The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-17
Proceedings or the FsoRFd sf Police Of
tbe Town of OpeIoasas.
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LF# EATBhDAIt NDfGMDgE SHAy 1850
The Board met pursuant TO adjournment
November Path.
Present Messrs. II .Latour, President; Victor
L~astrapes. /. LejeRne, Edgar Vanhille, l. b.
On motion the following ordinance was adopt.
ed, viz:
AN ORDINANCE FOR CREATING A REVENUE o.
THE TOWN OF
Be ii. ordained that the Licenses on Trades and
Professions, in this town, be fixed as follows:
ARTICLE LIST. Each and every keeper OF Q COT
fee-hOTse, GFog-Shop, Bar-R80nl, or retailer or
wines, ferrnented or Intoxicating liquors, sold IN
quantities less Than q quarter OF q gallon, shall
pay the sum of Fifty Dollars for his license for
ART. I'd. Each INT every keeper Of a retail
store in which goods, wares and merchandise
are sold, including wines, fermented or spirihi-
Gus liquors sold in quantities not less ttlan q
quarter of q gallon or o bottle shall pay the sum
Of Forty Dollars for his licence for said year.
ART. sd. Each andeYefy grocer or merchant
who sells no liquors shall pay twenty-five Dol
lars for his license for said year.
ART. 4tll. Each and every commission ner-
chant who sells by wholesale, shall pay the sum
of Forty Dollars, in addition to the license i'm
posed by articles 2 or 8 of this. ordinance as the
case may be.
Table shall pay the sum of Fifteen Dollars, and
caeli and every kceperof q Pigeon-HOle shall pay
the sum of Fifteen Dollars for his license for
Ant. 9th. Each and every merchandise or pro-
duce Broker shall pay the sum of Forty Dollars
for his license for the year 1874. 4
ART. nth. All transient %eiTcuSes, menageries,
or other public shows Except theatres, which
latter shall pay Five Dollars for each exhibition
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars per
daY for their license to exhibit.
Art. Stli. Each and every keeper of a public
hotel, or clearinghouse with lodgings. shall
pay tile sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the Ii
ceIlse for the said year OF 1874.
Art. 9th. Each and every Restaurant keeper,
with the privilege of selling wines TO his GUS
toners, while ut meals only, shall pay the sum
of Fifteen Dollars for his license for said year
of 1874.
ART. 10th. Each and every keeperof a private
boarding house shall pay the sum of Fifteen
Dollars as q license for said year of 1874.
AIT. 18th. Each and every keeper of a Beer
Saloon, where malt liquors exclusively are sold,
shall pay tho sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for q
license for the said year of 1874.
Art, 18th. Each and every keeperof an Oyster
Saloon, when oysters alone are sold, shall pay
the SUN Of Ten Dollars for a license Of said year
AIR. 18th. Each and every keeper OF q Feed
or Livery stable shall pay the sum OF Twenty
five Dollars for his license for said year 1874.
ART. l4tll. For each and every public Ball,
1.-THE permission of the Mayor to be first obtained
for that purpOsel there shall be paid a license of
Ten Dollars. And ii liquors are sold at said
places then an additional license of Fifty Dollars
shall be. paitI by the party giving said Ball.
ART. 18th. Each and every Concert given for
q lucrative purpose shall pay a license of Five
Dollars,
6Attk u EilCldNu GhGIi kESDGGu 1 EIIIeT Ill
1c6-CHealn, sherbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay n license of Ten Dollars, exclusive of the Ii
cenee preseribed In Sections Q and 8 of this ord
nance, IL liquor is sold on said premises.
ART. 18th. Each and every Photographic Gal
lery shall pay q license OF Five Dollars for said
year 1874,
shall pay a license OF Ten Dollars for said year
1874.
ART. 10th. Each and every Surgeon, Dentist,
Physician, each keeper or owner of % Hack or
Hacks. Of1UilUal or fnITinara Ep1af for hire. ard
not owned by parties keeping q feed and livery
stable, shall pay the sum Of Five Dollars as a
license for the year 1874.
ART. 10th, Eaclrand every owner OF d drove
OF h0rsesOr mules, or both; hogs or cattle of any
Kind, stopping in this t0Wn with such drOVeshf for
the purpose Of selling the same; and each and
every Brick-kiln where bricks are sold; each
and every Bakery, Trimmings Shop, Carriage
Shop, Saddle and Harness maker, Millinery
store, where trimmings are sold, shall pay the
sum OF Five Dollars for the year1874.
