The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-30
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town Of Welsh.


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 QO) mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation on
all taxable property in the Town Oh
Welsh, La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc,. that by an ordinance adopted by
the Board of Trustees and the prop.
erty tax payers of the Town OF
Welsh La, one the 9Th day of Au-
gust, 1917, providing for special
electric light tax of five (5) mills on
the dollar of the assessed 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 tlve 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
also interest on the deferred bonds.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, that by an ordinance adopted by
the board of trustees and the prop
erty owners of the town OF "elsh'
La, on the 9Th day of August, 1914,
providing for a special tax OF hVe
I(5) mills on the dollar of the asses
ed valuation of the taxable property
of the town of Welsh, La, for the
building of streets, bridges and pub
lie improvements, for the term OF
Item years from the above date;
Therefore a special tax of five (5)
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property Of
the Town of Welsh, La, be and is
hereby levied for the building anc
maintenance of streets and bridge:
and public Improvements in tn
Town of Welsh, La.
Section A. Be it further ordained
etc.. that by an ordinance adopted b,
the Board of Trustees and the prop
erty owners of the Town of Welsh
La, on the 9Th day of September
1916, providing for a special tax @
live (5) mills on the ddllar Of tn
assessed valuation of the taxabl
property of the Town Of Welsh, La
, for a term of fifteen years from tn
!, above date, for the purpose Of bu!
!. ing new engine for, and enlargin
and extending the electric ligl
plant owned by the Town Of Wells
La, title to which shall vest in II
Town of Welsh, La; therefore
special tax of five (5) mills on Il
dollar of the assessed valuation
the taxable property of the Town
\ welsh, La, be and is hereby Levi
for the purpose of retiring SUI
bonds as may become due THIS yea
and the payment of interest on Il
: same and also interest on the d
ferred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordaine
etc., that all taxes herein levi
shall become lein and privilege
all taxable property, paramount
all other leins, state and parl
taxes excepted, and shall become
Ilinquent in the same manner as pi
~ vided for the collection Of state a
=. !. parish taxes.
:" Section 6. Be it further ordain
~ etc., that all taxes herein levi
~ shall become delinquent on Janus
=, - 1st. 1918, and shall draw interest
-" the rate Of ten (1O) per cent per
mum until paid.
-, Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. 0. Scoggi
W. D. Jones, A. 7 Jones
- Absent DR.. R. R. Arceneaux.
=. Approved October End, 1917
- W. B. GABBERT, Mayor
-. Budget of Expenses for the year L
oct Streets, bridges, impromts- 2OOC
MARSHALL St. Commissioner 720
A. Clerk & Tax Collector 400
ion Attest.
z q EWARD. Clerk,