Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28
PROCEEDINGS OF IEvEE BOARD.


Secretary.
Absentee. G. Goldman, Tensas parish.
Mr.. Walter H. Hoffman of the Board
of State Engineers was present at the
meeting.
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded to business, as follows:
On motion of Commissioner j. III.
Lambdin the reading of the minutes OF
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
Report of the president and secretary
were received, read and ordered filed.
Application for quit claim deed for A.
]. McClearly through his attorney, John
s. Boatner, to Section / in Township 3,
North, Range z, East, containing 1883
acres was read to the Board, when on
motion of Commioner E. ]. Hamley, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the application of An
drew ]. McClearly is hereby referred to
the President of this Board for examina-
| ton and il the statement in said applica-
ton is correct and the Board has no claim
TO said land and a quit claim can be
issued without prejudice to its interest,
that the President is authorized to grant
it.
On motion of Commissioner Young, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the President Of
this Board be, and he is hereby author
lied TO investigate the Howard Cole &
Co., for quit claim deed in favor OF II.
L. Kampen to all that part OF Section 81,
Township l3, Range IL, East, lying East
of Wild Cow Slough, in Tensas parish,
La, and if he finds they are entitled to
same, to execute such documents as they
may be entitled to.
On motion of Commissioner Lambdin,
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, This Board, through John s.
Boatner, institutes suit No. $500 on the
docket Of the Court of Concordia parish
against Frank w. Hops, to recover the
| Northeast quarter of Section 80 of Town
ship 3, Range 3, East, Concordia parish,
and
Whereas, 1t appears the Howard Cole
& Co., Inc, are the vendees of said Hops
and real defendants in said suit, which
has been decided in their favor and moi
appealed from by this Board, and
Whereas, The said Boatner, attorney
for the Board in said suit, consents tc
relinquishing any claim the Board may
have against said land because of the
Board having no sufficient claim against
it,
Therefore be it Resolved, That the
President of this Board be, and he il
hereby authorized and instructed to exc.
cute such documents as will release ano
relinquish unto Howard Cole & Co. al
its rights and claims, provided it can bt
doneVwithout prejudice to the interest C
this Board.
In pursuance to and conditioned on the
recommendation made in the President
report, on motion of Commissioner w
III. Ward, the following tax resolution
were adopted:
COTTON TAX.
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. a o
1886 aud Act No. of 1907, local Assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1872, o
| One Dollar per bale for bales Of cotton of tn
gross weight of C52sj I'VE hundred and twent
eight pounds, Is hereby levied upon each an
every bale of cotton Of the crop Of 1e12-1sls
produced within the limits of the Fifth Louis
lana levee district, upon lands subject q
taxation, nd the tax collectors Of the sewers
parishes comprising said district are hereb
ordered TO proceed with the collection of tn
sa ne in the manner provided In Instruction
heretofore given them. Be il further
| Resolved, That a local assessment or force
contribution for the year 1912 Of Fifty Cent
per bale, for bales OF cotton pressed by tn
Lowery or other round press, not to exeee
t275l two hundred and seve1ty-five pounds
! weight, is hereby levied upon each and ever
bale Of cotton of the crop OF lel2-1s1S, pre-
duced within the limits of the Fifth Louisian
levee district. upon lands subject to taxation
and the tax collectors of the several parishe
comprising said district are hereby ordere
to proceed with the collection Of the same !
, the manner provided in instructions hereto
fore given them.
Considering that the funds heretofor
collected from the forced contribution o
cotton are inadequate to location, cor
struction, repair and maintain the leve
line as to prevent disastrous floods
PRODUCE TAX OTHER THAN COTTON.
Be It Resolved, That pursuant to Act Nc
"A OF 1885, and Act No. 1888 OF 1910, specii
assessment or forced contribution for th
year 1912, of five cents per sack on each an
every sack Of rough rice OF the gross weigh
> OF one hundred and sixty-two pounds, an
OF one cent per bushel on each and ever
bushel of corn ;of one cent per bushel on eac
{ and every bushel of oats, and fifteen cen
on each and every ton of hay, produce
within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana Leve
5 District, upon lands subject TO taxation,
, be and the same is hereby levied; that II
; Tax Collectors OF the several parishes con
! prising said district are hereby instructed
proceed with the collection OF same, In u
e manner provided in the instructions heret'
, fore given them for the collection OF speci
1 assessments or forced contributions on 9th
= produce (cottonl provided said special a
{. sessment or forced contribution shall be CO
I lected before said produce Is removed fro
4 the different parishes of the district.
ACREAGE AND RAILROAD TAX.
!. Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. A
1885 and Act No. 8 of 1902, local assessme
or forced contribution for the year 1912,
i Five Cents per acre on each and every &C
q OF land situated within the limits Of the Fiji
. Louisiana levee district, and One Hundr
: Dollars per mile on each and every mile
railroad of standard gauge, or gauge great
than standard gauge, and Twenty Dollars p
y mile on each and every mile of railroad of le
: than standard gauge situated within the Iii
g its Of the Fifth Louisiana levee district,
hereby levied, and the tax assessors of {
!. several parishes comprising said district a
- hereby ordered to extend the same upon {
a assessment rolls and the several tax cole
Is tors are hereby ordered to proceed with {
: same manner as other state and parish tar
TEN MILL TAX. {
= Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. li2
1884 and Act No. 8of 1883, an advalorem tax
| ten mills on the dollar be and Is hereby levi
l upon all the taxable property within the II
| its of the Fifth Louisiana levee district,
| the year 1912, and the tax assessors OF
| several parishes comprising said district I