The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town of Welsh.

| AN ORDlNAN0E pfo'iuAN9
levying and collecting of taxes on
all real and personal property
within the corporation Of the Town
I of Welsh.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Town of Welsh, La. that for the
wear 1917, as per budget Of expenses
hereunto attached, there be and Is
hereby levied ten (1O) 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 Au,
gust, 1917, providing for a special
electric light tax Of FIVE (5) mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation
, Of the town of Welsh, La, Tor ten
p wars from the above date, for the
g building of an electric light plant !
therefore special tax of tlve No)
2 mills ON the dollar is levied on the
d assessed valuation of all taxable
= property of the Town of Welsh, La
b for the purpose of retiring such
S bonds as may become due this year,
:. and the payment on the same ana
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 Welsh
9, La, on the 5th day of August, 1914,
g providing for a special tax of five
q 81 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
ten years from the above date;
therefore 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
on hereby levied for the building and
De maintenance of streets and bridges
III and public improvements in the
ID Town of Welsh, La.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
- etc, that by an ordinance adopted by
A the Board. of Trustees and the prop
erty owners of the Town Of Welsh
La, on the 5th day of September
1916, providing for special tax o
five (5) mills on the ddllar Of tht
assessed valuation of the taxable
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 enlarginI
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 five (5) mills on tn
dollar of the assessed valuation Q
the taxable property of the Town @
welsh, La, be and is hereby levis
for the purpose Of retiring sue
bonds as may become due this yea
and the payment of interest on tn
same and also interest on the d.
ferred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
etc., that all taxes herein levie
shall become a lein and privilege Q
all taxable property, paramount
all other leins, state and paris
taxes excepted, and shall become d
lnquent in the same manner as pr
vided for the collection Of state ar
parish taxes.
Section 6, Be it further ordaine
ETC.. that all taxes herein leviC
shall become delinquent on Janua
list. 1918, and shall draw interest
the rate of ten (10) per cent,per a
mum until paid.
Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. o. ScoggiI
w. d. Jones, A. T Jones
Absent DR.. R. R. Arceneaux.
Approved October 2nd, 1917
W. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
Budget Of Expenses for the year 19
Streets, bridges, inpromts- 1000
MARSHALL st. Commissioner 72O.
Clerk & Tax Collector 400
Attest.
F. G SEWARD, Clerk.