The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-08-09

said tax on the assessment rolls
hereas. prior to the years 1917 an(
1918, the Municipality of Morgan City
situated within the limits of the Paris
Of St. Mary, and being exempt from
the payment of parish taxes, did pay
FOR each and every year its proportion
OF the criminal expenses Of the Pari /
Of ST Mary. into the treasury Of the
Parish of st. Mary without assessment
and collection by the parish authorities
and
Whereas, the said Municipality of
Morgan City has failed to pay its pro
portion of the criminal expenses of the
Parish of st. Mary for the years 1917
and 1918. under the terms of Act No
% of the General Assembly of Louisi-
ana for the year 1873: and
whereas, the pro-rata of the criminal
expenses of the said Municipality of
Morgan City now due to the Parish of
St Mary is equivalent in amount to the
avails of tax of Two and One-Quarter
GA mills on the dollar on a fifty per
centum assessment on the cash value
Of all property subject to taxation, for
each of the said years 1917 and 1919.
now. therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Mary in regular ses-
sion assembled. that. for the purpose of
Municipality of Morgan City of the
criminal expenses Of the Parish of
st. Mary. for the years 1917 and 1918,
as shown by the budget of expenses of
the PARISH Tor the years 1917 and 1918,
there be assessed, levied and collected
for the years 1917 ond 1918, two and
one-quarter t2A) mills on the dollar
of the assessed value of fifty per cen
situated in the said municipality sub
ject to taxation. for the said purpose
Of defraying the criminal expenses as
set out above. and as authorized by
Act No. 80 of the General Assembly of
Louisiana of the year 1878
Sec g. BE it further ordained, etc
That the assessor of the Parish of st
Mary be, and fe is hereby authorized
and directed to prepare supplemental
tax roll fer the purpose above set out,
and to extend the percentage of the
actual cash valuation as above set out,
to-wit: Fifty percentim. for taxation
as hereinabove set out, Of all property
in the said municipality of Morgan
City. and that the levy of the two AMI
,24D mill tax for each of
the years 1917 and 1918. herein above
levied, upon the said roll for the years
1917 and 1918. as authorized By Act No.
so of 1878
Sec 9. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Mr.. A. E. Calm offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adop-
ton, seconded by Gabriel Haydel and
" ucFcdo Vic OIICo Jury udo III
rected the Assessor of the Parish of
St. Mary TO assess all property SUBJ
ect to taxation within the limits of |
he Parish. at the rate of loo per Gen. |
Jun of the actual cash valuation for |
Ill purposes of local taxation; and
Whereas there now exists uumer- |
BUS special taxes for different puri
poses within the limits of the Parish |
md 10 view of the increase Of the rate |
Of assessment OF all property; now
"Be it resolved by the Police Jury |
Of the Parish of St. Mary, in regular
session assembled, that the Assessor
If the Parish of st, Mary be, and he
5 hereby instructed and authorized to
xtend upon the rolls of the Parish of
It. Mary one-half ID of the miilage
ate on the dollar heretofore levied on
Ill property situated within the limits
# the Parish of st. Mary subject to
ocal taxation, for the year 1919, as
S required by Act No. 19l of the Gen
xat assembly Of Louisiana for the