The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-12-13
TOWN COUNCIL.

he following mem bers present: Messrs. j. ii.
Duchamp, j. 5. Martin Il. j. Guirard and l.. j..
Duchamp. Absent Mr.. z. j. GARY.
The Mayor explained to the members the OBJ
ect of the meeting was called for the purpose oil
adopting the Budget for the Year 1914 and for
liking the different Licenses for said year.
On motion Of }. IL. Duchamp, duly secon- |
ded by L.. j. Duchamp, and unanimously
carried, the budget Tor the year 1914, rs formu-
lated and duly published during the time, ami
as required by law in the Official Journal of the
Town oil Ut. MarINvIlle, Louisiana, the Weekly
Messenger, DC and Is hereby adopted as "a whole.
On motion of j. IA. Duchamp, seconded by
L.. j. Ducnamp. and uEaNImously carried, the
following Ordinance was unanimously adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy and impose, and collect, and enforce
the payment of d ten mills tax On all assessa-
Die property, movable anu lmmovable, situated
IN the IorporauoN of the Town VI St. Martin
vIle Louisiana, Tor the Year 1914; SAID tax to he
used Tor the expenses vi the SAID Town as car
ried On the budget duly adopted and published
as The law requires.
BE II ordained by the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil ci the Town of 81. MartlnvllIe, Louisiana,
III special session convened that there De AMI lie
here Dy levied and imposeu lax of ten mills
On every dollar vi the assessed valuation on all
the as-essaDie property, movable and lmmo-
vaDle, real and personal, situated IN the Town
OF ot. MartInvIiIe, Louisiana, Tor the year 1874.
to be assessed levied and collected IN the man
her prescribed Dy the Constltu ION vi the Slate
OF Louisiana, the laws vi tins State, and the
A. lr,liu nf Du
relative thereto; the proceeds vi said TAX to he
used tor the regular expenses of said muNlcipa-
| hty and to carry out the items carried ON the
| budget for the year 1914, as adopted.
Voting for }. Ill. DuchaInp, }. ). Martin, l.. j..
| DuchaInp and Ii. j. Uuirard.
| against: Nome.
| Approved:
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
hIDNEY l.. DELAHoUssAYE, Secretary.
| On motion ot j. II. Duchamp, duly seconded
| by l.. J. DuchaInp, the following Ordinance
was put to a vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
| 10 Levy, collect ami enforce payment of a Lii
cense lax for a period Of twelve months begin
| ing January LIST 1914, upon each persoD, asso-
citation of persons, or business nrms, and Cor
|
liun calling or business subject To Licenses un-
der Articles ~ o1 the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana. and prescribing the mode and
method III which certain persons, association
ui persons, OF business firms, and Corporations
subject 10 sand ACCUSES shall make report vi
| their business
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of the Town of ST. MartInviile
state of Louisiana, in special session conven
ed, that i'll accordance with Act Ill OF 1885. and
Act 2lo Of 1910 and Article ~ of the Contitu
tlon vi the state Louisiana and III accordance
with the provisions of the harteI
LOT the Town Of St. NJ art Il
vile, La, and other laws ON the same subject
matter ot the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, be and is hereby levied "a License TAI
for period of Twelve months, beginning Jan
uary LIST 1874 To December 3lst 1914, inclusive
upon any person, association of persons firms
and Corporations pursuing any trade, probes
sion. vocation, calling or business subject t,
licenses under Article 22g of said Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana.
Section III. BE it further ordained etc: Tha
Oh the first day of January A. ID. 1914, the TAI
Collector OF the Town of st. Martinviile, shall
begin To collect and shall collect as last az posi-
bic from each of the persons, or business firms
association of persons, and Corporations pur
suing within the limits of the Corporation o
of St. Martinville, Louisiana, an,
trade, profession, vocation, calling or business
Il License Tax as hereinafter graduated for tn,
twelve months, beginning January LIST 1914. Al
Licenses shall be due and collectable during tn,
first " months of each year, and all unpaid Lii
censes shall become delinquent on the nrst ia!
of the month of March 1914, and all firms, per
SONS or corporations who com mence business
after that date shall become delinquent unless
the License is paid within ten days.
Section Ill. 5e it further Ordained etc: Tina
the said License lax Tor all kinds of business
hereinafter named, except as afterwards provi
ded, shall be graduated and classified as follows
BANKS.
That for each business carrying on Bank
Banking Company, Association, Corporation o
Agency, the License shall be based on the de
clared or nominal Capital and surplus, fol
lows to-wit:
When the said declared or nominal capital ant
surplu, is fifty thousand OF more, and unde
One hundrd thousand Dollars, the License shall
be 5000.
When the said declared or nominal. capital ant
surplus is SJO.UOO or less the License shall b,
$4,000
The said declared or nominal Capital and Sur
plus, as provided in this Section, shall be as
certained and based upon the annual statement
made i'll pursuance of existing laws.
WHOLESALE NERO ANTILE BUSINESS.
That for every wholesale mercantile business
whether Principal, agent, or commission. by
auction, representing the foreign merchants OF
otherwise, the License shall be based ON the