New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-11


shall be fixed by the board.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That
said board of police shall appoint an asses.
sor in and for. said town of Opelousas,
whose duty it shall be to make an assess
ment roll of the property to be taxed in
said town, according to the directions he
may receive from the said board of police,
and whose fees shall be fixed by the said
board.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said board of police shall appoint q
cole ctor in and for the said town Of Ope-
lousas, whose duty it shall be to collect all
such taxes as may be imposed by the said
board of police and assigned him by said
board for collection, 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 pay
ment of the taxes to be levied, or that are
given by law to the tax collector for the
collection of State taxes, and mis- salary
shall be fixed by the said board.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the eaid board of police shall appoint q
treasurer. who ehall be commissioned by
the president of said board, and whose
duty it shall be to receive all moneys paid
over to him by the collector; to keep regu-
lar account of oil moneys that may come
into his hands in we'll bound book; to sub
,Hit his accounts TO the board Of police at
least once every three months. The
moneys in his bands shall be drawn on the
warrant of the president of the board Of
police, which warrant shall state the ma
ture and object Of the expenditure, and by
virtue of " hat law or ordinance it is au.
thOrized, and for such services such treas
urer shall receive whatever compensation
may be judged proper by said board OF
police.
SEC. ID. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the clerk, constable, collector, assessor and
treasurer of said town of Opelousas shall,
before they enter upon the duties of their
respective offices, take an oath, to be ad
ministered by any competent magistrate,
faithfully to discharge their several duties.
and the treasurer, collector and town con-
stable shall, before they enter upon the
respective duties of their offices, enter into
bond, with good security given jointly with
persons residing in the parish OF ST. Landry,
in sum at the discretion Of the board Of
police, Tor their faithful administration.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the assessor of the town of Opeloueas shall,
in addition to his duties aforesaid, in Sec
ton tenth of this act, advertise tho assess
ment Immediately after the same shall he
finished (which shall be before the twen-
rieth day of May in every year,, in news
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 corrected, by making
application to the president Of the board OF
police.
the clerk, constable, treasurer and assessor
of the said town of Opelousas shall hold
their Office, respectively. during the good
will and pleasure of majority of the mem
bers of the board of police.
SEC. l6 Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said board of police and their success
scrs in office, or majority Of them, shall
have full power and authority to make such
laws and regulations as they may deem
ment of the said town of OpelOusas, and
which may not be inconsistent with the
constitution and laws Of the State; to en-
force the laws and regulations made by
them on these subjects by tiae, not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or imprisonment
in the public prison of the parish of St.
Landry, or by both fine and imprisonment;
provided, such imprisonment shall in NO
case exceed ten days from the time of the
conviction and incarceration for any such
violation.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said board of police and their success
sors in office shall have power to raise such
sums of money as may be Necessary for
the Improvement of said town of Opelousas,
for establishing we'll organized police and
for promoting the comfort and convenience
of its Inhabitants, which sums shall be
raised by assessing tax oD all property or
objects subject to be taxed, or that are
taxed by the State, which tax shall in no
case exceed fifty cents per annum on every
one hundred dollars value of the property
to be assessed: and in addition to the afOre-
said tax, said board shall also have
power to levy specific tax for any special
purpose, said special tax never to exceed
the regular tax.
SEC. 49, 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
merchants, on each ard every keeper of
grogshop, billiard table, livery stable,
cotfeehOuse or theatre, on each and every
Snowman, hawker, peddler, jeweler, drug
gist, and on each and every person follow
ing 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
shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars,
such tax to be apportioned if imposed for
q less term than one year in such ratio as
the board of police may determine.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the first election under this act shall take
place on the first Monday Of April, 1876,
and on the first Monday of April Of every
two ears following, and that the actual
members of said board of police of the
town of Opelousas shall continue in office
until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, and that they shall have power
to carry out the provisions of this act after
its passage.
SEC. 90. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the board of police of the town OF Opelou-
sas shall have full power to open additional
streets within the corporate limits of said
appropriated owners of the soil, which
compensation shall be determined and paid
as directed by existing laws regulating the
compulsory transfer OF property.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
to the end that good order be maintained
in said town OF Opelousas, the said board
of police shall have full power and author
ity to pass and enforce by adequate PEN
alties all such ordinances for the purpose of
town, on Sundays, holidays and such other
days as they may deem advisable, all
houses, shops and saloons in which viDous,
epirituous or malt liquors are sold or other
wise disposed Of; provided, that for each
and every violation of any ordinance passed
by virtue Of this section by said board of
police, the fine shall not exceed one hun
bred dollars, to be collected before any
court Of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws contrary to the provisions of this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall have full force and effect from
and after it's passage.
(Signed) E. D. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.