The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-04-23

powered to borrow the sum of One
Hundred and Five Thousand ($1O5,.
000.00( Dollars to meet the pro-rata
of the allotment of the Mississippi
River Commission, for levee construc-
ton in this district, under provisions
of the Flood Control Act of Congress,
adopted March 1, 1921. The said loan
to be predicted on the revenues of this
Board derived from all taxes for the
year 1922, he being authorized to
issue certificate of Indebtedness there
for for one year; pleding all the said
revenues for the year 1922, said GER
tifcate to bear interest at the rate of
8 per cent per annum.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the President of this Board be
authorized to state to such party, or
parties, as may make such loan, that
so soon as the Constitutional Conyen-
ton, now in session shall authorize
the payment of a greater rate of in
terest than 8 per cent that the rate
on such loan will be increased to the
maximum rate allowed by said Con-
vention from date of loan not to ex-
coed 8 per cent, and he is fully
authorized to pledge the good faith
of this Board to that effect.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by ComfGiEioner Boney, the
following resolution was adopted by
the Board in regular session con-
vened:
WHEREAS, By authority Of Act
No. AZ Of Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana, Special Session 1917
this Board is authorized to appro-
pirate such sums as it may be called
upon to meet the demand of the Miss
issippi River Commission, as required
by the Flood Control Act; and,
WHEREAS, The Commission has
made the allotment for the seasons
of 1921-1922, for the Third United
States District, within this district,
and the pro-rata of the allotment of
this Board is Ninety One Thousand,
Six Hundred Sixty Seven 1891, 667.-
00) Dollars.
THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED,
That the President of this Board be
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to draw a warrant on the
State Auditor of Louisiana, or any
banking institution, having funds of
this Beard, countersigned by the
Chief Of the Board of State Engineers
of Louisiana, made payable to the
First National Bank, Vicksburg, Miss,
for deposit in said bank and to the
credit OF Col. Chas. L. Potter, Presi-
dent of the Mississippi River Commits
sion, the sum of Ninety One Thousand
Six Hundred Sixty Seven ($9l ,667.-
O0) Dollars, to be jointly used in levee
construction in the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District, in accordance with
provisions of the Flood Control Act
Of Congress, approved March /, 1921.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board Of Commits
sioners for the Fifth Louisiana Leyee
District is informed that the timber
growing on Island hummer Twelve
(12) in Township Nineteen u9)
Range Thirteen (13) East, in the
Parish of East Carroll, which said
Island is the property of this Board
is being cut and removed from said
Island; and,
WHEREAS, The District Attorney
the legal advisor of this Board, ad
vises that because of his special atten
ton being required TO his privat'
practice, and by further reason Of tn,
fact that he viii be absent from thi
district for a lengthy period in tn
performance Of the duties IS a dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention
thereby aecessitsting employment o