The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-11-18
AN ORDINANCE.

To Levy and impose. and collect. and enforce
the payment of ten mills tax on all assessable
property, movable and mmovable. situated in
the Corporation of the Town of St. Martinville.
Louisiana iof the year 1917; .said tax to be used
for the expenses of said Town, "a carried on the
Budget duly adopted and published as the law
requires.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of ST. Martinville Lousi-
ana. in regular session convened that there be
and is hereby levied and imposed a tax 81 ten
mills every dollar Of the assessed valuation
all the assessable property. movable and i'm
movable. real and personal. situated in the town
of st. Martinvile. Louisiana, for the year 1911,
To be assessed. levied and collected in the man.
ner prescribed by the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana, the laws of this State. and the
Charter aud ORDINANCES Of this Corporation re-
latIve thereto; the proceeds of said tax to be
used for the regular expenses of said municipal
lily and to carry ont the items as carried Oh the
budget FOR the year 1917. as adopted.
Voting for W. J. Bienvenu, Il. J. Guirar1.
+. +. Fournet.
Against: None.
Approved:
u. IL DUCHAMf Mayor trOten.
SIESEY +. EL,HoUss AZ, Secretary.
On motion OF r. J. Gurard. duly seconded
by W. J. Bienyenu, the following Ordinance Vas
put 10 a vote and unanimously adopted
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy. collect and enforce payment of a Lii
cense Tax FOR period of twelve months begin
ming january 1st 1917, upon each person, assoc
citation 81 persons, or business firms. and Cor
poraions, pursuing any trade. profession. voc;,-
tion, calling ar business subject To Licenses un-
der Articles 229 of the Constitution or 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. /. BE il ordained b. the Mayor and
Town Council of the Town Of St. MartinyilIe
State OF Louisiana, in regular session convened,
that in accordance with Act III of Isgs. and
Act 2ls of 1910 and Article 22g Of the Constitu-
ton of the State OF Louisiana aud in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter Of the Town
of st. Mar,inville. La. and other laws on the
same subject matter of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, be and is hereby levied a
License Tax for period of Twelve months be-
ginning January LIST 1917 to December 3lst 1917.
inclusive. upon any person, association of per-
sons. firms, and Corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or business
subject to licenses under Article 20 of said Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
Sec. III. Be it further ordained etc: That on
the first day of January A. ID. 1917, the Tax Col
lector of the Town of st. Martinville. shall be-
gin to collect and shall collect rs fast as 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. call
ing or business, License Tax SIS herein gradua-
ted for the twelve months, beginning January
let 1911. All Licenses shall be due and collect
able during the first CD months of each year,
and all unpaid Licenses shall become delinquent
on the first day Of the month Of March 1917, and