The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-04
Proceedings Of the BOARD of Police of
the Town of Opelousas.
MONDAY. NoHernher 18th. 1a

MONDAY, November 18th, 1874.
The Town Council of the Town OF Opelonsa s
met pursuant to law.
Present: DR.. James Ray, President; Messra
c. MOrnhinveg Sr., i. r. Chachere G. Mayo. T
J. Lefebvre, Geo. ". Hudspeth and {. Y. Ealer
On motion the following ordinance was rcaj
and adopted
AN ORDINANCE
For the PURPOSE Of creating a revenue fVr tie
Town Of OpelOusas.
Be it ordained, That the licenses on trade.
and professions in the town Of Opel0uaas, 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, Termonted, matt or intOxi.
eating liquors, sold III quantities less than &
quarter Of Il gallon, shall pay the sun Of apycn-
ty-ttyc dollars.
Art. 2. Each and every Merchant or Grocer,
tW ~entv-1iVe dollars, and An additional license Of
twenty-five dollars where liquors or wines are
sold in NOT less quantities than one quarter of a
gallon, AMI provided further. that when liquors
or wines shall be a0ld in any quantity whatever,
and allowed TO De drank on thc premises. an adj
ditiOnal license Of aCvcUty-1tvC dollars 4ha be
impOaed and collected.
Art. 3. Each ant! every kcrper Of 3 Billiard
Table or Pigeon Hole, shall pay twenty-five
dollars.
Art. 4. Each and every Circus or Mcuagerie,
shall pay. for tari! performance, fifty dollars.
and all Otilcr public shOwa shall pay troIn five
to ten dollars, subject 10 tho decision of the
President OF the Board.
AT. .. Cdtl dIlu every Keeper u 4 lU6IiU itD-
tel or Boarding House, shah pay The sum of If
teen dollars.
Art. &. Each and every Restaurant keeper.
with the privilege OF selling wines 10 his rus
TONERS while ut meals only, snail pay the sum
OF fifteen dollars.
Art. :. Each and every keeper OF All Oyster
Saloon, where oysters, alone are sold, shall pay
the sum- OF fen dollars.
Art. J. Each ard every keeper Of q Feed or
Livery Stable, shal! pay the sum Of fifteen dollars.
Art. p Each and cvcry photographic Gallery,
shall pay Il license Of i've dollars.
Art. 10. Each and every Real Estate or Land
Agent, shall pay a license ~ ten dollars.
Art. II. Each and every Notary Public or
Anctionccr. shall pay = license of live dollars.
Art. u. Each and every person selling Jew
elry, shall pay 2 license Of ten dollars.
Art. 10. Each and every person selling Drugs
or medicines in 4 Drugstore or elsewhere, shall
pay q license OF twenty-five dollars.
Art. IA. Each Peddltr, shall pay d license Of
twenty dollars.
Art. is. Each and every person comprising 4
firm. shall pay the license herein imposed.
Art. 1t. Zach and every person having more
than one Store or place of business or who fol
lows more than one Of the pursuits herein above
enumerated, shall pay the license on each.
Art. II NO]ircnse issued under tile Ordinance
shall he transferable without the consent of
this Board.
Art. IS. 1t is further ordained. that the tax of
one quarter Of one per cent, shall ne levied on
all real estate in the town 0f OpclOtlgas at its
ASSESSED value ami also on all moneys AT inter
est ANA on AL capital employed in traic or other
objects suhjec' IL he taxed and which ar" taxed
by the State.
Art. IS. That the license ahnve mentioned, shall
br ISSUED ny 1he Clerk, amt the same collected
by The Collector and paid ever TO the Treaourcr
in United Sites currency, on OF before the Isl
day Of February 1875.
On motion Mr3Srs. EHlor, Mayo ard HudSlmtl:
were appointed i committee to examine the
claims against the town and having approved
the following they were ordered to be paid on
fhe uRlal warrant VIZ:
Louis HAYES. fol- fees rs Jailor ...........- 81 SO
A. 2 Williams, for acting as Commissioners
OF Election 5 &C
W.. X. Cochran S 90
Laurent Duprr, Balance due him Is town
Attorney .I2 So
7. S. Bailey for services az special Police
3 50
The Board then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at . O'Clock.