The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-17
LEVEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Office Board Of Commissioners,
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.

Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Tallulah, La, December IL, 1921.
The Board Of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
met in regular session at its domicile,
Tallulah. La, on this day. The Board
was called to order by its President at
10 80 o'clock and the roll of members
was called, there being present and
answering their names as following:
F. H. Schneider, President, Leo
Shields, East Carroll; R. X. Boney,
A. r. Kell, Madison; 8. T. Shaw,
Tensas; J. H. Lambdin, J. D. Neal,
Concordia. Absent: B. F. Young,
Tensas.
A quorem being present, the regu-
lar business before the Board was
taken up as follows:
Reading of minutes Of previous
meeting was dispensed with on motion
duly seconded. Communications, re-
ports of President and Secretary were
read and filed.
Communication from Judge John
Dale. relative to the extension Of
levee in lower Concordia Parish, was
read and discussed, but no action
taken at this time.
The President reported that the
committee appointed to meet the U.
S. Fourth District Engineer, at New
Orleans, relative to getting Govern
ment to take care Of the situation at
Deer Park, by revetting the bank, dis
cussed the matter with Major Coiner,
Engineer in charge, and that the Com
mission had granted hearing from
the committee, the results of which
would be reported at the next meet,
ing Of the Board.
On motion of Commissioner Shields
duly seconded by Commissioner Kell
the following resolution, after dis
cussion, was unanimously adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, That thi.
Board, availing itself Of the authorit!
vested in it by Act No.. 141 Of thu
Acts Of the Legislature Of the Stat
Of Louisiana for the year 1916, en-
titled An Act to authorize the Boar
of Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District to issue an
negotiate bonds not to exceed On
Million Dollars additional to the issue
authorized by Section IL, of Act a.
Of 1886, and Act 1874 of the Genera
Assembly Of Louisiana, Session o
1912 ETC., do issue its bonds to tn
amount of $3.50, 100000, Of the de
nomination of One Thousand Isl,
10000 Dollars each; said bonds t
!; be payable to bearer, to be signed b
, the President of this Board officially
; and attested by the signature Of tn
! Secretary and sealaof the Board, t
, become due in Nv years, and to b
} payable at the option of the Boar
; in forty years from the date of thei
7 issue; to bear interest at the rate Q
: FIVE per cent per annum from tn
date Of their issue; said interest
be evidenced by coupons attached
{ said, bonds, payable semi-annuall!
payable 1t the office of the Stat
Treasurero of Lmisiana, Baton Roug
r La, and subject TO all the terms, pr
visions and conditions Of said Act IA
of the Acts Of the Legislature Of II
I State Of Louisiana for 1916, and Il
purposes set forth therein.
oil BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
0 That this resolution and each ar
0 every part and clause thereof ar
i every part and clause Of Act 141
I the Acts of the Legislature Of Il
State Of Louisiana Of 1916, be al
they are hereby constituted a pa
of the contract between this Boa
O and any and all future holders Of Al
= of said bonds, or coupons, to
4 issued under the provisions Of Il
resolution and said Act 141, Of 191
a BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVE
That the President Of this Board
hereby authorized and instructed
x have Two Hundred and Fifty rs
= bonds Of the denomination Of D
q Thousand 81, 000.Oo) Dollars eas
properly engraved as soon as possib
Il and to have them bear the date
January Is, 1922, and number
u from 1927 to I777 inclusive.
Il BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVE
"a That the President of this Board a
the members are hereby constituted
"a committee and are instructed to
vertise for bids through the colun
II Of several periodicals setting To-
the date of sale and manner of 50
m for the legal length Of time. Said b
to be sealed bids and shall be oper
by the Board Of Commissioners,
the domicile of the Board Tailul
La, at the specified time of the
vertisement. Said bonds to be S
for not less than their par value
shall be in the following form,