The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-08

of the Mississippi River Commission,
as required by the Flood Control Act
of Congress, and,
Whereas, The Mississippi River
Commission has made the allotment
for the Fourth United States Levee
District, within this district, and the
pro rata of the allotment of this
Board is ($21O, OO0.00) Two Hundred
and Ten Thousand Dollars, for year
1919.
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
President of this Board be and he Is
hereby authorized and empowered to
draw a warrant on the fund derived
from the sale of its bonds and de-
posted in the Marine Bank & Trust
Co., and Canal Commercial Trust d
Savings Bank, countersigned by Chief
of Board of State Engineers and Sec
rotary of this Board, for $21O, 100000,
amount of said allotment to h. de-
posted with said banks in equal pro-
portion, for credit of Col. c. Med.
Townsend, President of the Missis-
sippi River Commission for levee con-
struction in this district.
Be it further resolved, That the
President of this Board is authorized
to execute surety bonds required as
between this Board, the banks, in ia
vor the the United States Government
in the above matter and do all things
necessary in the detail to be carried
out herein.
On motion of Comr. Hamley, sec
onded by Comr. Rhodes, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the President stated that
in order that the record of the Board
might disclose precisely all proceed
ings heretofore taken in connection
with the issuance of $50, 100000, ad-
ditional bonds for drainage of the
Kemp levee Basin in Tensas Parish,
under authority of Act 141 of 1916,
he and the Secretary had prepared
a statement which he presented and
read to the board and which he sug-
gested should be incorporated in the
minutes. The statement was approved
and ordered filed and spread upon the
minutes, the same reading as follows :
Whereas, on Aug. 9th, 1919, upon
motion duly seconded the Board
adopted the following resolution:
Be it resolved, That owing to the
vital Importance of the drainage of
the Kemp levee Basin in Tensas Par
ish, in order from total loss by caving
from seip water from undrained ba-
sin on the inside of the levee, that
this board does hereby appropriate
and set aside the sum of S5O,OOO.OO
Of its bonds to be used in payment as
its pro rata for such drainage. Said
bonds to bring their par value in paw
ment for the work; said work to be
done in conjunction with the Tensas
drainage district and under the super
vision Of the Board of State Engi-
neers of Louisiana.
On October 9Th. the Board adopted
a resolution as follows:
Be it resolved, That $4,000. 90 of
the bonds of this Board be appropri-
ated to the Lake st. Peter DRAINAGE
District of Tensas Parish, formerly
called the Tensas Drainage District.
at meeting of this Board held on the
9Th day of April, 1919, be Autograph
ed and the president of the Board is
hereby authorized and directed to de-
liver to the proper authorities of said
drainage district the bonds of this
board to the amount of said sum Of
$50,0OO.00 to be used under the d.
rection of the State Board of Enpi-
neers, for the purposes set out in res
o!ution of April 9th, 1919.
Resolved further, That the s5e
oOO.OO additional bonds to be sold or
appropriated to the Lake St. Peter
Drainage District of Tensas Parish
Tor drainage of the Kemp levee Basin
in conjunction with Tensas parish.
snail be OF the denomination of ST.
ooo.oo each and shall be dated Aug
10th, 1919, numbered from 1476 TO
1923 inclusive, and shall be in the
following form, to-wit:
united States of America, State of
Louisiana, $1,000, Number
OOO.0O Board of Commissioners for
Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Know all men by these presents
that the Board of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District .
corporation created by Act No. A of
the Acts of the Legislature Of .,,o
state OF Louisiana for the year 1888