The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-23
Office Beard Cf Commissioners,
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Tallulah, Louisiana, June 18th, 1917.

The Board of Commissioners for Fifth Louisiana Levee
District special adjourned Taulah La its dom
Gle this day.
The purpose the CALL being to take up
following business
l. The construction of telephone line along the evee line
of the District
2 To advaorem contributions
for the District for the year 1917.
President Ke called order at IL o'clock a. m
The roll being called there found present following
Commissioners
E. J. Hamley, F. H. Schneider East Carroll Parish
r. K. Boney, T. P. Kel, President, Madison Parish.
B. F. Young, G. C. Goldman Tensas Parish
j. H. Lambdin, E. C. Rhodes Concorda Parish
On motion of Commissioner Young duly seconded reading
minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with.
In the matter of construction of the telephone along
after discussing the proposition the following
offered Commissioner Schneider and unanimously adopted
by the Board:
BE Resolved That the Board suspend consideration
strucon of telephone line along the evee this District
temporarily and that be taken up disposition at
some future date.
On of Schneider seconded by Commits
soner Rhodes the Board through Major Robertson
rendered its thanks them and the Board Engineers
the furnished locating line of telephones along
in the District.
Fixing of forced contributions the year 1917
taken up and acted follows
The following resolutions appearing hereafter fixing
of taxation for the Fifth Louisiana evee District consisting
advaorem produce contributions for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District regular meeting
at its domicie Talulah La, June 18TH 1917. quorum
being present, and casting unanimous VOTE to-wit
On motion of Commissioner Hamey. seconded by Commits
soner Schneider the following resolution adopted:
Resolved That to Act No "a of No.
of 1902 local for the year
1917 of One Cd Dollar bale for bales of gross
weight of 52S pounds hereby levied each and
cotton of the of 1917 produced within the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District lands subject taxation the
Tax Collectors of the parishes comprising District are
hereby ordered proceed with the collection same in the
provided the Instructions heretofore given them
Be it further Resolved that local forced
buon for the year 1917 of fifty 500 bale
cotton pressed by the Loery presses not to ex
coed two hundred and seventve 25 pounds hereby levied
each and bale of of the 1917 produced
within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana District upon lands
subject to TAXATION and the Tax Collectors the parishes
comprising said District hereby ordered to proceed with the
collection OF same in the manner provided the instructions here
tofore given them. ...G<
motion of Commissioner Col man seconded by Commits.
soner Boney the following resolution adopted:
Be it Resolved, that pursuant Act No and Act
No 1873 of 1870 special assessment or forced contribution for
the 1917 of five 90 cents sack each every sack
rough rice of weight of pounds; one Cd cent per
bushe OF each and every bushe of corn of one cent Nor
each and every bushe of and fifteen cents Der ton on
each and of hay, prdlucd within the Fifth
Louisiana Lv District upon subject to txaon be and
the same is hereby levied.
That the Tax Collectors of the parishes comprising
said District hereby instructed proceed collection
of same in the provided in the heretofore
given them for the collection of pecia forced
trbutions other produce cotton provided special
is removed from the different parishes Of the District
be 1t Resolved That Act No of Act
NO. OF 1902 local assessment forced contribution the
1917 of five O each land
situated within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana District
and $500 Dollars each and mile of gauge or
gauge greater than standard and Twenty O DOLLARS per
mile each and mile of railroad standard
situated within the limits of the Fifth
District is hereby levied and the Tax several
parishes cDn) Isl the sail Dsc CIV exterd
the the rolls for the the several
Tax Collectors hereby ordered to proceed with the
at the time in the other State and
Parish taxes collected.
On motion of Commissioner Young by Commissioner
Lambdn the following resolution adopted
BE it Resolved That pursuant Act No 1884 Act
No. of 1888 Advaoren of Ten O) Mills the Dollar be
and the same hereby levied all the taxable situated
within the limits of the Fifth Louisiana District the wear
1917 and the Tax Assessors the parishes COMPRISING
said District hereby ordered extend the same upcn the
assessment rolls for the 1917 the Collectors are
hereby ordered opoceed with the collection of tie manner
and at the time the other State Parish taxes are
collected. 49,
Re it further Resolved That the the Shes and
ExOo Tax Collectors and the several parishes
comprising the Fifth Louisiana Levee District respectfully called
to Act No. Is of the General Assembly of Louisiana
for the 1894 for information their respective
duties IN the collection OF special assessments forced conbu-
tons agricultural products to