The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18
Proceedings of the Board of Police of
the Town of OpeIOmsas.

MONDAY, November 10th, 1874.
The Town Council of the Town of Opelousa
met pursuant to law.
Present: DR.. James Raw, President. Mnssrs
{. MornhinVeg ST., A. B. Chachere c. MAYO, P
j. Lefebvre, Geo. W. Hudspeth and C. N. Eaier
on motion the following ordinance was reat
and adopted:
For the purpose of creating a revenue for the
Town of OpelOusas.
Belt ordained, That the licenses on trades
and professions in the town of Opelousas, be
fixed as follows, for the year 1875:
Article l. Each and every keeper of a Coffee
House, or Beer Saloon, GrOg Shop, Bar Room
or retailer OF wines, fermented, malt or intoxi
eating liquors, sold in quantities less than a
quarter or a gallon, shall pay the sum of seven.
ty-tiVe dollars.
Art. .. Each and every Merchant or Grocer,
twenty-five dollars, and an additional license OF
twenty-five dollars where liquors or wines are
SOLO III not less quantities than one quarter of a
gallon, and provided further, that when LIQUORS
or wines shall be sold in any quantity whatever,
ana allowed to be drank on the premises, an adj.
ditiOnal license of Seyenty-fye dollars shall he
imposed and collected.
Art. 3. Each and every keeper of q Billiard
5ahie or Pigeon Hole, shall pay twenty-five
Art. 4. Each and every Circus or Menaeerie.
shall pay, for each performance, fifty dollars,
and all other public shows shall pay from five
20 ten dollars, subject to the decision of the
President of the Board.
Art. 5. Each and every keeper of a public Ho-
tel or Boarding House, shall pay the sum of f..
teen dollars. "
Art. 6. Each and every Restaurant keenor
with the privilege of selling wines to his c1s'
toners while at meals only, shall pay the sum
Art. Z. Each and every keeper of an OYSTER
Saloon, Where oysters, alone are sold, shall nav
the sum of ten dollars. h"'
Livery Stable, shall pay the sum of fifteen dollars
Ar, .. Each and every Photographic Gallery,
shal pay a license of five dollars.
All: 10. Each and every Real Estate or Land
agent, snail pay a license of ten dollars.
Art. II, Each and every Notary Public Or
AuctloleeF, small pay a license of five dollars.
Art. ~ Each ana every person selling jew
cry, snail pay a license of ten dollars.
Art 10, Each and every person selling Drugs
or medicines III q Drugstore or elsewhere, shall
pay a license Of twenty-five dollars.
twenty dollars.
Art. Is; Each and every person comprising a
hrin, snail pay, the license herein imposed.
Art. Ii, Each and every person having moro
than one Store or place of business or who fol
lows more than one of the pursuits herein above
en'4 m a a. shan pay the license on each.
ART. IT. NOllcenSe issued under the Ordinance
shall be transferable without the consent of
this Board. ' ="
Art. IS. 1t is further ordained, that the tax of
one quarter Of one per cent, shall he levied nm
all real estate in the. town of OpelOusas at IFS
assessed value and also on all moneys at inter-
est and on ali capital employed in trade or other
H5l9ccts subject to be taxed and which are taxed
Art. 10; That the license above mentioned, shall
be issued by the Clerk, and the same collected
Dy the Collector and paid over to the Treasurer
III ClatGd States currency, on or before the 1st
day of February 1875. "
On motion Messrs. Ea1er, Mavo and Hudsnetb
were appointed q committed to evenli,,a 40
cams against the town and having approved
the following they were ordered to be naid on
the USUAL warrant viz:
Louis Hayes, for fees as Tailor n, m
A !; Williams, for acting as Commissioner
W p Cochram s 90
Laurent Dupre, Balance due him as town . :"
AttuInCy 10 10
I. $; Bailey for services as special Police
The Board then adjourned until to.norT . 2V
morning at O'clock.
OPELOUsAs, November nth 1874.
The Board of Police of the town of OnnInnsos |
met pursuant to adjournment, Present. DR.
J James Ray, President, and MCssrs, {. MOrhinvno
81; I. Mayo, Geo. W. Hudspcth, P. j. Lefebyre, |
On motion, An Ordinance for the purpose of
creating q revenue for the town of Opel0usos.
finally adopted on its second reading.
A. b; ChacheIe a member of the Board ap-
peared and took his seat.
On motion. Resolved, That the a,no,,rts of
all hcenes taken ont for q less period than one
year shall be fixed by the Board of Police when
called fol.
On motion, Resolved that the following clains
approved by the committee on claims be paid
on the usual warrants viz:
J. b. Jackson, for witness fees. a 90
BeIl' 4. Gu1dry, for fees as Constable. 2 80
L. +. Veazle, for fees as Justice of the
/. Gil for services as special Police Q 90
9n motion, Resolved, That the license of
CheVtS, for keeping Coffee House. for mart
1f the year ending 31st December 1874, be and
i've dollars. N :" '""H'S
On motion the consideration OF outstanding
was postpOsed until the regular meet
ng in December next. ~ "N
On motion the Board adjourned,
JAMES RAY, President.