The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-03
a y ORDINANCE to provide q Revenuef
- fofthe Town of Opelousas. eenuuueel
AIfltLE L The Board Of Police of tbe ram
,0pelQuRs do ordain as folIowa. Wv Aowh OF

- fofthe Town of Opelousas, ennNs
. ARfltILE L The Board Of Police of the Tou,
do ordain as follows: OF
SNSSs&NlE II. That for Improvement or spe ,rau.
iohy &# and preserving a well Organized po'
hccSMS5 lot promoting the comfort and con.
,Ehshitants, an annual ad ~vaioren,
VA, ~ 4. fs&#jftyrfive cents on Zach hundred
dollars AInon the assessed cash yalue
Of t4s 81 ss4. v taxats v Wit:
,imy ~ Ae a,' lng within the
thy y no xtares and ddpii ,nproye.
thsgsfa sssys sgss : AlnAs9'
~ / -, Mare.
an Gattle; ,ennies
;@sfS Niagss or Vehie.4 a,.,,.
All moyaw ior pleasure, III or h;ra =, swoSor -four
a. ~ money loaned on intcrstp = nIe and
lected an annual t aa. y mere shall be levied and co,.
siops and occupations foi nh = Persons, trades, profes.
On each and every .yholessiig 70 wits
Giant, twenty-five dollatss ssSSle or commission mer.
Each and every retailerH@
%chaidlse, twenty-five dollas2tl. goods, wares or mer.
Each and every keeper&saA.
dollars; Went, twentv-fivs
Each and every Billiard Tab8
lucrative purpose, seventy1ive ID fa,&eS
Each and every cohee-house, bar.
public entertainment retailing spirit -
ted liquors, one hsSAglsAd dollars; ~
Each and everySkeeper of a grog-s ssA
OF sNTS rs or fermented liquors On leg
IN one-quarter Of a galld pec'hed
IN IheJts9 ssEssection, five hundredH
isach agss evc2sS Keeper Of a Livery sWWehty-
ao hssh and every Pesgler and Hawk w. five
Each and every Apothecary or Drugs'st ten
dollars; f
81 bach npI n,,o. Y..r. , vTH8Tlhh N
Each and every owner Sosa
Menagerie, or any other kind of sho,
whatever, twenty-five dollars.
ARTfFFEFss That the taxes levied In A. 4
OF thlft ordnance shall be imposed and, coljecs =,
eacn and every separate house kent Nv any no, IN \.
menIioned in said Article III, and each.sndd ever,
partner IN any of the trades, professions& occIna
tions subject to n tax. " A& "eN4paa
ARTICLE v. That on all licenses on Thea. -. CIR
cuses or Menageries, takcn out for a less n Va,
one year, The taxes imposed in Article. ii Of TN
ordnance Shall no apportioned as follow Fo
days, four-ffths of y ksor two DAYS three
tifths of the tax, andSsatohNM y. two-Sfihs Of J, n,
tax. 1sf . A ~ y ! ~
:, ArT1cLE VI. That all Licenses. except Q,
I%heaters, Circuses and ,Ienageries, taken out for
less time than one yeais the taxes imposed in sal,
n Mr.c, rso III snail be apIkrtioned IS, follows: Fo
my nion.ls, iour-htths II the tax for six NOR
three-fifths of the tax forS three months, one-halr q
the tax; for one month, f~sne-tbird of tho tax I. ~
fifteen days, one-fourth Of the tax for three DAYS
onne-seventh Of the tax, and for one day. onc.tenth q
the tax. S -'n y
AiTIcLE VII. That it shall not b., lawful for an,
pEe 8soa or persons to pursue, carry on, practice o
fotaw any Of the trades, professions or occupations
enumerated in the foregoing Article III Of this Oh
dinance, before paying the, tax levied thereon elk
obtaining a license thereefs from the Treasure q
the Town and each and Try person who shat HI
to pay the tax and take OF sach license, after ainf
notified by the proper %officef,ss Fall forfeit anSs Az
fine of twenty-E.e dollars for III and eve sncl
fnilure or neglect. -
ARTICLE VIII. That all Licences reoujr i to h,
taken out by this Ordinance shall be mn ] in III,
form adopted by the State, as near as NAV Le : tba
they he signed by the Treasurer and collected by tn,
ok Collector, and by him paid Immediately into tht
Treasury. - N
ARTICLE TX. That it shall be the duty of the
lector to make payment weekly into the Treasury
sums received by him from any source, and
render q final account and payment Of all the assesset
taNesFplaced in his hands for collection on or before
the fist day Of November in each year.
ARTICLE x. That in assessing the tax herein
before imposed, the Assessor shall administer al
oath to each taxpayer, Or to his, her or their agent
when present, relative to the nature and quantity O
the property owned by him, her or them, or fol
which he, she or they may be agent, and subject tt
and as to the amount of money loaned al
Ordained this 18th 4 aof April, 1855. r7-
IN. KENlSON, President.
ALT. LIVINGSTON, Clerk. s