Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-16
No. 42.7 An Ordinance

Concerning the licensing Drinking Houses and the sale
of Intoxicat ng Liquors in the town Of Thibodaux
Be 1t O,ddiaed &c, That from and after the iassage
this ordinance annually the Mayor acting as dispensing
officer assisted by two Trustees, SHALL on the mrs
Monday Of November of every year. meet at the Counci
Hall OF said town. and there to proceed by ballot te
take the of the legally qualified voters for the sale OF
prohib ton of the sale of intoxicating liquors IN less guam
titles than BY the quart and granting Withholding OF
licenses therefor within the limits of said Each
shall designate his intention by the words LICENSE or Nc
LICENSE, or any other words of similar import.
SEC g. Be ft,ther ordained dc, That the said cleo
ton shall be notified and conducted in the manner pre-
scr bed section Eleven Of act supplementary to the
incorporating the town of Thhodaux approved the
29th of May S46 and pursuant to such regulations as may
may hereafter he passed by the town on the
subject of elections.
SEC 8. Be it further ordained, de-, That Immediately
after the closing the ballot box the said Mayor and the
Trustees shall proceed count the votes ven
as the result of the election and proclaim and
announce The same in loud and Ineligible voice.
SEC 4. Be it further ordained, de-, That at the annual
election to be held aforesaid should majority OF the
persons voting declare in favor of prohibiting the sale OF
Intoxicating Liquors and the Of Licenses the
sale of all Intoxicating liquors in less quantities than by
the quart and the granting # Licenses for the ensuing
year shall be and hereby prohibited and suspended within
the corporate limits of the town.
SEC 5 Be it further ordained, &C., That during the
years when the sale of all eating liquors in less guam
titles than by the quart shan De prohoed any person or
ting in their employ under their control or t" them
belonging sell intoxicating liquors in less quant
than by the quart to any other person or persons
fine which shall not exceed $1O and to an Imprisonment
which shall not exceed one month.
Sec g. Be 1t further ordained, de-, That during the
years when the sale of intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than by the qur shall be prohibited all persons who may be
of selling liquors the quart in greater quantities
shall compelled before being allowed so to do to comply
with and conform themselves to ordinance No. H. entitled
ord relative to the Police of Billiard Table Keepers
Inn Tavern Keepers and Keepers of Houses of Public
Entertainments within limits of the town of ThbOdaux,
approved 10th July 1912 which said ordinance is hereby
made applicable to them in every particular.
SEC. Z Be it further ordained dc, That this ordi-
nance shall take from and after the hirtyrst day OF
December 1854 the sale the prohibition OF the sale
of ntoxcat ng liquors in less quantities than quart and
the grantin. Of lie there or.
SEC g. Be it further ordained dc, That the following
suecc and hereby assessed and levied and
paid in adv nee license when they authorized
granted viz Each and every grogshop selling quor
in less quantities than quart $780, each and every person
vending liquor greater quantities than quart $780, when
licenses are iermtted -
J. r. yERREr, Secretary Mayor.
The yeas and nays being taken the sh section,
suited as follows:
Yens-L Bush H. Gary, J. C. Raglan, J. A. Bobichaux,
and V. D. Terrebonne
The ordinance then being submitted for the vote resulted
thus
Ysas-L Bush, P H. Gary, ]. c. Raglan, A. Robichaux,
and V. ID. Terrebonne.
On motion of P II. Gary, be it .-
Resolved from and after this date the ferryman OF
the town Thbodaux shall be entitled to demand and
in full compensation for crossing boxes barrels and
other articles that provided for by the tariff
approved July &c. iS47 towit: five cents per hundred
pounds. ..z lila
On motion of L. Bush bel
Reso1ued, That the erryman Of the town Of Thbodaux
shall b. entitled to demand and receive, after O'Clock
double he charge provided for by the tariff. ..,.-
On motion, the Board adjourned.
j. R. vERRET, Secretary.