The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-15
"A N ORDINANCE, 10 provide q revenue
- fpr the Town OF Opelansas. M
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"A N ORDINANCE, To- provide q revenue
- fpr the Town OF Opelausas. Il
AsrIcLE I. The Boaid of pollce sof Thu sTotIn o.
Opeloasls, do erdain as follows s s'sa 9Sl
ART. ~ That for the Improvement Of. the Town.
iyr establishing and preserving q weil0fganisedl
Police therein, and for promoting the comfort and
ronycnience Of tsinhabitantss unnual Gd toOren
tax, AT the rate sof twenty-five crsts on sar one
lhnndfed dollars shDll te levied upon tile assesse
cash value of the following objects o. taxation, To-
iwts Az lands and lots o. ground lying within the
| limits Of this Town Including IN the assessment
thereof the value Of MI lionses, fixtures ana inn
proyements brewery kind or value thcicun, or al.
4 liked therntos An slaves for lite Of fm tcYni'of
yoarsh All h95Fses, ,ases, mules, geldings. jacks,
of two or fourwhees kept for pleasure use or hire.
and all money loaned on interest. ~ SSsss VI & III
AIR. llI That There shall be levied aud collected
and occppetobs following, III vii: '
On caesas ad every Wholesale OF commiasion lilcr-
4 chant, twentya.ve dollars. Z
On each and every retailer of goods, wares nnd
spsasalFs 5 ssg Sys hseSSr Ssss y i ete inn syr
orothef house of public Entertainment twenty five
dollars.
On each and every billiard table, when used for
alucMtive purpose, fifty dollars. !.
On zach and every scufee hDuseg ihnr, or other
house OF public cetertainment retailing spirituous
or fermented liquors, fifty dollars. q n ii 5si
On ench aud every Keeper ofln grog shop orircs
taller OF spirtnous OF iermeed liquors or wines N
less quantity than one quarter Of gallon not speci-
fled in the preceding sections five hnndied dol'ars.
GOn each nndierery rctacr'0f spirituots liquors,
. by the quart, twenty i've dollars. 81, M
y On each and every keeper Of q livery stable
twenty-five dollars s,i
i On each aud every Apothccary Or Druggist, ten
4 dollars. a. asitg sss;S (, F3tsSi 81 !
= On'each and every Jewelcr, ten dollars. 8s3 I
On eaGh}and every ownerof i Theatre, Circus q
hl Manaeerie oil any other kind Of show or exhibitipt
,,r{ Whatever, twenty-five dollars.
Arr, IYs That the taxes levied In article III d
" tins Ordinance shall be mppsed on ulla COLLECTED
!, from each spd every separate house, Kept ny ait
III persons mentioned IL sold st'cle " and each apt
i every partier n any ~ The trades, professionsO
T. occupations, subject W. n tax. s e ss 2.
y ART ". That in all licenses On Teaietss Circuse
u or Manageries, any other kind Of shewSpr exhb
Il ton whatever, taken ont tor less ting than q
= nance shall DO apportioiie'i as fbllows: For fo,i
" days, the whole amount nf letaxefor three days
"A oar liiths u tlc ta&; for two Days, three ths
NJ the ttx, and or ile day Two Iits 81 the taS. y
Z, Arr, VI. That On all licenses, except Oh Thcatei,
~ Gifcuses ind Managerics, or any other Kind OF so
bc or exhibition WHATEVER, taken out FOR leas tim
II than one year the Xes imposed in aitisle + sha
I be app0iti6ncd as follows: For ifiiie tonths tol
~ tts Of the TAXI FOR six mont b., three ifslis If til
- tax for three monfs, one ihlf oi che tax. for on
~ month"; ,ne third Of tl tax; for iIfteen ltys, on
fourth of the tai for tpree days,ppe seventh OF y
tax, nnd for one day, n,ie teptl af THO tfxt ajBN
AIR. VII. That it shall iot te iwluI fai, any pe
son o,persons pursie, carry on practice or oiid
y any Of tile trades, professions y eeenpsteis eh
n Ineralpu M tN tglVie III VI NILS pIu
or. nance, before paying the tax icvied theren nj
We nbtaining license therefor from tic Treasurer
2 the Town. and each ana every person who shall II
topay the taS aud tnkennt shch lpe,se, after bcir
notified by the proper officer, shall forfeit andpny
Y inc Of twenty-five dollars ior each and every sut
!, Ifiilare Or ;irgleet. AsssseSgssl4s
~ Arr. VIII. Thata licenses required to he talk
ls @it by@ths Ordnance, Shall be made II, the fol
M adopted y the State, ms aear az may he, that ti
I, be signcd'by the Treasurer aud sanstod by the y
~ collector, and BY him psh immediately into \
IN IN Treasury .55s.8ss, Nj. iS
~ ~, anr lx That it shall bc the duty Of the Il
cir lretpr 10 make pa yment weekly into the Teasn
~ ot III Sums received by him trolnau, source. and
in regdcr iina account aud payment OF oil the
he sessed ttxes lasAl Ii his hands, III collection Oh
10 before theilft dsy ~ Npventer III each vear.
~ 4, AGT x. That in assessing the tss hefeinbeft
impoaed the assessor shall an~sinisterlar oath
~ each tux payer. or 70 bis, her Or trrt. agent wl
:, present. relative 10 the nature and I.laiSsv OF
l property owned by him, her or them, Qr for shi
st. be- she or tley may be agent, ana subject 70 ta
late ton, and as 10 the amount of money loaned
xcs interest. - ssill Is. q ,iss 81 y! ifs s.i q
lib. Ordained this 18th day Of April, A. D, 1868. h
n 8 ifEfI +&48 S#iSR ~ II. HAYES, President
;on- Jos. d. ItIcnAKD. Clerk.