Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-08-26

fore declines to pay more than that
sum.
On motion of Commissioner
Shields, duly seconded by Commits
sioner Kerr, the following resolution
was adopted
Whereas, by authority Of Act AZ,
of Acts of the General Assembly of
Louisiana, Special Session 1917, this
Board is authorized to appropriate
such sums as it may be called upon
to meet the demand Of the Mississippi
River Commission, as required by the
Flood Control Act; and,
Whereas, the Commission has made
the allotment for the season 1921
1922, for the Fourth United States
Levee District, within this District,
and the pro-rata of this Board is
($10O, ,O00.00) One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
Therefore be it resolved, That the
President of this Board, De and he
is hereby authorized and empowered
to draw a warrant on the State
Auditor of Louisiana, u any bank
ing institution, having funds Of this
Board, countersigned by the Chief
of the Board Of State Engineers of
Louisiana, made payable to Col.
Chas. L. Potter, President of the
Mississippi River Commission, and to
be deposited in the First National
Bank, Vicksburg, Miss, to the
credit of the said president of the
Mississippi River Commission, the
sum of ($1o0.o0o.oo) One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars, to be used
jointly in levee construction in the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District, in
accordance with provisions Of tbs
Flood Control Act of Congress Ap-
proved, March 1st, 1917.
Fixing Tax Rate for 1921.
On motion of Commissioner
Shields, seconded by Commissioner
Kerr, the following resolution, fix
ing the tax rate for the year 1921
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act
No. A, of 1889, and Act No. s, o.
1902, a local assessment or forcet
contribution for the year 1921 o.
One (1) dollar per bale for bale
of cotton of the gross weight Of 53i
pounds, is hereby levied upon eacl
and every bale of cotton of the crol
of 1921, produced within the limit
of the Fifth Louisiana Levee Dis
trict, upon lands subject TO taxation
and the Tax Collectors of the severs
parishes comprising said district ar
hereby ordered to proceed with tn
collection of same, and in the manne
provided in the instructions hereto
, fore given them.
Be it further resolved, That a loc,
assessment or forced contribute
for the year 1921, of Fifty $50
cents per bale for bales of cotto
r pressed by the Lowery, or other roun
presses not to exceed two hundre
!. and seventy five pounds (275),
hereby levied upon each and eve1
o bale of cotton of the crop of 1872
; produced within the limits of Il
J, Fifth Louisiana Levee District, upt
n lands subject to taxation, and Il
l. Tax Collectors of the several paris
, es comprising said district, are her
i. by ordered to proceed with the Ct
+ lection of same in the manner pr
h vided in the instructions heretofo
j. given them.
J. Be it further resolved, That pr
m suant to Act A, Of 1886, and A
% No. 1873 of 1910, special asse
J. ment or forced contribution for I
IF year 1921, of five (5) cents 7
barrel on each and every barrel
S, rough rice of the gross weight
ne 1872 pounds; Of one (D cent I
bushel on each and every bushel
Is corn; Of one ~ cent per bushel
ne each and every bushel Of oats; a
es fifteen (15) cents per ton on es
10 and every ton Of hay produced wi
he IN the iimita Of the Fifth Louisa
e Lsvss District, upon lands subject