The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-07-05
AN ORDINANCE

To provide a revenue for the Town of Opc-
iousas, La, for the year 1890, by the levying
OF taxes upon all property, real and personal,
situated within the corporation limits of said
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTIoS /. Be 1t ordained by the Board of
Police of Opelousas, La, That Tor the year 1890
there is hereby levied tax of five mills ON the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF all prouprty.
movable aud immoyable, situated within the
corporate limits OF the town of Opelousas La
except such as is expressly exempted from tax
atl0n 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 ali
lumber, brick and building material movable
property, ehattels, personal property, goods,
wares, merchandise, stock in trade stock in
possession, on hand, or under control e0ods
bought and paid for, all goods consigned for
sale without reference to whom they belongI
all household, Kitchen or other furniture eX-
ceeding five hundred dollars in valne; Jewels
JeWelfy, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones
real or imitation, all gold and sllverware and
plate; horses and other live animals personal
property held III trust, or by q wife or for a
minor child; all property held, controlled or
administered in each separate capacity as pre-
s1dent, cashier, treasurer manager, receiver
hustler, depGsitary, agent, administrator or
other official capacity the cash value OF All
judgments, suits and causes i'll action rights
credits, bonds, stocks, securities of all kinds
pFOmlSSOfy nOteSs ana Otlef 0DngafIOnS, and
all articles and things whatever possessing any
moneyed value. This enumeration shall not be
construed so as to exempt from taxation anv
property or values not enumerated herein.
SEC. 2. Be it fnrther ordained etc, That the
taxes herein levied shall be due and payable at
he office of the Collector of the Board of Po
lice OF Opelousas, La, as soon as the fax bills
OF rolls shall be made out and filed in the office
Of the said Collector, and after due promnIoa-
ton of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained etc. That on
taxes not paid and delinquent thirty (3M days
after the completion of the tax bills or rolls,
and the filing 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 tbe
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
time or date set apart for the forcible collee-
ton OF the taxes due TO the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, etc. That If
shall be the duty of the Collector of the Board
of Police of OpelOusas, La, to receive and col
iect the taxes and interest due thereon to said
Board of Police within such time and in sIIch
manner as is provided by existing State laws
relative to the collection Of taxes due to the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. g. Be it 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.
Clerk Board of Police, Town
of ODelOusas. La