The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-02-11
Proceedings Of the Board of Police of the
Town of 0peIoHsas.

Town of 0peI0Nsas.
Board met 18th of January, 1871. Present
-Messrs. Pu]ford, Desbrest, S. D'Avy and
JohA Posey. ~ ~
On motion, Jno. Posey, Esqr., was ap-
pointed President pro. TEN.
The committee appointed to frame an
ordinance, reported the following list of
licences for the year 1871: ,8tAJ"r
LICENCE ORDINANCE
| OF the Town of Opelousas for The current
year, adopted by the Board of Council
men at its regular session Of 18th Janpa-
ny, 1871. ~
Each and every keeper of Coffee. House,
Grogsshop, bar Room, or retailer Of wine
or intoxicating liquors, when sold in guam
titles less than a quarter Of gallon, shall
pay the sum of 800. .
Each and every keeper of a retail store
in goods, wares, merchandise, including
wines, fermented and spirituous liquors,
when sold by the quert or bottle and not
drank on the premises, $40.
Each and every wholesale and Commits
sion merchant, $40.
Each and every Billiard table used for
a lucrative purpose inclusive of Bar Room,
1926. ~en
Each and eve-y produce and merchan-
disc Broker, $40. Z
Transient Theatres, Cireuses, Menageries
and other public shows, per day, $25.
Each and every Hotel or Tavern Keeper,
$15.
Each and every Restaurant keeper, $15.
Each and every Beer Saloon, $50
Each and every Livery Stable, $50.
Each and every Public Ball, (per day
SIS.
Each and every Public Concert, (pcr day.
S..
Ice cream, shcrbat and soda water, pies
and cake saloon, oyster saloon and oyster
stand, $40.
Photographic galleries, each, SO.
Real Etate or Land Agencies. each, $40.
Notary Public, Auctioners, Surgeon
Dentists, Physicians, Attorneys and Coun-
sellors at law, Barber shops, keepers of
Hacks, 0mnibuses, carriages used for con-
yeying passengers for hire, each, $40.
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 bricks are sold, Bakeries,
Trimming and Carriage Shops, Saddlers and
Harness Makers, Millinery Stores, where
trimmings are sold, each. $40.
Silver and Watch Smiths, each, $15aEfa
Dry Goods Merchants, each, $50.
Each and every Druggists and Apothecary.
$50.
Each and every Pedlar, $40. 7
Each person composing a Firm of any of
the above mentioned professions or pursuits,
shall be subject to the License prescribed.
Every person having more than one Store
or place of business or who follows more
than one of the pursuits herein enumerated,
shall pay the License on each.
No License issue under this Ordinance
shall be transferable without the consent of
the Board.
Which, upon motion was adopted by the
Board, memo contradicsate, and the Consta-
BILE instructed 10 collect the same immodi-
ately after its publication in the Official
journal.
The Board then adjourned.
JOHN pOsEY, President pro. tenn.
SATURDAY, February 18th. 1871.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Louis Hadden, presiding,
Pulfofd, posey, Lejeune and Desbrest. (
Several accounts relatiseto the inquests en-
the bodies Of John Graham and James 6.
Hayes, deceased. are referred 10 tbs town
attorney.
The account If VIM Mason for making q
coffin for Mary Corinnc Ansols is approved
and ordered to be paid By the usual war
rant