Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

or pcdd!c, TO keep a billiard table, whether tn
90 same be played upon for hire or motif the sam
~ W De Kept IN public) store, shop, or grog shop, G
generally to vend, traffic, or deal in any good.
wares, or merchandise of any kind wha,eve,
, "lthln me limits Of the Parish of IberviIIe, It'll
1o"n OF Flaqueinine excepted shall be bound t.
;; pay INTO the hands OF the Treasurer or the Sierii
" OF the Parsh OF ~!terville, in advance, the amour
which may be legally due by such person. uude
the tarl1 hereinafter established, and upon the re.
= celpt thereof, it shall be the dnty Of the Treasurer
: or Sheriff. to issue TO the party, d license. authorjl.
= ing HIM to carry on his trade, business OF ayoca-
ton, within the limits aforesaid, for and during the
space ofone year thereafter.
SECTION ?. The following Tariff Of License.
shall be and hereby is established-ard maintained
IN 1uIl force, under the foregoing section, 10 wit
For each billiard table. whether PLAYED up
on for hire, ornot, If the same be kept pub
llcly, slG0 90
For each gros-shop, or shop where ardent
spirits are sold by the glass, 100 90
Each coast or trading boat, SO 90
Each wine and liquor store, and for each
grocery store, retailing wines or liquors,
and not a grog shop 20 90
f,ach dry goods store, 25 90
Each cart pedlar, retailing dry goods, SO 90
Eacfl 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, s 90
And for all other pedlars not included in the
above, the sum Of " rs 90
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 halt; ofthe above sum.
SECTION 8. 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
hrst having taken out a License, shall be liable to
a fine in an amount double that which he would
De 0Ol00 tn nav IN thu ShorIE ~ oc-z
SAID, tor such license, aforesaid, with the exception
OF those who keep grog shops or billiard tables, as
aforesaid, OF new trading boats or pirogues. who
shall be liable to 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 cognlzanee 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
said fine is upon information of a third person, said
lntormer shall be entitled to one half of the said
fine recovered-and the other halft to the use of the
Parlsh-and the party cast, shall be further liable
to pay all costs, which costs shall be to the Justice
ofthe Peace, that tries the case, the sum of five
dollars.
SECTION 4th. For every License issued under
this ordinance, which License shall be issued
by the Treasurer of the Parish. the Treasu-
rer, shall be entitled ITO demand and receive
the sum of two dollars, from the party applying
therefor. and further, the said Sheriff, shall be en-
'.'ieo " receive iLie sum OF ten per cent commits
sion upon the amount of all License taxes by
him'collected as aforesaid-and it is hereby made
his duty, lori case of his refusal to accept, then
the duty of the Parish Constable, who shall be en-.
titled to the same emolunents) to collect the said
taxes, annually in the months of January of each,
and o%ftener, II the same be necessary, and to a-
count to the Police Jury, at each s~ession-stating
the number OF Licenses issued, to whom, dating
from when, for what purpose, and what amount
OF taxes has been by him collected-and who, if
any, have refused to pay for their Licenses afore-
SECTION 5th. Ifany person is found violating
this ordinance, within the limits of this Parish, OF
Who refuses to pay for his license, or against whom
a judgment has been rendered. under this ordinance,
all and singular, the property OF such person, orthe
property within the grog shop, trading boat, bill
hard room, &c-whether in the name Of the per-
sonsso concerned orsnot, shall be liable for the
amount Of the said fine, license, or judgment afore-
said.
SECTION 9Th. So much of this ordinance enti-
tied An Ordinance in relation to Grog Shops and
Billiard Tables' approved Sept. 2nd 1850, as in
with the provisions of this ordinance,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 18th. Be it further ordained, &C., that
the Sheriff, Tor in case of his refusal, the Consta-
BILE aforesaid shall be allowed to appoint four de-
putles under this ordinance, for the purpose of
more rigorous enforcement of the same, to wit:
one for the left bank of the river Mississippi; one
or the right bank of the same; one for Bayou
and one for Grand River.
SECTION s. Be it further ordained, that this
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved and passed Dec. 7. 1850.
z5 THOMAS c.. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
VIM. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT,
Z rsa A. G.. STRINGER.
ADoLrH GRASS, Clerk protein. dec2l