The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-07-13
NO. AZ.
AN ORDINANCE

70 provi,le u revenue for the town Of Opelou-
saa La for the year 1889 by leVylng OF TAX
pon property. real and R@ss RersoGa o ssd s
town, not exempt from taxation.
SEC. 1st Be it ordained by the Board OF 20
lice OF the town of OpelOusaS, La, that !of tne
calendar year 1889, there IS hereDy ieVleu 6 sa6
of o. five mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of al property, movable ana lmmov-
able situated within the town OF Opelousas'
La, except such as Is expressly ne gtats ~
Louisiana, and the term property as herein
usel means and includes all real estate WIN
the buildings and improvements tnereon OF
thereto attached; all railroads ana otner toaoS;
all telegraph and telephone lines ana patteaios,
all locomotives, dummies ana Gther MoLtve
powers all cars, carriages, wagons ana oIner
Vehicles; all lumber, brick, and other building
material all moVablf anrroperty, ana cnate9r' sa
all personal property, all goods, wares, Mer-
sion, on hand, or under control; goods bought
and paid fOr-all goods consigned 1or SAFE WIN
out reference to whom they belong, al uoase USE
hold, kitchen or other furniture e1cealng ;av nTe
hundred dollars in value; all jewels ana Jew
cIrv diamonds and pearls, and precious Stones,
real or imitation, all gold ana SILVER wares
and silver plate all horses and Otner llVo AM
| W,1ia all personal property held In trust OF Dy
! a wife, or for q minor child; ali property neaa' ~
| controlled or administered IN each separale Gu
| pacity as president cashier, treasurer, Mana !.
/ ger receiver trustee, depostary, admlnlstIa
| for, agent or other official capacity tne casn
value of all judgments. suits anu causes III az
tlDn, all flgnlS, circuits,
| rites of all kinds, prOmissory notes anu otnsI
obligations, and all articles and things Wnat tn
| ever possessing any moneyed value. rms enu.
| urration shall not be construed so as 10 exempt
from taxation any property or values not emu
| merated herein.
! SEC @ Be it further ordained JhaC the taxes
herein levied shall be due and payaDle az tue
office of the Collector of the Board OF Pohcs M 0I
the town of OpelOusas, as soon as tne taA OaL.
or rolls shall be made and filed III the ONCE o4
the said Collector and after due promugatlon
of this Ordinance.
SEC, g. Be it further ordained, that on taxes
not paid and delinquent 80 thirty days alteI
the completion of the tax bills or rolls ana tns
fling of the same in the office OF the Collecto1
Of the Board there shall be, and is hereby leV,
led or imposed an interest penalty OF ~ VenI
! nor cent ner annum on the aInsnnt or tine ta1
da, which shall be collected together Win ano
iFfAhe same manner as the tax.
&c A. Be it further ordained that no 1orcse
/ eoE' ection of taxes due upon movable or lmmoV
VA nronertv shall be made before the time ol
date set apart for the forcible collection OF tn'
, tavas due TO the State of Louisiana.
SEC g. Be it further ordained, that IL SnaI
he the duty OF the Collector of the Board OF 70
e lice of the town of Opelousas, La, TO recelV'
Il and collect the taxes and interests due tnereGl
= tO said Board within such time, ana IN "a
!. manner provided by existing State laws rels
$ tive to tie collection of taxes due the stare
| Louisiana, .,: o5.
SEC, e. Be it further ordained that TINS ora
nance shall have effect from and after lta Pre-
mitigation, JOHN MOhNo1S 01a,s1,, %S1
President Bd. of Police Town OF Opeiousas'
al W. r. COCHRAN, -,-. r,
Clerk Bd of Police Town of Opelousas, La.