The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-12-20
TOWN COUNCIL.

he following menDere pIeeout' NAoooho' " -
)uchamp, j. s. Martin Il. j. Guirard and l.. >.
Duchamp. Absent: Mr.. p. j. Gary.
The Mayor explained to the members the OBJ |
ect of the meeting was called for the purpose o.
adopting the Budget for the year 1914 and for
ixing the different Licenses for said year.
On motion of j. IL. Duchamp, duly secon-
led by l.. j. Duchamp, and UNANIMOUSLY
carried, the Budget tor the year IVA, rs formu-
lated and duly published during the time. and
As required by law in the Official Journal Of the
Town of ot. MartiNville, Louisiana, the Weekly
DO and is hereby adopted as a whoie'
On motion of j. II. Duchamp, seconded by
L.. j. Duchamp. and unanimously carried, the
following Ordinance was unanimously adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy and impose, and collect, and enforce
the payment of u ten mills tax On ali assesss-
bic property, movable and immoSabie, situated
IN the Corporation vi the Town Ut 81. Martini
vIlle. louisiana tor the year 1914 said TAX u IN
used for the EXPENSES of the said Town, rs car
rled ON the Budget duly adopted and published
as the law requires.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil CT the Town OF st. Martlnville, Louisiana,
III special SESSION convened that there be and 10
here by levied and Imposed lax vi ten mile
On every dollar vi the assessed VALUATION on all
the assessable property, movable and immo-
yable, real and personal, situated in the Town
of 81. Martinvilie, Louisiana, Tor the year lSl4,
to be assessed, levied and collected in the msn-
uer prescribed by. the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana, the laws of this State, and the
| Id; ~ this (,nrpnraflnn
relative thereto; the proceeds of said TAX to be
used tor the regular expenses OF said muNicipa-
ity and to carry out the items as carried ON the
budget for the year Iyl4, as adopted.
Voting for j. Ii. Duchamp, j. 3. Martin, l.. j
Duchamp and Il. j. Guirard.
Against: None.
ApproVed:
ALBERT BIENvENU. Mayor.
SIDNEY b. DELAHoUssAYE, Secretary
On motion of J. Ii. Duchamp, duly seconded
by l.. }. Duchamp, the following Ordinance
was put to vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment OF . La
cense lax for period Of twelve months begin
| ing January LIST 1914, upon each person, 1850
| citation Of persons, or business hrms, and Cor
| porations, pursuing any trade, profession, voca
ZION, calling or business subject to Licenses IN
der Articles 229 of the Constitution Of the Stat
of Louisiana. and prescribing the mode ant
method in which certain persons, association
\ of persons, or business trims, and Corporation
subject u said Licenses shall make report o
| their business
Section L. Be it ordained by the Mayor an,
Town Council of the Town of st. Martinville
State of Louisiana, in special session cOnven
ed, that in accordance with Act Ill Of lSvs. an
Act 2ls of 1910 and Article ~ of the Contitu
ton of the state Louisiana and in accordanc
with the provisions of the Charts
Iof the Town of St. Martin
vile, La, and other laws on the same subjec
matter of the Constitution of the State o
Louisiana, be and is hereby levied License Ia
for a period of Twelve months, beginning Jan
uary LIST 1914 to December Slst 1914, inclusive
upon any person, association of persons frmi
and Corporations pursuing any trade, profes
sion. vocation. calling or business subject
of the State of Louisiana.
Section ii. Be it further ordained etc: Thu
ON the first day of January A. ID. 1914. the Ia
Collector of the Town Of st. Martinville, sha
begin to collect and shall collect as fast as poss
BILE from each of the persons, or business hrmI
association of persons. and Corporations pul
suing within the limits of the Corporation {
of St. Martinville, Louisiana, an
trade. profession, vocation, calling or business
License Tax as hereinafter graduated for th
twelve months, beginning January LIST 1914. A
Licenses shall be due and collectable during th
first (2) months of each year, and all unpaid l.
censes shall become delinquent on the first ds
of the month of March 1914. and all firms, Pc
sons or corporations who com mence bushes
after that date shall become delinquent unle,
the License is paid within ten days.
Section I'LL. Be it further Ordained etc: Tn,
the said License Tax for all kinds of buslnel
hereinafter named. except as afterwards prov
ded, shall be graduated and classified as follow
BANKS.
That for each business carrying on Banl
Banking Company, Association, Corporation
Agency, the License shall be based ON the
clared or nominal Capital and surplus. as 70
lows to-wit:
When the said declared or nominal, capital an
surplus is fifty thousand or more. and und
One hundrd thousand Dollars, the License shs
be $500.
When the said declared or nominal, capital ar
surplus is $4,000 OF less the License shall
$4,000
The said declared or nominal Capital and Su
plus, as provided in this Section, shall be a
certained and based upon the annual statemeI
made in pursuance Of existing laws.
III WHOLESALE MERCANTILE BUSINESS.