The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-21
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town Of Welsh.


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 10y 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
erty tax payers Of the Town OF
Welsh, La, one the 9Th day Of Al
gust, 1917, providing for a special
electric light tax Of five ~ 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 five 10
mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation Of all taxable
property of the Town Of Welsh, La.
flor the purpose Of retiring such
bonds as may become due this year
and the payment on the same and
lalso interest on the deferred bonds.
| Section 8. Be it further ordained
ETC.. that by an ordinance adopted by
1.-The board of trustees and the prop
erty owners Of the town Of Welsh
La, on the 9th day Of August, 1914
providing for a special tax Of five
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 81
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property Of
1.-THE Town of Welsh, La, be and is
hereby levied for the building anC
maintenance of streets and bridge:
and public Improvements in the
Town of Welsh, La.
Section 4. 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 9Th day of September
1916, providing for a special tax o.
five (5) mills on the ddllar of tn,
assessed valuation Of the taxabl,
property of the Town of Welsh, La.
for term of fifteen years from tn,
above date, for the purpose Of buy
ing a new engine for. and enlargin,
and extending the electric ligh
plant owned by the Town Of Welsh
La, title to which shall vest in tn
Town of Welsh, La; therefore
, special tax of Ave (5) mills on tn
Fdollar of the. assessed valuation o
, the taxable property of the Town o
-fWelsh, La, be and is hereby levie,
7 for the purpose of retiring sucl
bonds as may become due this year
] and the payment Of interest on tn
| same and also interest on the de
5 ferred bonds.
Section s. Be it further ordained
etc., that all taxes herein levie,
shall become lein and privilege o.
all taxable property, paramount t
all other leins, state and parisl
taxes excepted, and shall become de
linquent in the same manner as pro
! vided for the collection Of state AM
parish taxes. :
| Section 6. Be it further ordained
etc., that all taxes herein leviet
shall become delinquent on Januar.
1st, 1918, and shall draw interest 8
the rate of ten 10y per cent per an
mum until paid. =
Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. O. Scoggins
w. D. Jones, A. T Jones
Absent DR.. R. R. Arceneaux.
Approved October End, 1917
". 3. GABBERT. Mayor.
Budget Of Expenses for the year 1911
Streets, bridges, impromts- 2OOo.O'
Marshal,& st. Commissioner 720.Ot
Clerk & Tax Collector ------4O0.Ol