The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-04-30
AN ORDINANCE, to provide a revenue

| n ~ ollDl1N an SC, W pTOSlue u revenue
ARTICLE l. The BOARD of Police of the town o
Opelousas, do ordaM as follows:
ARTICLE III. That for the Improvement of thu
town for tabljfainI and preserving a well or
ganlzed Police tA@.?ld for promqtt|-com
fort and convenience of its inhabitahse1tdn anDuaI
nd ratofen tax at the rate of twenty-five cents OIL
(kacA one hundred dollars, shall be levied on the
ssndry1 cash value Of the following objects Of
taX}a7n, to wit: All lands and lots of ground
lyHl1 within the limitsfD this town, including in
the assesslnsFt% thereof, TIC value of all houses, fix.
lures and improvements of every kind or value
NAreon, OF affixed thereto; all slaves for life or for
a term OF years; all horses, mares, mules, gellings,
jacks, Jennies and cattle; all carriages or vehicle,
whether of two or four wheels, ccpt for pleasure,
use or hire, and all money loaned on interest.
ARTICLE Ill. That there shall be levied and col.
lected an annual tax on the persons, trades, profess
sions and occupations following, to wit: {
On each and every wholesale or commission merl
chant, twenty-five dollars.
Onaeaeh and every retailer of goods, wares and
mercha16e,a twenty-five dollars. !
Ss 1,1ss hoSs< q ps' HsS sa'ss'az ! SsS'; TIVE sssg
On each and every billiard table. when nsed for a
lucrative purpose, fifty dollars. On each and every
cohee-house, bar OF other house of public entertain.
ment, retailing spirituous or fcrmented liquors,
fifty dollars.
On each and every keeper of a grog shop. or re.
.ailNl u spifltuOuS VI leIlNCnteu LIQUORS. or wines.
III less quantity than one quarter of II gallon, not
speelled IN the preceding section, five hundred
dollars.
On each and every retailer of spirituous liouoi
by the quart OF bottle, twenty-five dollars.
twenty-five dollars.
On each and every Apothecary Or Druggist
on each and every JeweIer. ten dollars. V
oh each and every owner of a Tleater, Circus or
lil GfTln. IL II ~ Mt bHr bind 80 .l-..- .--I .,..
whatever, twenty-five dollars.
ARTICLE Nv. That the taxes levied in Article III
of this Ordinance shall be imposed on and collected
rom eacn and every separate h9pso>kept by any
persons mentioned in said Article Na-dnd EACH ana,
every partner in any of the trades, protest. tol:
subject to a tax.
AfTicLE Y. That on all licenses on >fftsieFs e
oifctses or Manageries, or any other kind of ST.,
or exhibition whatever, taken out for a less IL
thii %nd year, 'he taxes imposed in Article LII =
Inls Oraiiance, snail be apportiong9 as follow
For four days, the whole amount(1 the tays 70
tnree days, todEfths of the tax; for two DAYS
the tax. t1A' Va,
ARTICLE VI. That on all licenses. excent IN
Circuses and Manageries. or any o,bar
kind OF SHOW or exhibition whatever AIKEN ont fnr
q less llhle than one year, the taxes imposed in said
Article ~. shall be apo rtianed as follows: For
.,h% t5'ih'', lrNf+ i.lS!is vi TIE tax; for six months.
l,liee.iltt.io OF the tax; for three months. onc.Iu,lf ~
the tax; for one month, onc-th;rd of the tax :. f ~
iiteen days, one.fourth of the tax; for three d,vs
ole,seve1th of the tax, and for one day. one.tenti,e
Of the tax. "'' on'''ehtlti
ARTICLE VII. That it shall not be lawful for anv
or persons to pursue, carry on, practice or
follow any Of the trades, professions or oceunations
enumerated IN the foregoing Article III of the or.
lliance' before paying the tax levied tbereon and
a license therefor, from the Trrn snror ~
nc Town, and each and every person who shall faifr
20 pay the tax and take out such license after he;nn
lo.iied by the proper officers, shall forfej1sSnd nns
me OF twenty-five dollars, for each and tyerv srurI
allure or neglect. 's'eis SUCH
ARTICLE VIII. That all licenses reouired IN ho
AIKEN m' out by this Ordinance. shall be made in the
I .nn ADOPTED BY the State, as near as may be. that
he signed by the Treasurer and collectei hv
he 1 E collector, and by him paid Immediately ina
ARTICLE tx. That it shall be the dutv oae.,o
o,ieetor 70 make payment weekly into the 4yeaS.
is'ei al sums received by him from aDy source
M 10 render a final account and novms,t ~ III
ne assessed taxes placed in his hand, far coiiIsct;o an
II or before the first day of November in each no :"
ARTICLE X. That in assessing The tax he,. yeaa'
IRE imposed, the Assessor shall administor en aa.i
: n tho present, relative to the quantity and na shm.
hi ine property owned by him, her or tn mr. ~'h fr
men me- she or they may be agent, and subiect =
IAatioh, and as to the amount of nonau "IInees 70
,terest. honey loaned at
Ordained this 18th day of April, A. D. 1870
JOS. u. RICHARD, Clerk. uent'