The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-11-10
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
hereunto attached, there be and is
hereby levied ten (lC) mills on the
dollar of assessed valuation on all
taxable property in 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
taxpayers Of the Town Of Welsh, La,
on the 5th day of August, 1913, proVld-
ing for a special electric light tax OF
five 81 mills on the dollar Of the as
sessed valuation of the Town Of Welsh
! La, for ten years from the above date
for the building of an electric light
plant, therefore a special tax OF five
! (5) mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation Of all taxable prop
ertv Of the Town Of Welsh, La, for
the purpose Of retiring such bonds as
NAV become due this year, and the
payment Of interest On the same, and
also interest on deferred bonds.
Sec. 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
the 5th day Of August, 1914, providing
for special tax of fe (5) mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF the
taxable property of the Town OF
Welsh, La, for the building OF streets
bridges and public improvements tor
| inc term of ten (1O) years from the
above date. therefore special tax OF
i've 90 mills on the dollar of the as
,essei valuation Of the taxable prop
artv Of the Town of Welsh, La, be
and Is hereby levied for the building
and maintenance Of streets, bridges
and public Improvements IN the Town
Of Welsh, La. A.
Sec 4 Be it further ordained, ETC.
That bv an ordinance adopted by the
Board of Trustees and property own
ers of the Town of Welsh, La, on
August 5, 1914, providing for a Spe-
cial tax of three t3) 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 QO years from the above date
therefore a special tax of three (3)
mills on the assessed valuation of the
taxable property of the Town OF
welsh. La. be and the same is here
NV levied for maintaining the WelSF
HIGH School in the Town of Welsh
La. - 80
e Sec s. Be it further ordained, etc.
] That all the taxes herein levied shall
become a lien and privilege on all tax
t able property paramount to all otheI
f liens. state and parish taxes excepted
e and shall become delinquent in tn
4 same manner as provided for the col
lection of state and parish taxes.
t Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.
e That all taxes herein levied shall be
come delinquent on January l, l9l'
and shall draw interest at the rate o.
}. ten (10) per cent per annum unit
: paid. ",
Yeas-Dr. R. R. ArceneauX, J. "
4 Arms+rong 6. O. Scoggins, E. H
Boiling; absent-A. 7. Jones.
d Approved, October 3, 1916.
: VIM. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
Budget of Expenses for the year 1916
O Streets, bridges and i'm
/ provementS SZ,OOO'o'
Welsh High School --------- l,2OO.O'
/ Auditorium -------------- 5OO.o'
n Marshal and Street Commits
sioner i1V'V
q Secretary and tax collector 4OO.O'
n Total ,oZO.0
4 Attest: S. E. CARROLL, Secretar,