The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-06-29

To provide a revenue for the t0R4 OF opelou-
sas, La, for the year 1850 by ETying OF tax
es upon all psoperty, real an personal, sit
uated within the corporate limits OF SAID
town, not exempt from tag alton.
SEC. 1st. Be it ordained by The Board of Po-
lice of the town of Opelousas, La, that iof tne
calendar year 1889, there is hereby levied tax
of (5l Ave mills on the dollar OF the assessed
valuation of all property, movable ana lmmoy-
able, situated within the raTn OF Opelousas,
La, except such as Is e1RFessg eie tha state Of
Louisiana, and the term property as hefelh
ussd means and includes all real estate "ltil
the buildings ana improvements tha,s H
all telegraph and telephone lines ana patlelies;
all locomotives, dummies and other motlVe
powers, all cars, carriages wagons anu 11nea
material all movable property, and chattels'
all personal property, all goods, wares, merH
chandise and other stock in trade, IN posses
sion, on hand, or under control Soods oousnt q,
and paid for-all goods consigned for sale with
out reference to whom they belong, all mouse,
hold kitchen or other furniture exceeding nNe
hundred dollars in value an Levers anu 1eM
| real or imitation, all gold and SILVER wares
and silver plate ;-all horses and othef llve am
mails, all personal property held IN tIlse 9r ~
! q wife. or for a minor child; all property held
controlled or administered in each separate ca
| pacity as president, cashier, treasurer, mana
| ger. receiver, trustee, deposltary, adinihisu a
I for, agent or other official capacity lhe easi
/ val,,e ~ all judgments, suits and causes III ac
/ tim ali rights, credits, bonds, stocks and seeu
/ rities of all kinds, pr0missory notes anu oIhtl
! obligations, and all articles ana things WHAT
! ever possessing any moneyed value. Ihts emu
! merafion shall not be construed so a5 10 e8elnp
from taxation any property or values not emu
merated herein. ,..,..,,.
SEC q Be it further ordained that the TAKE
herein levied shall be dne and payaDle al III
office of the Collector OF the Board OF Ponce .
the town of Opelousas, as soon as the .s tas pi
or rolls shall be made, and filed in the once @
the said Collector, amt a1fef uue pfoha'''stl''
of this Ordinance. .o
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, that on take
not Maid and delinquent 80 thirty) days aIte
tha comnIetion of the tax bills or rolls anu IN
filing of the same in the office or the Cniiectt
of the Board, there shall be, ana IS hereby ie'
led or imposed an interest penalty OF ~ Uei
nov cent ner annum on the amount OF the Ia
iue. which shall be collected together with aI
. in the same manner as the tax.
! SEC A. Be it further ordained thaf no tofcs
a collection of taxes due upon movable or imino
able property shall be made before the time
date set apart for the forcible collection ol u
, taxes due to the State of Louisiana
!, sEC s. Be it further ordained, that It sls
D he the duty of the Collector Of the Board OF I
lice, of the town of Opelousas, La, to recel
and collect the taxes and interests due tnereS
TO said Board within such tune, ana IN y
: manner provided by existing State laws te'
2 2 tive to the collection OF taxes due inc otato
!, SEC. g. Be it further ordained that tins OF.
6 nance shall have effect from anu aItsI lsS ~
= mitigation. JOHN MOhNs ~ a1Hasonse IrHa
President 3D. of Police Town OF opeiousaS
Clerk m Bd Of Police Town OF opelousas, La