The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-09-02
Notice to Taxrayers
In the Matter Of the Tax Levy for
the Fiscal Year 1916.

This matter coming on to be heardj
after due consideration. OH motion, OF
Commissioner Attefbury. duly second
ed by Commissioner Ehggett. the fol-
10 wing ordet was PASSED. all of the
Commissioners voting In the aifirma-
tive: -
Uuder and by virthe 81 the authority
Of the laws Of the stktt sf Mississippi
| and particularly that of an act Of the
| Legislature of the sSid State entitled
"Aa Hct to amend chhpter S3 OF the
sheet acts oi 1892, being an act entitled
An net to provide for the appointment
| Of le,ee commissioners to raise arevefue
to maintain the kvets in the Mis-
sissppi Ievee district. nd to authorize
the issnatice OF bonds ny the Board OF
mississippi Ievee commissioners, aud
for other ptritoses"- approved March
10, 1896. and ~ the several acts amen
datorv thereof. with stn clal reference to
the amendment to section 1S oil said
act. approved Mhtcl,, IL 1915, ahd AN
act. to ameiid tha pter7 st the acts OF
1886. entitled An act to provide for
the ravment Of lcvee taxes bv railroads.
in the Mississippi lerst DISCREET Of the
State. approved Mureh 5. 1908. as
approved Febl2S. 1914:
1t is hereby srdrttd BY the Board Of
Mississippi Levee Commissioners that
the levee taxes Ior tltt ctrrant fiscal
year are f1ed and ordered to be col
lected as follows. TO wit
A Uniform tax OF Sc perNcre on each
and every acre OF laid in the counties
| e II ~ x,ts rto
quena and Warren, included In the
mississippi Levee district and rot in
an Incorporated city, town or villa &c III
said district. and divided into lots OF
less than one acre, tax OF D cents on
each and every lot OF less than one acre
in every CITY to wn or yillage1n said dis.
trict. And the emerge ney provided tor
in section IL of said act Of, March l9
1896 as amended by the act approved
March II ID14. ne W existing,a uniform
hd vhleren Tux 81 II Ia mills on the
ass, ssea valuation OF all property real
aud petsannl living and situated III the
aforesaid counties included i'll tine Mis-
sisSippi levec district, as the same shall
appearup III the assessment rolls o.
the said couneies respectively.
Ajax OF sre-ffth of enc cent pei
l
the wear Of | 3I6 in the said district anC
otic fifteenth Of one cent per, pound OF
nli seed cotton raised and grown during
the wear OF 1916 in .aid district an'
not g;nned therein. And there being M
redtiet ion in the other taxes the rail-
road tax for lcvee purposes during TIN
fiscal Year Of 1916 shall be us providet
by the act of the Legislature ot th
| - ,nI rel
1f9OS, and atvled An act to amen'
titled An act 10 provide for the pay
ment of levee tnx bv railroads in tn
in the N ississsppi levee district of th
State" as am-nded hv "An act I,
amend chapter 7 OF the act OF 1885 n
amended bv chapter I25 of acts I9h'
and N Mmensed by rct approved Feb
runry 23. 1914, as fnllews:
1 Upon all railt 5atis living ahd sit,mtc'
lii the sAifi levee district. to.wit: Ups
4 rhch and every mile OF the main trim
line pf I'LL broad or standard gauge rail
fsrds. not including side tracks q
a switci~s. the sum st $3.50 per anniin
X upon eaci, aud every nile of narr",
gauge rniir"t or rail, oads al less wldt
than st tandard gauge not including sid
ftTack@ ssf switches. The sum OF $S7' s.
prr antinm: and upor each and ever
mile st broad OF standard gauge raj
ton,is, not used and operated as ii mni
or trunk line but constituting and nse
as u feeder to or branch OF q main .
trunk line, 81 to conuett stich main .
trunk line with some othtt system, th
sum of $I1O per annum.
The secretary oi this Board is directe'
| l., >tt b-
counties. tie Stnte All titor aud th'
railroad companies; and to make pub
lication hereof. as required bv law,
| c. ). GLASSCO, :.
Secretary aud Treasurer.