The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-20
Rs6sssalahgs of fAS BsaFsas OF Police 9F
FiAe Tuvvm of O~peE0uBas.

The Board met puTsuanI TO alJonrnment.
There being no quorum 1t adjourned to Monday,
PRESENT: Messrs. II. Latour. President Victor
Lnstrapes. I. Leieune, Edgar Vanhile. i. y.
On motion tie following ordinance was adopt
I'd, VIZ:
An ORDINANCE FOR CREATING A REVENUE FOB
THE TOWN OF oPEEoUsAs .
ii ordained that the Licenses on Trades ond
1RTToIE ist. Each and every keeper Of q COT
fee-house, GroglShOp, Bar-Room, or retailer OF
wines, fermented OF Intoxicating liquors sold In
Day thssum mo Of Fifty Bfoiiafs for lis license for
4 ID. Each and every keeper Of q retail
store in which goods, wares ana merchafftlse
are sold, including wines, ferTnefted or tgplrit1-
GUS liquors sold in quantities not less than a
quarter Of q gallon Or 4 bottle shal paS tns sum
ART. sd. Each and every grocer OF merchant
laE Ea reF a a1s 1 Fscs f d0F save sgey year Commission mer-
chant who sells By Wholesale, shah pay the sum
Of Forty Dollars, in addition TO the license Inn.
posed BY articles 2 on 8 Of tins ordinance as the
AIR. 5th. Each and every keeper of a Billiard
Table shall pay the sum Of Fifteen Dollars, and
each and vefykeeper of a Piggon-H0le shall pay
tho sum OF Fifteen Dollars for his license for
= gu Each and every mersshssndise @ pro,
for his license for the year 1874.
ART nth. Ali transient ~ciFcIses, menageFies,
Ss oth sSs pr bic F seow To 3fSes q ]t saeb ! ssS,s ws1sh
shall pay the sum OF Twenty-Five Dollars per
day for their license to exhibit.
ART. 9th. Each and every keeper of q public
hotel, or clearinghouse with lodgings, shall
pay the sum O~fTweuty-five Dollars forEthe IL
cense for The said year Of 1874
ART. a9th. Each Hnd every Restaurant ke9peT,
with the privilege of selling wines to his Gus
toners, while tmeals only shall pay the sum
of Fifteen Dollars for his license for said year
OF 16T4.
ART. 10th. Each ana every keeperofa private
Boarding house shall a the sum of Fifteen
Dollars as q license for said yeaF.Of 1874. =
4 nth. Each and every keeper of a Beer
Saloon, where, malt liquors exclusively are sold,
shall pay the sam of Fwenty-liYe Dollars for q
license for the said year of 1874.
ARR. 12th. Eacha and every keeper ofan Oyster
Saloon when oysters alone are sold, shall pay
the sum Of Ten Dollars for aliceIse OF said year
OF 1874. eH @ s
s8ARTsI3th. Each and every keeper OF a Feed
or Livery Stable shall pay the sum of Twenty
five Dollars for his license for said year 1874.
ART. 14th. For each and every public Ball,
(the permission DE the Mayor to be first obtained
for that purposeDffher shall be paid alieense OF
Ten Dollars. And If liquors are sold at said
places then an dditionaIlieens OF Fifty Dollars
shall be paid b the party giving said Ball.
Arr. 18th Each and every Concert given for
z shall pay o license OF Eye
ART. 10th. Each and every keeper of either In
Tce-CreaIn, sherbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay o license of Ten Dollars, exclusive of tlleli
cense prescribed In Sections 9 and 8 Of this ord
nance. III liquer Is sold ON said premises.
ART. ITth, Each and every photographic Gm
lery shall pay allcense OF Five Dollars for said
AkT, 18th. Each Real Estate or Land Agent
shall pay q license OF Ten Dollars for said year
Arr. 1sth. Each and every Surgeon, Dentist,
Physician each keeper or ownersOf a Hack or
Hacks, OInnibrss or Carriage kept for hire, and
not0wned by parties keeping a feed and livery
stabIe. shall pay the sum Of Five Dollars as
license for theyear 1874.
n INIT: e ssSpi nIsh or bo sSeI Mos WON M caftle I II dr enS
kind stopping I'm this town with such droyes for
the purpose Of selling the same and each and
and every Bakery, trimmings shop, Carriage
Ehcp, Saddle and Harness maker, Millinery
store, Where trimmings are sold, shall pay the
sJEf OF Tigesn0aafs f0r the year 1874
Art. 21st Each and every Silver or Watch
Smith shan pay thestlna OF Ten Dollars for q IL
cefse for 1874.
ecavy shall pay the sg1lof Twenty-Five Dollars
for their license ford874,
Arr. 2sds Each and every Pedlar shal1pay the
sum OF Twenty Dollars as n license fer 1874
ART. Gath Each 8ndeveFy person composing
d irr1 shall pay the license imposed.
