The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-21
AN ORDINANCE

To provide a revenue for the Town of Opc
1ousas, La, for the year 1880, by the levyins
of taxes upon all property, real and personal
situated within the corporation limits of sait
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Board o
Police of Opelousas, La, That for the year 1891
dollar of the assessed valuation of all property
movable and immoyable, situated within the
| corporate limits of the town of Opelousas, La.
except such as is expressly exempted from tax
alton 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 or thereto
attached, all railroads and other roads and
telegraph or telephone lines, all locomotives
cars, carriages, wagons, and other vehicles, all
lumber, brick and building material, movable
property, chattels, personal property, goods
| wares, merchandise, stock in trade, stock in
| possession, on baud, or under control, goods
bought and paid for, all goods consigned for
all household, kitchen or other furniture ex.
ceeding five hundred dollars in yalne; jewels,
jewelry, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones,
| plate; horses and other live animals; personal
property held in trust, or by a wife or for a
minor child; all property held, controlled or
administered in each separate capacity, as pre-
sident, cashier, treasurer, manager, receiver,
hustler, depositary, agent, administrator, or
other official capacity; the cash value of all
credits, bonds, stocks, securities of all kinds,
pronissory 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 further ordained, etc, That the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable at
the office of the Collector of the Board of Pc
lice OF OpelOusas, La, as soon as the tax bills
or rolls shall be made out and filed in the office
of the said Collector, and after due promulga-
ton of this ordinance.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, etc, That ON
axe not paid and delinquent thirty 900 days
after the completion of the tax bills OF 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
imm0vable property shall be made before the
time or date set apart for the forcible collec-
ton of the taxes due to the State of Louisiana,
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., Thai it
shall be the duty of the Collector OF the Board
or Police OF Opelosisas, La, to receive and col
Ieet the taxes and interest due thereon to said
Board of Police within such time, and in such
manner as is provided by existing State laws
relative to the collection of taxes due to the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 6. Be il further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
its PRONUNCIATION.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
Prest of Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas, La.
w. R.. COCHRAN,
Clerk Board of Police, Town
of Opelousas, Il