St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02

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year 1918 there is hereby levied
tax of ten mills on the dollar OF the
assessed valuation Of all property
situated within the corporate limits o.
the said town except such as is e1
empt from taxation under the constl
tuition and existing laws of the state
Section 2. 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 six mills
on the dollar of the assessed value
for the year 1918 for the purpose OF
paying principal and interest Of the
electric light bonds maturing during
the year Of 1918.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that said special tax when col
lected shall be applied first to the
payment Of principal and interest OF
said bond maturing during the 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 paying principal and interest
of bonds thereafter maturing.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the taxes hereby levied shall
be due and payable at the Office of
the town tax collector as 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 S. Be it further ordained,
to-, that no forced collection. Of
taxes due upon movable or immog-
able property shall be made before
the time or date set apart for the
forcible collection of state taxes.
Section s. Be It further ordained,
ETC., that it shall be the duty of the
town tax ~eollecor to receive and col
lect the taxes interest penalties and
cost thereon to said town within such
time and in such manner as is provid-
ed by the, existing state laws for the
collection of taxes due the state of
Louisiana, and is provided for in the
charter of this town, that this ordi-
lance shall take effect from and after
its PRONUNCIATION.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
etc, that all ordinance or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith or in
consistent with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in regular
session convened on this the 4th day
OF December, A. D., 1917.
c. W. STONE, Mayor.
Attest:
R. H. JONES, JRy Clerk.
Moved by r. H. Jones, and second
ed by E. G. Richard, that the aboye1
and foregoing ordinance be passed on
roll call. The vote was as follows:
cas-. R. H. Jones, E. G. Richard.
Lud Darnall. Nays. None.
ORDINANCE No. IS
An Ordinance. regulating the Ii
cense of pool and billiard tables In
the Town of Melville, La.
Section /. Be 1t ordained, by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of the
Town of Melville, La, that all per-
son o. persons or companies of cor
porations or otherwise operating a
pool or billiard table or tables in the
town Of Melville, La, shall pay an
annual license of five dollars $4,000
for each table.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc. that any person or persons, COM
pany, corporations or otherwise vio4
lating the provisions hereof shall be,
lined not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars and
costs of court and imprisonment, at
discretion of the mayor.
Section 8. Be it further ordained.
Ste, that all ordinance or parts of
in conflict herewith are
repealed. [
Thus done and passed in regular
'ession convened on this the 4th day ]
# December, A. D.. 1917. S
G. W. STONE, Mayor. :
;
R. H. JONES, JR., Clerk. :
Moved by R. H. Jones and second :.
d by Lud Darnall. that the above and !
oregoing ordinance be passed on roll {
all. The vote vas as follows: Yeas. f
!. H. Jones, E. G. Richard, Lud Oar. /
Nays: None. !,
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