The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30
AN ORDINANCE

To provide a revenue for the Town OF Opel
ousas, La, for the year 1888, by the levying
of taxes upon all property, real and personal,
situated within the corporate limits OF said
town, not exempted from taxation.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by tho Board OF 70
ice of the Town of Opelousas, La. That for
the calendar year 1888, there is hereby levied,
a tax of S [tivel mills on the dollar OF the as,
sessed valuation of all property, movable and
immoyable, situated within the corporate
limits of the Town Of Opelousas, La, except
such as is expressly exempted from taxation
by the Constitution of the State OF Louisiana,
and the term of property as herein used means
and includes all real estate, with buildings
and improvements thereon or thereto attach
ed, all railroads and other roads, all locomo.
tives, dummies, and other motive powers all
cars, carriages, wagons, and other vehicles ;
all lumbere brick and other building materials;
all movable property sOld chattels; all per
sonal property all goods, wares, merchan-
disc, and other stock i'll trade, i'll possession,
on hand or under control goods borght and
paid for or to be paid for; all goods conslgn'
ed for sale without reference to whom they
belong all household, kitchen, or other fur
| uiture exceeding five hundred dollars, IN val
| ne all jewels End jewelry, diamonds, pears
and precious stones, real OF sanitation; all
| gold and silverware and silverplate S;all horses
and other live animals all personal properly
| held in trust, or by d wife, or for a mlnol
child all property held, controlled, OF admit
nistered in each separate capacity as
president, cashier, treasurer, manager, recelv.
er, trustee, depository, administrator, agent
or other official capacity the cash value OF
| all judgments, suits and causes in action al
rights, c~ri1ets, bonds, stock, and securities OF
all kinds, pr0missory notes, and other oDllga
lions and all other articles or things what
ever possessing amy money value. lhis emu
meration shall not be construed SO as to OK
enpt from taxation any property or values
not enumerated herein. q
Sec. :. Be it further ordained that the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payabi'
at the office OF the collector of the Board o
Police of the Town of Opelousas, La, as sool
as the tax bills or roll, shall be made and flee
in the office of the said collector, and ate
due PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance.
See. .. BE it further ordained that upoI
taxes not paid, and delinquent 30 Thirty
days after the completion of the tax bills o.
roll, and the filing of the same in the office o
the collector of the Board, there shall be, an
is hereby levied or imr@sed an interest pen
atty of 10 ftenl per cent per annum on th
amount of the tax due, which shall be collect
ed together with, and in the same manner a
the tax.
Sec. 4. Be it ordained that no forced co
lection of taxes due upon movable or immov
able property shall be made before the tim
or dates set apart for the fOrcible c~ollectio
of the taxes due to the State of Louisiana.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained that it sha
be the duty of the Collector of Board of Pc
lice of the Town of Opelousas, La, to receiv
an collect the taxes and interest due theIeo
to said Board within such time, in the maj
ner provided by existing State laws relatlv
to the collection of taxes due to the State {
a Louisiana.
r Sec. &. Be it further ordained that this oil
dihance shall have effect from and after il
PRONUNCIATION.
JIG. MORNHINVEG,
Attest President.
w. II. Cochran. Clerk.