The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
Proceedings Of the Bonrd Of Police of
che Town Of O~PeloHsas.
SATURDAY, November 22d

On m0Jl0n Ihe IoloWlng oruLhahee was a"opV'
AN ORDINANCE FOR CHEATING A REVENUE FOR
THE tow OF
BE 1t ordained that the Licenses on Trades and
Professions, in this town, be fixed as follows:
ARTICLE LIST. Each and every Keeper OF COZ.
~fee-house, Gr9g!Shop, on fetallef q
wines, fermented or Intoxicating liquors, sold in
quantities less than q quarter OF a gallon, snail
pay the sum of Fifty Dollars for his license for
said year 1874. :,
store i'll which goods, wares and merchandise
are sold, including wines, fermented or splftVu-
Gus liquors sold In quantities not less than q
quarter Of O gallon or a bottle shall pay the sum
of Forty Dollars for his licence for said year.
ART. Sd. Each and every grocer or merchant
who sells no liquors shall pay Twenty-Five DOL
ART. 4tlI. Each and every commission mef-
chant who sells by wholesale, shall pay the sum
of Forty Dollars, in addition to the license I'M
posed by articles Q or 8 of this ordinance as the
case may be.
ART. 5th. Each and every keeper of a Billiard
Table shall pay the sum of Fifteen Dollars, and
eaeIlandevery keeperOf a Pige0n-Hole shallpa
the sum Of Fifteen Dollars for his license for
said year.
AIR. 9Th. Each and every merchandise or pro
duce Broker shall pay the sum of Forty Dollars
for his license for the year 1874.
ARE nth. All transient circuses, menagefies,
or other public shows except theatres, which
latter shall pay Five DOllarsf for each exhibition
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars per
day for their license to exhibit.
ART. sth. Each and every keeper Of q public
hotel. or clearinghouse with lodgings, shall
pay the sum Of twenty-five Dollars for the IL
ceIIse for the said year of 1874.
Arr. 9th. Each and every Restaurant keeper,
with the privilege Of selling WI. wines To- ths s cue,
OF Fifteen Dollars for his license for said year
of 1874.
Boarding house shall pay the sum of Fifteen
Dallnrs as a license for said year OF 1874.
Art. 18th. Each and every keeper OF Q Beer
Saloon, where malt liquors exclusively are sold,
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars Tor q
license for the said year of 1874.
ART. 18th. Each and every keeper of an Oyster
Saloon, when oysters alone arc sold, shall pay
the SUM OF Ten Dollars for II license Of said year
OF 1S74.
Arr. 18th. Each and every keeper Of a Feed
or Livery Stable shall pay the sum OF Twenty
five Dollars for his license fer said year 1874.
ART. I4th. For each and every public Ball,
1.-THE permission of the Mayor to be first obtained
for that purpOsel there shall be paid alicense OF
Ten Dollars. And III liquors are sold at said
places then an additional license of Fifty Dollars
Shall be paid. by Che party giving said Ball.
ART. 18th. Each and every Concert given for
2 lucrative purpose shall pay d license OF Five
ART. 10th. Eaehand every Keeper Of either an
Ice-Clenm, Silefbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay q license of Ten Dollars, exclusive of the Ii
cense prescribed In Sections q and Q of this ord
nance, ii liquor is sold on said premises.
RT nth. Each and every Photographic Gals
lcrg shall pay a~licenset OF Five Dollars for said
AIR. 18th. Each Real Estate Or Land Agent
shall pay a license of Ten Dollars for said year
1874
Ana. Iath. Each and every Surgeon, Dentist,
Physician each keeper or owner 0f a Hack or
Hacks, OnlHiblss on Carriage Reptf for hire, and
not owned by parties keeping = feed and livery
license for tile year 1874.
ART. Goth, Each and every owner OF d drove
of h0FsesCr mules, or both; hogs or eattlep any
kind, stopping in this town with sllclltroves for
the purpose OF selling the anne and each and
every Brick-kiln where bricks are sold each
and every Bakery Trimmings Shop, Carriage
store, where trimmings are sold, shall pay the
sum Of Five Dollars for the year 1874
ART. 21st, Each and every Silver or Watch
Smith shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars forali-
AM. ed. Each and every Druggist and Apoth-
eeaIy8slal pay the sum Of Twenty-Five Dollars
for their license for 1874.
