St. Landry democrat., 1889-06-22

| To provide a revenue for the town of Opelou-
! sas, La, for the year 1889 by leyyinS of tax
cs upon all property, real and personal, sit
uated within the corporation limits of said
| town, not exempt from taxation.
| SEC. lst. 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
able, situated within the town of Opelousas.
| La, except such as is expressly exempt from
| taxation by the Constitution of the state vi
used means and includes all real estate with
! the buildings and improvements thereon OF
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.
chandise and other. stock in trade, in posses
sion, on hand, or under control goods bough,
and paid for-all goods consigned for sale with
out reference to whom they Belong, all house
hold, Kitchen or other furniture exceeding fiv,
hundred dollars in paluei all jewels aud jew
ery, diamonds and pearls, and precious stones
real or imi tatioD, all gold and silver wares
and silver plate !; al! horses and other live ami
mails, all personal property held in trust or by
IA wife, or for minor child; all property held
controlled or administered in each separate ca
ger, rec iver, trustee, depositary, administra
tor, agent or other official capacity the cash
value of all judgments, suits and causes in ac-
tioli, all rights, credits bonds, stocks ard secu-
rifles of all kinds, pronissory notes and other
obligations. and all 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
merated herein.
Gee. 2. Be it further ordained that the taxes
herein levied shall be due and payable at the
office of the Collector of the Board of Police OF
the town of Opelousas, as soon as tho tax bill
or rolls shall be made, and filed in the office of
the said Collector, and after due PRONUNCIATION
of this Ordinance.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, that on taxes
not paid and delinquent 80 thirty days after
fling of the same in the office OF the Collector
of the Board, there shall be, and is hereby lev
led or imposed an interest penalty of 10 item
per cent per annum On the amount of the tax
due, which shall be collected together with and
in the same manner as the tax.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further ordained that no forced
collection of taxes due upon movable or immov-
able property shall he made before the time or
date set apart for the fOrcible collection of the
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that it shall
be the duty of the Collector of the Board of Po-
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-
tive to the collection of taxes due the State of
Louisiana.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained that his ordi-
nance shall have effect from and after Its pro-
mitigation. JOHN MORNHTNVEG,
President 3D. of Police Town of Onelo ousas.
w. r. CnlHRAs,
CLERK 3D. ii Police Town Of opelousas, Ia.