The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-26
OF THE FIFTH
DISTRICT LEVEE BOARD
Office of the Board of Com
missioners, Fifth La. Levee
nict,-icf
District.
nlah La Mar L. 1921

in me by Act No. "A, of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Louisiana,
Session 1886. as Secretary of the
Board of Commissioners for the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District, l, o. W.
Campbell, having issued n call for
the members appointed by the Gov
ernor of this State. to meet this day
at the domicile, Tallulah, La, for the
purpose of organization and election
/ of officers of the Board for the en-
suing term.
There were present the following
Commissioners
/ F. H. Schneider, Leo Shields, East
Carroll Parish.
R. K. Boney, A. E. Kell, Madison
Parish.
/ B. F. Young. S. T. Shaw, Tensas
parish.
]. H. Lambdin, ]. T. Kerr, Con-
cordia Parish.
And having presented their com
mission and taken the oath of Office
as required by law; the Board Of
Commissioners of the Fifth Louisi-
ana Levee District, was declared to
be duly organized to perform all
duties for which it was created.
After the organization, the first
business before the board was the
election of the President and Secre-
tary of the Board for the ensuing
term: Therefore, the Secretary called
for nominations for president and
the following nomination was made
by Commissioner R. K. BonCy, duly
seconded by Commissioner Leo
Shields, and there being no further
nominations and no other candidate
presented, a vote was had thereon and
the following Commissioners voted
in favor thereof and for the election
of Commissioner F. H. Schneider. OF
East Carroll, as president, for the
ensuing term:
Yeas: Young, Kerr. Boney, Kell
Lambdin, Shaw and Schields.
Nays: None.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
PURSUANT to the above facts, setting
forth the nomination and election Oh
and pursuant to provisions of Act A
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, Session of 1886, Com.
missioner Schneider is hereby de-
iclared elected President Of the Board
of Commissioners for the Fifth Lou
isiana Levee District for the ensuing
term of Office.
The above resolution was offered
by Commissioner R. K. Boney, see
onded by Commissioner Leo Shields
and was unanimously adopted.
The President then called for non1i-
nations for secretary of the board
for ensuing term, and the following
nomination was made by Commits
sioner B. F. Young, seconded by Com
missioner R. K Boney. and there
being no further nominations and no
other candidate presented, vote was
had and the following Commissioner,
| in favor thereof for the election of
o. W. Campbell, as Secretary of this
board for the ensuing term.
Yeas: Young, Kerr. Boney, Kell,
Lambdin, Shaw and Shields.
Nays: None,
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
pursuant to the above facts and Co
the provisions of Act A, of the Gen.
era1 Assembly of the State Of Louisi-
ana, Session 1886. o. w. Campbell,
was duly elected Secretary of the
rN"rd of Commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana District, for the ell
SURG term.
The above resolution having been
offered by Commissioner Young, sec
ended by Commissioner Boney, was
unanimously adopted.
The report of the Secretary was
"ead. adopted ard filed.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
duly seconded by Commissioner
BrAey, the following resolution was
adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, That from and on
this date all Levee Inspectors of this
district are hereby relieved from
duty as inspectors in their respective
parishes.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, there exists uncompleted
work on the Bougere Levee in Con-
ccrdia parish, which necessitates
the presence of an Inspector:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
the regular Inspector of that parish
h ~o+o;ned to inspect that work, tn
such time as the Commissioners of
LIle.. parish shall deem it necessary
to discontinue his services.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the claims Of the
First National Bank, Vicksburg, and
that of Helgason Bros, for interest