Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-04
An Ordinance i'm Relation to
Licenses.

Al ordnance III kcl6dEOn 10
Licenses.
DE it ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish
ID of Iberville.
SEcr1oN1. That every person wishing to hawk
or peddle, to keep a billiard table, whether the
same be played upon for hire or Motif the same
be kept in public) store, shop, or grog shop, OF
generally to 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 P~laquemine excepted shall be bound to
| pay into the hands of the Treasurer OF the Sheriff
of the Parish Of Iberville, in advance, the amount
which may be legally due by such person, under
the tariff hereinafter established, and upon the re-
ceipt thereof, it shall be the dirty of the Treasurer,
or Sheriff. to issue to the party, a license, authoriz-
ing him TO carry on his trade, business or avoca-
ton. within the limits aforesaid, for and during the
| space of one year thereafter.
SECTION z. The following Tariff of Licenses
| shall be and hereby is established-and maintained
in full force, under the foregoing section, TO wit:
| For each billiard table, whether played up
on for hire, or not; ifthe same be kept pub
licly, 500 90
For each grog-shop, or shop where ardent
spirits are sold by the glass, 1N1 Oo
Each coast or trading boat, 90 0O
Each wine and liquor store, and for each
grocery store, retailing wines or liquors,
and not a grog shop, 20 %
Each dry goods store. IS 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, IL 90
Each vender of meat, bread or cakes, S 90
And for all other pedlars not included In the
above, the sum of 25 90
And within the limits of the town of Plaque
mine, for each billiard table. fifty dollars each grog
shop, fifty dollars; and for all other licenses above
mentioned, one halt, ofthe above sum.
SrcTyoS z 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 atore-
said, for such license, aforesaid, with the exception
OF those who keep grog shops or billiard tables, as
aforesaid, or new trading boats or plrogues; 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 1t 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
informer shall be entitled to one half of the said
fine recoyered-and the other half to the use of the
Parish-and the party cast, shall be further liable
to pay all costs. which costs shall be to the Justice
of the 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 to demand and receive
the sum of two dollars, from the party applying
therefor, and further, the said Sheriff, shall be en-
titled to receive the sum Of ten per cent commls-
sion upon the amount of all License taxes by
him collected as aforesaid-and it is hereby made
his duty, Tor in case of his refusal to accept, then
the duty of the Parish Constable, who shall be en-
s$41ad tn tho Came ou,niumpnfSl tn collect the said
faxes, annually in the months of January OF each,
and oftener, ii the same be necessary, and to ac-
count to the Police Jury, at each astonishing
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, II
any, have refused to pay for their Licenses afore-
said. #s
SECTION 9Th. If amy 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, or the
property within the grog shop, trading boat, bill
lard room, &c.-whether in the name Of the per-
son so concerned or not, shall be liable for the
amount Of the said fine, license, or judgment afore-
said. |
SECTION 9th. So much Of this ordinance emit
tied Kan Ordinance in relation to Grcg Shops and
Billiard Tables approved Sept. End 1850, as in
with the provisions Of this ordinance,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7th. Be it further ordained, &c, that
the Sheriff, Tor in case of his refusal, the Consta-
bic aforesaid shall be allowed to appoint four de-
puties 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
for the right bank of the same; one for Bayou
Crosse Tete; 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.
THOMAS G.. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
VIM. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT,
A. G. STRINGER.