The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-10
ORDINANCE NO. FOUR (4)
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT

WEEST1 DhRIINHSE DiS nv
AN ORDINANCE of Welsh Drain
age District No /, imposing an acre.
age tax of twenty-five (25) cents per
acre upon all Of the acreage property
within said District subject to State
taxation for the purpose Of paying the
interest maturing semi-annually on
: the bonded Indebtedness in the sum
of Seventy Thousand Dollars &c.
100000 and the principal falling due
and providing for a sinking fund to
lretire aportiOn of the bonds author
lied by ordinance No. One (D, adopt
ed by the Board of Commissioners of
Welsh Drainage District No. l, on Feb
ruary 10th, 1920, calling a special cleo
ton held on March Goth, 1920, at which
| a bonded Indebtedness Of Seventy
Thousand ($70,000.O0) Dollars was
authorized, secured by an acreage tax
to be imposed annually by the govern
| ing authorities of said Drainage Dist
riot, as provided by Article 281 of the
Constitution Of 1913, the result Of said
special election having been promul7
gated on March 31st, 1920, by ordin-
ance No. three CO Of Welsh Drainage
District No l.
Whereas, the voters participating in
the said special election called in
Welsh Drainage District No. !, by or
dinance Number One o. adopted by
the Commissioners of said Drainage
District on February Goth, 1920 did
at the election held in pursuance to
this ordinance on the 30th day of
March, 1920, authorize the mourning
Of a bonded Indebtedness by Welsh
Drainage District No. l, in the sum of
Seventy Thousand ($70O0000) Dollars
to be secured by an acreage tax Of
twenty-five (25) cents per acre, to be
imposed for each year by the govern
ing authorities of said Drainage Dist
riot, for the years 1920 to 1889, both
inclusive, the result Of said election
having been promulgated by ordinance
Number Three 60, adopted March
|91st,1920.
In pursuance of said authority vest
ed in the Commissioners of Welsh
Drainage District No. l, by the con-
stitutiOn and laws of the State of Loui,
siana, and by the election duly held
and promulgated as aforesaid, we do
hereby impose for the years of 1920 to
1889, both inclusive, an acreage tax of
twenty-five (25) cents per acre per
annum, upon each acre of land within
said Drainage District subject to tax,
alton for State purposes, in excess of
all other taxes, the proceeds of said
tax to be used for the purpose of meet
ing the current expenses of said Dist
riot and paying the interest falling due
Semi-annually upon said bonded in.
debtedness of Seventy Thousand ($70,-
100000 Dollars, retiring the portion
thereof maturing within each current
year, and providing for a sinking fund
for the purpose of retiring said bonds
at their maturity; and the assessor of
the Parish Of Jefferson Davis is here
by authorized and instructed to extend
upon the assessment rolls of Jefferson
Davis Parish for the years 1920 to
1899, both inclusive, the acreage tax
OF twenty-five (25) cents per acre up
on all the acreage property of the
Welsh Drainage District No. /, subject
to State taxation.
Commissioner S. 0. Scoggins moved
that the above and foregoing ordin.
ance be adopted. The motion for adop
ton was seconded by Commissioner
A. R. McBurney. The President called |
a vote upon the motion to adopt said |
ordinance which resulted as follows: |
Yeas, 3; Nays, 0.
S. NJ. WATKINS,
President.
Attest:
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
April 3-10-17-24-31-May 5