ART. 21st Each and every Silver or Watch
Smith shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars for a Ii
ceIise for 1874.
Arr. 22d. Each and every Druggist and Apofh-
ecaiy shall pay tie sun of Twenty-Five Dollars
for their license for 1874.
Art: 2sd Each and every Pedlar shall pay the
sum Of Twenty Dollars as alicense for 1874.
ART. oath. Each and every person composing
a firm shall pay the license imposed.
Ant. 25th. Each and every person having more
than one st0reOr place Ofbnsiness, Orwho follows
more than one OF the pursuits herein above cnl-
merafed shall pay the license on each.
Art. 26tn. 80 license issued under this ordin-
of the Board
Arr. 27th. It is further ordained that tie tax
OF one quarter OF one per cent. shah De lowed
on MI real estate in this town at its asseBsedynl
ne, and also 0Irall monies Mt interest.
ART. 28fh. 1t is further ordained, that the IL
eeAlaes above mentioned sllall DO collected by
the Town Treasurer. ut his Office, according I'd
law, from the5Ist day of February, 1874.
ART. 29tl. It III further OrflHilied TINT when
licenses shan be taken out foI less than q year,
for the above tlanes9hnd professions except cir
cIlses,p public shows. menageries and theatres)
the sliH IfcctlBes Shall be issued In the following
proportions, tO-wit:
For ) months, cne-latr Ut the annual license.
kor I ,f saEsdssa
For q 6ne1thfrd I" u
For 10 days, 0ne-f0urth ft
For 8 0na-sevent1rt
Fer t 0ne-tentli 81
No other proportional licenses Shall be issued.
THE above Ordinance having been read twice
to the Beard was adopted assIlS0 eonfrudieente.
On motion Of Mr.. Ieieunes seconded hy Mr..
pay q license of seventy-fiye dollars d year, for
each stall III tho market-hOuse, which was lost
asf9Ilbwss Ayes-Messrs. Leieune and IAN lille
2. NHys-MesetS. Quincy and Posey, q. There
beinssAtie the President gave the eaating vote
In fh8 negative.
TAeIeftion of Malnber Of citizens IN behalf
OF Mrs. Naphacl Hollier, widow Wit1 three
yolng ciliIafen1 was then read, praying for re-
lief Hi her present deatitufion, WhiclIWns grant
ed, Til the SUM- Of ten dollars per monthpayable
AcdOiiit 81 Edgar YanhfIle. for workdone oil
the streets, as per detailed statement, a~nlDIaf-
ing To a5I 30. Approved.
ON motiont he Board then adicurned.to Mon
MONDAY, December Ist, 1873.
This being the day for d regular meeting, the
board met. Present. Messrs. IT,. Lat0ur, Presi-
dent; v. Lastztpgs u b Quincy, T. Lejeunc and
on motion, resolved, that the e0rdinance FOR
creating a revenue for the Owl of Ope10usas,
for 1874 he amended as follows, VIZ:
In Article Tie license shall be Fifty Dollars |
instead bit Seyenty-five Dollars.
In ART. 2. The license shall be Forty Dollars /
instead of Seventy-aye Dollars.
In Ar. ,. Each ana every keeper OF O Billiard
Table or Pigeon-FTolej saall pay the sam Of Elf
IN Art Il. Tho license shall be twenty-five
Dollars instead of S~evenfy-five Dollars.
In Art. iii The second clause Of this article
shall be changed Sd as to- read san additional.
license pf Fifty Dollars instead OF seventy.fve
MART n. The license shall be Five Dollars
instead of Ten Dollars.
Tn Art 10. Notary Public, Auctioneer, Attor-
ney OF Counsellor at Law shall be exempt from
In Art. 81. Tho license shall be Ten Dollars
of Fifteen Dollars.
Account ~ Elisha A1ldrls for furnishing ua-
feElal ana building bridge S25. approved.
Account f u -. Lassiter COS. Approved for
81 81.
Account III Charles Thompson for making
bridge On Market street, repairing bridge on
hauling lumber. etc, $40 A6s Approved. /
On motion, resolved, that the sum Of s25 be
allowed IN IL. LAjeune for withdrawing the
market house, as authorized BIZ tile Board at
thnir meeting the attn of October last.
There being ne further business, the Board
adjourned.
HtLATOUE, President.
Attest: JOHN POsEYs Clerk pro tenn.