St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-28
". K, { UCURAN.
Clerk Board OF Police. Town OF
Opelousas, Ia.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To provide Il revenue for the Town OF One
lonsas. Ii, for the year 1880, by the levyins
of taxes upon all property real and personal
situated within the corporation limits of SAID
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTION l. BE II ordained by the Board oil
POLICE OF Onelousas. la, That tor the year 1854
there is hereby levied tax Of i've mills on tho
dollar Of the assessed valuation OF all property
movable and immovahle. situated within the
corporate limits OF the town Of 0pelOusas, La
except such as is expressly exempted from tax
anon by the Constitution OF the State OF Louis
lana. and the term property, as herein used,
means and includes all real estate with tho
buildings and improvements thereon or thereto
attached, all railroads ana other roads ard
telegraph or telephone lines. all locomotives.
cars, carriages wagons. and other vehicles ali
lnmber, brick and building material. movable
property, chattes. personal property goods
wares. merchandise. stock in trade. stock in
possession, on hand. or under control. goods
bought and paid for. all goods consigned for
sale without reference to whom they belonI
all household. kitchen or other furniture ex-
ceeding fiyo hundred dollars in yainc; Jewels
jewelry, diamonds. pearls, and precious stones
real or imitation. all gold and sllvcrware and
plate; horses and other live animals personal
property held in trust, or by a wife or for
minor child all property held, controlled or
administered III each separate capacity, as pre-
sident, cashier, treasurer. manager, receiver
buster, depository, agent, administrator or
other official capacity; the cash value of all
judgments, suits and canses in action. rights,
cftuitSt DDnuS, STOCKS, seem itI1S OF all kinds
promissory notes, and ether Obligations and
all articles aud things whatever possessing any
moneyed value. THIS enumeration shall not be
construed so as TO exempt from taxation any
property OF values not enumerated herein
SEC. 2. BE il fnrther 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 tux bills
or rolls shall be made ont 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 Oh
taxes not paid and delinquent thirty t30} days
and the filing OF the same i'll the office of the
Collector OF the Board, there shall lie ard 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
md in the same manner as the tax.
SIC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That no
orced collection OF taxes due npOn movable or
mmnvabe property shall be made before the |
line or date set apart for tho forcible cullec. |
Ion OF the taxes due to the State Of louisiana |
SEC. 5. BE il further ordained, etc. That II |
nall 10 The nnty OF the Collector of the Board !
" Police o. OnelousaS, La, TO receive and rpi- |
ect the taxes and interest due thereon to said /
3oard OF Police within such time, and ia such
manner RS is provided by existing State laws
elative TO the collection Of taxes due to the
tate Of Louisiana.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further ordained. etc, That
his ordinance shall take effect from and afiar
ts PRONUNCIATION.
ROBEET CI4cHEEE,
Pfest OF Board OF Police, Town
OF Opelouaas Ia.
W. r. COCHRAN,
Jerk Board of Police, Town
OF OpclGltsaS, La