The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-22
AN ORDINANCE

To provide a revenue for the town of Opelou
sas, La, for the year 1889 by levying OF tax
es upon all property, real and personal, sit
uated within the corporation limits of said
town, not exempt from taxation,
SEC. 1st. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
lice of the town of Opelousas, La, that for the
calendar year 1889, there is hereby levied tax
of (5) five mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all property, movable and immov-
able, situated within the town of Opelousas,
La except such as is expressly exempt from
taxation by the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, and the term property as herein
used means and includes all real estate with
the buildings ard improvements thereon or
thereto attached all railroads and other roads;
all telegraph and telephone lines and batteries;
all locomotives. dummies and other motive
powers, all cars, carriages, wagons and other
vehicles; all lumber, brick, and other building
material ; all movable property, and chattels,
all personal property, all goods, wares, mer
chandise and other stock in trade, in posses
sion, on hand or under control; goods bought
and paid f0r-all goods consigned for sale with
out reference to whom they belong, all house
hold, kitchen or other furniture exceeding five
hundred dollars i'll value all jewels and jew
clry, diamonds and pearls, and precious stones,
real or imitation, all gold and silver wares
and silver plate F.; all horses and other live ami
mails, all personal property held in trust or by
wife, or for "a minor child; all property held
controlled or administered in each separate ca
pacty az president, cashier, treasurer, mana
ger, receiver, trustee, depositary, administla a
tor, agent or other official capacity the cash
ton, all rights. credits, bonds, stocks and secu
rites of all kinds, pronissory notes and other
obligations, and all articles and things what
ever possessing amy mOneyed Value. This emu
mcratiOn shall not he construed so as TO exempt
from taxation any property or values not emu
merated herein
SEC, 2 Be it further ordained that the taxes
herein levied shall be dne and payable at the
office of the Collector OF the Board OF Police OF
the town of Opelousas, as soon as the tax DILL
or rolls shall be made and filed in the Office OF
the said Collector, and after due PRONUNCIATION
of this Ordinance.
SEC. s. Be il further ordained, that on taxes
not paid and delinquent 80 thirty days after
the completion of the tax bills or rolls ana the
! filing of the same in the office OF the Collector
of the Board, there shall be, ana Is hereby lev
| led or imposed an interest penalty OF 10 tenl
/ per cent per annum on the amount OF the tax
I due which shall be collected together with and
4 in the same manner as the tax.
! SEC A. Be it further ordained thai no forced
! collection of taxes due upon movable or tIp nov
| able property shall be made before the Y Ae or
Iafe set apart for the forcible collection'or the
! faxes due to the State of louisiana.
/ SIC s. Be it further ordained, that it shall
/ he the, duty of the Collector of the Board OF P0
/ lice. of the town of Opelousas, La, to receive
/ and collect the taxes and interests due thereon
/ to SAID Board within such time, and in the
/ manner provided by existing State laws rela-
I tive to the collection Of taxes due the State OF
4 Louisiana. .,,,,
SEC G. Be it further ordained that this ordi-
nance shall have effect from and after lts pro
mitigation. JOHN MORNhlNyE0,
| President Bd. of Police Town OF Opelousas
| ". r. COCHRAN,
| Clerk Bd of Police Town of opelousas, La