St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-20
Signed by
II. S. JOSEPH,
E.. G. RICHARD,
G.. w. STONE,

II. S. JOSEPH,
E.. G. RICHARD.
C.. w. STONE,
Committee.
1t was moved by G.. B. Mcneil
and seconded by ]. Z. Leblanc
and carried, That the budget be
adopted.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. Is OF 1911.
To provide an annual revenue for the
Town of Melville, La, by levying
an annual tax upon all property
situated within the corporate limits
of the said town not exempt from
taxation under the laws and Com
stitution of the State, and providing
the manner of enforcing same.
Section l. Be it ordained by t h e
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
town of Melville, La, That for the year
1912 there is hereby levied a tax of ten
mills 10Y on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all property situated with
in the corporate limits of the town, AK
cept such as is exempt from taxation
under the constitution and existing
laws of the Stale.
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 COM
pIeted and filed in the office of said city
tax collector, and after this ordinance
shall become effective.
Section 8. Be it f II rt b g r ordained,
ETC., That no forced collection of taxes
due upon movable or immoyable prop.
erty shall be made before the time or
late set apart for the forcible collec-
ton of State taxes.
Section 4. Be it f r o. ordained,
ETC., That it shall be the duty OF the
City Tax Collector to receive and col
lect the taxes, interest, penaltiec, and
costs due thereon to the said city,
within such time and in such manner
g is provided by the existing State
laws for the collection of taxes dle the
Stale of Louisiana, and is provided for
by the charter of this city.
Section 5. Be itfurther ordained etc.,
That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Section S. Be 1t further ordained,
etc, That ali ordinances or parts of or
dinanees in conflict herewith, or I'M
consistent to this ordinance, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in special ses-
sion convened on this ninth day of
December 1911, A. D.
LESTER WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Attest: e. y. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Moved by H. s.. Joseph, seconded and
carried, That Ordinance No. 10 now
pass. On call of the roll the following
vote was taken:
X s HI. s. Joseph, @. w. Stone,
Y. Mcneil, e.. q. Richard, and j. T.. Lee
Blanc.
Nays: None.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. 16.
To license the business of conducting o
barroom, carbaret, coffee house, cafe,
beer saloon, liquor exchange, drink
ing saloon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden Or other places where
alcoholic or spurious, vinous and
malt liquors or intoxicating bever
ages, bitters or medicinal prepare
tons of any kind sold directly or
Indirectly, in quantitieso Of less than
five gallons.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
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vile, La, in special session convened !;
That every person, or persons, eorDor-
alton or corporations or otherwise who
shall engage in the businesso of conduct
ing o barroom, carbaret, coffee house.
cafes beer saloon, liquor exchange.
drinking s@loon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden or other place where spir-|
itous, vinous or malt liquors, or InGox-
icating beverages, bitters or medicinal
preparations of any kind, directly or
Indirectly, are sold In less quantities
five gallons the license for the
year eff 1911, and each subsequent veal
thereafter, unless otherwise changed,
shall be One Thousand Dollars ($IoO0.00.3
Be it further ordained, etc. That all
applications for license for tile above
described business shall he made In
strict comaliance with the statute of
the State of Louisiana, under the Act
known as The Shattuck Law, and not
otherwise.
Be IL further ordained, etc, That this
ordinance shall not apply TO the sale by
druggist of tinctures or drug com
pounds in Incorporation Of which
liquors or Intoxicating beverages
are used and sold on the prescription
of q physician or otherwise, and which
tinctures and compounds are not intox-
lcatIng preparations in theevasion of
this ordinance.
Be 1T further ordained, etc, That no
half license shall be issued under this
ordinance upou the full payment Of the
! years license herein provided for
Be 1t further ordained, etc, That all
persons, corporations o otherwise, who
shall obtain a license to conduct the
above described business, shall comply
strictly with all the provisions of the
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