Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-18
Respectfully submitted,
JEFF B. SNYDER,
B. F. YOUNG.

Ou mOtl0n OF Commissioner Gold
man, seconded by Commissioner Bon
ey,, the report Of the above committe,
was accepted and the claim therein o.
u. 8. Beltshoover and Britton 4
kontz Bank for refund of $376.71
Tor taxed collected and paid Board b,
error, w3s ordeeed paid.
Resolutions HIKING. the levee tax 0,
the District, adVAlorem, produce AND
Z acreage, hor the year 1919, were tax
& - mp AID adorSod q foIlovs:
provided In the Instructions hereto.
fore given then.
Be it further Resolved, that q 10.
cal assessment a. forced contribution
Tor t:ie year 1919 Of fifty (5O) cents
per bale for bales Of cotton presses
~ the towery press. or other round
presses not exceeding two hundred
and seventy-five (275) pounds, il
hereby levied upon each and every
bale Of cotton Of the crop Of 1919,
pr09nt ed within the limits Of the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District. upon
lands subject to taxation, and the Tax
Collecters of the several parishes
comprising said district are hereby
ordered to proceed with the collec-
ton Of same in the manner provided
N the instructions heretofore given
them.
The following resolution was Of
Tered by Comr. B. F. Young, and
seconded by Comr. ]. H. Lsmbdin
and was unanimously adopted:
Be It resolved that pursuant to
Act No. "A Of 1886 and Act No. 1873
OF 1910, q special assessment or
forced contribution for the year 1918
OF five o(5) cents per sack on each
ond every sack Of rough rice Of Rross
weight Of l62 pounds, Of one az cent
per bushel on each and every bushel
OF corr; Of one az cent per bushel
on each and every bushel Of oats :
and fifteen (16) cents per ton on
eoeh and every ton Of hay produced
within the limits Of the Filth Louisi-
ana Levee District, upon lands sub-
lect to taxation, b and the same Il
hereby levied.
That the Tax Collectors Of the sew
erai parishes comprising the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District are hereby
instructed to proceed with the col
Lection Of same in the manner mo-
vided IN the instructions heretofore
given them for the collection Of me
cial assessments or forced contrib
tons on other pEpduee (cottonl pro-
vided said special assessments or
forced contributions shall be collected
before said produce 10 removed frum
the different parishes Of az Disfriet.
The following rodpIut;on
offered by Comr. B. d Youne .snd
seconded by Comr. ]. n. ISmhd;r
and unanimously adopted:
BE It resolved that pursuant to Act
no: -, OF 1885 snd Act No. 6. of
ISOz, . !ecal assessment or forced
sontribvt3tn for the year Of 1919 Of
nve to) cents PR acre ON each and
evssy acre Of land situated within
~ limits OF the Fin Louisiana-
L>vee District. and $1O0 DoNaI1 .1or
each and every mile of uhndefd
guar, or. greater. than standard
guases and TWENTY, .(2l Dollars per
mile on each and every mile Of rsil-
road OF less than standard eunee.
situated within the limits Of the Fi{th
Louisiana Levee District, ID hereby
levied, and the Tax Assessor Of the
several parishes comprising said Dis-
trict are hereby ordered to extend
the same upon the assessment rolls
for the year 1919, and the eeyernl
Tax Collectors are hereby ordereS to
proceed with the collection Of same
at the same time and in. the.. enc
manner rs other State and Payish
taxes are collected. :.
The following resolution was OF.
Tered - Comr. B. r YbnnR aud Sec
onded b Comr. ]. H. Lambda, and
unanimously adopted:
Be i reeelve1 thet pursuant to Act
No. lip Of 1894 Az No. 8 81. 1888,
and Act No. t1l q 1919, "a advs.
lerem tax Of Five 81 willS on the
Dollar = md ~ $50 2 hSsSSt