St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-26
Council Proceedings
Opelousas, La, Dec. 8th, 1914.

to adjournment. TTeSGul, E. L. LoSDJ
mayor, presiding; Aldermen, Gosselin,
Fields, Daniel, Sicily and Eastman.
A quorum being present the meeting
was called to order.
AN ORDINANCE.
Number Fourteen of Nineteen Hundred
and Fourteen.
To provide an annualrevenue for the
civ OF Opelousas, La, by levying an
annual tax upon all the property situat-
ed within the Corporate limits OF the
said CITY, not exempt from taxation un-
der the laws and constitution OF the
state of Louisiana, and providing the
manner of enforcing the payment of
same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF the
city Of Opelousas, La, That for the
wear 1915 there is hereby levied a tax
of ten (10l mills on the dollar OF the as
sessed valuation of all the property
situated within the corporate limits of
the city of Opelousas, La, except such
as is exempt from taxation under the
constitution and laws of the state, three
81 mills of the aforesaid tax being
hereby dedicated to the payment of the
Street Improvement Bond Issue by the
city of Opelousas, and payable out of
the taxes of said city of the year 1915.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That said taxes shall be due and
collectable in accordance with the Con-
s~titution and Laws Of this state and
particularly Act 1856 of 1898 and laws
amendatory thereto.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That this ordinance shall take eff
feet from and after its publication in
the Official Journal.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances or parts OF or
dinances in conflict herewith or con-
trary hereto, be and the same are here
by repealed.
Mayor.
Attest: City Clerk.
The above ordinance after having
been read section by section and adopt
ed in a like manner, was adopted as a
whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Daniel, Sicily
and Eastman. Nays: None.
Adopted December 9Th, 1914.
AN ORDINANCE.
Number Fifteen of 1914.
Providing for the levying of a license
tax upon all persons, association OF
persons, firms or corporations, conduct
ing the business of retail liquor dealers,
within the Corporate Limits OF the city
of Opelousas, La, for the year 1913,
grading same, and providing penalties
for the violation hereof.
Section l.. Be it ordained by the May
or and Board of Aldermen of the city
of Opelousas, La, That there shall be,
and there is hereby levied upon all
persons, firms, corporations or associa-
ton of persons, engaged in the retail
liquor business for the year, 1915, the
following license to-wit:
"Class ga" When the gross annual
receipts of said business shall be One
Hundred Thousand Dollars and over
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars the an
nual license shall be Three Thousand
Dollars.
"Class 3D." When the gross annual
receipts are Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars and more than Forty Thousand
Dollars the annual license shall be Two
Thousand Dollars.
GLASS &C" When the gross an
nuaI receipts are less than Forty Thou
sand Dollars the annual license shall
be Eight Hundred Dollars, provided
that no license shall be issued under
der this ordinance for less than Eight
Hundred dollars, except as provided
for by existing State Laws TO dealers IN
malt and vinous liquors.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances Dr. parts OF or
dinances in conflict herewith, n con-
trary hereto, be and the same are here
by repealed.
-.---..--.- Mayor.
Attest: City Clerk.
The above ordinance after having
been read section by section and adopt
ed in a like manner, was adopted as a
whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Daniel, Sicily
and Eastman. Nays None.
Adopted December 8th, 1914.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE.
Ordinance Number Is of 1914.
To levy a special assessment on the
property abutting the west side OF King
street between South street and Madi-
son street, the North side of Laurent
street between Union street and Acad-
envy street, of the City of Opelousas, La.
for the purpose OF defrayIngy
the cost of Constructing sidewalks.
eurbing and appurtenances
on said streets, under contract by the
mayor of the City of 0pelousas, La,
with DeJersey & Naff, Contractors,
of date Aug. 4th, 1914, and to
prorate the cost of construction Of said
sidewalks, curbing and appurtenances
between the abutting propertyoWners,
and to provide the manner of enforc-
ing the paymentof said special assess
ment and authorizing the Mayor of said.
City of Opelousas, La, to issue CertlfI-
Gates of Indebtedness covering the de-
ferred payments due by the respective
property owners on account of the con-
struction of the said sidewalks, curling
and appurtenances.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen OF the
City of Opelousas, La, in regular ses-
sion convened that the Special Assess
ment be and the same is hereby levied
upon the following described property
in the manner set forth after the de-
scription of each separate piece OF prop
erty, for the purpose OF ~defrayIng the
cost Of construction of the sidewalks,
.curbing and appurtenanees, abutting
said property under contract en-
tered into by the Mayor of the City OF
Opelousas, La, with DeJersey & Naff,
on Aug. 4th, 1914, to-wit:
MRS. c. NJ. THOMPSON:
S1.3 feet front on the west side of
King street and bounded as follows: