The Opelousas courier., 1857-04-25
4 4s<5-@4&2A Notices &C.
~ ORDINANCE.

IL p'oe,' L,ecnue for the 1owa Of OpelouSas,
AHTT0..s /. The Board Of Police OF the Town ot
NY"'"l>a~ Gp u:iain as follows
Al,TI~l,E i. That for the improvement rf the
lown. rr establishing and preserving We'll or
gahlZFd Ipilce therein a,ld iOT promoting the com
ton a"d convenience of its inhabitants, al annual
IT r'' 0' tax. at the rate OF twenty-five cents on
Ga, is t"}tilel dollars shall be levied upon the
asst, "5 'aah value Of the following objects of
la a. IL. % wit:
An Lands aAd Lots Of Ground lying within the
limits q this Town, including in the assessment
tLeleoithe value oIal houses, fixtures and improve
ments OF every kind or value thereon affixed
thereto;
All Slaves for life az for term OF years;
All Horses, Mares, Geldings, Mules, Jacks,
JeEHIes and Neat Cattle
All Carriages or Vehicles, whether of two or
tour wheels kept for pleasure, use or hire; and
All money loaned on interest.
AEr II. That there shall be levied and COL
ected an annual tax on the persons trades, profess
sIons and occupations following, to wit:
On each and every wholesale commission nlel,
chant twenty-five dollars:
On each and every retailer Of goods wares or
merchandise, twenty -fva-doilars;
Oncach and every keeper ola hotel inn. tavern
or other house ol pubic entertainment, twenty
five do aGs:
On each and every Billiard Table, when used for
lucrative purpose, fifty dollars;
On each and every coffee house, bar, or other
@ouse OF public entertainment retailing spr1tuoUs
OF 1ermened liquors, fifty dollars;
Cn each aHd every keeper OF grog-shOp, or re-
taller OF sPlfituous or termented liquors wines
in less quantities than one-qnarter OF gallon not
specified IN the preceding section, five hundred dol
lars;
On each and every keeper OF Livery Stable,
twenty-five dollars;
On each and every Apothecary or Druggist, ten
dollars;
On each and every Jeweer ten dollars:
On each and every owner ola Theater. Circus or
MenagerIe, OF any other kind OF show exhibition
whatever, twenty-five dollars.
Ant. ". Ihatthe taxes levied in Article III Of
this Ordinance shall be imposed and collected from
each and every separate house kept by any persons
mentioned ii said Article III, and each and every
partner in any of the trades professions occupa-
tions subject to a tax.
ART. N.NIhat on all licences on Theaters, Cir
cuses or IenagerIes, taken out tor less time than
one yea, the taxes imposed IN Article III Oh this
Ordinance shall be apportioned follows For
four days, the whole amount Ct the tax; for three
days, t0ur-hiths of the tax; for two days. three
hiths Of the tax, and for day, two-Itths OF the
tax.
ART. VI. That on all Licences, except on Thea
teTs, Clrcuses and MGuageTles, taken cut for less
time than one year. the taxes imposed III said ArtI-
c.e Ill shall be opporGoled follows: For nine
months, tUur-LtthS O the tax iOr SIX mouths three
tths of the tax for three months one- half of the
tax for month, one fhrd OF the tax fer fifteen
days, one-tourth OF The tax ; for three days, one
seventh of the tax; and iOF one day one-tenth Of
the tax.
ART. VII. That it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to pursue, carry on practice or
follow any OF TIE trades professions occupations,
enumerated III the foregoing Article III Of this Or
duance. before paying the tax levied thereon and
Obtaining license therefor from the Treasurer OF
the towH; and each and every person who shall
aIl 10 pay the tax and take out such license, after
being notified by the proper officer shall forfeit and
pay He OF twenty live dollars for each and every
sucu failure or neglect.
ART VIII That all licences required to be
taken out by this Ordinance shall be made in the
form adopted by the State, as near as may be that
they be signed by the Treasurer and collected by
Tax Collector, aud by him paid Immediately into
the Treasury. .
ANl. Y. 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 final account and payment Of ali the assessed
taxes placed in his hands for collection on or before
the first dsy Of November in each year. ..
Art. X. That in assessing the tax hefeinbefore
imposed the Assessor shall administer al oath to
each Taxpayers or to his, her or their agent, when
present, relative to the nature and quantity Of the
property owned by him, her CT them, or for which
he, she or they may be agent and subject to taxa
ton, and as to the amount Of money loaned at inter
est. .a ...
Ordained this 18th day of April, 1857.
.ez JONATHAN HARRIS, President.
ALF LIVINGSTON, Clerk pro. tenn.