St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-14
AN ORDINANCE


To provide q revenue for the Town of Opc-
lotlsas, La, for the year 1890, by the leyying
of taxes upon all property, real ana personal
situated within the corporation limits OF said
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the Board of
Police of OpelOusas, La, That for the year 1890
there is hereby levied a tax of five mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF all property,
movable and immovable, situated within the
corporate limits Of the town of Opelonsas, La
except such as 10 expressly exempted from tax
atIon by the Constitution OF the State of Louis
lana, aud 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
uroperty, 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 belong;
All household, kitchen or other furniture ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars in valne; jewels,
iewelry, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones,
real or imitation, all gold and sllverware aud
Mate: horses and other live animals; personal
property held in trust, or by wife or for
minor child; all property held, controlled aat or
sident, cashier, treasurer, manager, receiver,
MUSTER, depositary, agent, administrator, or
other official capacity the cash Ga value Of al
credits, bonds, stocks, securities of all kinds,
nromissory notes, and other obligations, and
ALL articles and things Whatever possessing any
moneyed value. This enumeration snail not be
construed so as to exempt from taxation any
property OF yalnes not enumerated herein.
SEC. q. Be it fnrther ordained, etc., That the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable at
the office OF the Collector OF the Beard OF Pe-
iiee of Opelousas, La. as soon as the tax b1lls
~ Tgis shall be made out and filed In the ONCE
N the said Collector, and after due pfomuiga-
ton OF this ordinance.
SEC Al Be it further ordained, ETC., That on
tayes not paid and delinquent thirty t30) days
after the completion of the tag bills or rolls
md the fling Of the same in the office OF the
follnctOr OF the Board, there shall be ana is
hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty OF
Tan ner cent fler annum on the amount OF the
fay dne. which shall be collected together with
and i'm the same manner as the tax.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That no
forced collection OF taxes due upon movabie or
in,moyable property shall be made before tbs
time or date set apart for the f0fciDie eollec'
zion of the taxes due to the State OF Louisiana.
SEC. s. he it further ordained, etc., That il
shall be the duty of the Collector OF the Board
iacf the taxes and interest due thereon to said
Hoard of Police within such TINE, and IN sncn
manner as Is provided by existing State laws
relative to the collection OF taxes due TO the
state of Louisiana.
SEC. &. Be 1T further ordained, etc., That
This ordinance shall take effect from and after
its pao ROBERT CHACHERE,
Prest of Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas, La.
wv. *. COCHRAN,
CLERK Board of Police, Town
Of Qpelousas, IL