St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-06-07

| On motion of ]. T. Stewart, the report was
accepted and the committee discharged
Open proposals from the Opelousas Courier
and st. Landry Democrat for the town printing
were read, aud on motion of j. II. Stewart duly
seconded, the printing was given to both pa
pers at 40 cents per legal square for the first in
sertion and 20 cents per square for each subse-
Quent insertion.
MIR. E. j. Clements offered tho following Tax
Ordin nee for $780, and moved that the same
be twice read and adopted, and the said motion
having been seconded and the ordinance having
been twice read the same was adopted as fol
lows, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
To provide revenue for the Town of Opc.
lousas. Li, for the year 1890, by the leyylng
OF taxes upon all property, real and personal,
situated within the corporation limits OF said
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the Board of
Police OF opelousas, La. That for the year 1890
there Is hereby levied tax OF five mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of all property,
movable and lmmovable, situated within the
corporate limits of the town of Opeiousas, La,
except such as Is expressly exempted from tax
a'lon by the Constitution OF the state OF Louis
lana. and the term property, as herein used,
means and includes all real estate with the
buildings and improvements thereon OF thereto
attached, all railroads and other roads and
telegraph or telephone lines, all locomotives
cars, CARRIAGES, wagons. and other vehicles, ali
lumber, brick and building material movable
property, chat.es, personal property, goods,
wares, merchandise, stock in trade, stock in
possession. on hand, or under control, goods
CUught and PAID for, all goods cuIsSned for
sale without reference to whom they belong;
all household, kitchen or other furniture cx-
cceding five hundred dollars in valne; jewels
Jewelry, diamonds. pt arls, and precious stones.
real or imitation all gold and sllverware and
plate; horses and Other live animals: personal
property held in trust, or by wife or for
minor child all property held. controlled or
administered in each parate capacity, as pre-
sident, cashier, treasurer, manager, receiver
MUSTER, depositary, agent, administrator. or
other official capacity; the cash value of all
judgments, suits and causes in action, rights,
credits, bonds, stocks, securities OF all kinds,
prODlSsory notes, and other Obligations, and
all articles and things whatever possessing any
mOneyed value. This enumeration shall not be
construed so as to exempt from taxation any
property or values not enumerated herein.
SEC. 2. Be it fnrther ordained etc, That the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable at
the office Of the Collector of the Board OF Po-
lice OF Opeousas, La. soon as the tax bills
rolls shall be made out and filed in The office
OF the said Collector. and after due promulga-
tion of this ordinance.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That on
taxes not paid and delinquent thirty (3o) days
after the completion of the tax bills or rolls
and the fling OF the same in the office of the
Collector of the Board, there shall be and is
hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty of
ten 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 it further ordained, etc, That no
forced collection of taxes due upon movable or
immovahle properly snail be made before the
time or date set apart for the forcibe collec
ton of the taxes due to the State of Louisiana.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained, etc, That it
shall be the duty OF the Collector of the Board
of Police of Opelousas, La. to receive and col
lect the taxes and interest due thereon to SAID
Board of Police within such tins aud in such
manner as is provided by existing State laws
relative to the collection of taxes due to the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
its PRONUNCIATION.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
Prest of Board of PulcH, Town
of Opelousas, La
". r. COCHRAN,
Clerk Board of Police, Town
Of Opelousas, La.
Mr.. J. T. Stewart offered the following ordi-
and adopted, and the said motion having been
seconded and the ordinance having been twice
read the same was adopted as follows, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
To prevent the obstruction OF streets and high
ways in the town of Opelousas, La, by rail-
road companies; regulating the speed OF
trains running through said town, and pro
viding penalties for violation thereof, etc.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Board OF
Police of Opelousas, La, That it shall be un-
the streets or crossings within the corporate
limits of the town of Opelousas La, by allow
ing their locomotives. cars or trains to remain
at such streets or crossing for a longer time
than i've r'inures. except iu case of accident
or uncol troll able rcumstances.
SEC. 2. .,e it further ordained, etc, That no
railroad company operating or running loco
motives, cars, or trains through the corporate
limits of said town shall operate or run the
same at a greater rate of speed than six miles
per hour.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, etc, That any
and every railroad company violating the pro
visions of sections and of this ordinance, or
either of them, shall for each offence be sub |
iscted to a fine of fifty dollars, recoverable by
suit in the name of the Board of Police of Ope- |
jurisdiction.
SEC. 1. Be it further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance take effect from and after its
passage.
ROBERT CHACHERE.
Pres't Board OF Police, Town Of
Opelousas La.
W. r. COCHRAN
Clerk Board of Police, Town OF
Opelousas, La.
The resignation of W. c. Perrauit, Town At |
torney, was read aud on motion of j. I, Stew |
art, that the same be accepted the President |
then announced that nominations were in order
to fill said vacancy, whereupon f. j. Clements |
nominated W. s. FraZee, Esq. There being no !
other nominations it was moved and seconded |
that his election be made unanimous.
The following bills were presented and ap- |
proved:
j stewart, turn gate f.r court house
] T stewart, lumber for town ......... 8 ~
E Vordenbaumen, lumber, (old Board) 50
Levy Bros Il Simon, stationery. ....-.. 20 80
L Latreyte. shovels for street t.--.....--.. 20
O Guidry, repairing horse e, liar. IS
Bill OF L. b. Sandoz for $40 for coffin for pau
per was laid OH the table for investigation.
The board then adjourned subject to call.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
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