St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-23
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To provide a revenue for the Town of Opc-
lousas, La, for the year 1888, by the levylns of
taxes upon all property, real and personal, sit
uated within the corporate limits of said town
not exempt from taxation.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Board of Pc
lice of the Town of Opelousas, La, That for
a TAX of % five mills on the dollar, of the as,
sessed valuation of all property. movable and
immovable, situated within the town OF Ope
lOusaS, La, except such as Is expressly eX-
empted from taxation by the Constitution of
the State OF Louisiana, and the term property
as herein used, means and includes all real
tate, with the buildings and improvements
thereon or thercuntO attached; all railroads;
and other roads; all locomotives dummies and
other motive powers, all cars, carriages, wag
ons and other vehicles; all lumber, brick and
other building materials, all movable property
and chattels; all personal property, all goods
wares, merchandise and other stock i'll trade,
in possession, on hand or under control; goods
bought and paid for, or to be paid for, all
goods consigned for sale without reference to
whom they belong. all household kitchen, or
other furnltures exceeding hSc hundred dol
lars in value, all Jewels and jewelry, diamonds,
pearls, and precious stones, real or imitation.
all gold and sllverware, and silver plate, ali
horses and other live animals; all PERSONAL
property held IN trust, orby a wife, or for IL
minor child all property held, controlled, or
administered in each separate capacity us
president, cashier treasurer, manager, recev-
er, trustee, depositary, administrator, agent, or
other official capacity, the cost value of all
rights, credits, bonds, stocks and securities of
all kinds promissOry notes and other obliga-
tions; and all other articles or things what
ever possessing any money value. This emu
meration shall not be construed so as to ex-
empt from taxation any property or values not
enumerated herein.
Sec. Q. Be 1t further ordained that the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable ut
the office of the collector of the Board of Police
of the Town of OpeouSas, La as soon the tax
bills or roll shall be made, and filed i'll the
office OF the said collector, and after due pro-
mitigation of this ordinance.
See. B. Be it further ordained, That upon
taxes not paid and delinquent 800 thirty days
after the completion of the tax bills roll
and the filing of tho same in the office of the
collector of the Board, there shall be- and is
hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty of
(10) ten per cent per aunulu on the amount of
the tax due, which shall be collected together
with, and i'll the same manner as the tax.
Sec. L. Bel further ordained, That no forced
collection of taxes due upon movable or I'M
movable property Shall be made before the
time or date. set apart for the forcible cOlec-
ton of the taxes due to the State of Louisiana.
Sec. 5. Be il further ordained That it shall
he the duty of the collector of the Board of Po-
lice of the Town of Opelousas. La, to receive
to said Beard within such time, and i'll the
manner provided by existing State laws fela-
tive To the collection OF taxes due the State OF
Louisiana
Sec. 6. BE it further ordained, That this or
dnance shall have effect from and after its
PRONUNCIATION.
J. NJ MORNHINVEG,
President Board of Police Town of Opclousas,
La.
Attest
W. H. COCHRAN. Clerk of Board Of Police Town
ut Dpeioi.sas, La.