The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-14
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town Of Welsh.

leVylnB dlu SVAAS~"S
all real and personal property
within the corporation Of the Town
of Welsh.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Trustees Of the
Town of Welsh, La, that for the
year 1917, as per budget Of expenses
hereunto attached, there be and Is
hereby levied ten (lO) mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation on
all taxable property in the Town OF
Welsh, La. :,
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc that by an ordinance adopted by
the Board of Trustees and the prop
I.rty tax payers Of the Town OF
Welsh, La, one the 9Th day OF Au,
lgust, 1917, providing for a special
electric light tax Of five (5) mllls On
the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the town of Welsh, La, for ten
wears from the above date, for the
building Of an electric light plant
therefore q special tax Of five lo)
mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation of all taxable
property of the Town Of Welsh La
for the purpose Of retiring such
bonds as may become due this year
and the payment on the same and
8 also interest on the deferred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
etc. that by an ordinance adopted by
the board of trustees and the prop
Ierty owners Of the town. of Welsh
La, on the 5th day Of August, 1914
providing for a special tax Of fiv'
l(5) mills on the dollar Of the asses
led valuation of the taxable propert!
of the town Of Welsh, La, for tn
building of streets, bridges and pub
y lie improvements, for the term o
ten years from the above date
Therefore a special tax of five 70
mills on the dollar of the assesse
a valuation of the taxable property Q
q the Town Of Welsh, La, be and
4: hereby levied for the building an
) maintenance of streets and bridge
]. and public improvements in tn
] Town of Welsh, La.
y Section 4. Be It further ordaine
I etc.. that by an ordinance adopted ;
= the Board of Trustees and the pro-
Is erty owners of the Town OF Wells
! La, on the 5th day of Septembe
g 1915, providing for a special tax
;. 1--we (5) mills on the ddllar of Il
/ assessed valuation of the taxab
property Of the Town of Welsh, L
for term Of fifteen years from Il
! above date, for the purpose of bu
y ing a new engine for, and enlargil
and extending the electric lig
il plant owned by the Town of Wells
q La, title to which shall vest in t
u Town of Welsh, La; therefore
special tax of five (5) mills on I
y ldollar of the assessed valuation
the taxable property Of the Town
s. welsh, La, be and is hereby levi
N flor the purpose Of retiring su
Il Ibonds as may become. due this, ye
land the payment Of interest on I
Ii lsame and also interest on the
\ ferred bonds.
Section 5, Be it further ordain'
1 Ietc., that all taxes herein lew
s. shall become a lein and privilege
III Jail taxable property, paramount
all other leins, state and par
taxes excepted, and shall become
linquent in the same manner as p
70 vided for the collection Of state 8
tns parish taxes.
Section 6. Be it further ordain
.,r. etc, that all taxes herein lev
las shall become delinquent on Janus
LIST. 1918, and shall draw interest
the rate of ten (10) per cent per
ana mum until paid.
ms Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. o. Scogg
W. D.. Jones, A. 7 Jones
,,,s Absent pE. 3. R. Arcereayy.
-na. Approved October End, 1917
W. B. !GABBERT, Mayor
Budget of Expenses for the year l
Streets. bridges, impromts- 200
'ney MARSHALL St. Commissioner Tn
Clerk & Tax Collector ------4O'
cir. Attest.
we'll F. G SEWARD, Clerk.