The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-08-26
Notice to Taxpayers
In the Matter Of the Tsx Levy 70,
the Fiscal Year 1916.

| This matter coming on to be heard ,
after due consideration. on motisn, OF
Commissioners Atterbury. duly second
ed by Commissioner Baggett. the fol-
lowing order was passed. allOf the
| Commissioners voting in the atfirma-
tive:
Uuder and by virtne OF the authority
| OF the laws of the state OF Mississippi
and particularly that OF an act 81 the
Legislature OF the said State entitled
An net to amend chapter S3 of the
sheet acts OF 1892, being an act entitled
An act to provide for the appointment
OF le,ee commissioners to raise revenue
to maintain the l,ye, s in the Mis-
slssppi levee district, nd to authorize
the issuance OF bonds by the Board OF
Mississippi Levee Commissioners, and
tor Other purposes approved March
10, 1896. and Of the several acts amen
dntorv thereof, with spt cial reference to
the amendment to SECTION 1S OF said
act, approved March l 2 1914. and An
act. to am. nd CHAPTER of the acts OF
1856. entitled An act to provide for
the Davment Of levee taxes bv railroads
in the Mississippi leree diserict Of the
State. approved March S. 1908" as
approved Feb. %. 1914:
1t is hereby ordered by the Beard of
Mississippi Levee Commissioners that
the levee tax.s for the currant fiscal
year are fixed and ordered to be col
lected as folle ws. to wit;
A uniform tax OF SC per acre on each
and syery acre Of land III the counties
OF boiiyar Washington Sharkey Issa
qu ia and Warren, included la tn
Mi .issippi Levce district and not in
an Incorporated city. town Or village in
sid district. and divided in,o ,ots OF
less than one acre. a tax ot5 cents on
each and every lot Of less than one acre
i'll every city tewn or village III sal i dis.
trict. And the enu rgeney provided for
in section Is Of said act Of March ~
1896 as amended by the act approved
March ~ 1914. now existing.a uniform
ad valsrein tax Of II 1-2 mills on the
assessed valuation OF all property real
and persanal living and situated in the
lforesaid counties included in tine Mis-.
.isSippi levec district. as the same shall
appear upsn the assessment rolls of
he said couneies resi- ectively.
A tax Of One-fiith Of enc cent per
'ound on all lint cotton grown during
he year Of I 19I6 in the said district and
)nc. fifteenth Of one cent per pound on
Ill seed cotton raised and grown during
he wear OF 1916 in said district and
Tot ginned therein. And there being no
'eductiOn ia the other taxes the rail-
Dad tax for levee purposes during the
iscal year ef 1916 shall he rs provided
" the act OF the Legislature OF the
State OF Mississinpi. approved March 5
1908. and STYLED IAN act to amend
'haptsr Of the shece acts OF 1886. en-
ttled-.an actgte provide for the pay
III the Mississippi lever district ri t'rs
State" as amended hy "An act I"
nmend cha ptrr Of the act OF 1886 as
amended bv chapter 1875 of acts 1908
and as amended by act approved Feb
runrv %. 1914. as follows:
Upon all raili ads living ahd situated
II the said levee district, to wit: Upsn
Zach and every mile OF the main trunk
inc OF all broad or standard gauge rail
'srds, not including side tracks or
witches. the sum OF $3.50 per nnnum;
mon each and every mile Of narrow
,auye railrsad orrailroads Of less Width
han standard gauge not including side
racks OF aw itch IS. the sum Of SS1 SO
er anunm: and upor each and every
,ile OF broad or standard gauge rail
Dn.is, not used aud Operated asa main
4 trunk line. but constituting aud nsed
$ t.eher to or branch OF q main o.
runk line. or to connect such main or
runk line with some other system, The
um Of $A1o per annnm.
The secretary ot this Board is directed
notify the tnx collector OF the several
suntiss, the State auiitor aud the