Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-03-25
OF FIFTH LOUIS
lana LEVEE BOARD.

Tallulah, La, March 18th, 1921.
Under and by the authority vested
in me by Act. No. A, of Acts of the
General Assembly of Louisiana, Ses-
sion 1886, as Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District, I, o. w. Camp
bell, having issued call for the men,
bers appointed by the Governor of
this State, to meet this day at the
domicile, Tallulah, La, for the pur-
pose of organization and election of
officers of the board for the ensuing
term.
There were present the following
Commissioners:
F. H. Schneider, Leo Shields, East
Carroll Parish.
R. X. Boney, A. E. Kell, Madison
Parish.
B. F. Young, s. T. Shaw, Tensas
Parish.
J. H. Lambdin, ]. T. Kerr, Con-
cordia Parish.
And having presented their COM
missions and taken the oath of office
as required by law; the Board of Com
missioners for the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District, was declared to be
duly organized to perform all duties
for which it was created.
After the organization, the first
business before the board was the
election of the President and Secre-
tary Of the Board for the ensuing
term: Therefore, the Secretary called
for Nominations for president and the
following nomination was made by
Commissioner R. X. Boney, duly
seconded by Commissioner Leo
Shields, and there being no further
nominations and no other candidate
presented, a vote was had thereon
and the following Commissioners
voted in favor thereof and for the
election of Commissioner F. H.
Schneider, of East Carroll, as presi-
dent, for the ensuing term:
Yeas: Young, Kerr, Boney, Kell,
Lambdin, Shaw and Shields.
Nays: None.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
pursuant to the above facts, setting
forth the nomination and election of,
and pursuant to provisions of Act A,
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, Session of. 1886. Com
missioner Schneider is hereby de-
clared elected President of the Board
of Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District for the ensuing
term of office.
The above resolution offered by
Commissioner R. X. Boney and
seconded by Commissioner Leo
Shields, was unanimously adopted.
The President then called for nom-
nations for Secretary Of the board
for ensuing term, and the following
nomination was made by Commission
er B. F. Young, seconded by Com
missioner R. X. Boney, and there
being no further nominations and no
other candidate presented-a vote was
had and the following Commission
ers in favor thereof and for the
election Of o. w. Campbell, Secre-
tary Of this board for the ensuing
term.
Yeas: Young, Kerr, Boney, Kell
Lambdin, Shaw. and Shields:
Nays: None. 80.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, Tha,
pursuant to the above facts and to
the provisions of Act. A, of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the, State of Louis.
lana, Session. 1886, o. w. Campbell
was duly elected Secretary of the
Board Of Commissioners for the Fiftf
Louisiana Levee District, for the en-.
| The above resolution having beer
offered by Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney, wa.
unanimously adopted.
The report of the Secretary wa.
read and filed.
On motion of Commissioner Young
duly seconded by Commissi ,rer Bon
ey,, the following resolution wal
adopted:
Be it Resolved, That from and tr
this date all Levee Inspectors Of thi,
district are hereby relieved from dut!
as inspectors in their respective par
, ishes.
on motion Of Commissioner Young
seconded BY Commissioner Kerr, tn,
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, there exists uncomplete'
work on the Bougere Levee in Con
cordia Parish, which necessitates tn
presence Of an inspector:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That tn
regular Inspector Of that, parish b.