The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-14

BosslER CRY, April I, 1904.

following members present: w. B. Nc
Cormick, President; A. J. Moss, Alex
Caplis, J. G. McDade and w. T. Col
quit. Absent: G. A. F. Poole and
T. w. w. Stinson.
A communication from Capt. B. w.
Marsden was read, requesting that this
board refund him certain taxes, which
he claims the Bossier Levee District is
due him, and also claiming damages for
the building of certain levees through
his plantation.
On motion of Mr.. Colquitt, duly Sec
onded and carried, the Secretary was in
structed to write to Capt. Marsden and
state that his claims cannot be allowed.
On motion of Mr.. Caplis, duly Sec
onded and carried, the surveys made by
Col. G.. D. Alexander of the lands re-
Gently sold to Stacey & Braden, A. J.
Hall, r. B. Childers, A. B. Childers and
F. w. Childers was accepted, and the
President and Secretary were authorized
to make deeds for each OF the above
named purchasers to the lands sold them.
On motion, duly carried, R. B. Chill
ders' bid of SIS per acre on lot Z in Sec
ton 5, township is, range IL, containing
Is acres, was ccepted.
On motion, duly carried, F. w. Chill
ders' bid of Sir per acre on lot 8 in Sec
ton s, township is, range IL, containing
1898 acres, was accepted, the said bid
der to take the whole of the lot (7.98
acres) at the bid named.
Terms of the above sales, third
cash and balance in one and two years,
with per cent interest from date.
On motion of Mr.. Colquitt, duly Sec
onded and carried, Messrs. Moss, Nc
Dade and Caplis were appointed COM
mittee to let TIN, contract for grassing
the following named levees: Dortch,
Gold Dust, Horewell, Elm Grove, Van
Hoose, Lovely Point, Buckhorn and
Christiana.
On motion of lIr. Moss, duly seconded
and carried, the following annual tax
ordinances were adopted:
An ordinance lie Tying 10 mill tax on
all property in the Bossier Levee Dis
trict subject to taxation for levee pur-
poses for the year 1904.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That a dis
trict levee tax of 10 mills on the dollar of
its assessed valus .tion be and is hereby
levied on all property situated in the
Bossier Levee District, subject to taxa
tion for levee purposes, for the year 1904.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of cents per acre on every acre Of
alluvial land within the Bossier Levee
District for the year 1904.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bcs sier Levee District
in regular session convened, That a
local assessment of cents per acre on
| each and every acre of alluvial land
within the Bossier Levee District, for
the year 1904, be and is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of $50 per mile on railroad within the
Bossier Levee District for the year
1908.
Be it Ordained by the Beard of Com
missioners or the Bossier LIevee District
in regular session convened, That a
local assessment of $50 per mile be and
is hereby levied, for the year 1904, on
every mile of railroad situated within
the Bossier Levee District.
An ordinance levying special assess
ment of SO cents per bale on each bale
of cotton raised within the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1904.
| Whereas, the funds to raise from the
10 mill district levee tax, 5 cents acreage
tax and $50 per mile railroad tax are not
sufficient to locate, construct and repair
the levees SO as to prevent disastrous
floods,
Be it Resolved and Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the Bossier
Levee District in regular session con-
vened, That a special assessment OF so
cents per bale be and is hereby levied on
every bale of cotton produced in the
Bossier Levee District, on land subject
to taxation in said district, during the
year 1904.
On motion, duly seconded and carried,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District in
regular session convened, That the Tax
Collector of Bossier parish be and is
hereby required, in making his quarterly
reports to the Secretary of this board of
collections of mill tax, acreage tax and
produce tax, to specifically state in his
reports what portion of each of the des-
ignated collections is for the current
year aud what portion for the previous
year, and he is hereby required to fur
nish said reports to the Secretary quar-
terly, and to furnish the Secretary with
a complete statement on the 3ist of De-