The Opelousas courier., 1857-05-09
judicial Notices, &c. Judicial
STATE OF 1oulstama. AN OR
AN ORDINANCE.
To pyoride a Reresae for The Torn Of Opel0usas.

To proridc Rere,me for the 7omn Of OpeIOusas.
ARTICLE l. The Board of Police of the Town OF
OpeIousas do ordan as follows
ARTICLE II. That for the improvement of the
IoWn, tor esta bIlshlng and preserving we'll or
ganlzed Police therein, and for promoting the COM
fort and convenience ofits inhabitants, an annual
I'd rdt0rcM .aX at the rate of twenty-five cents Oh
each hundred dollars, shall be levied upon the
assessed cash value Of the following objects OF
taxation, to wit;
All Lands and Lots of Ground lying within the
limits Of this Town, including in the assessment
thereofthe value OF all houses fixtures and improve
ments of every kind or value thereon or affixed
thereto;
All Slaves for life or for term of years;
All Horses, Mares Geldings, Mules, Jacks,
Jennies and Neat Cattle;
All Carriages or Vehicles whether of two or
four wheels, kept for pleasure, use Or hire and
All money loaned on interest
ART. III. That there shall be levied and COL
ected an annual tax on the persons, trades profess
slons and occupations following, to wit
On each and every wholesale or commission mer-
chant twenty-five dollars;
On each and every retailer of goods, wares or
merchandise, twenty-five dollars;
Oneach and every keeper of a hotel, inn, tavern
or other house of public entertainment, twenty
five dollars;
On each and every Billiard Table, when used for
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On each and every cotee-house bar or other
house of public entertainment retailing spirtuous
or termented liquors, fifty dollars
On each and every keeper OF a grog-shop, or re-
taller OF splrltuOus termented liquors or wines
IN less quantities than one-quarter of gallon, not
specified IN the preceding section five hundred dol
lars;
On each and every keeper of a Livery Stable,
twenty-five dollars
On each and every Apothecary or Druggist, ten
dollars;
On each and every Jeweler ten dollars;
On each and every owner of a Theater, Circus or
Menagerle, 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 III, and each and every
partner IN any OF the trades professions occupa-
tions subject to a tax.
ART. V. That on all licences on Theaters, Cir.
cuses or MenageTles, taken out Tor less time than
one yea7, 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. tour-fifths of the tax; for two days, three
hfths OF the tax, and for day, two-tths of the
tax.
ART. VI. That on all Licences, except on Thea
ters, Crcuses and Menageries, taken out for less
time than one year. the taxes imposed in said Arti-
Gle ILL shall be apportioned as follows For nine
months, tourhtthS OF the tax for six months three
htths of the tax; for three months one-haf of the
tax for month"; one third of the tax for fifteen
days, one-tourth of the tax; for three days. one
seventh OF the tax and for 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
follow any OF the trades, professions occupations,
in the foregoing Article II of this Or
dnanee, before paying the tax levied thereon and
obtaining license therefor from the Treasurer of
the Town; and each aud 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 fine OF twenty-five dollars for each and every
such failure or neglect
ART. Will That all licences required to be
aiken out by this Ordinance shall be made in the
orm adopted by the State, as near as may be- that
hey be signed by the Treasurer and collected by
AK Collector, and by him paid Immediately into
he Treasury.
ART. IX. That it shall be the duty of the Col.
ectoF to make payment weekly into the Treasury Of
Ill sums received by him from any source, and to
ender final account and payment of all the assessed
axes placed in his hands for collection on or before
he first day of November in each year.
ART. X. That in assessing the tax hereinbefore
imposed, the Assessor shall administer an oath to
ZACH taxpayers, Or 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
lie, she or they may be agent, and subject to taxa
ion and as to the amount of money loaned at inter-
,st.
Ordained this 14th day of April, 1857.
JONATHAN HARRIS, President.
ALF. LIVINGSTON Clerk pro- ten