The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28
February 20, 1920.
John T. Hood,
Cline & Bell,
Attorneys.
F 21-2S NJ 6-19-2O-27
WELSH DRAINAGE DISTRICT
ORDINANCE NO. ONE ~.

AN ORDINANCE of Welsh Drain
age District No. One G) for the levy
ling of special tax of twenty-five cents
per acre. and the creation OF a bonded
indebtedness of Seventy thousand
$50, 100000 Dollars, as authorized by
Article 2S1 of ohe Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, as approved on the
22nd day of November 1913, and the
subseGuent amendments thereof, Tor
THE purpose of providing and main
itaining a drainage system on all aInds
situated 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 1t IS
necessary that the said Drainage Dist
riot be authorized to create q bonded
Indebtedness Of Seventy thousand
1910, 900. O0) Dollars, to be represented
iby One Hundred Forty GAO bonds OF
Five Hundred (S5O0.00) Dollars each,
to be issued by the said Board OF Com
Imissioners of Welsh Drainage District
No One, to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum payable
semi-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 rider 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 inn
proyements and to properly and suf-
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 PSI of the Con-
solution Of the State of Louisiana,
andoped November 22nd, 1873 as
amended by levying upon the acreage
property comprised within the limits
of said Welsh Drainage District No.
J 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
r Board of. Commissioners of Welsh
Drainage District No. One, that spec
, ial annual tax of twenty-five cents
(25) cents per acre, as authorized by
the Constitution of the State Of Loui-
siana, approved November 22nd, 1913,
r as amended, be levied on all property
j. comprised within the limits of said
, Welsh Drainage District No. One for
period of twenty years commencing
: with the year 1920 and ending wiOh
q the year 1899, both inclusive, and the
Z funds derived from said tax shall be
y used exclusively
4 First: To the liquidation and ex
g tinction of such bonded Indebtedness
= Second: For paying the expenses OF
Z organizing and running and operat,
q ing expenses of the Board of Commits
q sioners of said Drainage District, and
q the operation of drainage canals
9 bitches and machinery owned and con
8 trolled by the said Drainage District
q the title to which shall be vested in
= che said Drainage District.
\ Third To provide for such ad.
d ditionaI work of extension of canals
= bitches or drainage conduits as in the
q judgment of said Board of Commits
q sioners may be necessary and proper
= economically to drain the property in
q cluded within the limits thereof;
9 Fourth: To paying the interest up
y on said bonded Indebtedness.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, that said Board of Commissioners
of Welsh Drainage District No. One de
hereby submit to the qualified voters
of Welsh Drainage District No. One
for their approval and ratification, The
creation of bonded Indebtedness anC
issuance of bonds in the sum of Seven
ty thousand $50, 00O0.00) Dollars az
aforesaid, and the leVying Of a specia
annual tax of twenty-five cents PEI
acre upon all the acreage property
comprised within the limits OF saiC
Welsh Drainage District No. One, fol
a period of twenty years, commencing
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 goth, 1920, the polls, to be open
ed at seven o'clock a. M, and to close
at five o'clock p. NJ, at, which election
there shall be submitted to the quail
fled electors the above proposition il
the following words, to-wit.
70 the Levyinq of an Acreage Tax
Proposition to levy AMI
acreage ta3 of twenty-five
cents (25 centsl per acre
per annum on all acreage
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