Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-04-15
Proceedings Of Fifth Louisiana levee
Boa. 4.
DELTA, La. April 10, 1910.

DELTA, LA, April IL, 1910.
The Board of Commissioners fol
the Fifth Louisiana Leyee Distric,
met in regular session at Delta
La, this day.
There were present:
C. A. Voelker, East Carroll
parish.
W. H. Ward, j. T. Mcclellan,
president, Madison parish.
B. F. Young, Tensas parish.
B. B. Parham, j. H. Lambdin,
Concordia parish.
N. H. Lewis, secretary, Madison
parish.
Absent: G. G. Goldman, Tensas
parish; E. j. Hamley, Madison
parish.
A quorum being present, the
board proceeded to business as
follows:
On motion of Commissioner B.
F. Young the reading of the min-
utes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Reports cf the President and
Secretary were received, read and
ordered filed.
Mr.. Walter H. Hoffman, assist
ant engineer, appeared before the
board and discussed levee condi-
tions in the district.
ACREAGE AND RAILROAD TAX.
On motion of Commissioner B.
F. Young the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Be it
Resolved. That pursuant to Act No. "A of
1883 and Act No. of 1902, local assessment
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 DER
mile on each and every mile of railroad Of less
tnan standard gage situated within the lin
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 oollec-
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 B
b. Parham, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
TEN MILL TAX.
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. liz of
1854 and Act No. 8Of 1sSS, an advalorem tax of
upon all the taxable property within the lim-
its OF the Fitch Louisiana levee district, for
the year 1910, and the tax assessors OF the
several parishes comprising said district are
pereDy ordered ia 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 san manner as other state and parish
taxes are collected.
COTTON TAX.
On motion of Commissioner b.
+. Young, the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Be 1t
Resolved, That pursuant to ACT No. "A of
1885 and Act No. Of le12, a local assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1919, of
One Dollar per bale for bales of cotton Of the
gross weight of tJ2S) five hundred and twenty
eight pounds, Is hereby levied upon each and
every hale OF cotton of the crop of 1870 1911,
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 1t 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
lz75) two hundred aud seventy-five pounds tn
weight. Is hereby levied upon each and every
bale Of cotton OF the crop of 1916 ,sli, pro-
duced within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana
levee district, upon lands subject to ia: alton,
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 heretQ-
fore given them.
AFFIDAvITS AS TO COTTON OUTSIDE
OF LEyEE,
On motion CT Commissioner B.