The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-03-06
February 20, 1920.
John T. Hood,
Cline & Bell,
Attorneys.
F. 21-2S NJ 6-13.20-27
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT
ORDINANCE NO. ONE %.

! AN ORDINANCE of Welsh Dram
age District No. One % for the levy
ing of a special tax of twenty-five cents
per acre, and the creation OF a bonded
indebtedness of Seventy thousand
| $50 00O.OO) Dollars, as authorized by
Article PSI of 0he Constitution CT the
State of Louisiana, as approved on the
22nd day of November, 1918, ana the
subsequent amendments thereof, tof
the purpose of providing and mann
itaining a drainage system on all alnds
Esituated in said District, and for the
holding of an election therefor
Whereas, it is the opinion OF the
Board of Commissioners of said Welsh
Drainage District No, One that it is
necessary that the said Drainage Dist
riot be authorized to create a bonded
Indebtedness of Seventy thousand
$50, 900. O0) Dollars, to be represented
by One Hundred Forty t14O) bonds OF
Five Hundred ($500.0O) Dollars each,
Ito be issued by the said Board CT Com
ImisSioners of Welsh Drainage District
No. One, to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum payaDIe
isemi-annually, maturing at such dates
as may be fixed by the Board Ct Com
missioners of said Drainage District,
at the time of or prior to the issuance
of the same and also that in ;rder to
secure the payment Of such bonds,
together with the interest thereon, and
additional funds with which to enable
said Welsh Drainage District No. One
to procure the necessary dredging ma
chinery, rights of way, canals and i'm
provements and to properly and sui
ficiently drain the land comprised
within said District that it is neceS-
sary that a special annual tax OF
twenty-five (25) cents per acre, as
authorized by Article 2S1 of the Con-
solution of the State of Louisiana,
; andoped November 22nd. 1913, as
amended by levying upon the acreage
property comprised within the limits
of said Welsh Drainage District No.
One for a period of twenty years,
commencing with the var 1920 and
ending with the year 1889, both in
elusive.
Section /. Be it Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of Welsh
Drainage District No. One, that a spec
ial annual tax of twenty-five cents
(25) cents per acre, as authorized by
1.-THE Constitution of the State of Loui-
: siana, approved November 22nd, 1913,
r as amended, be levied on all property
comprised within the limits OF said
Welsh Drainage District No. One for
period of twenty years, commencing
: with the year 1920 and ending wioh
4 the year 1899, both inclusive, and the
funds derived from said tax shall be
= used exclusively:
d First: To the liquidation and ex
q tinction of such bonded Indebtedness
Second: For paying the expenses OF
4 organizing and running and operat-
d ing expenses of the Board of Commits
Y sioners of said Drainage District, and
4 the operation of drainage canals
9 bitches and machinery owned and con-
3 trolled by the said Drainage District
Z the title to which shall be vested in
3 ohe said Drainage District
Third To provide for such ad.
d ditional work of extension of canals
9 bitches or drainage conduits as in the
y Judgment of said Board of Commits
q sioners may be necessary and proper
: economically to drain the property in
Il cluded within the limits thereof;
d Fourth; To paying the interest up
= on said bonded Indebtedness.
= Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., that said Board of Commissioners
of Welsh Drainage District No. One dt
hereby submit to the qualified voter:
of Welsh Drainage District No. One
for their approval and ratification, thu
creation of bonded Indebtedness ant
issuance of bonds in the sum of Seven
ty thousand CSC, 0000.00) Dollars al
aforesaid, and the levying of specia
annual tax of twenty-five cents pc
acre upon all the acreage propert,
comprised within the limits of sait
Welsh Drainage District No. One, TO
a period of twenty years, commencin!
with the year 1920, and ending will
the year 1889, both inclusive, sail
election to be held at the City Hal
in Welsh, Louisiana on Tuesday
March SOth, 1920, the polls to be open
ed at seven o'clock a. m, and to clos
at five o'clock p. M, at which election
there shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors the above proposition il
the following words, to-wit:
70 the Levyina of an Acreage Ta>
Proposition to levy an - -
acreage tax of twenty-five
cents (25 cents per acre
per annum on all acreage
property subject to State
taxation in Welsh Drainage
District No. One for a per-lYEs
) iod of twenty years, for the
Z purpose of draining the prop
= erty within said District,
s conducting the affairs OF
& said District, and paying the
3 bonds amounting to Seventy
9 thousand dollars, with inter
= lest, all of which will moreNO
3 fully appear by reference to
8 ordinance No. One % of
8 Welsh Drainage District No.
, One, enacted February goth,
AI1920. - -
8 Taxable valuation ...............
q Signature Of Voter ...............
= NOTICE. To vote in favor of tn