St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance relative to the col
lection of delinquent taxes due the
town of Covington for the year.
1907, 1908, and 1909, and providing
for the collection of same.
WHEREAS, it appears from the
assessment rolls and other records
in the office of the secretary and tax
collector of the town that various
property owners have failed to pay
the taxes due on said property for
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-
quence thereof gone unprovided for,
now therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
town Council of the town of Coving-
ton, in regular session convened,
that the tax collector of the town of
CoVington is hereby instructed, en-
powered, and authorized to proceed
to the collection of all delinquent
taxes due the town of Covington for
the years 1907, 1908, and 1909, as
per assessment rolls of the town for
said respective years; that previous
to proceeding to collect said delin-
quent taxes, he shall notify all de-
llnquent tax payers to come forward
and pay the taxes due by them for
the years 1907, 1908, and 1909, or
any one or all of said years, within
twenty days from date of said notice.
Said notice shall be in writing and
addressed to the delinquent tax pay
er, and shall show the amount of as
sessment and amount of taxes due
for each of said years. Said notice
shall be served by said tax collector
on the the delinquent tax payer by
registered mail, addressed to the last
known address of said tax payer.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that after the expiration of
said twenty days notice, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, counting
from the day when last of said no.
Ices are mailed, the tax collector
shall proceed to advertise for sale
he consolidated delinquent tax list
Under one form, as provided for jul
1icial sales, all the property on which !
he taxes are due, in the form and in |
he manner as now provided by law |
or the collection, advertisement and |
sale of property of delinquent state
AK payers, for the non-payment Of I,
state and parish taxes.
ogether with the registry receipts,
which list shall be certified to by him
Is correct and shall be filed in the
,ffice of the secretary of the town,
md shall be proof of the service of
aid notice.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
'tc., that this ordinance shall go
nto effect Immediately after it's pro-
and after the tax collector
hall give notice by publication in
he official journal of the town, call
ng the attention of all the delin-
Luent tax payers and others to the
PROVISIONS of this ordinance, and no
flying them that he will enforce it's
PROVISIONS within ten days after it's
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
to-, that the tax collector shall
re entitled to collection from said de-
inquent tax payer the sum of TWEEN
y-f1ve cents as costs of said notice
nd service thereof; and he shall
eep an alphabetical list of all delin-
uent tax payers so notified by him,
Adopted August 2, 1910.
F. G. MARRERO, Mayor.
I. M. HEBERT, JR., Secretary.