The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28


prised within said Drainage District,
that it is neseccary that an adValorem
tax of such amount as may be fixed
by the Commissioners from year to
year, not exceeding ten mills on the
dollar, per annum, on all property
within said District subject to State
taxation. as authorized by Article Isl
of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana, as adopted November END.
1913, and amendments thereof, be
levied on all property comprised with.
in the limits Of said Welsh Drainage
District No. On@for period of twenty
years, commencing with the year
1920, and ending with the var 1899
beth inclusive.
Section ]. BE it Ordained by the
Board OF Commissioners of Welsh
! Drainage District No. One, that said
ladvalorem tax Of such amount as may
be fixed by The Bo:rd Of Commission
ers from year to year not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar. as authorized
! by Article PSI of the Constitution OF
! the State of Louisiana. adopted on
! November end, 1913, as amended, be
levied on all property subject to State
taxation comprised within the limits
of said Welsh Drainage District No
One. for period of twenty years
commencing with the year 1920, ant
ending with the year 1899, both in
elusive, and the funds derived from
said advalorem tax shall be used ex
cusively as follows
First: To the liquidation and ex
tinctiOn of said bonded Indebtedness
Second: For the purpose of paying
the interest upon said bonded indebt
edness;
Third For the payment of the ex
penses of organization and the running
and operating expenses of said Boart
of Commissioners of said Drainage
District. and operating the drainage
canals, bitches and machinery owned
operated and controlled by said Drain
age District, the title to which shall
be vested in said Drainage District;
Fourth: To providing all such work o
eXtending said canals, bitches or drail
conduits as in the judgment of saiC
Board of Commissioners may be neces
sary and proper economically to drail
the property included within the limit
thereof.
! Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, That the said Board Of Commits
sioners of Welsh Drainage District Nc
lone do hereby submit to the Qualitie,
voters of said Welsh Drainage Distric
No. One for their approval and rat
fcatiOn, the creation of bonded in
debtedneSS and issuance of bonds Il
the sum of Sixty thousand ($60,0O0.0O
Dollars. as aforesaid, and the levyin
annually by said Board of Commits
sioners of an annual advalOrem tax, i
such amount as may be neCeSsar
from year to year, not exceeding te
mills on the dollar, on all property sub
IjeCt to State taxation located With
the limits of said Welsh Drainage Dis
Irict No. One, for a period of tWent
Iyears, commencing with the year l92
and ending with the year 1889, both in
elusive, said election to be held at tn
City Hall, in the Town of Welsh, Lou
Siana, within said District. on Tues
day, March 30th, 1920, the polls to b
opened at seven o'clock a. m, an
closed at FIVE o'clock p. m, at whic
election there shall be submitted
the qualified electors the. above prov
/ osition upon ballots containing the 70
! lowing words, t0-wit:
For Levyine an AdyaIor3n Tax.
Proposition to levy an ad- - =
valCrem tax Of such amount
! as may he necessary from
( year to year, not to exceed
/ ten mills on the dollar per
! annum On all property sub
ject to State taxation in,YES
! Welsh Drainage District No.
! One, for period of twenty
years, commencing with the
Iyear 1920, and ending wioh
/ the year 1899, both inclusive
for the purpose of draining
the property within said
: District, conducting the af- I-- -
fairs of said district, and
Ipaying the bonds amounting
to the sum OF Sixty thous-
and dollars with interest
thereon, all of which willIIN0
more fully appear by refer
enCe to ordinance No. Two
(2) of said District enacted
/ on February Goth, 1920. -
{ Taxable Valuation ......
: Signature of Voter ..............
NOTICE: To vote in favor of tt
proposition submitted upon this bf
: lot place a cross TX" mark in IL
square after the word YES; to vo
against it place a similar mark aft
/, the word NO"
i Fer the Issuance of Bonds Based Upc
;. an AdValorem Tax.
h Proposition to incur debt - -
i and issue bonds of Welsh
6 Drainage District No. One to-
/ the amount of Sixty thous.
land dollars, to run for twenty
n years, payable at such times YES
U is may De autn0flZed by Cnel
: Board OF Commissioners Of
said Drainage District, ac-
h 2ording to the Constitution
+ and laws of the State of - -
! Louisiana, bearing five per-
cent per annum interest,
, payable semi-annually, for
4 The purpose Of raising funds
: with which to drain said
@ District, maintaining the
4 drainage system, and con-
4 Quoting the affairs of said
3 district; all of which willINO
: more fully appear by refer
ence to,ordinance No. two(2)
h Of said Drainage District, en-
Q acted February Goth, 1920 - -
Taxable Valuation S ..........
Signature of VoOer ....t............