The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-19
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A N ORDINANCE I'd provide o Revenue
N for the Town Of Opelouss /.
ARTICLE l. The Board of Police of the Town of

~ \ 1kbI SlI W lIONluE IL Revenue
~ for the Town of Opelouss !.
ARTICLE l. The Board of Police of the Town of
Opelousas do ordain as follows:
ARTICLE ii. That for improvement Of the Town;
for establishing and preserving a y well organized Pc
lice therein, and for promoting the comfort and con.
%venience OF It's inhabitants, an annual ad palorem
tax, at the rate Of twenty-five cents on each hundred
dollars, shall be levied upon the assessed cash value
of the toy wing objects Of taxation, to wit:
All ( hds aud Lots Of Ground lying within the
limits oi3this Town, including in the assessment
thereof the value of all houses, fixtures and improve
ments OF every kind or value thereon or afixed
thereto; II!
All Slaves for life or for ter bf years;
,n Ak Mo A9rs ss, Mares Geldings, n Jacks. Jennie
All Carriages or yencles, whether stwo or for .
wheels, kept for pleasure, use or hire and
&st money loaned on interest. -
ARTICLE iii. That there shall be levied and col
lectcd an annual tax on the persons, trades, profes-
sions end occupations following, to wit:
On&Gh and every Wholesale or commission mer-
chant. twenty-five dollars;
Each and every retailer Of goods, wares or mer-
%chandise, twenty-five dollars;
Each and every keeper of a hotel, inn, tavern or
other house Of public entertainment, twenty-five
dollars; O.
Each and every Billiard Table, when used for q
lucrative purpose, seventy-fve dollars;
Each ard every cotfee-honse, bar. or other house of
public entertainment retailing spirituuus OF fermen-
ted liquors, one hundred dollars
Each and every keeper of . greg-shop, or retailer
Of spirituous or fermented liquors or wines in less
quantities than one,Guarter of a gallon, not specified
i'll the preceding section, five hundred dollars;
Each and every keeper q livery Stable, twenty
Each and every Peddler and Hawker, twenty-five
K-eh and every Apotheeary or Druggist, ten
dollars;
Each and every Jeweler, ten dollars /;
Each and every owner of u Thcater, Cirsns or
Menagcrie, or any other 1iiad of show or exhibition
whatever, twenty-five dc,
ARTICLE w. That the tan levied in Article III
Of this Ordinance shall be imposed and cole 70 on
mentioned in said An III, and each aud every
| partner in any of the tfad~a, professions or occupa,
tiols subject to ajax.
ARTICLE V. That on all licenses on Theaters, Cir
cuses or Menageres, taken out for a less time than
one year, the taxes imposed in Article III of this
Ordinance shall be apportioned as follows For
-four days, the whole amount Of the tax for three
days, four,tifths of the tax; for two days, three
lfths Of the tax, and for one day, two-iifths OF the
tax.
Article VI. That on oil Licenses, except on
Tleaters, Circuses and Menageries, taken out for Q
less time than one year, the taxes imposed Ill SAID
| Article Ill shall he apportioned as follows: For
nine months, f~ourliftbs Of the tax for six months
threeJiftls Of the tax for three months, one-half OF
the asx for one month, one-ttird of the tax fol
fsseen days, one-fourth Of the tax for three days
ane-seyenth of tie tax, and for one day, %one-tenth Of
the tax. VI
ARTICLE VII. That it shall not he lawful for any
person or persons to pursue. carry on, practice Oh
follow any of the trades, professions or occupations.
enumerated in the foregoing Article III of this Or
dinance, before paying the tax lcviaa thereon ane
obtaining a license therefor from, the Treasurer o
the Town ard each and every person who shall. tal
to pay the tag and take out such license, after being
notified by the proper officer, shall forfeit and pay
| fine of twes-ytfye dollars for each and every sucl
| failure or neglect.
ARTICLE VIII. That all Licences required to b'
taken out by this Ordinance Shall be made in ~
form adopted by the State, as near as may be tn
they be signed by the Treasurer and collected by tn
Tax Collector, and by him paid Immediately into TIN
Treasury.
ARTICLE TX. FT'at it shall he the duty of the Co
lector to make payment weekly into the Treasury Q
all sums received by him from any source, and t.
render q final account and payment Of all the ASSESSED
taxes placed in his hands for collection on or betor
the first day of November in each year.
ARTICLE X. That in assessing the tax herein
before imposed, the Assessor shall administer a.
oath to each Taxpayer, or to his, her or their agent
when present, relative to the nature and quantity c
the property owned by him, her or them, or TO
which he, she Or they may be agent, and subject
taxation, and as to the amount of money loaned a
interest.
Ordained this 18th day of April, 1915. -.
NJ. KENlS0N, President.
ALE. LIVINGSTON, Clerk.