The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-10-06
Levee Board Proceedings.


District was held this day, Thursday,
August Is, 1910, at the Office of the
Board in Shreveport, with the following
named members, constituting quorum,
present, to-wit: H. N. Carlton, Presi-
dent; S.W. Vance, T.W. w. Stinson,
A. Curtis and w. L. Foster.
On motion, the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting, held on July 22d,
was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Vance, seconded by
Mr.. Foster, the following tax ordinances
for the year 1910 were unanimously
adopted:
An ordinance levying 10 mill tax on all
property in the Bossier Levee District
subject to taxation for levee purposes
for the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That dis
trict levee tax of 10 mills on the dollar of
its assessed valuation be and is hereby
levied on all property situated in the
Bossier Levee District, subject to taxa
ton for levee purposes, for the year 1910.
An ordinance levying local assessment
OF III cents per acre on every acre OF
uncultivated land within the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That a
local assessment of 10 cents per acre on
every acre of uncultivated land within
the Bossier Levee District for the year
1910 be and the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of 25 cents per acre on every acre OF
cleared or cultivated land within the
| Bossier Levee District for the year
1910.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That q
local assessment of Is cents per acre on
every acre of cleared or cultivated land
within the Bossier Levee District fol
the year 1910 be and the same is hereby
levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of ST per head on all horses and mules
i within the Bossier Levee District fol
the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com.
!; missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That {
local assessment of ST per head on al
horses and mules within the Bossiel
Levee District for the year 1910 be ant
} the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of S1O0 per mile on all railroads within
the Bossier Levee District for TIN
year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That ;
local assessment of $500 per mile be ant
: is hereby levied for the year 1910 OF
} every mile of railroad situated within
, the Bossier Levee District.
7 The President stated that, subject t
e the approval of the board, he had con
s cluded a sale, through Mr.. J. c. Foster
to the Board of Commissioners Of tn
: Caddo Levee Board of $4,000 of tn
bonds issued by this Board under Act 2
9 of 1904, Mr.. Foster to receive commits
sion of per cent for negotiating an
S concluding said sale, Mr.. Foster havin
b agreed to permit such commission to g
!. to the credit of the Caddo Levee Boare
;. On motion, duly seconded, the sale b
i the President OF the bonds, as reported
/. was approved and ratified, and the fol
# lowing resolution was unanimousl
}. adopted:
el Be it resolved by the Board OF Com
h missioners of the Bossier Levee Distric
in regular session convened, That il
!" President, H. N. Carlton, and its Secre
q tary, j. A. Thigpen, are hereby author
lied and directed to issue an order 9
!. the Auditor of the State of Louisiar
IL for the delivery to the Board OF Con
y missioners of the Caddo Levee Board
y s32. 900 of bonds OF the issue OF bonds
!. the Board of Commissioners OF the Boz
:, sier Levee District under Act No. 2S =
IL the Acts of the General Assembly OF Il
m State of Louisiana, approved June z
t, 1904.
e. The President and Secretary were,
We resolution, direction to issue the abo'
We order on receipt from the Caddo Lev
ou Board of the sum Of s31, 1866; this su
re representing $4,000 of bonds at pa
US less per cent, plus the interest on sa
II, bonds earned since April 1, 191
of amounting to S666.65, interest bell
ue calculated to September /, 1910.
el On motion, the President and Seer
We tary were directed to transmit t
gu amount received from the sale OF bon
to to the Caddo Levee Board to the Aud
o. or and to draw warrants against t
'et same as early as possible to pay balan
ng due on the emergency Indebtedness
CURED on account of the overflow
1908.
The board then took a recess un