ART. 25th. Eaeh pefsonllavfng more
thanene storenrplaee ofbIsiness, oFWhgf follows
more than one Of the pursuits herein a8oYe emu
merabed shall pay the license on each
ART. 28th. No license issued thiB 0rdfn-
ance shall be haIsferable without the consent
OF the Beard.
lsARnss27th To. 1t IS further ordained that the tax
~ N0G 4GNFECG VI U4G VSEsEH8Es HHEat4A G&1EN1Eu !
on nlIR6HI estate in this town at tsassesseii val
ne ana also on all monies at interest.
AIT. 2sth. 1t liz further ordained, that the H.
eenSes above mentioned shall be collected by
the Tewn Treasurer, at his office, according to
law, from the lat day OF February, 1874.
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for the above trades and professions Except CIR
erses, public shows tmaenageriesa theatresl
the said lleenses shall be issued in the following
pFepertienssto-Wit:
FOR . months, ~one.iialf Of tbs annual license.
For s tbressifthB .
For 9 ts#" fOur-fifths
For 1 One-third
For III days, onefourth 9
For 0neAaeventht
For " one-tenth
N0others proportional licenses shall be issued.
the above Ordinance having been read twice
70 the B0ard, was adopted aeaaO e0ntrQdieeMte
On m0tiOn OF III. Iejeane, seconded hy Mr.. i
yaphine, resolves, that each end every butcher
saeh stall ia fhe market-honse, whiph was lost
asfallows Ayes--hfessTBs IajemneandV anhtlIe,
.. Naya-Messrs. Quincy and Paseys 9. There
Delng q US me PRESIDENT gave Fhe casting yote
THE petition 0f d numbered citizens in behalf
a MTss RaphaeI Hotter, twidoNy With three
lief In her present ~destitutton, which was grant
ed, in the auza &c ten dollars per month payable
Account Il Edgar Vanilille, f5rWorK done on
the streets, as per detailed statement, amount
ing to&6I 90 Approved. HtB
1n &A0o10A tbh1 sSo3AE0t4uM aAdVNEAeu I'd NOR
day Deeember Isl.
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MoNDAY, Dscaa6er lsS, is7s.
This being the day for aregular meeting, the
Beard net Present: Messrs. H Latour, preat
deqti Y Lastrapes. LB.cuney, L-Lejsaneand
on molten resolved. that thes n Ordinance lar
creAtlng areveHne for the tow Of 0pelousaE,
fCr1Sz&t9 he amended as follows. wig. 4asI
KnATsicle II The license shall be Fifty Dollars
tngtead " sexentgs1ye Dellars,
In, Art. g. sThe Aeenae Alsam be- Forty Dollars
instead Of Seventy<aye Dollars.
In Art. 8. Each and every keeperu1 81 Billiard
Table on Rigeon7Hole, shaiapay the sum Of Eff
In Art. III. the ucense sshall he ryxetev-aya
Dollars instead Bf Hevenfy9ave Dollars.
In Art u. The second clause OF this article
shall be changed 3D. rs to read san additional
License of Fifty Dollars Instead oG seyenty7dve
Il Are d. me license shall hs rive Dollars
instead of Ten Dollars,
mart. l9. Notary Public, Aucei0nser. Attors
mey OF Counsellor u l9w shall bs exenlpt from
IL Art. Y The license saaii tB zen Dollars
AnktSM0 a& Fifteen Dollars.
Account If Elisha Andrns1 or Vanishing ma
tkrlal ard Building bridge 49, approved.
AeecuntUt ~ q Aasaiuer s25 Approved Tor
Account oF charles Thounson for MAILING
bridge on Market street. repairing bridge on
T6na@ms A@aNnN AuA0heEy ete. M&0a rs. AnnFevBa
On molten. resolved. that the sun1of SIS be
market house, o. authorized by the Board AT
their meeting the 8th Of October last.
Iners being no further business, the Beard
j. IATOTR president
Attest JoAN Fosag, CeFk pSe senl.
Hint efasssserg