The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-05-20

placed in his hands in each case, the same
not to include the regular COMMISSIONS 1"r
collecting the same or costs of Keeping ana
advertising. which cost of advertising shaii
in no case exceed seventy-five cents. Upon
the PRAYER of the city through the Admin
~istrator of Finance, any court of competent
jurisdiction, besides the remedy granted IN
section twenty (20) Of the act of which MS
is a~mendatory, shall enjoin any perso" or
persons liable to pay a license tax, ana VINO
shall have refused or neglected to pay tH3
same, from continuing to carry on snCh ou,
siness or profession until he shall have pald
the same and all costs and charges for the
recovery and enforcement OF the claim
therefor; provided, that where several ollis
are filed for taxes or licenses against the
same person., for the same year, ana IN the
same suit, they shall be esteemed the same
case. and the clerk and sheriff shall be en-
titled to charge a single fee only. The SAID
Administrator Of Finance shall report
monthly to the Council the amount OF over
due tax bills paid during the month, the
total costs incurred in collecting the same
and the amount of bills remaining un.
paid also. the total amount of license sued
for, and the balance remaining uncollected.
SEC, 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
The wenty.fGh section of the act of the
sixteenth of March, 1870, known as the city
charter, be and is hereby amended to reaa
as follows: That the City Council shall,
whenever it may deem it for the public in
terest. by ordinance provide for improving
and repaving, grading and regarding OF any
street or streets, or any portion thers"f, by
contract. And it is further provided, that
whenever the owners of a majority OF the
nropertv which fronts upon any street or
streets, or any portion thereof, shall petition
he ouncl for the improving, paving or re-
having Of such street, or for the grading or
reprading of the same, it is hereby made
the duty of the Council to cause the SAID
street to be so improved, paved or repaved,
graded or regarded, by contract. AND all
such paving, grading and Improvements,
when made at the discretion Of the Council,
or upon petition, shall be assessed and paid
as follows, to wit: Onethird of the cost Of
having, grading and improvements in front
of the property which fronts upon the street
or streets improved, and the whole cost Of
the intersections of other streets with the
said street or streets so paved, graded or
improved, shall be paid by the city, and the
remaining two-thirds by the owners OF the
property which fronts upon said grading,
having or Improvement. When such grad
inc. paving or improvement is contemplated
or pe,itioned for, the Administrator of I'm
provements shall furnish to the Council
proper plans and estimates OF the work that
NAV he deemed necessary and he shall
submit an estimate of the amount OF the
cost to be paid by the city and by the own
e,s of property aforesaid. Upol, the the
approval of said plans and estimates by
the Council. the work shall be contracted
for. and payment of the same shall be pro-
yided for as follows The property fronting
upon the contemplated improvement shall
be- assessed for %two-thirds of the cost there
of. according to the running front foot on
each side of the street and in accordance
with such assessment the Council is here
by authorized and directed to issue without
unnecessary delay bonds of the city Of
New Orleans payable in ten years with
~interets coupons attached, and bearing
interest at the rate of sever and three tenths
per cent per annum, payable ~semi-annually
in the city Of New Orleans or the city oil
New York, ut the option Of tie holder there
Of in sufficient amount to cover the cost to
be paid by the owners of the property
aforesaid. And the Council shall have
" to dispose of said bonds in such
manner as may be deemed for the best in
,erests of the city, and the proceeds thereof
shall be used solely for the purpose of pay
ing for the said grading, pa ing and i'm
provemcnt. The Council shall, annually
for ten years during the currency of said
bonds, levy an assessment upon the prop
erty fronting upon the street or streets SO i'm
proyed. in an amount sufficient to pay the
annual interest and one.tenth of the princi
nal of said bonds, in equal proportion to the
running front foot /; such assessments shall
be levied and collected upon the compile.
ton of the work, in such manner as thu
Administrator of Finance shall direct, anC
shall maintain a like lien and privilege
with oil other city taxes, upon the property
assessed. and be exigible in like manner
The amount and terms of assessments fol-
which any property may be liable shall b
recorded in the mortgage Office for the par
ish Of Orleans at any time after the worl
shall be completed; provided, that tb'
property holders may settle for any or al
of their assessments in advance upon terms
TO be prescribed by the City Council. The
find annually assessed and collected fol
the principal Of said bonds shall be applied
TO the purchase of the same at not above
par, when such purchases can be made by
the city and ifsuch bonds cannot beso pur,
chased, the funds collected shall remain ir
the city treasury and be applied TO paymenI
of the bonds at maturity. The amounts Sc
collected from any and all assessor ents
levied and confirmed under the provision.
of this section, together with all defaults
and interest on the same. are hereby es'
p~ecially appropriated and set apart for The
payment Of the principal and interest of thu
bonds before mentioned.
1t is hereby made the duty of the Ad-
ministrator Of Public Accounts to keep ar
account of the funds collected and set apar
for the payment of the principal and in,
terest Of the assessment bonds, and maxi
report ~semi-annually the first of January
and first Of July. or as often rs may be re
ouired by the Council, the amount to tn,
credit of this fund, and the Council il
hereby prohibited from appropriating o
d;yerting said funds for any other purpose
For that proportion Of the grading, nav
ing or improvement which is to be paid b,
the city, and for all other expenses nefes'
sary to carry out the intention Of this see
ton, not otherwise herein specially pro
vided for, the Council shall issue bonds o
the city, payable in forty years, with In.
terest coupons attached, and bearing in
terest at the rate of seven aud three-tenth
q 800 per cent per annum, payable semi
annually in the city of New Orleans or tn,
city Of New York, at the option Of III,
holder thereof. And it shall be the duty