The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-08
TAXES! TAXES !
Sect. ~ of Act 90, Acts Of 1882, reads

dis IOlIo"S -.
The tax collector or sheriff shall either
deliver to each taxpayer in person, or
shall leave ut bis residence or place of
business, or shall mail to him by postal
card, addressed to the postotfics Of said
taxpayer, one of said notices, for which
lie shall be entitled to collect from said
taxpayer, five cents as costs; pr0rided,
no notice shall be charged for unless
the same has been actually delivered OF
mailed to the taxpayer; and prorided
further, no mileage shall be charged for
the service of notice; be shall certify
on both tax rolls that he has served or
mailed all Of said notices, and said cer-
titicates on either tax roll shall make
full proof until disproved in a judicial
proceeding.
Sec. 43 reads
That the tax collector or sheriff
shall publish once in a newspaper, pub
lsbed in bis district or parish, if there
be one, or in the manner provided by
law for judicial sales, one general notice
substantially in the foregoing form, ad-
dressed to all owners of assessed NOV
able property situated in his parish or
district, whose names, postottices or
agents are unknown, in which he shall
set forth substantially that the taxes of
SAID unknown owners are due and un-
paid; and if not paid within twenty
days, that he will proceed to seize and
sell such quantity of the movable pro:
perty of each of said unknown owners
as will pay all the taxes, interest and
costs. He shall certify on both tax rolls,
that he has published and posted said
notices, and said certificates on either
shall make full proof thereof, until dis
proved in a judicial proceeding; he
shall pay for said publication, and shall
he entitled to collect as cost thereof, Que
dollar from each owner, or from the
property assessed to hin'.
Sec. A reads
That at the expiration of the said
day when the last of the said notices is
delivered, and from time to time there
after, mailed, published or posted, the
tax collector or sheriff, shall, after the
first day of October, proceed to seize
and advertise for sale, in the manner
provided for judicial sales, all the
property on which taxes are due, &c.
See. 50 reads
That the tax collector OF sheriff
ai,all either deliver to each taxpayer in
person, OF shall leave at his residence or
place of business, or shall mail to him
by postal card, addressed to the post
office of said taxpayer, one of said no
tices, as required in section 49 of this
act, for which he shall be entitled to
collect from said taxpayer, twenty i've
cents as costs; no mileage to be charged
for the service of said notice.
See. 81 reads
That for all the services, labors and
duties performed by each sheriff and er-
o6Ecio tax collector throughout the
State, he shall be paid five per centum
on all State and parish taxes collected
by bim and actually paid over to the
State and parish treasury. For the
seizures, sales and tax deeds made by
each tax collector or sheriff, he shall be
allowed the same costs which are allowed
by law to sheriffs for mileage, seizures,
sales and sheriffs' deeds in judicial pro-
ceedings.
Taxpayers will please take
notice that within TWENTY
days after the mailing of the
notices as above provided, will
proceed 40 seize and sell prOps
erty and charge the cost due una.
daeH" the law. Those Wishing dG
avoid asae cost Will save money
by paying their taxes.
e.. G.. DUSON,
Sheriff and Tax Collector,
sci st. Landry Parish.