The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-12-23
Of the Board Of Police OF the
Town of OpeloGsas.

December 1st, 1871.
The Board met pursuant to a call from
his Honor, the presiding officer, were pres
emit: Messrs. A. d. Anderson, Mayor, presi-
ding John Posey, W. R. Cochran, H.. X.
B~odernuller and Thos. Fl. Lewis.
There being a quorum present, the Board
proceeded to business.
On motion the following ordinance was
adopted unanimously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
The following is adopted by the Board of
Councilmen of the town of Opelousas, at its
session held, according to law, on the LIST of
December, A. D., 1871, for the purpose of
| fixing the licences on trades and professions,
| and the tax on the property of the tow of
| Opelousas, to be levied for the ye:: 1872,
to-wit:
1st. Each and every keeper of a coffee
house. grog.shop, bar-room Or retailer of
wine or intoxicating liquor, sold in quanti-
ties less than a quarter of a gallon, shall
paw the sum of 500 as a licence for said
year.
I'd. Each and every keeper of retail
| store, in goods, wares and merchandise, in
| GLIDING wines and fermented and spirituous
liquors when sold by the quart or bottle,
and not drank on the premises; shall pay
$40 for his licencc for the said year, 1872.
Sd. For each and every grocer or mer-
chant who sell no liquor, the sum of $50.
4th. For each and every commission and
merchant who sell by the wholesale, $40,
in addition to the licence fixed by sections
Nos. /, Q OF 3, as the case may be.
9Th. For cash and every billiard table
used for a lucrative purpose, the sum of
1926, inclusive of the bar-room.
9th. For each and every produce and
merchandise broker, $40.
18th. All transient theatres, excuses, me-
nageries and other public Shows, per day,
each, $25.
sth. Each and every public hotel, or boar.
ding house with lodging, $50.
9th. Each and every restaurant keeper,
SIS.
10th. Each and every private boarding
house, $l5.
18th. Each and every beersaloon where
malt liquors are exclusively sold, $50.
10Th. Each and every oyster saloon, $40.
18th. Each and every livery and feed sta
BILE, $25.
14th. Each and every public ball, Cper
BALI, $40.
18th. Each and every concert for lucrative
purposes, IS.
10th. Each ice-crcam: sherbet, soda. water
or cake saloon, exclusive of the licence liked
in sec. Nos. 2 or 3 of this ordinance, $40.
18th. Photographic galleries, each $40.
18th. Real estate or land agencies, each
$40.
10th. Each notary public, auctioneer, sur
geon, dentist, physician, attorney or coun-
sellor at law, and barber shops, hacks, ON.
nibuses and carriages, owned by parties not
keeping a livery or feed stable, and used tor
hire, each $40.
goth. Each and every drove of horses,
mules, hogs or cattle Of any kind stopping
in this town for the purpose Of selling the
same; brick-kilns, where brick are sold,
bakeries, trimming and carriage shops, sad
oilers and harness makers, millinery stores,
where trimmings are sold, each $40.
2lst. Silver and watch smiths, each $15,
22d. Dry goods merchants, each $25.
23d. Each and every druggist and Apoth
ecary, $25.
oath. Each and every pedlar, $40.
25th. Each person composing a firm o
any of the above mentioned professions OF
pursuits. shall be subject to the license pres
cribed.
26th. Every person having more than ONT
store or place Of bushes or who follow:
more than one of the pursuits herein emu
! merated, shall pay license on each.
! 9th. No license issued under this ordin'
8 ance shall be transferable without the con
a sent of the Board.
e Be it ordained that that the tax on immo,
i, vable property is hereby fixed at the rate:
of one quarter of one per cent for each on
hundred dollars of said property.
Be it further ordained, that the licenses
above ordained shall be collectable from ant
after thirty days after the publication of thu
ordinance herein published.
And on the same day the following ordin
ance was adopted, Mr.. H. K. Bodemulle
voting against it, to-wit:
> Be it ordained that hogs shall no longer
: be permitted to range at large within thu
corporation limits of the town of Opelousas
Be it ordained that any hog found ranging
at large, in contravention of this ordinance
shall be shot by the Constable, and turned
over to the. owner upon payment, to tn
town Constable, Of 81 per head for each ho'
so killed, and in default ofany hogs so kille'
being claimed by the owner, the Constabl
shall haul the same off at the cost Of tn
town.
Be it further ordained, that this oroinanc
Shall take effect fifteen days after its tirs
publication.
The Board then adjourned until the frs
regular meeting.
Opelousas, December 1st, 1871.
A. B. ANDERSON, President.