The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-07-27
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
IN the Matter Of the TAX L<vee for
the Fitcal Year, 1918.

This matter coming on to be heard,
aftei due consideration, On motion OF
Commissioner Kaufman. daily seconded
BY Commissioned Smyt the, the follow.
ing order vas passed. all 0f the Com.
missioners voting In the affirmative:
Under and Ivy virtue Of the authority
ef the IL rs OF the State OF Mississippi,
and particularly that Of an act of the
Le4islature Of the xtate entitled IAN
Act to Amend Chapter 63 Of the Sheet
Acts OF 1892. being an Act entitled.
IAN Act t. provide tor the appointment
of Levce Commissioners to raise rave.
nue. to maintain the Levees in the Mis-.
sissippi Lcvee District and to author.
ixe the issuance Of bonds by the Board
lot Mississippi Levee Commissioners.
and for other purposes," approved
March 10Th. 1896. and of the several
Acts anendatory thereof. with especial
reference to the amendment to Section
IL Of said Act approved March 18th.
1914, and IAN Act to amend Chapter
I25 Of the Acts Of 1908. entitled ian
Act to amend Chapter ofthe Acts nf
] $50, entitled "Am Act to provide for
the pm ymcnt of1evec taxes by railroad ds
in the Mississippi Levee District OF tire
State" Approved March 6th, 1908.
A approved Feb. 2Sth. 1914.
1t 10 hereby ordered by the Board Of
Mississippi Levee Commissioners that
the levee taxes for the current fiscal
year are faed and or,iersd to he collect.
ed - follows. to-wit:
4 uniform tar Of ave cents per acre
on each aud every acre OF land in the
counties Of Bolivar. Wastington, 3har.
key. lssaquena, Humphrevs and War
rem. included in the mississippi Levee.
District and not in an incOrporat ted
city. town ar village III said district,
and divided int lots Of less than one
merry, and a tax Of Eve cents on each
and every lot Of less than one acre in
every city. town or village IN said die.
trict. And the emergency provided for
in Section 10 Of said Act OF March 18th,
1896 az amended hy the Act approved
March 18th, 1914, now existinR, tni
form ad valorem tax OF 3 Mills or the
assessed valuation Of all property. real
and personal. lying and situa ted in the
aforesaid counties included in the Mis-
sissippi Leuce District. as the same
shall appear upon the assessment rolls
Of said Counties respectfully.
A tax OF one-htth sf one cent per
pound on all lent cotton grown during
the year 1918 in said District. and one
fifteenth Of one cent per pound ON all
seed cotton raised and Rrown during
the the year 1918 in said district and
not ginned therein. And there being
no reduction in the other taxes. the
railroad tax for levee purposcs durins
the 6scai year oflsI6 shall be ~ pro.
viied bv the Act of the Legisls the OF
the State Of Mississippi, approved
March 5th. 100S, and styled "An Act
to amend Chapte OF the sheet acts
Of 1886 entitled AN Act to provide for
the payment Of levee tax by railroads
in the Mississippi Leyee District sf the
StAte,"as amended bS "An Act to
amend Chapter oethe Act Of 1916 as
amended by Chapter l25 Of the Acts Of
1908 aud a. amended by Act apr owed
February 28th, IplI. ~ follows:
Upon all railroads and parts 0frail-
roads lying and situated in the said
Levee District. to-wit: Upon each and
every mile Of the main or trunk line sf
all broad Of standard gauge railroads.
not intending aide trecks or switches.
the sum Of three hundred and City dol.
lars ($35o.oo) per annum; upon each
and every mile Of narrow gauge rail-
road. or railroads OF less width than
standard gauge. not including aide
tracks Or switches. the sum cf eighty
seven and 5o-Too dollars 1851. SOY per
annnm; and upon each and everv mile
Of bread Or standard gauge railroads.
not used aud opera ted as m ain or trunk
line. hut constituting and used rs a
feeder to or branch Of main or trunk
line with some other system the sum Of
Two hundred and ten ($2fe.oo) Dollars
per annUm.
The Secretary Of this Board 10 direct.
ed to notify the tax collector ot the
several counties. the auditor. and the
railroad companies. and to make pub
lica tion hereof as required by law.
e.. s. GLAxSCO,
Secretary 4 Tretsurer.