The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

j. RI. LampdiH, d. l. A'
dia Parish.
And having presented their com
and taken the oath OF oince
g. required by law. the Beard CT Com
missioners for the Fifth Levee us
tr;ct was declared to be duly organZ-
ed 10 perform all duties Tor winch u
was created.
Alter the organization. the first
hrs;ness before the Board was the |
eI.ction of the President and Secre-
lar of the Board for the ensuing
terrn: Therefore, the Secretary caileo
fcr nominations for President ard tne
Following nomination was made pS
Commissioner Z. K. Boney, duly seq
ordad by Commissioner Leo Snlelds'
and there being no further nomlna-
| tons and no other candidate pre-
sentrdS a vote was had thereon anc
the following Commissioners voted II:
favor thereof and for the election OF
Con- missioner +. r.. Schneider, OF
Fast Carroll, Is President, for the
Meas: Young, Kerr, Boney, keil,
LambGin, Shaw ard Shields.
Nays: None.
therefore Be 1t Resolved, Thai
pprsuant to the above facts, setting
forth the nomination and election OF,
and pursuant TO provisions OF Act "A
of the General Assembly Of the Sta0e
~ louisiana Session of 1886, Com
| ,niasioner Schneider is hereby de-
v cIared elected President of the BoaTd
. of Commissioners for the : fifth Louis
lana Levee District for the ensuing
term of office.
The above resolution was offered By
Commissions, r. X. Doney and sec
ouded by Commissioner Leo Shields
was unanimously adopted.
The President then called for NOM
! nations Tor Secretary CT the Board 10
the ensuing term, and the following
IS nomination was made by Commission
Il err 3. +. Young seconded by CommIs
If sioner r. Il. Boney, and there BEN
:, no further nominations ard no othe
a candidate presented a vote was ha
IT snd the following Commissioners l
e. favor thereof and for the election Q
Mo. W. Campbell, as Secretary OF tn
Board for the ensuing term.
Yeas: Yong, Kerr, Boney, LamI
he din. Shaw. Shields, and kell.
lie Nays: None. ~,
=. Therefore Be It Resolved, Thu
rur,uspt TO the above facts and
VI the provisions Of Act AZ OF the Gel
ms cral Assembly OF the State Of LOU
"a lara, Session 1926, o. W. Campbe
"a was duly elected Secretary OF u
~ Board OF Commissioners for the FIJI
's Louisiana District, for the ensui!
II term.
IN The above resolution having be-
ok offered by Commissioner Young &,
seconded by Commissioner Boney W
JIG unanimously adopted.
TIC The report Of the Secretary "
viii read, adopted and filed.
nor On motion of Commissioner IC>'
duly seconded by CommlS5lp:
III Boney, the following resolution v
adopted:
but Be 1t Resolved, That from and
ont this date all Levee Inspectors OF t
district are hereby relieved from dl
ING as inspectors in their respect
l's- parishes.
ac- On motion of Commissioner You
mid seconded by Commissioner Kerr.
~ following resolution was adopted: :
ei Whereas, there exists uncomple
it & work en- the Bougere Levee in c
qui- cordia Parish, which necessi.atcs
two presence of an inspector;
-. Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
i VII regular Inspector Of that parish
not retained to inspect that work, to S
g to time as the Commissioners of
at parish shall deem it necessary to
40 ~ continue his services.
pills, seconded bv commissioner Kerr,
at following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the claims of
First,.katiopal Bank, Vicksburg,
that of Helgason Bros, for inte
rum on delayed payments of certitic
:. representing loans made be allo
and the President directed to
ha warrants for same.
On motion Of Commissioner 70
say; seconded by Commissioner Shi
lan." the following resolution was adoI
Whereas, This board notes with
60 isfaction the ordinance introduce
'e the Constitutional Convention by
kept Mcclellan, as follows:
The General Assembly is autho
to create an emergency Finance
old mission, composed of the Lieute
:, :, Governor, State Treasurer, and
-" ditor of Public Accounts,
table. clothed with full authority as er
ency demands, to fix rates of
have est on bonds Of the State, or any
y are division thereof not exceeding
IN six per cent per annum;
However, vesting in said Coz
-. SIGN with full discretion in all e.
te MS encies, the sale Of bonds ct ps
peace. not less than (95) ninety-fve.
be a To permit Levee Districts,
Boards and Police Juries to 6
pate revenues by issuance of
term certificates not exceeding
more years, and to fix rate of intert
many short loan eertlficates not exec
ek,oyy $50 per annum and to fix
not exceeding esq thereon
:" emergencies.
rTke board hereby endorses
w;L1-a and shopes that the Convention
n s; I'D ,Edrpt it or similar measure
,,of sehe State Boards in tim
emergency.
On motion of Commissioner }
stcr to seconded by Commissioner
hours following resolution was adop
aosen't Whereas, having heard the
of MIR. Geo. Spencer, special
ney relative to title to Secti
T. Is, Range Ia, East, in N
cted a Parish. Containing 2O8.S0 acr,
he had being acceptable to the Board
e made Resolved, mat said aItoTr
'-'N' filed in this matter, he is autl
to file answer therein and
lie men suit defense to keep in mind a