St. Landry democrat., 1889-06-15
BOARD OF Pc.
LICE TOWN OF OPELOUsAs.
OPELousAs, JUNE eth. 1889

I OPELoUsAs, JUNE 18th, 1882
! Members present: Jno. N. Mornhlnveg. pres
/ ident, presiding, B. f. Meginley, Sol. Loeb, c.
". DuRoy and Emile Donate.
c. W. DnRoy offered the following Tax Reye.
! nuc Ordinance for 1882 and moved that the
! same be twice read and adopted and the same
/ motion having been seconded. and the Ordi
| nance having been twice read, the same Wa.
put on its final passage. and WIS unanimously
adopted az Follows, towit:
AN ORDINANCE
To provide o revenue for the town OF Oueio,,.
S+s, La. tor the year 1889 by levyins OF tax
GO upon al 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 Pc,
lice Of the town III Opelousas, La. that for the
OF 90 five mills on the dollar OF the asscsaed
valuation of all property, movable and inmoy-
able, situated within the town of Opelousas
Ia except such as IS expressly exempt from
taxation by the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, ard the term property as herein
used, means and includes all real estate with
the buildings and improvements thereon or
thereto attached; ali railroads and other roads;
all telegraph and telephone lines and batteries:
all locomotives, dummies and other motive
powers al cars, carriages, wagons and other
vehicles; al lumber, brick, and other building
material all movable property, and rhattels
all personal property, all goods, wares n,cr.
chandiSe and other stock in trade in posses
SOP, on hana' q under control; goods bought
ana pe!h 1or-ail goods consigned for sale with
out reference to whom they belong. all house.
hold. kitchen or other furniture exceeding Ave
hundred dollars in value; 81! jewels and lew
cry, diamonds and pearls, and precious stones
real or Imitation, all gold and silver wares
and silver plate all horses and other live ant
mails; all pefsoI.al properly held il trust or bv
Vile, or for minor child; all property held
controlled OF administered IN each separate ca,
pacity as president, cashier treasurer, mana.
ger, rec, iVer. trustee depositury atlluinist19 n
tor, agent or ether Official capacity; the cash
n ia a
ton all rights, credits, bonds, stocks and seen
rites OF all kinds, pronisSory notes and other
Obligations. and nil articles and things what.
ever possessing any moneyed value. Thi- emu
meration shall not be construed so as TO exempt
from taxation any property Or values not emu
nerated herein
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained that the taxpa
herein levied shall b. due and payable at the
office III the Collector Of the Board OF Police ot
the town OF opelOusas, as soon as the tax hill
or rolls shall be made, and filed in the office OF
the said Collector, and after due PRONUNCIATION
vi this ordinance.
SEC. 5. BE it further ordained thar on taxes
not paid ana delinquent 80 Chirtyl days sftor
the comp. etin Of the tax bills or rolls and tia
filing OF the same i'll the office OF the Collector
OF the Board, there shall be, and is hereby lev.
LED or IMPOSED an interest penalty OF 10 uep)
per cent per luIluna on the amount of The tar
Que, which hail he collected together with and
iii the Same HanneI as the tax.
SEC T. Be ii further ordained that Nc forced
collection OF taxes due upan movable or innov-
able property shall he made before the time or
date set apart for the fnrcihle collection OF the |
taxes due TO the state OF Louisiana.
SEC. ). Be it further orda lfftt thjt i; shall |
be thsaluty oG the Collector OF the Board of Pn-
lice, OF the town OF Opelonsas, La, to receive |
and collect the taxes aud interests due therein |
to stud Board within such time, and in the !
manner provide by existing State lawsArt@a-
tive to the collection of taxes due the Stateeof |
Louisiana. 4
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained III, khis orI;. |
nance shall have effect from and or It's pro. |
mitigation JOHN M1kNanNVEGf
President BID Of Police Town OF Opelonaae
". Il COCHRAN.
Clerk Bd. OF Police Town OF Opelousas, la.
On melton OF c. W. DuRoy. duly seconded, II.
D. l-arcade's bill for juror OH inquest Of W. A.
Love, he postponed indefinitely. Carried.
On motion of b. T. Mesinloy, duly eecopded.
II: D. Laicade's bill for pump be laid on the
,able for not being approved by the party or
ieung same.
On motion OF c. VI. DuRoy, duly seconded.
hat the COURIER bill be referred to q commit
&c Of til ec.
The Chair appointed on said committee c.
DuRny, +. Donate and Sol. Loeb.
The following bills were approved:
J. PetTelhurn, feeding prisoners Il 10 |
ieorge Pulfor repairing harness. &c so
On motion. the Board adjourned subject 10
all. JOHN MOPNHINVE.I
". +. COCHRAN. Clerk President