St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-05
". K. COCHRAN.
Clerk Board of Police, Town nf
Opel0usas, La,
AN ORDINANCE

To provide q revenue for the TOWN or Opc-
lousas. La, for the year 1890, by tie leyying
of taSca upon all property, real and personal,
situated within the corporation limits af said
town not exempt FROM taxation
SECTION l. Be II ordained by the Board OF
Police OF Opelousas. La. That Tor the year 1896
there Is hereby levied tax uf i've mills on the
dollar OF the Aasesseh valuation OF all property.
movable and fmmoVable. situated within the
corporate limits Of the town OF Opeiousas, La,
except such as is expressly exempted from TAX
alton by the Constitution OF the state Of Louis
lana, and the term property, rs 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 llnes, all locomotives.
cars, carriages, wagons, and nther vehicles, all
humber, brick and building material. able
property, chattels. personal property. goods.
wares, merchandise, stock in trade. stock in
possession, on hand, or under control, goods
bought and paid for, ali goods consigned for
sale without reference to whom they bclnngi;
all household, kitchen other furniture ex-
ceeding tive hundred dollars in y;airr Jewels,
iewelry, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones,
real or imitation. all gold aid slIyerware and
plate; horses and other live animals personal
property held IN trust, or by wife or fur a
minor child; all property held, controlled or
administered in each separate capacity. "a pre-
siaent, cashier, treasurer manager, receiver,
Euster, depositary, agent. administrator, or
other official capacity; the cash value OF all
judgments, suits and causes in action, rights.
credits, bonds. stocks. secui tiles OF all kinds,
promissGry notes, and other obligations, aud
all articles and things whatever possessing any
noneyed Valuc. This enumeration shall not he
construed 50 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
he 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. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That on
taxes not paid and delinquent thirty Go, days
after the completion OF the tax bills Or rolls,
aud the filing OF the same i'll the office of the
Collector of the Board, there shall be aud Is
hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty of
ten per cent. per amnum on the amount of the
tax due. which shall be collected together with
and In the same manner AS the tax.
SEC. 1. Be it further ordained, etc, That no
forced collection of taxes due upon movable or
immOyable property shall DO made before the
time or date set apart for the forcibe collec.
ton of the taxes due to the state Of Louisiana
SEC. 5. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That it
shall be the duty of tho Collector OF the Board
of Police OF Opeiousas, Lii. 10 receive and COL
Iect the taxes and interest due thereon to said
Board OF Police within such time and in snch
manner as is provided by existing state laws
relative to2the collection OF ,lAes due to the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 6. Be IL further ordainea, ETC., That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
It's PRONUNCIATION.
ROBERT CifACHERE.
Pres't OF Board OF Police, Town
OF Opeiousas, La.
". Il. COCHRAN,
Clerk Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas. La.