Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-08-19

Be it resolved, that pursuant to
act No. Al of 1886 and act l8S
of 1910, a special assessment or
forced contribution for the year
1910 of five cents per sack on each
and every sack of rough rice OF
the gross weight of 1862 pounds;
of one cent per bushel OH each
and every bushel of corn and one
cent per bushel OH each and every
busheI of oats, and fifteen cents
on each and every ton of hay,
produced within the limits OF the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
upon lands subject to taxation,
be and the same is hereby levied;
that the tax collectors of the sew
eral parishes comprising said dis
trict are hereby instructed to pro-
coed with the collection of same,
in the manner provided in the III
structions heretofore given them
for the collection of special as
easements or forced contributions
on other produce; provided said
special assessment or forced ccn-
tribution shall be collected before
said produce is removed from the
different parishes in the district.
"Be it further resolved, that
the attention of the sheriffs and
ex-officio tax collectors, and the
assessors of the several parishes
comprising the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District, is respectfully
called to act No. IS of the general
assembly of Louisiana for the year
1894 for information relative to
their respective duties in the col
lection of the special assessment
or forced contribution on agricul-
tural products and to the statis-
tical report"
The petition Of Messrs. ]. N.
Foultz, Earl Brdon. George Rob-
bins and ". n. Graham, rice
planters OH the Epps property in
East Carroll parish, WAS read and
duly considered. when on motion
of Com missioner W. II. Ward the
following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, that owing to the
great decrease in cotton produc-
! ton in the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District, aud the urgent neces-
stiles of building. repairing and
maintaining the levee line it is
deemed necessary to levy the
forced contribution or special as
sessment OH rough rice at five
cents per sacks"
On motion of Commissioner f.
J. Hamley the following resOlu.
ton was adopted:
Resolved, that the tax collect
Ors of the several parishes COM
prising the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District are instructed to collect
the forced contribution on all pro-
duce raised within the limits of
the Fifth Louisiana I4evee District
whether raised Oh the outside OF
the levee.
Resolved, further. that parties
raising produce outside the leyee
must filetheirclaim with affidavit
attached with the secretary OF the
board of commissioners of the 9Th
Louisiana Levee District of all
produce raised by them outside of
the levee and the said board of
commissioners will refund oil
forced contributions collected
which should fall within the ex-
emption of the tax.
"ResOlved, that the tax collect
ors of the several parishes in the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District
are instructed to furnish to the
secretary of the levee board a list
of the shipping points ia the diff
ferent parishes and u list of the
deputy tax collectors.
"Be it further resolved, that
pursuant to net No. 65 of 1894 all
common carriers are notified not
to receive any produce OH which
the forced contribution or special
assessment has not been paid, un.
der penalty of the law.
On motion of Commissioner B.
B. Parham the secretary be and
he is hereby instructed to forward
n copy of these resolutions to the
auditor,o of the state of Louisiana,
and to the assessors and tax COL
lectOrs of the several parishes in
the district.
The letter from Mr.. Charles P.
Johnson of New Orleans, in regard
to looking up lands, was read,
and on motion of Commissioner
B. +. Young was referred to the
president for report at the next
meeting in October.
On motion of Commissioner
Parham the board adjourned to
meet October ~, 1910.
J. Il. MCCLELLAN. Prest.