The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-18
Police Jury Ordinance No. 47.

special tax of Five Mills on the Dol.
lar, annually, for five years, begin.
ming with the year 1918, in Ward
Eight of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, louisiana, on all taxable
property situated in said Ward. ex.
elusive of Incorporated towns, for
the purpose of making, repairing
grading, and maintaining public
roads and bridges in said Ward.
Whereas, a special Election was held
according to law, in Ward No. Eight
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louis.
lana, on the 25th day of March, 1918,
at which election the proposition of
whether or not special tax of five
mills on the dollar for a period of five
years, beginning with the year, 1913,
should be levied and collected, annual
ly, on all the property subject to tax.
alton in said Ward exclusive of all
property situated within the corporate
limits Of any incorporated towns within
said Ward, for the purpose of making,
! repairing, grading, and maintaining
public roads and bridges in said Ward,
was submitted to the qualified electors
of said Ward. conditioned that if 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 or any por.
ton of the property now situated in
said Ward Eight, while said property
was part or all of any Ward of the
parish of CaIcasieu, should be annuled
and abrogated entirely;
And. Whereas, at said election ma.
jority OF the qualified voters, who
voted, voted in favor of said Special
Tax, for said period OF five years, and
for said purpose, and a majority of the
assessed valuation of property having
been voted In favor of said tax;
Section l. Be it Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, Louisiana. in regular session
convened. that a Special Tax of five
t5) mills on the dollar. annually, for
period of five years beginning with the
year 1918, be and the same is hereby
levied on all property of said Ward
Eight subject to taxation, and not
situated within the corporate limits of
any incorporated town in said Ward,
for the purpose of making, repairing.
grading and maintaining public roads
and bridges in said Ward Eight.
Section2, Be it Further Ordained,
etc., that the Assessor of the Parish of
jefferson Davis, Louisiana, be and he
is hereby authorized and instructed
to assess said tax of Five Mills on the
dollar, annually for FIVE years, begin.
ming with the year 1918, on all assess.
able property in said Ward, not includ.
ed within the corporate limits of any
incorporated town in said Ward Eight,
and to place same upon his rolls for
said years, 1913 to 1917 both inclusive.
Section 8. Be 1t Further Ordained,
etc., that the Tax Collector of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louisiana,
be and he is hereby instructed to col.
lect said Five Mill Tax for said period,
for the purposes as herein specified.
Section 4. Be ii Further Ordained,
etc. that any and all special taxes
voted for roads and bridges, In all or
any portion of said Ward Eight, while
all or any portion of said Ward Eight
was part of the Parish of Calcasieu,
Louisiana, be and the same are hereby
absolutely abrogated. annulled, and of
no force or effect whatever.
Section S, Be it Further Ordained,
etc., that all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section 8. Be it Further Ordained,
etc., that this Ordinance shall 90 into
effect and become operative from and
after its adoption and PRONUNCIATION.
Adopted April 8. 1913,
Yeas, Nine. Noes, None.
JNO, H. COOPER,
President of the Police Jury.
Affoctayi.