The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-05
Ordinance No. 81 Of 1920

To provide for an annual revenue lot
the town of Melville, La, for the year
1921, by levying an annual tax upon
all property situated in the corporate
limits of the said town, not exempt
from taxation under the laws and con-
stitution of the state, for the year
1920, and providing the enforcing and
collection Of same; and
To provide for the payment of the
Electric Light bonds maturing during
the year 1921, and the interest on
bonds during said year, by levying a
special tax for the year, 1920, upon
all property situated in the corporate
limits of the said town not exempt
from taxation and providing the man
ner of enforcing collection of same.
Section l. Be it ordained, by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the.
town of Melville, La. that for the year
1920, there is hereby levied tax of
ten mills, (10) on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all property sit
uated within the corporate limits of
the said town except such as is ex-
empt from taxation under the consti-
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 two ~
mills on the dollar of the assessed
value for the year 1920 for the pur-
pose Of paying principal and interest
of the electric light bonds maturing
during the year 1921.
Section 8. be it ordained etc,
That said special tax, when collected
shall be applied first to the payment
of principal and interest of said bonds
maturing during the year 1921, and
any sum remaining shall constitute
sinking fund and be held separte and
apart from all ohter funds of the said
town, for the purpose Of paying prin-
cipal and interest of bonds thereafter
maturing.
Section f. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the taxes hereby levied
shall be due mad payable at the office
of town tax-collector as soon 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 5. Be it further ordained.
etc, That no force collection of taxes
due upon movable property shall be
made before the time or date set
apart for the forceable collection of
state taxes.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That it shall be the duty Of the
town taX-cOllector to receive and col
lect the taxes interest penalties and
cost due thereon to said town within
such time and in such manner as pro-
vided by the existing state laws pro-
vided for by the charter of this town.
Section Z. Be it further ordained.
etc, That all ordinances of parts of
dinance shall take effect from and
after its PRONUNCIATION.
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That al Ordinances or part of
ordinances in conflict herewith or in
CONSTANT to this ordinance, be and
the same are hereby repealed
Thus done and passed in regular
session convened this It'll day Of the
month og December, A. D, 1929.
P. ". LAFLEUR, Mayor.
Attest;-E. J. LEBLANC,
Clerk
Moved by Peter CHASER and seconded
by w. ]. Bergeron that the above and
foregoing ordinance be adopted as
read. On roll call the vote was as tor
lows: W. J. Bergeron, Peter CHASER,
R. H. Jones and Gus. Rosenberg. Nays
None.
Ordinance No. SO of 1920
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of town licenses.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the
town Of Melville. La, in regular ses-
sion convened, that the license laws of
the state of Louisiana now in force
shall insofar as applicable be the IL
cense ordinance of the town of Mel
vile, La, for the year 1921, and each
subsequent year thereafter, unless