The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
IN the Matter ofthe TAX Levee fol
the Fitral Year. 1913.


This matter Coming on to he heard.
aitea due consideration, on motion oi
Commissioner kaufman. daily seconded
by Commissioned Shythe. the follow
ing order was passed. all "f tho Com.
missioLers voting in the afr NATIVE:
Under and by virtae OF the authority
Of the la VS. Of the State ot Mississippi,
and particularly that ot an set Of the
Legislature Of the State entitled An
Act to Amend Chapter 63 OF the Sheet
Acts Of 1892. being an Act entitled.
"An Act to pro vide tor the appoint meut
OfLevee Commission oners To raise rrve.
nuc to maintain the f.evees in the Mis-.
sissippi Lcvce District and to author.
ize the issuance al bonds hy the BonrGi
of Mississippi Levee Commissioners.
and for other purposes" approved
March 18th. 1896. and Of the several
Acts amendatOry thereof. with especisi
reference to the amendment to Section
1S Of said Act approved March 18th.
1919, AMI AN Act to amend Chapter
l25 Of tie Acta OF ! 19OS. entitled IAN
Act TO amend Chapter 4 ofthe Acts os
1886. entitlcd"An Act to provide for
the pay mcnt of lcvee tnxes hy railroads
in the Mississippi Levee District oi the
State" Approved March 5th. 1908.
As approved Feb. 2sth. 1915.
1t Is hereby ordered by the Board Of
Miss,saippi Leyee Commissioners that
the levee taxes for the current fiscal
wear are 6xed and ordered to be collect.
ed as follows, to-wit:
A uniform tax Of FIVE cents per acre
on each and every acre Of land In the
counties of Bolivar. Washington. Shsr.
key. issaQuenn. Humphreys aud War
rem. included in the Mississippi Levee-
District and not in an incorp", a ted
city. town or village in said district,
and divided into iosa Of, less than one
ncrv. and n Tux 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 Ia of said Act of March 18th,
1896 as amended bv the Act approved
March 18th. 1914. now existing. n uni
form nd vaiorcm tax Of 8 Mills on the
assessed .vnluation Of all pro pertv. real
and personal. living aud situn ted in the
aforesaid counties included in the Mis-
sissippi Leuee District. as the same
shall appear upon the assessment rolls
Of said Counties respectfully.
A tax OF one-htth Of 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 grown 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 levec purposcs durin..
the fiscal year OF 1918 shalt be as pro.
vided bv the Act M the Legisistue OF
the State Of Mississippi. approved
March 5th. l9O8, and styled "An Act
to amend Chapter 7 Of the sheet acts
Of 1885 entitled An Act to preyi.le for
the payment of levee tax by railroads
in the Mississippi Levee District Of the
State" as amended by IAN Act to
amend Chapter Of the Act OF 1916 as
amended by Chapter i25 Of the Acts al
1908 and as amended by Act app owed
February 28th. 1914. rs follows:
Upon all railroads and parts Of rail-
roads living aud 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 including side trecks or switches.
the sum Of three hundred and 6ity dol.
lars ($35e.oo) per annum; upon each
and every mile Of narrow gauge rail-
road, or railroads ot less width than
standard gauge. net including side
tracks Or switches. the sum ef eighty
seven and 5o-Ioo dollars 1857 COY per
annnm; and upon each and evrrv mile
Of broad or standard gauge railroads.
not msed and operated as m ain or trunk
line. hut constituting and used rs "a
feeder to or branch of a main or trunk
line with some other svatem the sum Of
Two hundred and ten ($2Io.oo) Dollars
per annum.
The Secretary OF this Board il direct
ed to notify the tax collector ot the
several counties. the auditor. and the
railroad companies. and to make pub-
lica ton hereof as required by law.
e.. 8. GLASSCO.
Secretary & rretsurer.