St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-03

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Signed by
II. S. JOSEPH,
E. G. RICHARD
C. w. STONE,
Committee.
It was moved by C. B. Mcneil
and seconded by J.. L. Leblanc
and carried, That the budget be
adopted.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. is OF 1911.
To provide an annual revenae for the
Town of Melville, La, by levying
IN annual tax upon all property
situated within the corporate limits
of the said town no exempt from
taxation under the laws n Con
stitution of the State, and providing
the name of enforcing same.
Section /. Be it ordained by t
| Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
town of Melville, La. That for the year
1912 there is hereby levied q tax of ten
mills 110) on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all property situated with
in the corporate limits OF the town, ex-
cept such as is exempt from taxation
under the constitution and existing
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 al the tax
roll Of said city shall have been com
pleted and filed in the office Of said city
tax collector, and after this ordinance
shall become effective.
Section 3. Be itf g r ordained,
etc, That no forced collection of taxes
due upon movable or immovable prop
erty shall be made before the time on
date set apart for the forcible collec-
ton of State taxes.
Section 4. B itfurther ordained,
etc, That 1t shall be the duty of the
City Tax Collector tt receive and col
lect the taxes, interest, penaltiec, and
Ecosts due thereon to the said city,
within such time and in such manner
as 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 5. Be itfnrther ordained ETC.,
That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after it's PRONUNCIATION,
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That ali ordinances or parts OF or
dfnances in conflict herewith, or In
consistent to this ordinance, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in special sses-
sion convened on this ninth day Of
| December 1911, "A. D..
LESTER j. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Attest: Ell. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Moved by HIS. Joseph, seconded and
carried, That Ordinance No. Is now
pass. On call Of the roll the following
vote was taken:
Y cas-: a. S. Joseph, @. w. Stone,
g. Mcneil, p. G. Richard, and ] +. Lee
| Blanc.
Nays: None.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE NO. is.
To license the business of conducting a
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 prepara
tons Of any kind sold directly or
indirectly, In quantities Of less than
five gallons.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the town of Mel.
vile, La, in special session convened;
That every person. or persons cOT9or-
alton or corporations or otherwise who
shall engage in the business Of conduct
ing a barroom, earbaret, coffee house
cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden or other place where spirs
itotls, vinous or malt liquors, or intox-
icating beverages, bitters or medicinal
preparations OF any kind, directly or
Indirectly, are sold in less quantities
than five gallons the license for the
year eft 1911, and each subsequent year
thereafter, unless otherwise changed,
shall beOne Thousand Dollars l$I0D0.08.1
Be it further ordained, etc., That all
applications for license for the above
described business shall be made IN
strict cof1alianee with the statute or
the State OF Louisiana, under the Act
known as the Shattnck Law, and not
otherwise.
Be il further ordained. etc, That this
ordinance shall not apply to the sale BY
druggist of tfnctures or drug & b M
pounds in Incorporation ofswhich
such liquors or intoxicating beverages
are used n sold on the prescription
Of physician II otherwise, and which
tinctuTes and compounds are notintox-
Icating preparations in the evasion Of
this ordinance.
Be 1T further ordained, etc, That no
half license shall be issued under this
ordinance upoa the full payment Of the
Bel further ordained, etc, That all
persons, corporationsor otherwise, who
shall obtain d license to conduct the
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