The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-01
Tax Ordinances


as adopted by the Bossier Leuee Board, In regular
session Convened, July 3, 1907.
An Ordinance levying 10 mill tax on all property
in the Bossier Levee District, subject to taxation
for levee purposes, for the year 1907.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District, in regular session con-
vened, That district levee tax OF 10 mills on the
dollar of its assessed valuation be and is hereby
levied on all property situated in Bossier Leyee
District subject to taxation for evee purposes for
the year 1907.
An Ordinance levying local assessment of cents
per acre every acre of alluvial land within the
Bossier levee district for the year 1907.
Be it ordained by the Board OF Commissioners
of the Bossier Levee District, in regular session
convened, That local assessment of cents per
acre on each and every of alluvial land within
the Bossier Levee District, for the year 1907, be
and is hereby levied.
An Ordinance levying a local assessment of $50
per mile ali railroads within the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1907.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners
of the Bossier Levee District, in regular session
convened, That local assessment OF $50 per mile
be and is hereby levied for the year 1907, every
District.
An Ordinance levying special assessment Of 80
cents per bale each bale of cotton raised with
in the Bossier Levee District for the year 1907.
Whereas, the funds to be raised from the 10 mill
district levee tax, cent acreage tax and $50 per
mile railroad tax not sufficient to locate, con-
struct and repair the levees so as to prevent dsas
trous floods,
Be it resolved and ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee District, in
regular session convened, That a special assess
ment of 80 cents per bale be and is hereby assessed
and levied every bale Of cotton produced within
the Bossier Levee District, land subject to tax
alton within said district, during the year 1907.
w T. CoLQUTT,
President Bossier Levee Board.
/ J. A. THIGPEN, Secretary.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, in pursuance to an ordinance of the
Police Jury of Bossier Parish La, an election held
Board of Bossier Parish April 8, 1907, for the
purpose of ascertaining the of the taxpayers
of said district the question of levyng special
tax of mills on the dollar of the assessed property
of said district for period Of ten years, beginning
with the year 1907, for the purpose of supplement-
ing salaries of teachers and building and repairing
school houses in said district, in which said cleo
ton the property taxpayers of said district voted in
number and amount for the said special school tax
of mills for ten years by vote Of SIXTEEN and
$500 worth OF property therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury, in regular
session convened That special school tax of
mills on the dollar of the assessed property of
School District No. IL, established by law April
3, 1907, beginning at point where the Louisiana
state line crosses the Bodcau Bayou, thence south
ton with the section line between sections II and
20, township % north, range Ii west; thence west
on the said section line to the southwest corner Of
section Is, township %, range II west; thence
north on the west boundary of sections is, and 4
to the state line between Louisiana and Arkansas;
thence east said state line to the point of be-
ginning; is hereby levied for period Of ten years
beginning with the year 1907 and ending with the
year 1917. J. G.. LOGAN,
GU President Police Jury.