St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
AN ORDNANCE

TO provide a-revenue for the Town OF Ope
lousas. La. for the year 1890, by the levying
OF taxes upon all property, real aud personal
situated within the corporation limits of said
town not exempt from taxation.
SECTION l. Be It ordained by the Board of
Police of Opelotsas, 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 immoyable situated within the
| corporate limits Of the town of Opelousas, La,
| except such us is expressly exempted from ia x
alton 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, all
| property, chattels, 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 other furniture OK
ceeding five hundred dollars in yalne; Jewels
iewelry, diamonds, pearls, and precious stones
plate; horses and other live animals personal
property held i'll trust, or by wife or for a
minor child all property held, controlled or
administered in each separate capacity, as pre-
sident, cashier treasurer, manager, receiver,
hustler, dep0sitary, agent, administrator. or
other official capacity; the cash value of all
judgments, suits and causes in action, rights,
credits bonds, stocks, secul tiles of all kinds,
promissOry notes, and other obligations, and
all articles and things whatever possessing any
moneyed value. This enumeration shall not be
construed so as to exempt from taxation any
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 Pos
lice of Opelnusas, La, as soon as the tax bills
or rolls shall be made out and filed in the office
Of the said Collector, and after duo promulga-
ton of this ordinance.
SEC g. Be it further ordained, etc. That on
taxes not paid and delinquent thirty 1907 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 the
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
property shall be made before the t
time or date set apart for the forcible collec- |
ton OF the taxes due to the State Of Louisiana |
SEC. s.. Be it further ordained etc, That it I
shall be the duty OF the Collector of the Board |
Of Police OF Opel0usas, La, to receive and col I
ect the taxes and interest due thereon to said
manner as is provided by existing State laws
'elatiye to the collection of taxes due to the
state of Louisiana.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc, That |
his ordinance shall take effect from and after
is PRONUNCIATION.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
Pres't of Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas, La.
w. K. COCHRAN,
4erk Board of Police, Town
OF Opelousas, La.