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

Special Tax of Five Mills on the Dol.
lar, annually, for Five Years, begin.
ming with the year 1913, in Ward
Seven 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 and
bridges, in said Ward.
Whereas, a Special Election was held
according to law, in Ward No. Seven
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 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 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 portion of the
property now situated in said Ward
Seven, 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;
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louisi.
ana, in regular session convened, that
a Special Tax of Five (5) Mills on the
Dollar, annually, for period of five
years benning with the year 1918, be
and the same is hereby levied on all
OF the property of said Ward Seven,
subject to taxation. and not situated
within the corporate limits of any in.
corporated town in said Ward, for the
purpose of making, repairing, grading
and maintaining public roads and
bridges in said Ward Seven.
Section 2. 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 period of Five
Years, beginning with the year 1918, on
all assessable property in said Ward,
not included within the corporate limits
of any incorporated town in said Ward
Seven, and to place same upon his
rolls for said years, 1918 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 herby instructed to collect
said Five Mill Tax for said period, for
the purpose as herein specified.
Section 4. Be 1t Further Ordained,
etc., that any and all special taxes
voted for roads and bridges, in all or
any portion of said Ward Seven while
all or any portion of said Ward Seven
was part of the Parish of CaIcasieu,
Louisiana, be and the same are abso.
lutely abrogated, annulled, and of no
effect whatever.
Section 5. Be 1t Further Ordained,
ETC., that all other Ordinances or parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 8. Be 1t Further Ordained,
ETC., that this Ordinance shall 90 into
effect and become operative from and
after its adoption.
Adopted April 8. 1918.
Yeas, Nine; Noes, None.
JNO. H. COOPER.
q =.