St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-06-21
AN ORDINANCE


ITO provide a revenue for the Town OF One
"a lousas, La for the year 1890, by the leyyng
So OF taxes upon all property, real and personal
a situated within the corporation limits of said
81 town not exempt from taxation.
VI SECTION /. BE 1t ordained by the Board OF
SPOlice of Opelousas, La, That for the year 1895
8there is hereby levied a tax OF five mills on the
Hdollar Of the assessed valuation of all property,
ENJOYABLE and ilaEoyable, situated within the
Incorporate limits OF the town Of Opel0usas, La,
4except such as is expressly exempted from tax
Hauon by the Constitution of the State OF Louis
sSmeans and includes all real estate with the
and improvements thereon or thereto
Sattached, all railroads and other roads and
s&telegraph or telephone lines, all lOc0m0tivesI
Scars, carriages, wagons. and other vehicles, all
Humber, brick and building material, movable
Sproperty, chatsels, personal property, goods
possession, ON hand, or under control, goods
3bought and paid for, all goods consigned fori
sale without reference to whom they belongI
Needing five hundred dollars in yalne; Jewels
SieWery, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones
areal OF imitation, all gold and sllverware andI
4plate; horses and other live animals PERSONAL
Sproperty held in trust, or by q wife or for al
i minor child; all property held, controlled OIL
administered in each separate capacity, as pre-R
asident, cashier, treasurer, manager, receiver,
ahuster, depOSitary, agent, administrator, OIL
/ 2other official capacity; the cash value of all
Judgments, suits and causes i'll action, rights, /
scredits, bonds, stocks, uiities OF all kinds,
all articles and things whatever possessing anyT
smoneyed value. This enumeration shall not bt E
SGGnstrued so as to exempt from taxation any
Epropeffy Or values not enumerated herein.
SEC. .. Be it fnrther ordained, etc., That the (
3taxes herein levied shall le due and payable at
st he Office OF the Collector OF Lhe Board of PO-5
3lice of OpelOusas La. as soon as the tax lillss
zop rolls shall be made out and filed in the office
sof the said Collector and after due pfOmulga-
Stion of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC., That on E
takes not paid and delinquent thirty 1907 days.
safter the completion Of the tax bills or rolls L
'ColleetoF of the Board, there shall be and is
Hereby levied or imposed an interest penalty OIL
item per cent per alnum on the amount IF theB
|tax due, which shall be collected together with
land in the Same manner as the tax,
SEC. A. Be it further ordained, etc, That nos
forced collection of taxes due upon movable OF
immoyable property shall be made before the
time 0rHdate get apart for the f0reible collec- :
tion of the taxes DUE to the State of Louisiana.
SEQ. 5. Be it further ordained etc.. That i'll
shall be the duty OF the Collector Of the BOardB
of Police of Opelousas, La, to receive and col E
lect the taxes and interest dua thereon to said T.
manner rs is provided by existing State lawsE
relative to the collection of taxes due to the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance shall take effect from and afteIE
Its PRONUNCIATION,
Pres't of Board of Police, TownH
OF Opelonsas, In \
w. r. COCHRAN,
Clerk Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas, La.