The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-23
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town of Welsh.

all real and personal property
within the corporation of the Town
of Welsh.
Sect on /. Be it ordained by the
Mavor and Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Welsh, La, that for the
wear 1917, as per budget Of expenses
bereupto attached, there be and Is
hereby levied ten (1O) 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 Oh
Welsh. La, one the 9Th day OF Au-
gust, 1917, providing for a speclal
electric light tax of five (5) mills on
4ho dollar of the assessed valuation
Of the town of Welsh, La, for ten
wears from the above date, Tor the
building Of an electric light plant
therefore a special tax of five To-
mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation of all taHaols
nronertv of the Town of Welsh, La
Ifor the purpose of retiring sucf
Ibonds as may become due this year
land the payment on the same ane
Ialso interest on the deferred bonds
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc that by an ordinance adopted b!
1.-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 nv
l(5) mills on the dollar of the asses
ed valuation of the taxable propert
of the town of Welsh, La, for tn
building of streets, bridges and put
D lie improvements, for the term Q
r Item wears from the above date
r Therefore a special tax Of five 70
+ mills on the dollar of the assesse
n va uation of the taxable property
the Town of Welsh, La, be and
hereby levied for the building ar
maintenance of streets and bridge
and public Improvements in tt
9 Town of Welsh, La.
" Section 4. Be it further ordaine
ETC., that by an ordinance adopted
+ the Board of Trustees and the pro
: erty owners of the Town of Wells
La, on the 9Th day of Septembe
1916, providing for a special tax
v five (5) mills on the ddllar of t
assessed valuation of the taxat
property of the Town of Welsh, L
for a term of fifteen years from t
above date, for the purpose of bu
Ie ing new engine for, and enlargl
I and extending the electric Zig
IS, plant owned by the Town Of We'll
nv La, title to which shall vest in
r Town of Welsh, La; therefore
Ike special tax of five '(5). mills on
l dollar of the assessed valuation
Sc. the taxable property. of the Town
nd Welsh, La, be and is hereby lev
for the purpose of retiring 81
The bonds as may become due this W
. and the payment of interest on
~ same and also interest on the
ferred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordair
ETC., that all taxes herein lev
shall become lein and privilege
all taxable property, paramount
all other leinS, state and pa
taxes excepted, and shall become
l'nquent in the same manner as
vided for the collection of state
parish taxes.
Section 6. Be it further ordai
ETC., that all taxes herein lie
shall become delinquent on JAM
list 1918, and shall draw interes
the rate of ten (10) per cent per
mum until paid.
Yeas: E. H. Boiling, S. o. Scogl
w. D. Jones, A. T Jones
Absent DR.. R. R. Arceneaux.
3 Approved October End, 1917
W. B. GABBERT, May
Budget of Expenses for the year
Streets, bridges, impromts- 20
Marshal,& St. Commissioner z:
Clerk & Tax Collector ------4
Attest.