The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-10-18
ORDINANCE NO. 1872,

AN ORDINANCE providing for the
levying and collecting Of taxes on
all real and 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
1918, 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, on the 18th day of Au-
gust 1913 providing for special
electric light tax of five 60 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 special tax of five 90
mills on the dollar is levied on the
assessed valuation of all taxable prop
erty in the Town Of Welsh, La, 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 different bonds.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that by an ordinance adopted by
the Board of Trustees and the prop.
ertyowners Of the Town of Welsh,
La, on the 9Th day of August 1914
providing for special tax of five %
mills on the dollar of the assessed
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, there
fore 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 lev
led for the building and maintain
ance of streets, bridges and public
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 !
erty owners Of the Town of Welsh, |
La, on the 9Th day of September,
1916, providing for a special tax of |
five (5) mills on the dollar of the as
'essed valuation of the taxable prop
erty 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, be and is here
~ levied for the purpose of retiring
such bonds as may become due this
year and the payment of interest on
he same and also interest on the de-
erred bonds.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
'tc., that all taxes herein levied shall
become a lien and privilege on all
aXable property, paramount to all
'ther liens, state and parish taxes
excepted, and shall become delin-
!uent in the same manner as pro.
ldeu 1or the collection of state and
arish taxes.
Section 6. Be it further ordained.
to-, that all taxes herein levied shall
ecome delinquent on January list,
9l9 and shall draw interest at the
ate of ten per cent per annum until
aid.
Budget of expenses for the wear
918:
utrehC ----------.--.----.-.--..72 80.00
Vfeet 1000. 90
light bonds and interest 3175.00
iVic League .--.---.-,.......... 10000
larshall and st. Com. . 825 90
Jerk and Tax collector ... 600