The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-17
ORDINANCE NO. FIVE ~, ....
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT,


AN ORDINANCE Of Welsh Drainage
{ District No. One imposing an adva-
loren tax OF three and 0ne-half e 1-2)
t mills on the dollar upon all of the
r property Of said Drainage District SUBJ
Ject to State taxation, for the purpose
/ OF paying the interest maturing semi
annually on the bonded Indebtedness
IN the sum of Sixty Thousand $780,
oOo'VO) Dollars, and providing a sink
ing 1und to retire portion of the
bonds authorized by ordinance number
two (2), adopted by the Board of Com
mlssloners of Welsh Drainage District
NO, l, on February goth, 1920, and call.
ing special election to be held on
on March Both, 1920, at which
a bonded indebtedness of Sixty Thous.
and (6O,OOOOO) Dollars was autboriz-
ed, secured by an advalorem tax to he
imposed annually by the governing All.
liberties 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 Slst, 1920, by ordinance Num-
Der three (3). N
whereas, the voters participating in
the special election called in Weleb
Drainage District No. l, by ordinance
NUMBER two C2), adopted by the Com
missloners of said Drainage District
on February goth, 1920, did. at the
eiectlon held in pursuance to said or
unance, on the 30th day of March |
1870, authorize the mourning of a bond,
ca Indebtedness of Welsh DRAINAGE
district No. /, in the sum of Siyty
thousand (60,O0O.00) Dollars. TO be co
cured by an advalorem tax to he 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
log, adopted March 31st, 1920.
ia pursuance of the authority vested
IA the Commissioners of Welsh Drain
age district No. l. by the Constitution
ana laws OF the State of Louisiana and
ny the lection duly held and pronul-
sateo as aforesaid, we do hereby i'm. .
pose Tor the current yearof 1920 an /
auyaIorem tax of three and one-half :
70 ~ mills on the dollar of assessed !,
valuation of property within said
drainage District, in excess of ali t
otner taxes, the proceeds of the said
TAX 70 De used for the purpose of meet
hs the current expenses of said dist
.ct' ana paying the interest falling due
'eml-annually on said bonded indaht- A
5dneSs OF Sixty Thousand $50. 900 Ool
1oliars, and providing a sinking fund
or the purpose of retiring said bonds
u thelr maturity, and the assessor Of "a
he Parlsh of Jefferson Davis
hereby authorized and instructed 70 r
Extend upon the assessment rolls of
AID Parish for the year 1920 AN ad.
alorem tax of three 60 and one-half
10 mills on the dollar of assessed is
aluatlon of all property within said r
welsh Drainage District No. / suh- :.
act to State taxation. ~
commissioner S. o. Scoggins moved "a
nat the above and foregoing ordin- in
nee De adopted The motion was sec. N
nded by Commissioner A. R. McBnr. \,
ey. Inc President called vote unon -, -,
ne motion to adopt the said ordin- II
nee, which resulted as follows: CT
Yeas, 3; Nays, 0. F.,
S. NJ. WATKINS. Ct
49,. President. a,
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
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