The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1857-05-16
Judicial Notices sc.
AZ ORDINANCE.

I To pro0ide Rcrenue fer the Ioars Of 0pe}ousas.
! ARTICLE l. The Board of Police OF the Town OF
/ Opeousas Go or,ian as follows:
/ ARTICLE H. That for the improvement Of the
Town, tor establishing and preserving well or
2Anized Police therein, and for promoting the COM
. Tort and convenience OF its inhabitants an annual
U1!0re04 Ia, at the rate of TWENTY-FIVE cents on
each hundred dot ars, shall be levied upon the
assessed cash value of the following objects OF
taxation 10 wit.
All Lands aud Lots Of Ground lying within the
limits If this Town, lnciudlng in the assessment
thereof he value of all houses fixtures and improve
menis OF every kind value thereon Or affixed
thereto;
] All Slaves for life or for a term of years;
j All Horses, Mares, Gedlngs. Mules, Jacks,
Jennes and Neat Cattle;
/ All Carriages or Vehicles, whether of two or
| four wheels, Kept for pleasure, or hire and
AL money loaned on interest.
/ ANT. Ill That there shall be levied and col
ected an annual tax on the persons, trades profess
sotis and occupations following to wit;
Cu each and every " hoIeSale or commission mer.
chant. twenty-five dollars;
On each and every retailer of goods wares or
merchandise twenty-five dollars;
Oneacn and every keeper Of hotel, inn, tavern
or other house OF public entertainment, twenty
i've dollars
On each and every Billiard Table when used for
! lucrative purpose fifty dollars
On each and every coffee house, bar, or other
house OF public entertainment retailing spirituous
or tefnented liquors, fifty dollars;
On each and every Keeper OF grog-shop, or re-
taller 0f spiT1tuous or fermented liquors or wines
IN less quantities than onequarter OF a gallon not
specified in the preceding section, five hundred dol
ars;
On each and every keeper of Livery Stable,
twenty-five dollars;
On each and every Apothecary or Druggist, ten
dollars;
Ia, aNo ay,j F.
On each aud every owner ola Iheater, Circus or
MehageTe, orany other kind of show or exhibition
whatever, twenty-five dollars.
ART. " Thatthe taxes levied in Article III Of
this Ordinance shall be imposed and collected from
each and every separate house kept by any persons
mentioned in said Article H. and each and every
partner IN any OF the trades, professions occupa-
tIons subject to a tax.
ART. V. That all licences on Theaters Cir
cuses or Nenageres taken out for less time than
ore yea. 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 ffths OF the tax for two DAYS, three
fths OF the tax, and for day, two-ftths of the
tax.
ART. VI. That on all Licences, except on Thea
ters, CIrcuses and Nenageries, taken out for less
tlUIe than year, the imposed in said Arti-
ce III shall be apportioUed as follows For nine
months Uur-hithS Oi the tax for six months three
nfhs OF the tax for three months. one-half of the
tax; for month, one-thlru OF the tax fof fifteen
iaYs, one -fourth vi the tax for three days, one
seventh OF the tax and for day, one tenth Of
tie tag.
ART. VII. That it shall not be lawful for anv
person or persons to pursue, carry ou practice or
follow any OF the trades professions or occupations
ununerdted IN the foregoing Article Eli ofths Orr
dnaHce, before paying the tax levied thereon and
obtaining license therefor from the Ireasurer of
the TUwnj aud each and every person who shall
fail TO pay the tax and take out such license after
being notified by the proper officer shall forfeit and
pay ne OF twenty i've dollars ior each and every
such failure negiect.
ART VIII. That all licences required to be-
taken out by this Ordinance shall be made in the
urm adopted by the State, as near as may be that
they be signed by the Treasurer and COLLECTED by
FAX Collector, AID by him paid immediately into
the Treasury.
ART. TX. That it shall be the duty of the COL
ector to make payment weekly into the Treasury Of
all sums received by him from any source, and to
render htal account aud payment of a the assessed
taxes placed in his hands for collection on or before
the first y Of No. enlber in each year
ART. n That III assessing the tax hereinbefore
imposed, the Assessor shail administer an oath to
each taxpayers, to his, her or their agent. when
present, relative to the nature and quantity of the
property owned by him, her or them, or for which
he, she Or they may be agent and subject to taxa.
lion, aud as to the OF money loaned at inter.
g1t
Ordained this 18th day Of April, 1857
JONATHAN HARRIS, President
ALI. LIVINGSTON, Ceik pro- tetll