The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-12-11
TOWN COUNCIL.

Hail at 81. Marlinvllle, La, this 2nd
uay vi Nov. "A. ID. 1919.
HUu. Avert Bienycuu, Mayor presld-
Ing anu Tie following members present:
Mesors. Il. j. GuIaru, j. Ii. Duchamp, ".
j. Blenyenu, A. Z. uauthier.
Absent: Mr.. r. r. tUuInet.
On motion of }. ii. Duchamp, duly seconded
by ". }. bienyenu, and unanimously carried,
lne Budget Tor the Year 1910. al formulated ana
duly published during time, and as required by
law ia the UnicIaI journal oI the Town vi 81.
MartinvIile, LOUISIANA, Ihe Weekly Messenger,
lie and lie hereby adopted as IA whole.
On motion oi j . IA. Duchanp, seconded by
". ). bIenveuu, anu unanimously carried, the
following ordinance was unanimously adopted.
AN ORDINANCE:
10 Levy anu impose anu collect, aud Ell force
the PAY nients oi leu mills TAX all assessa-
bic property, movable and immovable, situated
IN the Corporation OF the i own of st. Martin
yiiie louisiana ior the year 1916; sand tax To lie
USED ivr the expense oil the sand Town car
RED Oh the budget duly adopted aud published
the law requires.
eli OF the Town OIL ST. MartInvIile, Louisiana,
IN regular session convened that there be and 10
hereby levied and imposed lax of ten mills
un every dollar vi the assessed valuation on all
the issesssble property, movable and immosa-
bie, real and personal, situated IN the Town of
st. aiartInvIIIe, Louisiana for the year 1916, to
lie assessed, levied aud collected Ill the manner
prescribed by the Constitution Ut the State of
Louisiana, tho laws OF this State, and the Char
ter and Ordinances oil this corporation relative
thereto; the proceeds of said tax To he used ior
the regular EXPENSES of said municipality and
to carry cut the Items rs carried On the budget
Tor the year 1916, adopted.
Voting for j. h. Duchamp, w. j. Bienyenu,
X. }. 0uIrard, A. 1. GauthIer.
Against: None.
Approved
ALBEIT BIENvENU, Mayor.
.IDNEY A.. DELAHoUssAYE, Secretary.
On motion of j. IL. Duchamp. duly seconded
by W. }. Bienvenu. the following ordinance
was put To d vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy collect and enforce pay ment Of Lii
cense 4 AK for IA period vi twelve months begin
ming January /, 1916, upoa each person, asso-
citation OF persons, or business hrms, and cor
porations, pursuing any trade. profession, voca
p ton, calling business subject To License un-
der Article 22y of the Constltion OF the State of
Louisiana. and prescribing the mode and
method in which certain persons. association
Of persons. or business firms, and corporations
subject To said Licenses shall make report Of
their business.
Sec. 4. be il ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of the Town of st. Martinville,
State of Louisiana in special session convened,
that in accordance with Act III of 1875, aud Act
2Is of 1910 and Article 2g of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana and in accordance with
the provisions of the Charter of the Town Of
st, Martinville, La. and other laws On the same
subject matter of the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana. he and is hereby levied a License
Tax for period of Twelve months, beginning
January /, 1916, inclusive, upon any person, as
sociation of persons. firms and corporations
pursuing any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing or business subject to licenses under Arti-
Gle 22g Of said Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana.
Sec Ill. Be it further ordained etc: That on
the first day of January A. ID. 1916 the Tax Col
lector of the Town of st. Martinville, shall be-
gin to collect and shall collect as fast posi-
BILE from each of the persons, or business firms.
association of persons, and corporations pur-
suing within the limits of the Corporation of
st. Martinville. La, any trade, profession, voca
ton, 5alling or business a License Tax AZ here
matter graduated for the twelve months. begin
ming January L., 1916. All Licenses shall be
done and collectable during the first % months
Of each year. and all unpaid Licenses shall be-
come delinquent the first day of the month
of March 1915. and all firms, persons OF corpor.
porations who commence business after that
date shall become delinquent unless the License
is paid within ten days.
Sec. Ill. Be it further Ordained etc: That
the said License Tax for all kinds of business
hereinafter named. except as afterwards pro,i-
ded. shall be graduated and classified az follows
BANKS
That for each business carrying ON a Bank.
Banking company. Association. Corporation or
Agency. the License shall he based ON the de-
cared or dominal Capital and surplus, as fol-
lows to-wit:
When the said declared or nominal capital
and surplus is fifty thousand or more, and un-
der One hundred thousand dollars. the License
shall be $500.
When the said declared or nominal capital
and surplus is 5000 or less the License shall
be 5000.
The said declared or nominal Capital and sur
plus, MS provided in this Section, shall be as-
certainsd and based upon the annual statement
made in pursuance of existing laws.
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