The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-09-09
Notice to Taxpayers
In the Matter of the Tax Levy fol
the Fiscal Year 1916.

This matter coming on to be heard,
alter due consideration. OH motion, OF
Commissioner Atterbury. dulv second
ed by Commissioner Raggett. the fol-
lowing ordei was passed. all of the
Commissioners voting In the atlirma-
tive:
Uuder and by virtue Of the authority
Of the laws of the state OF Mississippi
and particularly that OF an act OF the
| Legislature OF the said State entitled
IA act to amend chapter e3 OF the
| sheet acts OF 1892. being an act entitled
| An act to provide for the appointment
of lev ee commissioners to raise arevenue
to maintain thr ! vas in the Mis-
Sissppi levee district nd to Authorize
the issuance OF bonds by the Board of
| Mississippi Levee Commissioners, and
for other purposes approved March
| 10, 1896. and OF the several acts amen
datorv thereof, with SPECIAL reference to
the amendment to section 10 OF said
| act. approved March 2 1914. and "Ar
Act. to amend chapter oi the acts OF
1886. entitled An act to provide for
the nnvment of levee taxes bv railroads
in the Mississippi levee ii>erict of the
State. approved Mnreh S. 1908" as
| approved Feb. 2S. 1914:
1t is hereby ordered by the Board Of
Mississippi Levee Commissioners that
the levee taxes Tor the currant fiscal
wear are fixed and ordered to be col
lected as follows, to wit;
A uaiform tax OF sc per acre on each
| and every acre OF land in the counties
of Bolivar. Washington ShHrkev lssn-
qhena and Warren. included In the
Mississippi L.yee distrist "nd rot in
an Incorporated city, town or yila &c i'll
said district. and divided into lots OF
less than one acre, a tax ct cents on
each and every lot OF less than one acre
in every CITY tswn or villagein said dis.
trict. AND the emergency provided for
in section is of said act Of March 19
| 1896 as amended by the act approved
Marcl, II 1914 II, W existing uniform
ad vnlarem tnx -t II La mills on the
| ASSESSED valuation OF all property real
and persannl living and situated III the
aforesaid counties included i'll the Mis-
sisSippi levec district, as the same shall
! appear upon the Il. assessment rolls of
the said ,uneirs respectively.
| "A tax of one-fitth of enc cent per
pound un all lint cotton grown during
| the year OF 1916 in the said district and
one fifteenth of one cent per pound oh
all seed cotton raised snd grown during
| the wear OF 1916 in said district and
not ginned therein. And there being no
| reduction in the other taxes the rail-
road tax for levee purposes during the
fiscal year bi 1916 shall be us provided
| by the act of the Legislature OF the
state of Mississippi. approved March s
1908, and stvied 'Au act to amend
chapter I of the shece nets ot 1856. en-
titled An act to provide for the pay
ment Of levee tax by railroads in the
| in the Mississippi ievce district of the
| State" us amended Nv AN act to
amend chapter I of the act of 1886 as
| amended bv chapter 1875 of acts 1908
and rs amended by act approved Feb
furry %. 191+ 4. as fellows:
Upon all railio living ahd situated
in the said Ievse district. to wit: Upsn
each and every mile OF the main trunk
line ei all broad or standar gauge rail
iords, not including side tracks OF
switches. the sum OF $3.50 per ahnum;
upon each and every mile of narr- w
gauge railr"rd orrailroads ot less width
tnan standard gauge not intlu'lln2 side
tracks or switches. the sum of SS7' Sc
per nnnnm; and upor each and every
mile OF broad or standard gauge rail
roads. not used aud operated as a mali,
or trunk line. but constituting aud nsed
as - IL eder to or branch OF main ei
trunk line. OF to connect such main OF
trunk line with some other system, the
suti of S21o per anu,lin.
I he secretary of this Board is directed
to notify the tax collector of the several
counties. tie State att iitor aud the
railroad companies; and to make pub
lication hereof. as required hv law,
G. 5. GLASSCO,
Secretar. and Treasurer.