New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-16

y rant to. tie jurisdiction of said board OF
taa The fees of the said constable shall
l1xed by the said board. n.
[Sro 10 Be it further enacted, etc, ihat
fthe said board of police shall appoint an
assessor in and for the said town OF opeiousas,
whose duty it shall be to make an assessment
| roll Of ail the property to be taxed in said
1 town according to the directions he may re-
ee;ye from the said board of police, and whose
4 fees shall be fixed by the said board
! SIC IL Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the said board of police shall appoint a col
| lector in and for the said town Of opelousas,
whose duty it shall be to collect all such taxes
as may be imposed by the said board of po-
Ice and assigned him by said board for col
lection, and to pay over all moneys received
by him into the hands of the treasurer, and
the said collector shall have the same power
to enforce the payment Of the taxes to be
levied, or that are levied by the said board of
police. as is given by law to the sherifs for the
collection OF State taxes, and his salaries shall
be fixed by the said board -
Sec -. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| the said board of police shall appoint
treasurer who shall be. commissioned by the
president of the said board, and whose duty
| it shall be to receive all moneys paid over to
4 him by the collector, to keep regular account
of all moneys that may come into his hands,
! in well bound book to submit his accounts
\ to the board Of police at least once month.
| The moneys in his hands shall be drawn on
i the warrant of the president of the board OF
| police, which warrant shall state the nature
\ and object of the expenditure, and by virtue
of what law or ordinance it is authorized and
for such services said treasurer shall receive
| whatever compensation may be Judged proper
| by the said board Of police.
| SEE 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That
the clerk, constable collector, assessor and
treasurer of said town Of Opelousas shall, be-
| fore they enter upon the duties of their re-
spectiye offices, take an oath, to be admins
tered by any competent magistrate. faithfully
| to discharge their several duties; and the
treasurer. collector and town constable shall,
before they enter upon the respective duties
of their Offices, enter into bond, with good
security, given jointly with persons residing
ID the parish Of st. Landry, in sum at the
discretion of the board OF police, for their
faithful administration.
SEC IA. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the assessor of the town of Opelousas shall,
in addition to his duties specified in section
tenth of this act, advertise the assessment
Immediately after the same shall be finished,
(which shall be before the tenth day of May
in every year, in a newspaper, if any be pub
lished in the town. or in case there be no
newspaper published, at two or three Of the
most public places in the said town, for
twenty days; and any person who may have
been aggrieved by said assessment may,
within said time, cause the same to be cor
rected by making application to the president
of the board of police. T f4t
SEC 15 Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the clerk constable, collector, treasurer and as
! SCISSOR Of the said town of Opelousas shall hold
their Office respectively during the good will
and pleasure of a majority OF the members of
the board of police.
I SEC U.s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| the said board of police and their successors
4 in Office, or majority of them, shall have
| full power and authority to make such laws
| and regulations as they may deem necessary
| for the good order and government of the
said town of Opelousas, and which may not
| be inconsistent with the Constitution and
| laws Of the State, to pass all such laws and
regulations as they may deem expedient, rela-
| tive to the organization and duties of patrols,
and for the apprehension and security of
vagabonds or others disturbing in any manner
the public peace to pass such. laws relative
| to the apprehension and Punishment of va
! grants; to make all necessary regulations and
4 ordinances for the police Of cattle hogs and
goats in said town ; to fix the weight of bread
in said town By taking as a basis the current
4 price of flour, and allowing to bakers sum OF
no less than five dollars per barrel for con-
4 Ferting it into bread; to fix the price of beef
4 TO enforce the laws and regulations made by
them on these subjects by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or imprisonment III the
public prison of the parish Of st. Landry, OF
| by both fine and imprisonment /; Provided,
| Such imprisonment shall in no case exceed ten
days from the time Of the conviction and in
generation for any such violation.
Sec. III. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the said board of police and their successors
IN Office shall have power to raise such sums
Of money as may be necessary for the i'm
proyement of said town Of tOpelousas, for
establishing we'll organized police, and for
promoting the comfort and convenience of its
Inhabitants, which sums shall be raised by
assessing q tax On all property or objects sub
jeet to be taxed, Or that are taxed by the State,
which tax Shall IN no case exceed twenty-five
cents per aanum on every one hundred dol
lars value Of the property to be assessed
and in addition to the aforesaid tax said board
| shall also have power to levy specific tax for
any special purpose, and a poll tax, mot e1-
ceedihg one dollar per annunl, on all free
male persons over twenty-one years Of age,
who shall have resided in the limits of aaid
| town six months prior to the levying Of said
| tax. sH
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the said board of police shall have the power
to impose such taxes as said board shall deem
proper, on each and every merchant, on each
and every keeper Of gfogshop, billiard table
livery stable, eoheehouse OF theater, on each
and every showman, hawker, ipeddler, jeweler,
druggist, and on each and every person fol
lowing any trade, profession or occupation
which may be licensed or taxed by the State !:
Provided, That in no case such tax imposed
on any one person for following any one trade,
profession or occupation shall exceed two
hundred and fifty dollars, such tax to be APP
portioned, if imposed for less term than one
year; in such ratio as the said board of police
may determine
Sec. i9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the first election under this act shall take
place on the first Monday of April 1866, and
On the first Monday of April of every year
following, and that the actual members of the
said board of police of the town of Opelousas
shall continue in Office until their successors
are duly elected, and that they shall have
power to carry out the provisions Of this act
after its passage.
SEe. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws heretofore passed contrary to the true
intent and meaning Of this act be, and are
hereby repealed. 4r# 4.
Sec ri. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
{Signed) j. B. ELAN,
Speaker pro TEN, of the House of Representa-
(signed) ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.