St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-18

Glt9 cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Co., and the Morgan
Louisiana and Texas R. R. Co.,
and the Opelousas, Gulf and N.
=. K. K. Co., respectively, with
IN the Sewerage District, in or
der to correctly apportion the
amount of sewerage taxes due by
SAID companies, and the City
Assessor be authorized to assess
said companies accordingly.
Motion duly seconded and car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Danel-
That the Mayor be appointed
to confer with the Peoples State
Bank with the view of contract
ing a loan against the 1912
budget funds and report at the
next regular meeting. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the Clerk be authorized
to issue a monthly warrant for
the sum of $40. 90, against any
available funds, in favor of j. H.
Augustus, Principal of the Color
ed High School, for rent ofsscolor-
ed school room for the session of
1911-1912. Motion duly second
ed and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the petition for building
permit, of Mr.. T. F. Mckinney,
be referred to the City Engineer.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
AN ORDINANCE
No. Is of 1911.
To provide an annual revenue for the
City of Opelousas, Louisiana, by
leyy1ng an annual tax upon all
property situated within the p
ate limits of said city, not exempt
from taxation under the laws and
Constitution of the State, and pro-
v1ding TIL ann of enforcing
same.
Section l. Be it ordained by TIL g
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of t h Q
ivy "a OPC4ouSdSs ha.y 1HhG IOE bQ6
year 1912 there is hereby levied q tax of
seven () mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all property situa-
ted within the corporate limits of the
city, except such as is exempt from tax
alton under the constitution and exist
ing laws of the State.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax hereby levied shall be due
and payable at the office of the City
Tax Collector, as soon as the tax roll of
said city shall have been completed and
filed in the office of said city tax collec-
tor, and after this ordinance shall be-
come effective.
Section 8. Be itfurther ordained, etc.,
That no forced collection of taxes due
upon movable or immov3ble property
shall be made before the time or date
set apart for the foreible collection of
State taxes.
Section 4. Be it further ordained etc,
That it shall be the duty of the City
Tax Collector to receive and collect the
taxes, interest, penalties and costs due
thereon to the said city, within such
time and in iuch manner as is provided
by the existing State laws for the col
lection of taxes due the State of Louis
lana, and as is provided for by the
charter of this city.
Section 5. Beitfurther ordained, etc.
That this ordinance shall take effect |
from and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Section g.. Be it further ordained, etc,
That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
n8nces in conflict herewith, or incon-I
sistent to this ordinance, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J.B. A. stage, City Clerk.
nov 18-3t
The above ordinance after hav-
ing been read section by section
and adopted in like manner, on
motion of Mr.. Loeb, duly sec
onded and carried, was unani-
mously adopted as a whole.
The following claims were ap-
proved. and the Clerk authorized
to issue warrants against the va
rious current fundss in payment
of same.
G A Reynold, repairing
City Jail IS 8 90
shute's Drug Store, medi-
cine for INDECENT 8 10
Jos Ducharme, f e e d ng
prisoners 925
Plais Horn, costs in suits 8 90
& Jacobs, feed for
street mules AZ 80
St Landry Clarion, publish
ing minutes, etc 10 SO
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen was adjourned sub
ject to call.
M. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest; J. B. A. stage, City
Clerk.