The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-16
ORDINANCE No. 176

An Ordinance Providing for the Levy.
ing and Collecting of Taxes, on all
real and personal property. within
the Corporation of the Town OF
Welsh, La. for the year 1914.
SECTION ~ BE it ordained by the
Mayor and board of Trustees OF the
Town of Welsh, La. tor the year 1914, as
per budget of expenses here unto at
taChed there he and is hereby levied
tax, of ten (1O) mills on the dollar OF
assessed valuation on all taxable
property within the Town of Welsh, La
SECTION ~ Be it further ordained
etc. that by an ordinance adopted Dy
the Board of trustees, and the property
taxpayers of the town of Welsh, La on
5th day of August 1913, providing for a
special Electric Light Tax. OF i've ~
mills on the dollar of the assessed Valu'
alton of the ToWn'of Welsh, La. for the
maintaining of Welsh Electric Light
Plant, for ten 10y years. from the
above date therefore a special tax, OF
t5) mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation of all the taxable
property OF the town of Welsh, La. for
the maintenance of the Welsh Electric
Light Plant.
SECTION (3) BE it further ordained
etc. that by an ordinance adopted by
the board of Trustees and the property
owners of the Town of Welsh, La. on
5th day of August 1914, providing for a
special tax, of five (5) mills on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of the
taxable property of the town of Welsh,
La. for the building of street bridges
and public improvements for the term
of ten t10 wears from the above date,
therefore special tax of five (5l mills
on the dollar, of the assessed valuation
OF the taxable property in the town of
Welsh, La, be the same is, hereby
levied for the building and maintain.
ance of street bridges and public i'm.
provementS in the town of Welsh, La.
SECTION az Be it further ordained
etc. that bV an ordinance adopted by
the Board of trustees and the property
owners of the town of Welsh, La. on
August 5th, 1914,providing for special
tax of Three ~ mills on the dollar Of
the assessed valuation Of the taxable
property of the town of Welsh, La, for
the maintaining of the Welsh High
School, for the term OF ten (lO) years
from the above date, therefore spec.
ial tax of ten (10) mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property in the town of Welsh, La. be
and the same is hereby levyed for main
tanning the Welsh High School, in the
Town of Welsh, La.
SECTION(5) Be it further ordained
etc. that all the taxes herein levyed
shall become lein and privilege on all
taxable property paramountto all other
liens State aud Parish taxes, except and
shall become deliquent in the same
manner as provided for the collection of
the State and Parish taxes.
SECTION (6) Be it further ordained
etc. that all taxes herein levied shall be
come delinquent on January 1st, 1915,
and shall draw interest at the rate of
ten per cent per annum, until paid.
Trustees:
ChaS. Dautet, yea,
w. E. Taught, yea,
A. r. ArCeneauX, yea,
P. H. Goodreau, yea,
E. E. KimbaIl. yea.
Approved October 9Th, 1914.
r. S. GREER, Mayor.
Budget of Expenses for the year 1914
Street Bridge & Improve.
ments, IS 100000
Welsh High School. ......... 10000
Auditorium & Town Block 80 100000
Sanitary Office. ......
Marshal and Street Com. 10000
Secretary and Tax Collector, 10000
Total ................. $4,000
Attest, A. E. LOGNION, Sec.
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