The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-18

ing of taxes upon all Property, real and
personal, situated within the corporate
limits of said town, not exempt from taxa
ton.
Sectioni i. Be it ordained by the Board of
Aldermen of Opclousas, La, That for the year
1893. there is hereby levied "a tax of uO) mills
property. movable and lmmOvable, situated
within the corporate limits of the Town of
Opeluusas, La, except such as is expressly ex-
| eInpt from taxation by the Constitution of the
State OF louisiana, and the term prop
erty as herein used, means and includes all
real estate with the buildings and improve
ments thereon or thereto attached, ali rail
roads and other roads, and telegraph or tele-
phone lines, all locomotives. cars, carriages,
wagons and other vehicles, all lumber, BRICK and
building Materials movable property, chat
tets, personal property. goods, wares, merchan-
disc, stock i'll trade, stock in possession, on
hand or under control, goods bought and paid
for. all goods consigned for sale without refer
ence to whom they belong all household,
Kitchen or other furniture exceeding five hun
dred dollars i'll value, jewels. jewclry, dia
monds, pearls and precious stones, real or imi-
horses and other live animals. personal prop
erty held in trust, or by IA wife or for a minor
child; all property held Or controlled or ad-
miuistcred in each separate capacity, as Presi-
dent. Cashier. Treasurer, Manager, Receiver,
Trustee. Deputy, Agent, Administrator, or
other official capacity the cash value of all
judgments, suits and actions, rights, credits.
bonds, stocks, securities of all kinds, promisso-
ry notes, and other obligations. and all arti-
Giles and things whatever possessing any mon
eyed value. This enumeratiOn:s shall not be
construed so as to exempt from taxation auy
property or value not enumerated herein.
Section 2. BE it further ordained, ETC., That
the taxes herein levied shall be due and paw
able at the office of the Collector of the Board
OF Aldermen of Opelonsas, La, rs soon as the
tax rolls shall be made out aid flied i'll the
office of the said Collector, and after due pro
mitigation of this ordinance.
Section 3. BE it further ordained, etc, That
on taxes not paid and delinquent thirty (3W
days after the con pletiOn 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 PENAL |
ty OF 2 per cent. per month on the amount of the
taxes due, which shall be collected together
with, and in the same manner as the tax.
Section 4. BE it further ordained, etc, That
no force collection of taxes due upon movable
or immovable property shall be made before |
the time or date set apart for the forcible col |
lection of the taxes due to the State of LOuisi- |
ana.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc, That |
it shall be the duty of the Collector of the
Of Aldermen OF Opclousas, La, to re-
ce1ve and collect the taxes and interest due |
thereon, to said Board of Aldermen within |
such time and i'll such manner us Is provided |
by existing State laws relative to the coilec-
ton OF taxes due to the State of Louisiana,
SeetiOn6 Be it further ordained, etc. That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
Its PRONUNCIATION.
CD. THOMPSON,
Pres't Board of Aldermen OF Opclousas. La.
w. X. COCHRAN,
Clerk Board OF Aldermen of Opelousas, La.