The Rice belt journal., 1915-10-22
Ordinance No. 1870, Town of Welsh

AN ORDINANCE providing for the
levying and collecting of taxes on
all real and personal property
within the corporation of the Town
of Welsh, La, for the year 1915.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees of the Town of
Welsh, La, that for the year 1915 as
per budget of expenses hereunto at
tached there be and is hereby levied a
tax of ten Q0) mills on the dollar of as
seSsed valuation on all taxable proper
ty within the Town of Welsh, La.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that by an ordinance adopted by the
Board Of Trustees and the property tax
payers OF the Town of Welsh, La, on
the fifth day of August, 1913 providing
for special Electric Light tax of
mills on the dollar of the assessed valu.
alton of the Town of Welsh, La, for
ten years from the above date for the
building OF an electric light plant,
therefore special tax of five t5) mills
on the dollar is levied on the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property of
the Town OF Welsh, La, for the pur.
pose of retiring such bonds as may be.
some due this year, and the payment of
interest on the same, and also interest
on deferred bonds.
Sec. 8. 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
the 5th day of August, 1914, providing
for special tax of five {5) mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of the
taxable property of the Town of Welsh,
for the building of streets, bridges and
public improvements for the term of
ten lQ) years from the above date.
Therefore a special tax of FIVE (5) mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
OF the taxable property ofthe Town of
Welsh, La, be. and is hereby levied for
the building and maintainence of
streets, bridges and public improve
ments in the Town of Welsh, La.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc
that by an ordinance adopted by the
Board of Trustees and property owners
OF the town of Welsh, La, on August
5, 1914, providing for a special lax of
three (S) mills on the dollar of the as
seSsed valuation of the taxable proper-
ty OF the Town of Welsh, La, for the
maintaining of the Welsh High School
for the term of ten years from the
above date, therefore special tax of
three 10 mills on the assessed yalua-
ton OF the taxable property of the
Town of Welsh, La, be and the same is
hereby levied for maintaining the
Welsh High School in the Town of
Welsh, La.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained. etc
tnat all the taxes herein levied sba
become lien and privilege on all tax.
able property paramount to all other
liens, state and parish taxes excepted.
and shall become delinquent in the
same manner as provided for the col,
lection OF state and parish taxes.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc
that all taxes herein levied shall be.
come delinquent on Jan. 1st, 1916, and
snail draw interest at the rate of fen
per cent per annum until paid.
Yeas, Jno. W. Armstrong, r. R. Arce.
neaux, E. H. Boiling, Trustees.
Approved October S, 1915.
VIM. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR
THE YEAR 1915.
Streets, Bridges and Improve
:, menus ,-----;- :. ----...s2,0O0.00 90
Welsh High School ! 200 0o
Auditorium and Town Block ! Dl0 M
Marshall and Street Commits.
sloner. ....-,. --------.-.. 720.0O
Secretary and Tax Collector. (. 400 d0
Aotai ;---...--------$5,S SIS, 90
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