Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-04-23

follows:
On motion Of Commissioner
Goldman the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Reports of the President and
Secretary were received, read and
ordered filed.
Capt II. Burgess, Corps Engi-
neers U. S. Army, Lower Tensas
district; Maj Frank NJ. Kerr.
Chief Board of State Engineers,
Mr.. Walter Fl. Hoffman, assistant.
appeared before the Board and
discussed levee conditions in the
Fifth Louisiana T.evee District
TEN MILL TAX.
On motion of Commissioner b.
F. Young the following resolution
was adopted:
1854 and Act No. s0f 1883, an adyalorem tax of
ten mills on the dollar be and is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property within the linn
it's OF the Fifth Louisiana levee district, fOf
the wear 1909. and the tax assessors of the
several parishes comprising said district are
hereby ordered to extend the same upon the
assessment rolls, and the several tax collec-
tors are hereby ordered To proceed with the
- collection of the same, at the same time and
In the same manner as other state and parish
taxes are collected.
AFFIDAvITs AS TO COTTON OUTSIDE
OF LEVEE.
On motion CT Commissioner B
F. Young the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Re it
Resolved, That the tax collectors of the sew
eral parishes comprising the Fifth Louisiana
levee district, are hereby instructed to re-
qulre sworn affidavits from all parties as to
number of bales Of cotton raised on lands out.
side Of levee where payment Of taxes on any
its being raised outside of the levee, said afti-
davis to be fled with the secretary of this
board.
COTTON TAX.
On motion Of Commissioner b
F. Young, the following resolu-
tion was adopted: Be 1t
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. A of
1885 and Act No. of 1902, a local assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1909, of
One Dollar per bale for bales Of cotton of the
gross weight of (52s) five hundred and twenty
eight pounds, Is hereby levied upon each and
every bale OF cotton OF the crop of 1909 1910,
produced within the limits of the Fifth Louis
lana levee district, upon lands subject to
taxation, and the tax collectors of the several
parishes comprising said district are hereby
ordered to proceed with the collection of the
same In the manner provided in Instructions
heretofore given them. Be IL further
Resolved, That local assessment or forced
contribution for the year 1909 of Fifty Cents
per bale, for bales of cotton pressed by the
Lowery or other round press, not to exceed
t275) two hundred and seventy-flve pounds in
weight, Is hereby levied upon each and every
bale OF cotton OF the crop of 1909 1910, pro-
duced within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana
levee district, upon lands subject To taxation,
and the tax collectors Of the several parishes
comprising said district are HEREBY ordered
TO proceed with the collection of the same in
the manner provided in instructions hereto
fore given them.
ACREAGE AND RAILROAD TAX.
On motion of Commissioner B
+. Young the following resolu-
ton was adopted: BE it
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. a of
1885 and Act No. of 1902, "a local assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1909. of
Five Cents per acre on each and every acre
OF land situated within the limits of the Fifth
Louisiana levee district, and One Hundred
Dollars per mile on each and every mile of
railroad OF standard gauge, or gauge greater
than standard gauge, and Twenty Dollars per
mile on each and every mile of railroad of less
than standard gauge situated within the lin
It's OF the Fifth Louisiana levee district, is
hereby levied, and the tax assessors of the
several parishes comprising said district are
hereby ordered to extend the same upon the
assessment rolls and the several tax collec-
tors are hereby ordered TO proceed with the
collection OF same, at the same time and in the
same manner as other state and parish taxes
are collected.
On motion of Commissioner
Young the following resolution
WAS adopted:
Whereas, at largely attended
mass meeting, held at TalIulah,
la, on March 1lth, 1909, inpur-
suance OF u resolution of this
Board at its regular meeting, jan
uary 18th, the following resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. John Dale |
of Concordia parish, and second
ed by A. Z. Green of Tensas par
ish, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Board of
Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District, and the Police
Jnries of the parishes comprising
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
be requested to appropriate S20,-
700, to arrange for a survey of the
district, and To ascertain the cost
If the proposed drainage system.
Therefore, he it
Resolved, That the sum of $l5..
100 be appropriated by this Board,
q be used IN conjunction with
5, 900, appropriated by the four {
arishes comprising the Fifth {
.ouisiana I.evee District and an I
llotment, such as may be made
y the United States geological
apartment, of the United States I
under he supervision $
nd direction of The United States
Biological and Typographical de-
,rtments with tie advice aud as /
stance of Maj. Frai,k NJ. Kerr,
lief of the Board of State Engi-
,ers. and the President of this
mrd is instructed to confer with a
q Police Jpries and rauuest that ~