Arr. a3d. Each and every Pedlar shall nay the
sum of Twenty Dollars as q license for 1874.
ART. 24ths Each and every person composing
al firm shall pay the license imposed.
ART. 25tl1. Each and every person having more
than one store 60 place Of buslness, Oh whof0llOws
more than one of the pursuits herein above emu
nier y as saall I pag da.. license seiae On each 4.,.
ance shan he transferable without the consent
Arr. aTth. It is further ordained that the tax
OF enc quarter or one per cent. shall I've levied
on NIL real estate in this t8Wn at its assessed val
ne, and also on all monies DIT interest.
r 98th. tits further ordained, that the IL
cenees above mentioned shalpoe collected by
the Few Treasurer, at his Office, according TO
law, from the list day 0f February, 56745
29th. IL is further ordained that when
licenses shall be taken out for less than IA year,
for the above trades ana professions Except cir
CTlses, public shows, Inenageries and theatres1
the said licenses sllan be issued in the following
proportions, tO-wit:
For : months, one.ha!lf Of the annual license
For o foUF-ffths
For 4 0ne-third
Fer Us days, One-foTrt1 I"
For 8 = o~ne-seventhss e"
Tyr g oaesfenfh u /.
No other proportional licenses shall be issued.
The above Ordinance haying been read twice
to the Board, was adopted memo e0Hbadiceac.
On motion OF Mr.. Leieune, seoOndcdhy MI.
Vanhille, resolved, that each and every butcher
pay a license OF seEeilty-fve dollars aYear, for
each stall In the markethOnse, which was lost
as foll0Ws Ayes--Messts LeienneandV anhilie,
q. NayB-Messfs. Quincy and Posey. Z. There
being 2 tie the President gave the casting vote
in the negative.
0f Mrs. Raphael H0llier, widow with three
young ChfIdrenl was then read, praying for re-
lief iii her present destftutfon, which was grant
ei, u the sum OF ten dollars per month payable
Account III garTanhIIle, for wor1r dome on
the sfreets as per detailed statement, amount
on melton the Board then adjourned to Mon
day December LIST.
MONDAY, December list, 1878.
This being the day for a regular meeting. the
Board Taets Present: Messrs. H. Iat0ur, presi-
dent NJ Lastrapes, Il Quincy, II Lejeune and
on motion, resolved, thatshe ssOrdinanco for
creating g revenue for the Diva Of O~pel0usas,
for 1874, tie amended as follows, viz:
ImArtiolesk The license shall he Fifty Dollars
instead 9f Seyentyifve Dollars.
In Art.s 1a The license shall be Forty Dollars
instead OF G~eventysiTe Dollars.
1M ArEah Efc1h aHa every keeperO OF q Billiard
Table o. Rige0llsHole. shall pay the sum OF F1f
teen Dollars.
In Arr. ii. The license shall be twenty-five
Dollars instead OF SeYenty1ipp Dollars.
In AT9. a. The second elagse of tlis article
shall be changed 10 as toeread san additional
license q Fifty Dollars Instead Or ~scyenty-ive
Dollars etc.
III Art. II. me license shall be Five Dollars
instead OF Ten Dollars.
hi Art. Id NnfsEEr Public, AuetiOneer, Attor-
Mey OK CuunseaOf vt Law shall be exempt from
To- Ara. u. The license shall ID Ten Dollars
in8tnsti of Fifteen Dallmpss Hfas
Account Of Elisha AIndr1s for furnishing ma
ferta1 and builaing Mr3dge a25s Approved.
Account Of f. B LassEter SIS. Approved for
81 90.
Account Of Charles Thompson for making
bridge on Market street, repairing bridge on
lesson aauliag lunper, etc. nv Us. APPROVED.
allowed u IL LNienafe for WhlteWashing the
EaaEkek hnsaEe, as authorized hY the Board at
tier meeting the 9Th OF October last.
There being me further business, the Bcard
VI. LAroUR. President.
Attest J0ItN PosEf, Clerk pro teln.
Rrececdfngs u she ) &c Psaiee of
y Taywa er epelousas,
MoSDAY. March "a, 1874.