The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town of Welsh.

AN ORDINANCE. providing for the
levying and collecting Of taxes on
all real and personal property
within the corporation Of the Town
of Welsh.
Sect on /. 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 (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 5th day OF Au.
gust, 1917, providing for a special
electric light tax of five (5) MI IS U"
tho dollar of the assessed Valuation
Of the town of Welsh, La, for ten
wears from the above date, for the
Ibrilding of an electric light plant,
therefore a special tax of five (o)
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 sucn
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 ordalned
etc that by an ordinance adopted nS
the board of trustees and the prop
ertv owners of the town of Welsh
La. on the 9Th day of August, 1914
providing for a special tax Of five
(5) mills on the dollar of the asses
ed valuation of the taxable property
] of the town of Welsh, La, for thu
, building of streets, bridges and pub
lie Improvements, for the term O.
ten years from the above date
J therefore a special tax of five IS
mills on the dollar of the assessed
} valuation of the taxable property o
the Town of Welsh, La, be and i
hereby levied for the building an
maintenance of streets and bridge
and public Improvements in tn
b Town of Welsh, La.
5 Section a. Be it further ordained
5 ETC.. that by an ordinance adopted b
the Board of Trustees and the prop
erty owners of the Town of Welsh
5 La, on the 9Th day of September
5 1916, providing for a special tax G
5 five (5) mills on the ddllar of tn
5 assessed valuation of the taxabl
S property of the Town of Welsh. La
D for a term of fifteen years from tn
. above date, for the purpose of buy
. ing new engine for, and enlargin
o and extending the electric ligf
U plant owned by the Town of Welsl
La, title to which shall vest in tn
U Town of Welsh, La; therefore
Y special tax of five (5) mills on tn
Y dollar of the assessed valuation {
the taxable property of the Town {
y Welsh, La, be and is hereby levie
y y for the purpose of retiring sue
. bonds as may become due this yea
- and the payment of interest on til
- same and also interest on the d.
= ferrea bonds.
- Section 5. Be it further ordaine,
= etc., that all taxes herein levie
= shall become a lein and privilege c
y all taxable property, paramount
y all other leins, state and paris
n taxes excepted, and shall become d
n lnquent in the same manner as pr
% vided for the collection of state ar
,s parish taxes.
" Section 6. Be it further ordaine
% etc., that all taxes herein levie
N shall become delinquent on Janual
* list. 1918, and shall draw interest
), the rate of ten (1O) per cent per a
n mum until paid.
n Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. o. Scoggir
N w. ID. Jones, A. T Jones
n Absent DR.. R. R. ArceneauX.
n Approved October End, 1917
n W. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
- Budget of Expenses for the year 49,
Of Streets, bridges, impromts- 2OO0.'
'Marshal,& st. Commissioner 720.(
Clerk & Tax Collector -400.t
1t. Attest.
F. G SEWARD, Clerk.