St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-08
ORDINANCE NO. Ill.

: An ordinance relative to the collec
tion Of delinquent taxes due tn
town of Slidell for the years 1907
1908 and 1909, and providing TO
the collection of same.
Whereas, it appears from the as
sessment rolls and other records il
the office of the secretary and ia,
collector of the town of SIidell thai
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. /. 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 1909, 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-
llnquent 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 judicial
sales, all the property on which the
taxes are due, in the form and in the
manner as now privided by law for
the collection, advertisement and sale
OF property of delinquent state tax
payers, for the nonpayment of state
and parish taxes, together with the
registry receipts, which list shall be
certified to by him as collect and
shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of town, and shall be proof
of the service of said notice.
Sec. 3. 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 tax
payers and others to- the provisions
OF this ordinance, and notifying them
within ten days after its promul a.
that he will enforce it provisions
ton.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. etc.,
that the collector shall be entitled to
collection from said delinquent tax
payers the sum of TWENTY-FIVE cents
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. |
JOHN FREDERICK, Secretary.