St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-30
Signed by
Signed by
E. G. RICHARD,
G. w. STONE,

C. W. STONE,
Committee.
Tt was moved by G. B. Mcneil
and seconded by j. l.. Leblanc
and carried, That the budget be
adopted.
8 The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. Is OF 1911.
no provide an annual revenue for the
Town of Melville, La, by levying.
an annual tax upon all prspexty
situated within the corporate limits
81 of the said town not exempt from
taxation under the laws and Con-
~stftution of the State, and providing
the manne of enforcing same.
Section /. Be it ordained by t b g
Iaayor and Board of Aldermen of the
fnwn of Melville. La, That for the year
aeI2 there is hereby levied a tax of ten
mills tI01 on the dollar of the assessed
lgaluation of all property situated with
lii the corporate limits of the town, ex-
leept such as is exempt from taxation
hinder the constitution and existing
laws of the State.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained,
iatc. That the tax hereby levied shall
he due and payable at the office of the
ICity Tax Collector, as soon as the tax
lrolI of said city shall have been COM
IDleted and filed in the office of said city
lax collector, and after this ordinance
shall become effective.
Section 8. Be it, IL + t h 2 r ordained,
late. That no forced collection of taxes
upon movable or immoYable prop
Ierty shall be made before the time or
date set apart for the forcible eollec-
lion of State axes.
Section 4. Be it f ur til e r ordained,
letc., That it shall be the duty of the
CITY Tax Collector to receive and col
Iiect the taxes, interest, penaltiec, and
hosts due thereon to the said city,
Within such time and in such manner
Is is provided by the existing State
laws for the collection of taxes due the
State of Louisiana, and Is provided for
by the charter of this city.
Section S. Be itfurther ordained tic.
That this ordinance shall take effect
Iron and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Section 6. Be 1t further ordained
Eete., That aIiordinances or parts of or
Finances in conflict herewith. or in.
consistent to this ordinance, be the
same are hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in special ses.
Ision convened on this ninth DAY OF
December 1911, A. d.
LEsTERJ. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Attest: e. j.. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Moved by n. IL. Joseph, seconded and
carried, That Ordinance No. IS now
lpass. On call of the roll the following
vote was taken:
H. Mcneil, E. q. Richard, and j. u. Lee
Blanc.
Nays: None.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. is.
ITO license the business of conducting 9
barroom, earbaret, coffee house, cafe,
beer saloon, liquor exchange, drink
ing saloon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden or other places where
alcoholic or spurious, yinons and
malt liquors or Intoxicating beyer-
ages, bitters or medicinal prepare
tions of any kind sold directly or
indirectly, in quantities of less than
five gallons.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the town of Mel
willie, La, in special session convened
That every person, or persons, cOT9or-
alton or corporations or otherwise VINO
shall engage in the business of eondnet-
ling q barroom, carbaret, coffee house
|cafe, beef saloon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden or other place where spIrs
Eitous, vinous or malt liquors, or 1ntoA-
Heating beverages, bitters or medicinal
preparations of any kind, directly ar
Indirectly, are sold III less quantities
than five gallons the license for the
wear eff 1911, and each subsequent yeaE
thereafter, unless otherwise changed,
shall be One Thousand Dollars tSl000.0a,l
BE itfurther ordained, etc, That all
applications for license for the above
described business shall be made in
strict ~eomaliance with the statute O
the State of Louisiana, under the Acl
known as the Shattuck Law, and no
otherwise.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That th1t
ordinance shall not apply to the sale by
druggist IF tinctufes Or drug G Q m
pounds iii Incorporation OF which
such liquors or Intoxicating beverages
are used and sold on the prescription
Of q physician or otherwise, and which
.Etinctures and compounds are not lntox
ieating preparations in the evasion q
this ordinance.
Be It further ordained, etc. That NJ
half license shall be issued. under tbi'
ordinance upon the full payunent,.f TIL
full years license herein provided for
Be it further ordained, etc, That al
persons, corporations or otherwise, Wht
shall obtain a~-llcRase To conduct thu
above described businesAshaH comply
strictly with Ill the proYTigis OF thu
Shattuck Law now inscribed upon tn
Revised statute of the State OF LoEfsf
ana, not otherwise.
Be It further ordained. ETC., That all
H~nfdinanceo Or parts OF ordinances ~
conflict herewith be and the same art
hereby repealed, and that this ordi
nance snail take effect from aud after
December, 3Ist, 1911.
LESTER ;. WILLIAMS, II. d. Mayor
Attest: i. j. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Moved by II. s.Joseph, seconded BY
IG. w Stone and carried, thatDrdinance
No. III uoW pass. On roll cali the fol-
lowing vote was taken: Yeos H =
Joseph, l. W. stone, e.. b. MeAetl, E.b
Riehard md 7. Z. Leblanc. nay none.
The following ordinance Was READ:
ORDINANCE No.H
An ordinance to levy An annual license
tax upon corporations d0ihg DUST
less within the Town Of S1sfVllIe,
Louisiana.
Be 1t ordained by the May.or and
Board of Aldermen, That all Express
companies, Telegraph and
business III the Town of MeiF1tle, La,
shalt paw AN annual license 1 TOT tne
Year lyI2, and each snbsequeatye4f.
Be itfnrther ordained, etc. Ibat said
License shall he based Oh the gTo5s uh-
ntiai receipts ~ provided ~ thH Lave
u State Of LuaisIaaa.
Be II farther ordained, etc. J9at Ihe
lax Collector 1T the Town Ut helvilIe
shall proceed 10 eoltect such IfceRss1 -
prescribed by tile laws of the 80 u
melville tia the state of L5utsAAaa.