The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-03-06
Proposition to levy an adj:

Proposition to levy an adj - -
valorem tax of such amount
as may be necessary from
year to year, not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar per
annum on all property sub |
ject to State taxation in YES i
Welsh Drainage District No.
One, for period of twenty II
years, commencing with the
year 1920, and ending wioh =
the year 1889, both inclusive
for the purpose of draining
the property within said /
District. conducting the af. = -
fairs of said district, and
paying the bonds amounting
to the sum of Sixty thous-
and dollars with interest
thereon, all of which williINO
more fully appear by refer
ence to ordinance No. Two
(2b of said District enacted u
on February Goth, 1920. --- -
Taxable Valuation S .........
Signature of Voter ..................
NOTICE: To vote in favor Of tn
proposition submitted upon this bal
lot place a cross "X' mark in thu
square after the word YES; to vote
against it place similar mark afte.
the word mo"
Fer the Issuance of Bonds Based Upor
an AdvaIorem Tax.
Proposition to incur debt = -
and issue bonds of Welsh
Drainage District No. One to
the amount of Sixty thous-
and dollars, to run for twenty
years, payable at such times YES
as may be authorized by the
Board of Commissioners of
said Drainage District, ac-
cording to the Constitution
and laws of the State of = -
Louisiana, bearing five per
cent per annum interest,
payable semi-annually, for
the purpose of raising funds
with which to drain said
District. maintaining the
drainage system, and con-
Quoting the affairs Of said
district; all of which willINO
more fully appear by refer
ence to ordinance No. two(2)
Of said Drainage District, en-
acted February Goth. 1920. - -
Taxable Valuation ................
Signature of Vooer
NOTICE: To vote in favor of the
proposition submitted upon this bal,
lot place a cross "X' mark in the
square after the word YES; to vote
against it place a similar mark afoeI
the word mo-.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the Board of Commissioners
of Welsh Drainage District No. One
Signature of Voter
does hereby appoint P. D. Watkins
Chas. F. Jeter and j. P. Campbell as
Commissioners of said election. and.
A. R. Arceneaux as Clerk of said cleo
ton, which parties are hereby vested
with power and authority to hold sale
election, and vested with such powers
: as are conferred by law upon sucl
Commissioners and Clerk Cf election
and to tabulate the returns thereof
and to make returns to the Board o
Commissioners of Welsh Drainag'
District No. One, which Board will
| meet in open session at ten O'Clock a
Fm., on Wednesday, March 31st, 1920
and proceed to open the ballot boxe
q and examine and canvas the ballot
in number and amount, examine AM
, canvas the returns and declare the re
! suit of the said election and promu
, gate the same, all in one election, t
be held in accordance with thi
. Ordinance and Ordinance No. On
% this day enacted, relating t
: to the levy Of an acreage tax, an
: issuance of bonds based thereon.
> Approved at the domicile of tn
Welsh Drainage District No. One, thi
Goth day of February, 1920.
S. NJ. WATKINS,
;, President.
| Aftoct.