The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-12-27
TOWN COUNCIL.

Hon. Albert BlenVenu, Mayor presiuius anu
the following members present: Messrs. j. IL.
Duchamp, j. S. Martin Il. j. Guirard and l.. j.
Duchamp. Absent Mr.. L. j. Gary.
The Mayor explained to the members the OBJ
Jet OF the meeting called for the purpose OF
adopting the Budget for the year 1914 and for
nxing the different licenses for said year.
On motion of J. ii. Duchamp, duly secon-
God by l.. j. Duchamp, and unanimously
carried, the budget Tor the year 1914, as fOrmu-
lated ana duly published during the time, and
a. required by law in the Official Journal of the
lOwN OF Ut. MartiNyille, LOUISIANA, the Weekly
A.esseNger, De and is hereby adopted as whole.
UN motion oil j. III. Duchamp, seconded by
IL. j. Duchamp, and unanimously carried, the
following Ordinance was unanimously adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy and impose, and collect, and enforce
the pay ment of u ten mills TAX On all assessa-
b.e property, movable AMI Immovabie, situated
IN the Corporation OF the Town or 81. Martin
vIe, LOUISIANA, 1Or the year lSI4; said TAX to be
useu tor the expenses o1 the sand Town dc car
red On The 5uugeI duly adopted ana published
az tAe law requires.
IJo IL ordained by the Mayor and Town Coun-
ca the Town of St. MartInvIlle, Louisiana,
III special session convened that there he and is
here b! levied and imposeu lax OF ten mills
| On esery dollar oil the assessed valuation Oh ali
the lssessaDie property, movable and iInmo-
yaJie. real ana personal, situated III the Town
OF 81. AarunyIie, louisiana, Tor the Year 1914,
10 he ASSESSED, levied anu collected III the mau-
| Ler prescribed ny the ConstItu. ION ot the State
VI Louisiana, the laws ot lhIs state, and the
| 4 A.
| relative thereto; the proceeds vi said tax TO be
| useu Tor the regular expenses of said muNlcipa-
| Ity and TO carry out the Items carried ON the
budget for the year Isli, as adopted.
soung Tor j. II. Duchanp, J. >. Martin, l.. J.
| Duchamp and X. }. uuirard.
| against: None.
| ApprUNeu:
| ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
Sidney h. DELAHoUssAYE. Secretary
| On motion OF J. ii. Duchamp, duly seconded
| by l.. J. Duchamp, the following Ordinance
was pat to d vote and unanimously adopted:
| AN ORDINANCE.
| To Levy, collect and enforce payment of Lii
cense lax for perlou of twelve months begin
ING January LIST 1914. upon each person, asso-
citation vi persons, OF business hrms, and Cor
|
IOu, calling or business subject To Licenses un-
der Articles ~ of the Constitution OF the state
| vi Louisiana, and prescribing the mode and
] method "a which certain persons, association
| oI persons, or business hrms, anu Corporations
sdDyect to saiu Licenses shall make report OF
| theIr business
Section L. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
| Town Council of the TOWN of st. MartInville,
State OF Louisiana, in special session conven-
| ed, that il accordance with Act III OF 1898, and
Act rs of 1910 ana Article ~ of the Contitu-
| Lon OF the state Louisiana and in accordance
win the provisions of the Charter
Iof the Town of St. MART n =
| sille La, and other laws on the same subject
matter Ot the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, be and Is hereby levied License Tax
lor period of Twelve months, beginning JAN
uary LIST 1914 to December 5Ist 1914 inclusive,
| upon any person, association of persons firms,
anu Corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business subject to
licenses under Article 229 of said Constitution
| Of the State OF Louisiana.
Section III. BE it further ordained etc: That
Oh the first day of January A. ID. 1914, the Tax
| Collector of the Town of st. Martinville, shall
begin 10 collect and shall collect fast as posi-
bic from each OF the persons, or business firms,
! association of persons, and Corporations pur-
suing within the limits of the Corporation of
Of st. Aartinville, Louisiana, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or business.
| d License Tax as hereinafter graduated for the
twelve months, beginning January LIST 1914. All
Licenses shall be due and coliectable during the
first ~ months of each year, and ali unpaid Lii
censee,shall become delinquent on the nrst day
of the month of March 1914, and all firms, per-
sons OF corporations who com mence business
after that date shall become delinquent unless
! the License is paid within ten days.
Section III. BE il further Ordained etc: That
the said License Tax for AL kinds of business
hereinafter named, except as afterwards provi-
ded, shall be graduated and classified as follows:
BANKS.
That for each business carrying on a Bank,
banking Company, Association, Corporation or
Agency, the License shall be based on the de-
lr.ared or nominal Capital and surplus. as fol-
lows to-wit:
When the said declared nominal. capital and
surplus is fifty thousand or more, and under
One hundrd thousand Dollars, the License shall
be- 5000.
When the said declared or nominal, capital and
-urplns il $4,000 or less the License shall be
5000.
The said declared OF nominal Capital and Sur
plus, provided in this Section, shall be as
certaiued and based upon the annual statement
made in pursuance of existing laws.
WHOLESALE MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
- Ill, L.
whether as Principal, agent, or commission, by |
auction, representing the foreign merchants or |
otherwise, the License shall be based on the |