The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-12-02
AN ORDINANCE.

To Levy and impose, and collect, and enforce
the payment of Il ten mills tax on all assessable
property, movable and immovable, situated in
the Corporation of the Town of st. Martinviile.
Louisiana. for the year 1877; said tax to be used
for the Expenses of said Town, ~ carried ON the
Budget duly adopted and published a. the law
requires.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of st. MartinvIlle. Louisi-
ana. in regular session convened that there be
and is hereby levied and imposed tax of ten
mills ON every dollar OF the assessed valuation
on all the assessable property, movable and i'm
movable, real and personal. situated in the town
of st. Martinville. Louisiana, for the year 1917,
to be assessed, levied and collected III the man
ner prescribed 10y the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, the laws of this State. and the
Charter and Ordinances OF this Corporation re-
lative thereto; the proceeds of said tax to be
used for the regular expenses of said municipal
lity aud to carry OU11he items as carried Oh the
budget for the year 1917 as adopted.
Voting for W. J. Bienvenu, Il. Guirard.
L. Il. Fournet.
Against None.
Approved:
j. ii. DUcHAMP. Mayor Protein.
SIENEY r. DELAHoUssAE, Secretary
On motion of Il. }. Guirard, duly seconded
by w. J. Bienvenu, the following Ordinance Sas
put To "A vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment of Lii.
ceuse Tax for period of twelve months begin.
ming January let 1871, upon each person, asso
citation of persons. business firms, and Cor
porations, pursuing any trade, profession. voc;.
ton, calling or business subject To Licenses un
der Articles 30 of the Constitution the Stat,
of Louisiana, and prescribing tho mode anc
method in which certain persons, association
of persons or business firms, and Corporation,
subject To said Licenses shall make report o
their business.
Sec. /. BE il ordained 10y the Mayor an,
Town Council of the Town of st. Martin lille
State of Louisiana, i'll regular session convened
that in accordanc. with Act III of ISIS. an,
Act 2ls Of 1910 and Article - of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana aud in accurdanc
with the provisions of the Charter of the Tow
of ST. Martinville. La. and other laws CD ia
same subject matter of the Constitution of Ia
State Of Louisiana, be and is hereby levied
License Tax for period of Twelve months be
ginning January LIST l9l' To December 3lst 1871
inclusive, upon any person, association of pei
sons, firms. and Corporations pursuing an
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bushes
subject to licenses under Article 22g of said Con
etitution of the State of Louisiana.
Sec Ii. Be it further ordained etc: That q
the first day of January A. ID. 1917, the Tax Go
lector of the Town of st. Martinville. shall b.
gin to collect and shall collect rs fast as poss
BILE from each of the persons, or business firm
association of persons, and Corporations pu
suing within the limits of the Corporation
st. Martinville. La. any trade, profession. cal
ing OF business, a License Tax IS herein gradui
ted for the twelve months. beginning JanuaI
Let 1911. All Licenses shall be due and collec
able during the first (2) months of eacl yea
and all unpaid Licenses shall become dslinquer
on the first day Of the month Of March lql7, an