The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
April 3-1e-17-24 May 1-8.
ORDINANCE NO. FIVE (s),
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

"EI0I1 bnAIINASC S1O nv .
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
Of paying the interest maturing semi.
annually on the bonded Indebtedness
in the sum of Sixty Thousand $780,
000.00) 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
missioners of Welsh Drainage District
No. /, on February goth, 1920, and call
ing a special election to be held on
on March Goth, 1920, at which
a bonded Indebtedness of Sixty Thous-
and (60,000.00) 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 281 of the
Constitution of 1913, the result of said
election having been promulgated on
March 91st, 1920, by ordinance Num-
Der three (9).
Whereas, the voters participating in
the special election called in Welsh
Drainage District No. 1, by ordinance
Number two (2), adopted by the Com
missioners of said Drainage District
on February Goth, 1920, did, at the
election held in pursuance to said or
dinance, on the 30th day of March,
1920, authorize the mourning of bond
ed Indebtedness of Welsh Drainage
District No, l, in the sum of Sixty
thousand (60,00000) 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
/ 90, adopted March 31st, 1920.
In pursuance of the authority vested
in the Commissioners Of Welsh Drain
age District No. /, by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, and
by the Lection duly held and promul-
gated as aforesaid, we do hereby i'm.
pose for the current yearof 1920, an
adyalorem tax of three and one-haIf
| g 1-2) 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
ret, and paying the interest falling due
semi-annually on said bonded indebt-
edness of Sixty Thousand 100000. 0O)
Dollars, and providing a sinking fund
for the purpose Of retiring said bonds
at 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.
valorem tax Of three 90 and one-hali
Q-2) mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
Welsh Drainage District No. I, sub.
ject to State taxation.
commissioner S. o. Scoggins moved
that the above and foregoing ordin-
ance be adopted. The motion was sec
onded by Commissioner A. R. McBur
ney. The President called vote upon
the motion to adopt the said ordip.
ance, which resulted as follows:
| Yeas, 3; Nays, 0.
| S. NJ. WATKINS.
Attest President
JOHN T. HOOD, Secretary.
| April 3-10-17-24 May 1-s.