The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-10-13
ORDNANCE NO. 1873
Town of Welsh, La.

An Ordinance providing for the levy
ing and collecting of taxes on all
real estate and personal property
within the corporation of the town
Of Welsh. La, for the year 1916.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
MAYOR and Board of Trustees Of the
Town of Welsh. La, That for the
wear 1916. as per budget of expenses
herapnto attached, there be and Is /
hereby levied ten (1O) mills on the
dollar of assessed valuation Oh al!
taxable property in the Town Of
welsh, La.
See 2 Be it further ordained, etc, .
That By an ordinance adopted by the .
Board of Trustees and the property .
taxyavers of the Town Of Welsh, La
on The 5th day of August, 1913. provid-
inc, for special electric light tax OF
five l5l mills on the dollar Of the as
cosspJ valuation of the Town OF Welsh /
Ia. for ten years from the above date
fo, the building Of an electric lgnt
rianr therefore a special tax OF five
i5l mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation Of all taxable prop
artv of the Town of Welsh, La, for
the purpose of retiring such bonds as
NAV become due this year, and the
pavment Of interest on the same, ana
also interest on deferred bonds.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc
TEa+ bv an ordinance adopted by the
BOARD Of Trustees and the property
owners of the Town Of Welsh, La, on
line 9Th day Of August, 1914, proyldng
| for a special tax Of tie l5l mills on tne
dollar of the assessed valuation Of the
/ taxable property of the Town OF
| welsh. La. for the building of streets
bridges and public improvements for
1.-THE term of ten (l0) years from the
above date, therefore q special tax OF
five (5) mills on the dollar OF the as
sessed valuation of the taxable prop
ertv of the Town of Welsh, La, De
and is hereby levied for the building
and maintenance of streets, bridges
and public Improvements IN the Town
of Welsh, La. -, 80
Sec, 4. Be it further ordained, etc"
That Inv an ordinance adopted by the
BOARD of Trustees and property own
ers Of the Town of Welsh, La, on
AUGUST 5, 1914, providing for spe2-
ciai tax of three 81 mills in the dol
lar 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 (1O) years from the above date,
therefore a special tax of three 90
mills ON the assessed valuation Of the
taxable property of the Town OF
Walsh, La, be and the same is here
Inv levied for maintaining the Welsh
High School in the Town of Welsh,
La. J o4o
That all the taxes herein levied shal
become a lien and privilege on all tax
able property paramount to all Other
liens. state and parish taxes excepted
, and shall become delinquent IN th'
same manner as provided for the col
lection of state and parish taxes.
: Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc
= That all taxes herein levied shall be
, come delinquent on January l, 1917
and shall draw interest at the rate o
] ten 1O) per cent per annum unit
paid, ",
Yeas-Dr. R. R. Arceneaux, j. W
Armstrong. S. o. Scoggins, E. Il
Boiling; absent-A. 7. Jones.
Approved, October 8, 1916.
D VIM. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
: Budget of Expenses for the year 1915
Q Streets, bridges and i'm
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