The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-24

WIKI AIe CbAlSN ksOu u same IN the
manner provided in the Instructions
heretofore given them for the eollec-
tion Of special assessments or forced
contributions On other produce tcot-
toni provided said special assessments
or forced contributions shall be col
lected before said produce is removed
from the different parishes of th~r
trict. And, Nty n
Be 1t Resolved. That purssa.I M
Act No. II. of 1856 and Act No. SAN
1902. 4 local assessment or foryed
contribution for the year 1920, of
Five 90 cents per acre on each and
every acre of land situated within the
limits of the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District and One Hundred tl00)
Dollars on each and every mile Of
standard guage. or guage greater than
standard guage rail road. and Twenty
(2Ol Dollars per mile on each and
every mile Of rail road less than
standard guage. situated within the
limits of the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District. is hereby levied, and the Tax
Assessors Of the several parishes COM
prisiny the said district are hereby
ordered to extend the same upon the
assessment rolls for the year Iszo'
and the several Tax Collectors are
hereby ordered to proceed with the
collection Of same at the same time
and in the same manner as otaer
State and Parish taxes are coliee'ea'
Re It Resolved. That pursuant 20
Act No IL, of 1884. Act NO. o u
1858 and Act No. 1911, OF 1870 AZ
80 5,,a1oro,o of Five (5) mills on the
sa,,or he and the same is hereby
LIVED upon all the taxable property perry
- ....at.a within the limits Of the Flftn
,',;s;aro Ieyee District for the year
900 and the Tax Assessors OF tns
several parishes comprising tne s~'S
I;s+r;ct are hereby ordered to exOemu
the same upon the Assessment r0'.S
for the year 1920, and the Tax Cone
.ors are hereby ordered to proeeeu
~ tho collection of same IN the
manner and at the same time as otnsI
S+ats and Parish taxes are coiiee'eu'
Re il further resolved that the az
..n+ion Of the Sheriffs and Ex-oftl-
cin Tax Collectors and Assessors Oh
tho several parishes comprising tne
E;ftb Louisiana Levee District, Is re-
snoctfuIIv called to Act No. 60 OF tne
General Assembly of the State o.
opisiapa for the year 1894, tor inr
formation relative to their respecuVs
autias in the collection of special as
easements or forced contributions on
agricultural products and to statis1'-
cal reports.
Be it further resolved that the Lax
Collectors of the several paElsnss
COMPRISING the Fifth Louisiana Levse
District are instructed to collect me
forced contributions on all produce
raised within the limits OF the Flleq
Louisiana Levee District, whether ~
he raised inside or outside the ieVess.
Be it further resolved that parties
raising produce outside the levee moaS
file their claim with affidavit at
tached with the Secretary OF TINS
Board. of all produce raised by them
outside the levee, and the said Beard
of Commissioners will refund any
forced contributions collected falling
within the exemption of the tax.
Resolved that the Tax COLLECTORS Of
the several parishes COMPRISING the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District are
hereby instructed to furnish the Sec
rotary of the Levee Board list pr the
shining points in the different par
ishes. and a list of the Deputy Tax
collectors.
Be it further resolved that pursn-
ant to Act No. 65 of 1894, all common
carriers are notified not to receive
any produce on which forced con-
tributions or special assessments have
not been paid, under penalty Of the
law.
On motion of Comr. Young, Sec
onded by Comr. Schneider, the Sec
rotary of this Board was directed to
inform the district Engineers Of the
Third and Fourth u. S. Districts that
this board is prepared to pusNup the
amount that it may be called upon by
the Commission to meet the Hood
control allotment for 1920.
On motion of Comr. Boney, second
ed by Comr. Goldman, the following
resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved that the president
of this board be and he is hereby in
structed to call upon the Attorney
General of this State to render opin-
ion relative to the authority Of this
Board to remit the district taxes as
sessed on certain portions Of COneor-
, dia parish, which were overlooked by
water backing up from the Enclosed
gap at Red River during the spring
of 1920.
On motion of Comr. Schneider, sec
!, onded by Comr Lambdin, the follow
: ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved that the Board does here
! by reject the offer of compromise
9 and sale of land of this Board made