The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-07-28
ORDINANCE No.

ORDINANCE NO.-
Levying a special tax of five mills ner
annum for ten years ON all taxable properrv
within the limits of the town of Thibodany
for water works and providing the manner
OF assessing and collecting the same and of
keeping the water Works FUND.- hereby
/ created.
Whereas, at a special election held on the
10Th day OF june III the year 1894, a majority
In number and amount of the property tax.
payers OF the corporation of Thibodaux.
nave voted in favor of levying a special tax
OF hve mills per annum for the period of ten
years Tor the erection of Water Wot ks for
the use OF the town and its inhabitants. as
fully appears by the PRONUNCIATION of the re-
suit OF the said cleo ion made iu due form,
OF law BY the Mayor and Trustees of the
town of Thibodaux;
SEC. BE it enacted and ordained bv tho
Mayor and Trustees OF the town of Thiho1
daux In regular meeting assembled. Tb,t
tor the calendar year Ammo Domipi Eiobtaan
Hundred ana Ninety-Fonr ,lS94,l and for
each and every calendar year FOLLOWING
thereafter tor the period of ten years inejus;ye
OF the year 1894. there are hereby levied
special annual taxes amounting in the ao.
gregate to five mills on the dollar lover ana
aD0ue the general taxes heretofore leyien ~
the assessed valuation to be made as alraadr
provided OF all property situatsd within tba
limits OF the town of Tnibodaux, exc ent snoL
as Is expressly exempted from taxation h.,
the Constitution of the State. "
SEC. BE 1t further enacted etc That
the said annual special taxes are levied
erecting "a system of Waller Werks
Tor the town, rs Was authorized nv the s.;J
speclpi election referred in the preamble ano
when collected shall constitute 4 sneciai
fund to DO known as the Water Works hind
anu snall Dc used Tor no other purpose than
fIa nf M rD fa H.
ouaS vi paying ior the cost and tx pr nse of
the system of Water Works
SEC. BE it further enacteG TO IT,.
the town Assessor in making his ass, ss,,nt
rolls for the year 1894 and Tor each snc.aJ
Ing year during the period for which he
sa'd sp cial taxes are levied shall carry ont
Il assess against every species of property
eoihe on us foils, the said special taxes Of
H'e iniiis 10 a separate and distinct colnmns
headed Special Water Works Taxes ,, in ,ha
same manner as the General Taxes already
leVied are Carried out and extended On tba
assessment rolls and the said SPECIAL tares
when 50 assessed shall become due. exig;hjs
ana collectlble IN the same manner as III.
senerai taxes, ana tile town tax collector
shal have the same power to collect and tho
same remedy to enforce the coIlection tbaranf
as he now has under existing laws to cnlIacr
AMI enforce the collection Of tha ganaraI
taxes levied Ivy the town,
ShC. be 1t further enacted etc That
ne Town Tx collector shall collect the SAID
sPec'ai 'Nrs from the persons by whom IL.
may De dne at the same time AMI in
the sIiiic niaItner that he shall colIrct the
general taxes, but he shall keep "a separate
record ~ me SAID special taxes coIlecred nv
MN ana make with the town tr,..n,.r
rettrhs aati settlement tl,ereof ~
'he same tliile tt,at he makes returns and
stttiein"nt "f the general taxes a. now nr,
'iucd by law and the town treasurer shall
ODtn III nl3 lnnks "A as,
SAID special ia xes under the head nf ..Wotar
works Fluids" III which he shall cl,arys hin
win all aDloun's returned and paid to
MIN Dy The collector of said special taxes and
creult himself with all disbursements mat.
the council from said fund.
DEC. Die 1T further enacted et,. Tb,t
no Honeys shall be drawn. from the s.il
water WORKS FUND" except for purp ,-.s
III section second, and then only
regular appropriation made accordiu,
to existing ordinances.
MI. Aernott seconded by Mr.. Never moved
that me committee on Finance be ,terecte1
to raise such funds as NAV be needed IN
gar OUT the erection of lie water works
carried. ~
AT ms time. the reports Of The Collect n.
Master. Whariinger, and also th,>.
tue treasurer were read and leferred to
the fIntuce Committee under the rules,
Mr.. CtlliOuet seconded by Mr.. Ztt.u,tt
moved nat The Mayor shall call "A NEE; 10,
the Council as so1a AS he is Informed IL -
the committee on Plans and Specific nm
are ready - submit aid plgns and specific,
tluns- carried,
There i'eiug no trrhrr bus ness IN. c...
Gil adjourned.
Il Il. COUiON. M.
Clerk