The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-11-27
TOWN COUNCIL.

or aud Town Council held d. the Town
Hall al st. MartInyllie, La, this 2ud
day vi Nov. A. ID. 1910.
lion. Albert Biouyenu, Mayor presld-
Inv anu The following memUers present:
Messrs. K. j. GuIaru. j. ii. Ducnamp, ".
j. Bienvenu, A. L. Uauthler.
Absent: Mr.. +. r. tvurnet.
On MOTION of j. H. Duchamp. duly seconded
by W.. j. bleuyenu, and unanimously carried,
The Budget Tor the Year 1915, as formulated and
duly published during time, and as required 10y
law IN Ia, Unlcial journal oI the Town vi 81.
MartluyIlle, Louisiana, Ihe Weekly Messenger,
be and 10 hereby adopted As "a whole.
On motion vi j . III. Duchamp, seconded by
W.. Bienveuu, and unanimously carried, the
following Ordinance was unanimously adopted.
AN ORDINANCE:
To Levy and impose. aud collect, and enforce
TIM. pa,meuts vi "a teu mills tax all assessa-
bl. property movable and immovabls, situated
:, thu Iorporation OF the Town OF st. Martin
vile. Louisiana the year 1916; said tax To he
u...i far the expense of the said Town car
riec ON the Budget duly adopted and published
as the law requires
he il ordained by the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of the Town of st. MartInville, Louisiana,
i, ra,,,lar session convened that there be and IL
hereby levied aud imposed lax ot ten mills
ON every dollar of the assessed valuation on all
the assessabe property, movable and immo'a-
BILE, real and personal. situated IN the Town OF
st. Martinville, Louisiana, for the year 1910, To
he assessed, levied and collected III the manner
prescribed by the Constitution of the State ot
Louisiana the laws OF this State, and the CHAR
ter and Ordinances of this Corporation relative
thereto: the proceeds of said tax to DO used Tor
the regular expenses of said municipality anu
To carry out the items as carried on the budget
for the year 1916, AS adopted
Voting for J. Ii. Duchamp. W. j. Bienvenu,
RI. Guirard, A. Z. Gauthier.
Against: None.
Approved:
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
sIDNEY +. RELATIONSHIPS, Secretary.
On motion Of j. II. Duchamp, duly seconded
by w. j. Bienvenu, the following Ordinance
WAS nut To a vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment of a Lii
ceuss Tax for period of Twelve months begin
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citation of persons, OF business firms, and cor
porations, pursuing any trade. profession, voci
ton, calling OF business subject to License uh
der Article g2y of the Constition OF the State o
Louisiana. and prescribing the mode ant
method in which certain persons. association
of persons. or business firms, and corporation
subject to said Licenses shall make report o
their business.
Nee. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor an'
Town Council of the Town of st. Marunviiie
State of Louisiana, in special session convened
that in accordance with Act III of ioso, and Ac
2ls of 1910 and Article 229 Of the Constitution U
the State of Louisiana and in accordance witt
the provisions of the Charter of the Town q
st. Martinville. La, and other laws on the sari
subject matter of the Constitution OF the Stat
of Louisiana. be and is hereby levied Licens
Tax for a period of Twelve months, beginnin
January 1, 1916, inclusive, upon any person. at
sociation of persons, firms and corporation
pursuing any trade. profession, vocation, call
ing or business subject To licenses under Art
Gle 22g Of said Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana.
Sec. ii. Be il further ordained etc: That o
the first day of January A. ID. 1916 the Tax Co
gin to collect and shall collect as fast a. poss
BILE from each of the persons, or business hrm
association of persons, and corporations pu
suing within the limits Of the Corporation {
st. Martinville. La, any trade, profession, voc
ton. sailing or business, License Tax ar herr
matter graduated for the twelve months, begiI
ming January L., 1916. All Licenses shall
done and collectable during the first % month
of each year. and all unpaid Licenses shall b.
come delinquent the first day of the mont
of March 1916. and all firms, persons OF cUrpo
porations who commence business after tn
date shall become delinquent unless the Licen
is paid within ten days.
Sec. Ill. BE it further Ordained etc: Tn
the said License Tax for all kinds of busine
hereinafter named. except as afterwards proc
ded, shall be graduated aud classified as folloy
BANKS.
That for each business carrying on a Ban
Banking company, Association. Corporation
Agency, the License shall be based ON the d
clared or dominal Capital and surplus. az {,
lows to-wit:
When the said declared or nominal, capt
and surplus is fifty thousand or more, and u
der One hundred Thousand dollars, the Licen
shall be $3.50.
When the said declared or nominal. capl
and surplus is 5000 or less the License sh
be 5000.
The said declared or nominal Capital and :,
plus, as provided in this Section, shall be
certainsd and based upon the annual stateme
made in pursuance of existing laws.
WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE BUSINESS
That for every wholesale mercantile busine