The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-17
ORDINANCE NO. FOUR az

WELSH DRAiNAGE DIS TRICT
| AN ORDINANCE of Welsh Drain
age District No. l, imposing an acre
age tax of twenty-five (25) cents pei
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 ($7O,,
100000 and the principal falling due
and providing for sinking fund to
retire aportiOn of the bonds author
lied by ordinance No. One o., adopt
ed by the Board of Commissioners of
! Welsh Drainage District No. l, on Feb
ruary goth, 1920, calling a special cleo
ton held on March 30th 1920, at which
la bonded Indebtedness of Seventy
Thousand ($7O,OOO.OO} Dollars was
authorized, secured by an acreage tax
to be imposed annually by the govern,
ing authorities Of said Drainage Dist
riot, as provided by Article 2S1 of the
Constitution Of 1913, the result of said
special election having been promul7
gated on March 31st, 1920, by ordin-
Iance No. three (3) of Welsh Drainage
District No. l.
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 to
this ordinance on the 30th day of
March, 1920, authorize the mourning
of a bonded Indebtedness by Welsh
Drainage District No. /, in the sum of
Seventy Thousand (S70,00000) 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 1899, both
inclusive, the result of said election
having been promulgated by ordinance
Number Three (3), adopted March
31st,1920.
In pursuance Of said authority vest
ed in the Commissioners of Welsh
Drainage District No. l, by the con-
stitution and laws Of the State of Loui-
slana, and by the election duly held
and promulgated as aforesaid, we do
hereby impose for the years of 1920 to
1899, both inclusive, an acreage tax of
twenty-five ,(25) cents per acre per
annum, upon each acre of land within
said Drainage District subject to tax
atlon for State purposes, in excess of
all other taxes, the proceeds of said
tax to be used for the purpose of meet |
ing the current expenses of said Dist |
riot and paying the interest falling due
Seml-annually upon said bonded in |
debtedness of Seventy Thousand (S70,-
OOO.O0) Dollars, retiring the portion
thereof maturing within each current
year, and providing for sinking fund |
Tor the purpose Of.retiring said bonds
at their maturity; and the assessor of |
The Parish of Jefferson Davis is here.
Oy authorized and instructed to extend
upon the assessment rolls of Jefferson
Davis Parish for the years 1920 to
L95S, both inclusive, the acreage tax
If twenty-five (25) cents per acre up
IN all the acreage property of the
Welsh Drainage District No. l, subject
o State taxation.
Commissioner S. O. Scoggins moved
hat the above and foregoing ordin.
nee be adopted The motion for adop-
ion was seconded by Commissioner
K. McBurney. The President called
vote upon the motion to adopt said
rdlnance which resulted as follows:
Yeas, 3; Nays, 0.
S. NJ WATKINS,
President.
.ttest:
JOHN 7. HOOD, Secretary. /
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