The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-29
AM ORDINANCE

To provide a revenue for the to IN of Opelou-
sas, La, forth year 1889 bSlevying OF tax
es upon all property, real Sad personal, SIT,
uated within the corporat<on limits OF said
town, not exempt from taxation.
SEC. LIST. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
lice of the town OF Opelousas, La, that 1or the
calendar year 1888, there is hereby levied a tax
of () five mills on the dollar OF the assessed
Valuation Of all property, movable and immov-
able, situated within the town OF Opetousas,
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 and improvements thereon or
thereto attached; all railroads ana otnef roans;
all telegraph and telephone lines and batteries;
all locomotives, dummies and other motive
powers, all cars, carriages, wagons and 0ther
Vehicles; all lumber, brick, and other building
material all movable property, and ehattels,
ali nersonal property, all goods, wares, mer-
ehandise and other stock IN trade, IN posses
sion, on hand, or under control ; goods bought
and paid for-all goods cons ssaIan d9f 81 sue b "1ta-
hold, kitchen or other furniture exceeding nVe
hundred dollars in value; all jewels and Jew
elry, diamonds and pearls, and precious stones,
real or imitation, all gold and silver wares
and silver plate all horses and other live ami
mails, all personal property held in trust or by
a wife, or for a minor child; all property held,
controlled or administered IN each separate ca
nacity as president, cashier, treasurer, mana
ger. receiver, trustee, dep0sitary, administla a
for. agent or other official capacity the cash
value of all judgments, SUITS anu causes III at
ton, all rights, credits, bonds, stocks ana sectl-
rites OF all kinds, promissory notes and other
obligations, and all articles and things what
ever possessing any m0neyed value. rms emu,
merafiOn shall not be construed so as to exempt
from taxation any property or values not emu
| merated herein.
SEC. .. Be it further ordained that the taxes
herein levied shall be due and payable at the
office of the Collector of the Board or Police o.
the town of Opeiousas, as soon as the tax OH
or rolls shall be made, and filed i'll the ONCE oi
the said Collector, and after due PRONUNCIATION
I of this Ordinance.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, that on taxes
not paid and delinquent 80 thirty days aftel
the completion of the tax bills or rolls ana tut
filing of the same in the office OF the Coilectol
If the Board. there shall be, and is hereby lev
led or imposed an interest penalty OF 10 (ten
uer cent per annum on the amount OF the Ia
due, which shall be collected together with am
in the same manner as the tax.
SEC. 4. Be il further ordained that no forces
collection of taxes due upon movable or 1mnloF
able property shall be made before the time 0
date act apart for the forcible collection Of tn
taxes due to the state of Louisiana.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that II slaI
be the duty of the Collector of the Board OF Pc
lice, OF the town Of Opelousas, La, to recely
and collect the taxes and interests due Thereof
to said Board within such time, anu IN u
tive to the collection, of taxes due the state .
Louisiana. ora
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained that TINS ORD
nance shall have effect from ana aLLsE rLS Pt'
mitigation. JOHN MOhNhlS E1,
President BIZ of Police Town OF opeiousas-
CLERK Rd. of Police Town of opelousas, La