The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
ORDINANCE NO. FOUR ~
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT

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 WV
100000 and the principal falling que
and providing for sinking 1uno 10
retire aportion Of the bonds author
lied by ordinance No. One ~, adopt
ed by the Board Of Commissioners OF
Welsh Drainage District No. l, on beo-
ruary goth, 1920, calling a special cleo
ton held on March 30th, 1920, at whlen
a bonded Indebtedness OF Seventy
Thousand (;70,000.00) Dollars was
authorized, secured by an acreage tax
to be imposed annually by the govern
ing authorities OF said Drainage DIST
rict az provided by Article 2s1 OF the
Constitution Of 1913, the result OF said
special election having been promul'
gated on March 31st, 1920, by ordln-
ance No. three (3) Of Welsh Drainage
District No. /.
Whereas, the voters participating In
the said special election called IN
Welsh Drainage District No. l, by or
dinance Number One ~ adopted by
the Commissioners Of said Drainage
District on February goth, 1920, did
at the election held In pursuance tc
this ordinance on the Goth day OF
March. 1920, authorize the mourning
of a bonded Indebtedness by welsh
Drainage District No. /, In the sum Of
Seventy Thousand ($7O,OOO.OO 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 (S), adopted Marct
31st1920.
In pursuance of said authority vest
ed in the Commissioners of Weisf
Drainage District No. l, by the con
stitution and laws of the State OF Loul
siana, and by the election duly helo
and promulgated as aforesaid, we dc
hereby impose for the years OF 1871 Il
1889, both inclusive, an acreage tax o.
twenty-five (25) cents per acre pei
annum, upon each acre OF land WltnlI
said Drainage District subject to tax
alton for State purposes, in excess O.
all other taxes, the proceeds OF sale
tax to be used for the purpose Of meet
ing the current expenses OF said Dlst
riot and paying the interest falling due
semi-annually upon said bonded IN
debtedness Of Seventy Thousand ($70,
0O0.OO) Dollars. retiring the portion
thereof maturing within each curren
year, and providing for sinking funt
for the purpose of retiring said bonds
at their maturity; and the assessor o
the Parish Of Jefferson Davis Is here
by authorized and instructed to extent
upon the assessment rolls Of Jefferson
Davis Parish for the years 1920 Il
1889, both inclusive, the acreage ta'
Of twenty-five (25) cents per acre up
on all the acreage property of tn
Welsh Drainage District No. /, subjec
to State taxation.
| Commissioner S. o. Scoggins moves
that the above and foregoing ordir
ance be adopted. The motion for adop
ton was seconded by COMMISSIONS
A. R. McBurney. The President Gale,
vote upon the motion to adopt sal
ordinance which resulted as follows
Yeas, 3; Nays, 0.
S. NJ. WATKINS,
President.
Attest:
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
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