Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-12-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
An Ordinance i'm Relation to
Licenses.
REl It ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish

A" AOSAAANAO1A ~
Licenses.
II FL ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish
SEcTIoNl. Thatevery person wishing to hawk
or peddle, TO keep a billiard table, whether the
same be played upon for hire or Motif the same
De KEPT IN pubAc) store, shop, or grog shop, or
generally 10 Vend, traffic, Or deal in any goods,
wares, or merchandise of any kind whatever,
within the limits of the Parish of lberville, THE
Town OF Plaquemlne excepted shall be bound to
pay INTO the hands OF the Treasurer or the Sheriff
OF the Parish OF lberville, in ADVANCE. the amount
winch may be legally due by such person. under
the tariff hereinafter established, and upon the re-
ce1pt thereof, it shall be the duty Of the Treasurer.
or Sheriff, to issue to the party, a license, authoriz-
ing MN 10 carry on his trade, business or avoca.
tioi, within the lilaits aforesaid, for and during the
space OF one year thereafter.
SECTION 2. The following Tariff of Iicens.s
shali De and hereby is established-an maintained
IN iull force, under the foregoing section. to wit:
For each billiard table, whether played up-
hlor hlre, rnot, 1.-THE same be kept pub
hcly,, 500 90
For each grog.shop, or shop where ardent
spirits are sold by the glass, 100 co
Each coast Or trading boat, so ca
Each wine and liquor store, and for each
grocery store, retailing wines or liquors,
and not a grog shop, % 90
Each dry goods store. q 90
Each cart pedlar, retailing dry goods. so 90
Each box or pack merchant, on horseback, IS 90
Each pack pedlar, of dry goods, on foot, II 90
Each vender of meat. bread or cakes, 8 90
And for all other pedlars not included in the
above, the sum of % oo
And within the limits of the town of PLAQUE
mine, Tor each billiard table, fifty dollars; each grog
shop, fifty dollars; and for all other licenses above
mentioned, one hall, o fthe above sum.
SECTION 3. Each and every violation Of the
provisions of the present ordinance, by any per.
son or persons, trading in any way as aforesaid, or
keeping any grog shop or billiard table, without
first having taken out a License, shall be liable to
a fine in an amount double that which he would
be bound to pay, to the Sheriff or Treasurer afore-
SAID, for such license, aforesaid, with the exception
OF those who keep grog shops or billiard tables, as
aforesaid, or new trading boats or %pirogucs. who
shall be liable to a fine Of one hundred dollars, for
each offence, recoverable before the Justice of the
Peace of the %vicinage, whose duty it shall be to
take cognizanee of the same, if it be TO his know
ledge, that this ordinance has been violated, with
out any formal complaint. But when the suit for
fine is upon information of a third person, said
nformeT shall be entitled to one half OF the said
Inc recovered-and the other half to the use of the
the party cast, shall be further liable
o pay all costs, which costs shall be to the Justice
the Peace, that tries the case, the sum of FIVE
dollars.
SECTION 4th. For every License issued under .
his ordinance, which License shall be issued by the !
treasurer, shall be entitled to demand and receive q
he sum of two dollars, from the party applying T
h%erefor, and further, the said Sheriff, shall be en- d
tied to receive the sum of ten per cent commits
ION upon the amount of oil License taxes by
I'm collected as aforesaid-and it is hereby made a
is duty, Tor in case of his refusal to accept, then c
le duty OF the Parish Constable, who shall be en-
tied to the same emoluments) to collect the said
Ixes, annually in the months of January of each, 81
nd otfener, Hthessame be necessary, and to ac-
to the Police Jury, at each session-statine n
number OF Licenses issued, to whom, dating al
ON when, for what purpose, and what amount ~
taxes has been by him collectea-and who. if .
y, have refused to pay for their Licenses afore- !,
SECTION 9Th. Hany person is found violating ,
Is ordinance, within the limits of this Parish. or =
no refuses to pay for his license, or against whom ct
has been rendered under this ordinance,
and singular, the property of such person, or the
operty within the grog shop, trading boat, bill NJ
I'd room, &c.-whether in the name Of the per- ~ =.
4 50 concerned or not, shall be liable for the &c
'ount Of the said fine, license, or judgment afore- qt
9Th. So much of this ordinance enti- de
q An Ordinance in relation to Grog Shops and pa
hard Tables" approved Sept. 2nd 1850, as in dc
assistant with the provisions of this ordinance, 60
and the same are hereby repealed. -,
SECTION 18th. Be it further ordained, &C., that e,
Sheriff, Tor in case of his refusal, the Consfa- ~
aforesaid shall be allowed to appoint four de- au
les under this ordinance, for the purpose Of sol
re rigorous enforcement Of the same, to wit: LEI
for the left bank of the river Mississippi; one leu
the right bank Of the same; one for Bayou fc
'sse-Tete; and one for Grand River. ON
EcTIoN 8. Be it further ordained, that this 70,
nance be in force from and after its passage. inns
and passed Dec. I. 1850. ~
THOMAS C. BROWN, -
R. A UPTON, leu
WIN. C. ADAMS, !.
LOUIS HEBERT, tai