The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-04-18
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH DISTRICT IEyEE BOARD
Oitlce Board of Commissioners
Filth Louisiana Leyee Board

| Fifth Louisiana Levee Board !
ne Board of the Fifth louisiana Levee
18th dav q" Ami ega a session. at its domce Taulah La
oco re Board was called order by President Rhodes at II
r. Re Ms5ss; aa%sy 's sST
SON. RhGdes Presidents Concoda absent j. NJ Jonnson Ma
% ana b. Young Tensas. quorum being present the
a regular meeting and last call meeting were read and adopted
caop report ra OF the President read and filed
e Guthrie the President of this Board
Weo Ials or by Capt Stone for Elliott Marshall
final ACTON m Oh Leyee taxes aud report to this Board for
Guthrie Hn motion t Of Hill seconded by
Aet sp Of 1917 "ss at
e fsr M M of dollar bale
eight pounds hereby levied upon every bale of cotton
Levee District subject taxation and the tx
o oPss% So Of the hereby
provided in the instructions heretofore given them
bua" nr t Ter ed that local forced
by the lowry other round
bale Of the w RGi Se
OF the Fifth Louisiana Lvee District upon
ing hereby ordered the Of
On IN se manner M provided
s to- %s - oft was ted s
ca forced contribution year 1914 of five Is
sack on each and sack Of rough the
Due on each and every buse
a"d every buse OF OATS and fifteen
OF nay produced within the limits of the Fifth usan
upon lands to be same hereby
sa tax Of the parishes
same in the manner provided the instructions heretofore
shall be collected See s s.d 1s
Commissioner H second co ' by
&e "s by s
local assessment or forced contribution year 1914 of
the limits of the Fifth District and one hundred
on each every mile of railroad
mile of railroad less than guae situated Within the
limits OF the Fifth Louisiana Levee District hereby levied and
hereby ordered to extend the upon rolls
proceed with the collection at the same time AND in I
manner as other state and parish collected
ut1e the following resolution the Boad: Be
s hst M to Act e No. mill
n n hereby Levied upon all taxable within
md the hereby ordered to proceed with e eo
ecton Of same in the time as other
BE- further resolved that the attention of the sers and
Fifth Louisiana evee District is fishes
Act No e Of the General Assembly Of the State of Lousan.
ton Of sve
products and to the statistical report
arishes comprising the Fifth Levee District are n
Ito collect the forced all raised
Used within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana Levee Distrc
Be further resolved that raising produce
must file their claims with affidavit with the
the Board OF all produce raised by outside the
I'd the said Board of Commissioners will all forced
ltons falling within the the exemption the tax
On motion OF Commissioner Hamey seconded by
ell following resolution adopted by Board Resolved
a the tax collectors OF the several parishes comprising the
uislana lvee District hereby to furnish o tn. ~
retary OF this Levee Board list Of the shipping points in the
ts .s sa tor
Kel the following resolution adopted by the BOARD
of
notified not to receive produce which the
law ' po""i'S and
On motion of ambdn Secretary was in s
~ IesouUiohs 10 the State Auditor,
strict T' Va WIG =
Oh mOtiOh OF commissioner Guthrie
ner kel the following resolution adopted Resolved
1t In it becomes settle en
Ltd before this Board receives the necessary h
President f. o. Rhodes be and he is hereby empowered tn