The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
ORDINANCE NO. 1877.
Town of Welsh.

IAN ORDINANCE proVidmg Tor "
leyying and collecting, Of taxes CT
! all real and personal properly
within the corporation of the Town
of Welsh.
Section 1. 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 (10) 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, for ten
wears from the above date, for the
building Of an electric light plant,
therefore a special tax of five (5)
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 3. 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,
La, on the 5th 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 the
building of streets, bridges and pub
lie improvements, for the term of
ten 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 and
maintenance of streets and bridges
and public Improvements in the
Town of Welsh, La.
Section A. 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,
La, on the 9Th day of September,
1915, providing for a special tax of
five (5) mills on the ddllar of the
assessed valuation of the taxable
property of the Town of Welsh, La,
for term Of fifteen years from the
above date, for the purpose of buy
ing new engine for, and charging
and extending the electric light
plant owned by the Town of Welsh,
La, title to which shall vest in the
Town of Welsh, La; 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 purpose of retiring such
bonds as may become due this year,
and the payment of interest on the
same and also interest on the de-
ferred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
etc., that all taxes herein levied
shall become lein and privilege on
all taxable property, paramount to
all other leins, state and parish
taxes excepted, and shall become de-
linquent in the same manner as pro-
vided for the collection of state and
parish taxes. -
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that all taxes herein levied
shall become delinquent on January
1st, 1918, and shall draw interest at
the rate of ten (10) per cent per an
nun until paid.
Yeas: E. H. Boiling, s. o. Scoggins,
w. d. Jones, A. T Jones
Absent DR.. r. R. Arceneaux.
Approved October End, 1917
W. B. GABBERT, Mayor.
Budget of Expenses for the year 1917
Streets, bridges, impromts 100000
MARSHALL st. Commissioner 10000
Clerk & Tax Collector 10000
Attest.
F. G SEWARD, Clerk.