St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-11-25
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| |OFCOV|NGTON
Makes Up the Budget for
the Ensuing Year.
In Which It Provides for the
School Building.
Receives a Committee from
the Commercial League.
Petitions Received for Per-
NIT For a New Saloon
Covington, La. Nov. 81 1911

COvington, La, Nov. 81, 1911.
The council met in regular ses-
sion on the above date. Present.
r. G. Marrero, mayor. R. L. Aubert,
p. j. Lacroix, Leon Hebert, Emile
Beaucoudray, J. Louis Smith, J.. B.
Lancaster, city attorney. Absent
M. P. Planche.
Moved by E. Beaucoudray, second
ed by j. Louis Smith, that the min
utes of the previous meeting be
adopted as read. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the Sec
retary's report be received and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Carried
1t was moved and seconded that
the secretary be instructed to notify
Mr.. C, F. Hardie that the council
will give Mr.. Hardie ten days notice
to erect the fence.
Moved by r. L. Aubert, seconded
by j. L. Smith, that Mr.. H. J. Hoff-
mans petition be received and grant
de. Carried.
Moved by r. l.. Aubert, seconded
by P. J. Lacroix tina. the petition of
]. H. Heintz be received and grant
ed. Carried.
Moved by ]. Louis Smith, second
ed by R. L. Aubert, that the assess
mert roll for the year 1911, show
ing total assessed valuation of the
town to be the gum of S867,361.O0,
made and submitted by Warren
Thomas, assessor for the parish of
st. Tamnlany, State of Louisiana, be
received, accepted and approved, and
that the same be filed. Carried.
i a frI
| license tax was introduced by Robt.
L. Aubert and the same read in full,
as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
An ordinance levying an annual tax
upon all corporations, firms, per-
sons Or individuals carrying on or
pursuing any trade, occupation,
business calling withing the limits
of the town of Covington.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and town council OF the town
| of Ccyington; That license tax
is hereby levied for the year 1912
upon all corporations fr-ns per-
sons or individuals pursuing or car
| rying on any trade, occupation, busi-
ness or calling within the corporate
lir its of the town of Covington,
which is subjected to 8 State license.
Section 2. Be it further resolv-
I ed, etc., That the amount OF license
taxes shall be and the same is here
by fixed at the same amount as is
now levied and collected by the State
l for the came kind of trade, occupa-
tion, business or calling, except, the
license tax for the sale at retail of
l spirituous or intoxicating liquors
| for which, the license tax, shall be
as hereinafter fixed
Section g.. Be it further ordajn-
| ed, ETC., That the license tax for
| carrying on the business Of saloon,
| or the retailing liquors in less guam
1 titles than five gallons, is hereby fix
ed at the amount of five hundred
| dollars.
That the license tax for carrying
on the busineE3 of selling at retail
beer or wine only, the license tax is
hereby fixed at the sum of two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
Section 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc. That no license shall be
issued for longer period than one
year, and the license taxes as herein
levied and to be due the said town
OF Coyington, shall be due and col
lectable on the same day and date
as the license taxes due the State,
and if not paid at said tine, the same
shall become delinquent at the same
day and date as the license taxes for
the State become delinquent.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty
of the tex collector to notify all Ii
cense tax payers when the said tax
Is due by them, and when the same
shall become delinquent, and he
shall report ali delinqucnts to the
town attorney, who is hereby en-
powered to institute for the collec-
tion, and said delinquent license tax
payers shall be subject to all costs,
charges and interests as is affixed
| by the laws Of this State for delin-
lQuent license tax payers.
Adopted at the regular meeting
Iheld Novmber Il, 1911.
f. G. MARRERO,
/ N. M. HEBERT, JR., Mayor.
Secretary.