Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-18
An Ordinance in Relation 10
Licenses.

VI l"t"iT l hECI Il lll-ui tuiA'- ~ fflli' ! li
same be played upon tor hire or not-jf Il, saln,
he kept In publc,) store. sici, or frog >i"n. a
generally to yend. traffic. or deal IL any .oods
wares, or merchandise of any kin VIII ever
within the limits of the Parish Of ibcryii!F, 9TH.
town OF Plaquenine excepted shall he hounI II
pay INTO the hands OF the Treasurer G. H." S~l.,rii
al the Parish OF ~ltefrille, Ill advance, IL, amount
which may be legally due ~ such ucr.1l. under
the tariff hereinafter established ana go, the 1c-
ccipt thereof; il shall be tie duty Off, TIra<uyI,
OF Sheriff. TO issue to the party, a iictuS', 1uH!!oriZ-
ing MIN to carry on his trade, ussiits, Of alo>"-
ton, within the limits aforesaid, for aEj during thu.
space of one year thereafter.
SAc1ios ,. The following Tal!t, OF. Licenses
shall be and hereby is e~Statlls-.. cd-aild maintained
IN full force, under the foregoing section 10 wit;
For each billiard table, whether played up
Oil ior hire, or lot: lii!.c same Lc kept pull
licly,. 500 co
For each grog-shoH, Or skop wicrc aTic!t
spirits are sold by the glass, lN0 CO
Each coast OR trading boat, 50 GO
Each wine and liquor store, and FIR each
grocery store; retailing wires Oh liquors,
and not a grog shop, 20 90
Zach dry goods store, - %
Each cart Eediar. retailing dry goods, so co
Each box Or pack merchant, on horseback, oj 90
Each pack pcdiar, of dry goods. on foot, - 90
Each vender of meat, bread or cakes, S GO
And Tor all other pedlars not included III the
above, the sum Of % 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.
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 10
a fine in an amount double, that which he would
be bound to pay, TO the Sheriff! or Treasurer ators-
said. for such license, aforesaid. with the exception
OF those who keep grog shops OF billiard tables, as
aforesaid. or new trading boats or ~Iilog.es, who
shall be liable to fine OF one husi,lged dollars, for
each offence. recoverable before the Justice OF the
Peace OF the vlcinage, 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
said fine is upon information OF a third person, said
intorner shall be entitled to one hall OF the said
fine reoovered-and the other half to tlae5,tse 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
thC1Cloa. uHu AIIRCI u SNlAk- Jig SLGit V III
titled to receive the sum OF ten per cent eemmis-
sion upon the amount of all License taxes by
collected as aforesaid-and it is hereby made
his duty. Tor in case ofhis refusal to accept, then
the duty of the Parish Constable, who shall be en-
titled to the same emolumentsl 10 collect the said
taxes, annually in the months Of January of each,
and %oitener, if the same be necessary, and to ac-
count to the Police Jury, at each session-stating
the number of Licenses issued, to whom, dating
from when, for what purpose, and what amount
of taxes has been by him colleeted-and who, if
any, have refused to pay for their Licenses atore-
said. =
SECTION 9Th. .Ifany person is found violating
this ordinance, within the limits OF this Parish, or
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
hard roum, &c,-whether in the name Of the per-
son so concerned or ne, shall be Liable for the
amount Of the said fine, license, or Judgment afore-
said.
SECTION 9th. So much of this ordinance enti-
tied A Ordinance in relation to Gros 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, tlAt
the Sheriff, Tor in case OF his refusal. the Consta-
bic aforesaid shall be allowed to appoint four d.
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
the right bank Of the same; one for Bayou
Grossc Tete; and one fol, Grand River.
SEcTros 8. Be It further ordained, that this
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved and passed Dec. II. 1850.
THOMAS G. BROWN,
r. A.. UPTON.
WM. G. ADAMS,
2 LOUIS HEBERT,
IA. G. STRINGER.
.ADoLruG n.ss, Clerk protein. dec2i
rOUR din 6Ine District, Paroisse d'E-
~ beryiAe. 4Ehafd DE- Ia Louisiana.
Johnston Brothers rs. Jeremiah Wcatlierly.
No. 800.
En- yertn dun writ dc Fi..F. a moi adressa
par rIIon. la susdite Cour dams Ia cause,cides-
intitnlesea ct numerotte, J'exposerai en-
vente publique an plus offrant ct dernier en-
SAAkEDIk Ter de Fourier, 1851,
i 10 heures A. M. d la maison de Cour de Ia
lite Paroisse, tous les droits, titres, inttrets
ct pretentions dc jeremiah Weatherly en- ct q
Ia propriate ei-apras decrite, SAVIOR
Une ~certaine negresse NOMINEE Poly Agee s
lie cinquantc cinq ans, sais;e pour satistairele
ct les frais du susdit process. a
Conditions compliant.
!. Z. PETIT, Sheriff.
Paroisse dIberyilIe Deccmbre 28th, 1850.
FINE GOODs-No. 4 Chartres st.
TIME subscriber hegs respectfully to acquaint
Il his friends ard the ladies' IN general, that he
has now in store q splendid assortment of all kinds
Of Goods, which he is prepared to sell at very low
prices.
Plain Barages, black Bombazines, black and CO.
lorel Cashmeres. do Merinos, do. MoGsseline de
LANES, French and American PTllts. Ladies silk