The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-18
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Police Jury Ordinance No, IS.

Police Jury Ordinance No. IS.
AN ORDINANCE to levy and collect q
Special Tax of Five Mills on the Dol
lar, annually, for Five Years, begin:
ming with the year 1913, in Ward
Two of the Parish OF Jefferson
Davis, LouiSiona, on all taxable
property situated in said Ward, ex'
elusive of incorporated towns, for the
purpose Of making, repairing, grading
and maintaining public roads ana
bridges, in said Ward.
Whereas. a Special Election was held
according to law, In Ward NO: TWO
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, LOUIS.
lana, on the 2Sth day OF March 1913
at which election tie proposition OF
whether or not a special tax OF Five
Mills on the Dollar for period OF Five
Years, beginning with the year 1913,
should be levied and collected annually,
on all the property subject to taxation
in said Ward, exclusive OF all property
situated within the corporate limits OF
any incorporated towns in said Ward,
for the purpose of making, repairing
grading and maintaining public roads
and bridges in said Ward, was submit.
ted to the qualified electors OF said
Ward, conditioned that ii said Special
Tax carried in said Ward, that IN that
event, that any and all special taxes IN
aid OF roads and bridges that may have
been voted on all OF any portion OF the
property now situated in Said Ward
Two, while said property was part
= or all of any Ward of the Parish OF
Calcasieu, should be annulled and abro.
gated entirely;
And, Whereas, at said election ma
iority of the qualified voters, who
voted, voted in favor OF said Special
Tax, for said period of Five Years, and
for said purpose, and majority OF the
assessed valuation OF property having
been voted in favor OF said tax;
Section 1.
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis, LOUISE
ana, in regular session convened, thai
a Special Tax of Five (5) Mills on The
Dollar, annually, for a period OF flVt
years beginning with the year 1913, bt
aud the Same Is hereby levied on al
OF the property OF said Ward Two
subject to taxation, and not situated
within the corporate limits OF any In
corporated town in said Ward, for tn
purpose OF making, repairing, grading
and maintaining public roads an
bridges in said Ward Two
Section Q. Be it Further Ordained
etc, that the Assessor Of the Parish
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, be and q
is hereby authorized and instructed I
assess said tax of Five Mills on til
Dollar, annually, for a period OF Fiv
Years, beginning with the year 1913, 0
all aSsessable property in said War;
not included within the corporate liml
of any incorporated town in said Wal
Two, and to place same upon b
rolls for said years, 1913 TO 1917, bo1
inclusive.
Section 8. Be it Further Ordaine
ETC., that the Tax Collector OF Il
Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louisian
be and he is herby instructed to cole
said Five Mill Tax for said period, I
the purpose as herein specified.
Section 4. Be it Further Ordaine
etc, that any and all special tax
voted for roads and bridges, in all
any portion of said Ward Two VIII
all or any portion of said Ward TX
was part OF the Parish of Calcasis
Louisiana, be and the same are abb
Iutely abrogated. annulled, and OF
effect whatever.
Section 5. Be ii Further Ordaln
ETC., that all other Ordinances or pa
of Ordinances in conflict herewith
and the same are hereby repealed.
Section s. Be II Further Ordain
ETC., that this Ordinance shall go il
effect and become operative from
after its adoption.
Adopted April 3, 1913.
Yeas, Nine, Noes, None.
JNO. H. COOPER.
President Of the Police Jur!
Attested:
L. E. ROBINSON.
Clerk of the Police Jury.