The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-17
Attest:
JOHN 7. HOOD, Secretary.
April 3-10-17-24-31-May 5
ORDINANCE NO. FIVE ~, ....
WELSH DRAINAGE DIcrpIcr

AN ORDINANCE of Welsh Drainage
District No. One imposing an adva-
loren tax of three and one-half 6 1-2)
mills on the dollar upon all of the
property of said Drainage District sub
Ject to State taxation, for the purpose
Iof paying the interest maturing semi
annually on the bonded Indebtedness
In the sum Of Sixty Thousand $780,
lOO0.O0) Dollars, and providing a sink
ing fund to retire a portion of the
bonds authorized by ordinance number
two (2), adopted by the Board of Com
mlss1oners OF Welsh Drainage District
NO. l, on February goth, 1920, and call.
ing a special election to be held on
on March 90th, 1920, at which
bonded Indebtedness of Sixty Thous
and (6O,OOOO0) Dollars was authoriz-
ed, secured by an advalorem tax to be
imposed annually by the governing au
thorities of said Drainage District as
provided by Article Number 2S1 of the
Constitution of 1913, the result of said
election having been promulgated ON
March 31st, 1920, by ordinance Num-
Der three (3).
Whereas, the voters participating in
the special election called in Welsh
Drainage District No. l, by ordinance
Number two (2), adopted by the Com
mlssloners OF said Drainage District
ton February Goth, 1920, did. at the
election held in pursuance to said or
dlnance, on the both day of March
1917, authorize the mourning of a bond.
ed indebtedness of Welsh Drainage
District No. l, in the sum of Sixtv
thousand (6O,CO000) Dollars, to be Sc
cured by an adValorem tax to be i'm.
poSed from year to year by the govern
ing authorities of said District the
result OF said election having been
promulgated by ordinance No. three
to-, adopted March 31st, 1920.
IN pursuance of the authority vested
IN the Commissioners of Welsh Drain
age District No. l, by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana. and
py the Lection duly held and promul-
gated as aforesaid, we do hereby inn.
pose for the current yearof 1920. AN
adValorem tax of three and one-halfI
Is 10 mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of property within said
drainage District, in excess of all
other taxes, the proceeds of the said
tax to be used for the purpose of meet
ing the current expenses of said dist
rct, and paying the interest falling due
Seml-annually on said bonded indeht-
edness of Sixty Thousand 100000 O0l
dollars, and providing a sinking fund
lor the purpose of retiring said bonds
10 their maturity, and the assessor Of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis
IS hereby authorized and instructed to
extend upon the assessment rolls of
said Parish for the year 1920 an ad.
Ialorem tax of three 60 and one-halfl
>1-z) mills on the dollar of assessed
,aluation of all property within said ]
welsh Drainage District No. /. sub- !
ect to State taxation.
Commissioner S. o. Scoggins moved
nat the above and foregoing ordin- i
nee be adopted. The motion was see h
'nded by Commissioner A. R. McBur.
ley. The President called a vote upon =
ne motion to adopt the said ordin-
nee, which resulted as follows:
Yeas, 3; Nays, 0. I
S. NJ. WATKINS. s
President.
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
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