The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-08
N16RDlNAfyG GE, Ia provides i feveMue
- for the Town of Op1loasas.
ARTICLE I. The Board az Police az the Town ii

Article I, The Board of Police Of the Town ii
sOpeiousHs % OfdaiY as fDiloWssa
ART.sil, That tor the Improvement of the Town,
tor csta hlshiilg and presctving a well oygNnixef
Police thescin md foT .ptnmcting the comfort An,i
convenience ofits inlahitapts ah annual a paloress
Tux, ut the rate If twenty-five cents Oil each ono
hundred dollars, shall he levied upon the ussessed
cash value q The following oaects Of taxation, %
Wit: All lands mud lots u ground lying Within the
Limits OF this Town, Including IN tho sssessnens
thereof, the vnlne q All housess fixtures and i'm,
proyenicnts Of every kind ot value thereon, III ais
fixed thereto. Al slaves for lie or for term Of
years All horses, mares, mules, geldings, ]luks,
jennies and cattle. All carriages or Vehicles whether
of two or four wheels hept for pleasure, ae ot bi,p
and all money loaned on interest.
ART. iii. That there shall be levied and collected
an annual Tx on the persons, trades, professions
and occupations fellawing, 10 Wit ss sssS
Qn each and every wholesale or commission mer'
chant, twenty five dollars.
On cachi and every retailer Of goods wares and
merchandise twenty five dollars. 4 81
On each and every keeper Of d hotel, inn tavern
q other house Of public ceptcrtainment, twenty-five
t on each ana every billiard table, when uscp Il,
alncratiye purpose, fifty dollars. AT X RI
. On each and every cotipc.hpuse, bnr, Or ethel
house Of public entertainment retailing spiftuous
0r termcnted liquors, hfty dnllars. M s igsAs
On each and every keeper u tog shop or r.
loss quantity than one quarter OF gallon, not spec
fed in heprecediag section FIVE hundred dollars.
Il On each and every retailer of spirituous liquors
by the qurfs, twenty five dollars: s.
twenty-five dollars. sNs NJ 5s5 tfsss a
On each and every Apothecary Or Druggist, Ten
dollars. Y SEsssa IS issastA G,sss ssil III 4
On each md every Jeweler. teaa aellars.
On each and every owner Of THEATRE Circus of
Managcrie o. asly other kind of show or exhDitios
whatever, twenty Ave dulElrs. 5t,. 3 ~ sg Y
AnT. ~. That the taxes levied in article III oi
TINS Ordinances, shall be eiinpoaed 0nupd collected
persons mentioned HI said article ILL., and each and
every partner In any Of the trades, professions ot
occupations, subject 70 q tax. s ~
IA ARr " That nall licenses on Theaters, Circuses
or Manageries, or amy other kind OF show IN exlbl
tion whatever taken out for d less time than one
year, the taxes imposed III article III of this Oid
nancc, shall be apportioned as follows; For tont
days, the whole amount Of the tax for three days
tour Ifths of tho tax for two days, three ftths 0
the tax, and for cne day, two ifths OF the tax.
ART. vi. That 0nall licenses, except on Theatcia
Clrcuses and Mansgeries, or any other kind o show
or exhibition whatever, taken out idf Il less time
than one year the taxes npostd In article I'LL shni
be apportioned as follows: For nine nonthsi foui
iths of the tax; for nix months three iiiths Of tt
tax; for three monts, ono huff oil tie tax; for one
month, one third Of TIM tax; for fifteen days, one
fourth Of the taxi for three days. seventh or the
tax, and for one day, zone tenth Of tile tx.
fART. VII. That y stalnot be lawhl for atS pbf
snn or persons 70 pursue carry on practice OF follow
any OF the tftdes. professions or occupations emu
IHefubtu ~ tit VlIBptuH Aitlclc tiI0L tHs QIul
nance, before paying the tax levied therein. and
obtaining q license therefor from the Treasurer g
the Town. and each and every person who shall tai
to pay the tax and take ont SUCH license, after being
notified by HE proper oiper shall trhit aud pay
ine Of twenty-five dollars for each and every sici
| iailure or neglect.
ARr. VIE Tint I'LL licenses ,vqnirc,l TO 10 takcr
out by this Ordinance, shall lie made In the torif
adopted by tho State, as near as nay be that the,
be signed by the Treasurer and collected by the tai
collector, and BY HIN paid Immediately into III,
Treasury. s 5sss \
AIR. Ix. That IL shall be the duty Of tho col
lestor to make payment weekly hto the Treasir,
Of all Sums received By him from any source, md I
render a final account aud payment Of ail the aa
sesscd taxes placed in bis hands, FIR collectionon
before the frst day Of November in each year,
| ART, x. That In assessing the tax hercinhefor
imposed, the assessor shall administer AN oath Il
each tax payer o. to bis, her Or thelr agent, whe
present. relative TO the nature and quAntity Of th
4 property cwnedby him, hrf or thein, or for whiel
he, she OF they may be agent, and subject 70 taxa
ttinn, and as TO the amount 0f mohey loaned q
Interest. atttf sagsi.lt u si9ssiiit nj (
Ordained this 18th day of April, "a. p. 1853.
III. HAYES, President.
EsJos. D. RrcuAHD. Clerk q l5ss