St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-01
ORDINANCE NO. III.

An ordinance relative to the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes due the
town of Slidell for the years 1907,
1908 and 1909, and providing for
the collection of same.
Whereas, it appears from the as
sessment rolls and other records in
the Office of the secretary and tax
collector of the town of Slidell that
various property holders have failed
to pay the taxes due on said property
fer the years 1907, 1908 and 1909, as
we'll as the special tax for the cree
ton of the public school house; and
whereas, the finances of the town
have thereby been curtailed and
many public needs have in conse-
Guence thereof gone unprovided for
now therefore:
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the town of Slidell, in
regular session convened, that the
tax collector of the town of Slidell
is hereby instructed, empowered and
authorized to proceed to the co1lec-
ton of all delinquent taxes due the
town of Slidell for the years 1907,
1908 and 1909, as per assessment
roll of the town for said respective
years; that previous to proceedings
to collect said delinquent taxes, he
shall notify all deliquent tax payers
to come forward and pay the taxes
due by them for the years 1907, 1908
and 1908, or anyone or all of said
years, within twenty days from date
of said notice. Said notice shall be
in writing and addressed to the de-
! linQuent tax payers. and shall show
the amount of assessment and
amount of taxes due for each of said
years. Said notice shall be served
BY said tax collector on the delinquent
tax payers by registered mail, adj
dressed to the last known address OF
said tax payer.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that after the expiration of said
.. twenty days notice, or as soon there.
after as practicable, counting from
the day when last of said notices
were mailed, the tax collector shall
proceed to advertise for sale the con.
solidated delinquent tax list under
| one form, as provided for judicia
sales, all the property on which the
taxes are due, in the form and in the
manner as now privided by law fol
the, collection, advertisement and sale
of property of delinquent state ta1
payers, for the nonpayment of state
and parish taxes, together with the
registry receipts, which list shall, b.
certified to by him as collect an6
shall be filed in the Office of the
! secretary of town, and shall be proc
of the service of said notice.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
| that this ordinance shall go into eff
ect Immediately after it's promulga
| ton, and after the flax ollie tor shall
give notice by publication in the off
cial journal of the town, calling The
attention of all the delinquent tai
payers and others to the provisions
of this ordinance, and notifying then
within ten days after it's promul a
that he will enforce it provision,
ton.
| Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the collector shall be entitled t.
collection from said delinquent ia,
payers the sum of INVENTIVE cent
as costs of said notices and service
thereof; and he shall keep an alpha
betical list of all delinquent tax pay
ers so notified by him.
Adopted September 6, 1910.
PAUL GARDERE, Mayor
! JNHN Ep EDEPIrK Coorotarv