be it enacted by the
egislature OF the State of Mississip-
!, That the Acts of Mississippi, Sec
on - of ---, be amended SO as
read, That the attorney for the
bard of Mississippi Levee Commits
oners be required to reside at the
omicile of said board, and to keep
pen law Office in said domicile and
perform all the duties of said
Ihce; and, provided further, that the
'lary of said attorney shall not ex-
'ed two thousand dollars per annum.
Section 4. Be it enacted by the
egislature Of the State of Mississip-
!, That Section - of the Acts of
ississippi of ----, be amended SO
to read, that the president of the
bard Of Mississippi Levee Commits
oners be required to reside at The
'micile of said board during his
cure of office, and to give to the dis
arge of the duties of said Office such
ne as may be necessary to perform
III the duties of said office.
Section s. BE- it enacted by the
'gislature of the State of Mississippi, z
hat Section Of the Acts of Mis-
'sippi of -- be amended SO as
read, that the Board of Mississippi
wee Commissioners be required not .
pay more than five hundred dollars
annum for the printing of the
ard, unless it become necessary to
We the laws Of the board printed,
9 IN tnat case the board to make a y
'c'al contract for the printing of =
d laws.
Section 6. Be it enacted by the
gislature Of the State of Mississippi,
at Section - Of the Acts of Mis-
sipp OF --- be amended so as
read, that the Board of Mississip-
Levee Com sioners be required
make bonds in idemnity for all fis-
officers or employees of said hoard,
that said board pay for the max
Of said bonds out of the revenues b
aid board.
'lection q Be it enacted by the
'islature Of the State Of Mississip-
That Section = of the Acts of