The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-27

| tOW1t, on the - day OF
1907, he was employed by a commit
tee OF your honorable body to inves
| tgate and to recover back taxes du
| this Board for cotton shipped out o
| lssaquena and Sharkey counties, ant
| under said employment has filed sui
for the recovery OF a large amount o
taxes in default. He shows furtle
| that he has obtained information ans
proof OF a large amount Of eotto1
unlawfully shipped out of Washing
ton county without payment OF levet
taxes thereon, to-wit: abotu one
thousand bales from a single ship
ping point III said county. He pray
that his employment may be extend
ed to the whole district or at least
/ 10 Washington county and that he
be allowed to investigate and recover
and collect all and any penalties in
CURED and taxes in default for any
period prior to this date upon the
same terms and conditions as named d
IN his present employment.
J. L. PERKINS, JR
April 20, 1907.
Be it resolved by the Board of Mis-
sissippi Levee Commissioners that
j. L. Perkins, Jr.. is hereby employe ed
as special agent Of this Board for
the collection of any and all back
taxes due to the Board for cotton
grown iii and shipped out of the Le-
wee Board District other than Lin
ters and Grabbott and cotton where
the bales exceed in weight on which
the tax was paid which +. NJ Scott
has been employed to collect and the
said J. L. Perkins, Jr., shall have au-
thority to collect for said Board
from any person who has removed
or caused to be removed from the
Mississippi Levee District of which
this Board has jurisdiction any cot
ton grown in said District prior to
this date and all back taxes due on
said cotton other than taxes due on
cotton above described for the col
lection of which F. NJ Scott has been
employed and in addition thereto any
and all penalties incurred for the un-
lawful removal of said cotton and
that said Perkins IS to receive one
half of all penalties collected by him
as his sole compensation for said
collections. Said Perkins is to pro-
vide at his own expense for all at
torneys fees incurred by him to be
brought for the collection of said
tax and said penalties This author
ity is conferred for the period of one
year and shall expire except as to
suits actually BROUGHT at the expira-
ton of said time
1t is expressly understood that the
Board reserves the right to make any
other contract with reference to the
subject matter hereof with any other
persons at any time except for taxes
for which said Perkins may at any
time have filed suit
The Attorney of the Board has the
right aA all tines to protect the
rights OF the Board in all suits
brought hereunder in any manner
whatsoever.
The Board reserves the right to re-
quire bond of said Perkins condi-
toned for the faithful accounting at
the end of each three months for al,
monies collected under this employ
ment and the said Perkins shall ac-
count for and pay over to said Board
at the end of each quarterly period
from this day all monies
belonging to said Board and collected
by him.
No compromise of any claim shall
be made by said Perkins without the
consent of the Board. Said Board
may compromise any of said claims it
may see fit on any terms, but in no
case IS the Board to agree to com
promise an claim without the con-
sent Of said Perkins unless as con-
dition of said compromise said Per
kins shall be paid by the person ow-
ing the tax, 25 per cent of the amount
owing under $1,000 and 20 per cent
for all amounts over $1,000 and less
than $4,000, and 10 per cent on all
over $4,000
That the Secretary of this Board
be required to spread this resolution
upon the minutes of the Board and
to make and. deliver a certified copy
thereof to the said J. L. Perkins, and
the same when accepted by said Per-
<ins shall constitute contract with
him as stated herein binding upon
this Board for said employment
The petition of A. J. Paxton for
refund on 10 bales of cotton was
found correct and ordered paid.
The Chief Engineer was authorized
to agree with Sam Rembert on a
change of right-of-ways on which le-
wee is being constructed.
The following amounts of mileage
and DER diem were then allowed:
]. S. Walker, / day. 4 90
R. p Crump. 1 day. II miles. 1865
w III Fitzgerald. I day, II mi. 1920
L. T. Wade, 2iays, 90 miles. 1875
J. NJ. Kirk, I day, 90 miles, 40
The Board then adjourned
J. l. HEBRON. President