Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Proceedings Of the Fifth louisiana
levee Board.
DELTA, La, wednesday, |

The Board of Commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana Leyee District met in reg
ular session at Delta, La, this day.
There were present: E. J. Hamley and
G. A. Voelker, East Carroll parish.
]. T. Mcclellan, President, Madison
parish.
B. F. Young, Tensas parish, and ].
H. Lambdin, Concordia parish.
NH. Lewis, Secretary.
Absent-W. H. Ward, Madison, and
G. C. Goldman, Tensas.
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded to business as follows: On
motion of Commissioner voelker the
reading of minutes Of last meeting was
dispensed with.
Reports of the President and Secretary
were received, read and ordered filed.
A. Miller Todd, Assistant U. s. Engi-
neer, and Walter H. Hoffman, Assistant
State Engineer, were present and adj
dressed the Board on leyee conditions in
the district, and discussed the caving
banks.
On motion of Commissioner Young the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. a OF
$50 ana Act NO. 3 OF 1902, local assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1911, Of
One Dollar per bale for bales of cotton OF the
gross weight Of (52s) i've hundred and twenty
eight pounds, Is hereby levied upon each and
every bale Of cctton Of the crop Of isiI-lsi2,
lana levee district, upon lands subject to
| taxation, and the tax collectors OF the several
parishes comprising said district are hereby
| same In the manner provided in Instructions
heretofore given them. Be IL further
Resolved, That q local assessment or forced
contribution for the year 1911 of Fifty Cents
per bale, for bales OF cotton pressed by the
LoWery or other round press, not to exceed
t176D two hundred and seventy-five pounds In
weight, Is hereby levied upon each and every
! bale Of cotton Of the crop OF 1911 1912, pro-
duced within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana
levee district, upon lands subject to taxation,
comprising said district are hereby ordered
to proceed with the collection Of the same in
the manner provided in instructions hereto
fore given them.
Considering that the funds heretofore
collected from the forced contribution on
cotton, are inadequate to locate, con-
struct, repair end maintain the levee
line, so as to prevent disastrous floods,
on motion OF Commissioner Young the
following resolution was adopted:
Be It Resolved, That pursuant 10 Act No.
"A Of 1855, and Act No. lss of 1910, a special
| assessment or forced contribution for the
year 1911, OF I'VE cents per sack on each and
Of one hundred and sixty-two pounds, and
OF one cent per bushel on each and every
bushel OF corn; OF one cent per bushei on each
and every bushel Of oats, and fifteen cents
within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District, upon lands subject to taxation, be
be and the same is hereby levied; that the
Tax Collectors Of the several parishes COM
prising said district are hereby instructed to
proceed with the collection OF same, In the
manner provided In the instructions hereto
fore given them for the collection Of special
! assessments or forced contributions on other
produce (cottonl provided said special as
sessment or forced contribution shall be coll
4 lected before said produce IL removed from
the different parishes of ths district.
On motion of Commission Young the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act NO. a Of
lsse and Act No. Of 1907, local assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1911, Of
Five Cents per ecre on each aud every acre
OF land situated within the limits of the Fifth
Dollars per mile ON each and every mile OF
railroad Of standard gauge, o. gauge greater
than standard gauge, and Twenty Dollars per
| than standard gauge situated within the lin
It's Of the Fifth Louisiana levee district, is
hereby levied, and the tax assessors Of the
hereby ordered to eqtend t6e ss same upon the
| assessment rolls and the several tax collec-
tors are hereby ordered to proceed with the
same manner as other state and parish taxes
are collected.
On motion of Commissioner Young the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. liz Of
1854 and Act No. sof 1883, an advalorem tax Of
| ten mills on the dollar be and Is hereby levied
upon ali the taxable property within the linz
its OF the Fifth Louisiana levee district, for
the year 1911, 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.
| Be it further Resolved, That the at
| tention of the Sheriffs and Ex-Oficio
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 AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1894, for information relative to
their respective duties in the collection
| of special assessments or forced contribu-
tons ON agricultural products, and to the
Statistical Report.
Il Resolved further, That the Tax Col
lectors of the several parishes compris-
ing the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
are instructed to collect the forced con-
tributions on ali produce raised within
the limits Of the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District whether raised inside or outside
the levee.
| Resolved further, That parties raising
produce outside the levee must file their
claim with affidavit attached with the
Secretary CT the Board, of all produce
raised by them outside the levee, and the
said Board of Commissioners will refund
all forced contributions collected falling
within the exemption Of the tax.
II On motion of Commissioner Hamley
the following resolution was adopted:
i Resolved, That the Tax Collectors in
the several parishes comprising the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District are instructed
to furnish to the Secretary Of the Leyee
Board list OF tie shipping points in the
different parishes and list Of deputy Tax
Collectors.
ii On motion of Commissioner Lambdin
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. e5 OF
1884. all Common Carriers are notified not 70