St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23
Ordinances Town Of Melville

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Town Of Melville, La, for d
year 1917, by levying an annual
tax upon allproperty situated in
the corporate limits of the said
town not exempt from taxation
under the laws and constitution
of the state, for the 1917, and pro-
yiding for the enforced collection
of the same; and to provide for
the payment of electric light
bonds maturing during the year
1918 and the interest on bonds
during. said year, by leyying a
special tax for the year 1917 up-
on all property situated IN the
corporate limits Of the said town
not exempt from taxation, ana
providing the manner OF enforc-
ing collection of same.
Section BE it Ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Alederment of
the Town OF Melville, La, That Tor
the year 1917 there is hereby levied
a tax of ten mills on the dollars OF
the assessed valuation OF all prop
erty situated within the corporate
limits of the said town, except such
as is exempt from taxation under the
constitution and existing laws OF the
state.
Section BE it further Ordained,
etc, That there is hereby levied on
all property in the said town OF Mel
Vile, La, subject to taxation by the
said town a special tax of eight mills
on the dollar Of the assessed value Tor
the year 1917 for the purpose of pay
ing principal and sinterest OF h
electric light bonds maturing during
the year of 1918.
Section BE it further ordained
etc., That said special tax, when col
lected, shall be applied first to the
payment of principal and interest CT
said bonds maturing during h year
1918, and any sum remaining shall
constitute a sinking fund and be held
separate and apart from all other
funds of the said town for the pur-
pose of paving principal and interest
Of bonds thereafter maturing.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc. That the taxes hereby levied
shall be due and payable at the office
of the town tax-collector as soon us
the tax roll of said town shall have
been completed and filed in the office
of said town tax-collector and after
this ordinance shall become effective.
Section 5.-Be it further ordained,
etc, That neforced collection OF taxes
due upon movable or immovable prop
erty- shall be made before the time or
date set apart for the forcible col
lection of state taxes.
Section 6.-Be it further ordained,
etc, That 1t shall be the duty Of the
town tax-colIector to receive II col
ieet the taxes, interest, penalties n
costs due thereon to said town within
sch time and in such manne. as is
provided by the existing state laws
for the collection of taxes dae tie
state of Louisiana, and is provided
for in the charter of this town. That
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances, or parts OF
ordinances, in conflict herewith, or
inconsistent to this ordinance, be n
the same are hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed, in regular
session convened, on this, the 9Th day,
OF December, A. D., 1916.
Attest:
J. H. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.
G. w. STONE, Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. So
An ordinance to license the business
of conducting a bar-room, cabaret,
coffee house or other place where
alcoholic or intoxicating liquors
or medicinal preparations Of any
kind, sold directly or less than
five gallons.
Section l. - Be it ordained,
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the Town of Melville, La, in reg
ular session convened, That every
person or persons or otherwise who
shall engage in the business of con-
Quoting a bar-room, cabaret, coffee
houses or other places where alco-
holic or intoxicating liquors or me-
dicinal preparations of any kind sold
directly or indirectly of less than five
gallons, the minimum license for the
year 1917, and each subsequent year
thereafter, unless otherwise changed,
shall be eight hundred dollars f$800j.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc., That all applications for licenses
for the above business shall be made
in strict compliance with the statute
of the state of Louisiana under the
act known as the Gay-Shattuck act,
and not otherwise.
Section BE it further ordained.
etc, That no halflicense be issued
under this ordinance unless upon the
full payment of the ful-year's license
herein provided for.
Section 4.-Be it further ordained,
etc, That all persons or otherwise
who shall obtain a license to conduct
the. above described business shall
comply strictly with all the provisions
of the Gay-Shattuck law nov in
seribed upon the Revised Statutes OF
the state of Louisiana, and not other
wise.
Section 5.-Be it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed
and that this ordinance shall take
effect from and after December 81,
1916.
Thus done and passed in regular
session convened, on this 9Th day OF
December, A. D.. 1916.
Attest:
i. n. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.
c. w. STONE, Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. so.
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of Towa Licenses.
Section 1.-Be it ordained by the
and Beard of Aldermen of the
Town OF Melville. La, in regular SEES
sion convened. That the license laws
of the state of louisiana now In