The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-24
PROCEEDINGS LEvEE BOARD

TIE Board of Commits 7ers Of the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District met
IN regular sesion at its domicile. Tai
irlch. L., IN this day. TIE Board wa,
called ~ order by the President at
1880 n'cIock and the rol Of members
wos called. there being present and
answering their names thef GLOWING:
F. II. Schneider President, and Leo
Shields, East Carroll Parish.
r. X. Bonsy and A. E. KeIl, Madi-
son Parish.
S. T. Shaw, Tensas Parish.
j. H. Lannbdin and ]. D. Neal, Con-
cordia Parish.
Absent: B. F. Young, Tensas.
A quorum being present, the regu-
lar business was taken up, as follows:
Reading Of minutes of previous
meeting was dispensed with. On mo-
ton, duly seconded, communications,
reports Of President and Secretary
were read and filed.
Communication from Judge John
Dale, relative to the extension of levee
in lower Condordia Parish was read,
eht no artion taken at this time.
Tire President reported that the
Committee appointed to meet the u.
S. Fourth District Engineer. at Now
Orleans, relative TO getting the Gov
eminent to take care Of the situation
ut Deer Park, by revetting the bank,
discussed the matter with Major Cein-
err. Engineer in charge, and that the
Commission had granted q hearing
from the Committee, the result OF
which would be reported at the next
meeting Ct the Beard.
On motion OF Commissioner Shields
duly seconded By Commissioner kell,
thief Glowing resolution, after discus
sin, w-Ss unanimously adopted.
Be II Resolved, That this Board
ayajling itself of the authority vested
in IL bv Act No. 141 of the Acts of
the Legislature Of the State Of Louisi-
ana for the year 1915, entitled An
Actto authorize the Board of Com
missioners for he Fifth Louisiana
Levee District to issue and negotiate
bends not to exceed One Million Dol
lars additional to the issue authorized
by Section IL, Of Act Al of 1885, and
Act 1874 of the General Assembly OF
Louisiana, Session of 1912, do issue
its bonds to the amount 70 $25O, OOO
of the denomination of Isl 100000 /.
One Thousand Dollars each; said
bonds to be Feyable to bearer, to bs
xirned BY the President of this Board
officially, and attestcd by the sigma
ture of the Secretary Of the BMoard; ;
to become due in fifty years, and 70
be payable at the option of the Board
in forty years from the date OF their
issue; to bear interest at the rate OIL
Ave per cent per annum from the
date Of their issue; said interest to
be evidenced by coupons attached 20
said bonds; payable senli-annually,
payable at the Office Of the state
Treasurer of Louisiana, Baton Rouge,
La. and subject to al the terms, pro-
visions a ndconditions of said Act 141
af the Acts of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana for 1915, and for
purposes set forth herein.
Re il further resolved, That this
resolution and each and every part
and clause thereof and every part and
clause of Act 141 Of the Acts of the
Legislature Of the State of Louisiana
of 1915, be and they are hereby con-
stituted a part of the contract be-
tween this Board and any AMI all fu-
ture holders fany Of said bonds or
coupons, to be issued under the pro-
visions Of this resolution and said Act
14l, of 1915.
Be it further Resolved, That the
President Of this Board is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to have (250)
two hundred and fifty bonds of the
denomination of 81 100000 each, prop
erly engraved as soon as possible,
and to have them bear the date of
January Is, 1922; and numbered
from 1927 to 1777 inclusive.
Be it further Resolved, That the
President of this Board and the mem
bers are heheby constituted commit
tee and are instructed to advertise
for bids through the columns of sew
sral periodicals setting forth the date
of sale and rnaner of sale, for the le-
of sale and manner of sale, for the
legal length of time. Said bids to be