The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-10
Proceedings Of the beard Of PaIice Of
the Town Of OpeiOusns.
sArnRnAr. November 2ad.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment
There being no quorum II a~djournedto Monday
Present: Messrs. FL. Latour, President; Victor
Lastrapes, I. Lejeune, Edgar Vanhille, L. B.
Cuney and John Posey.
On motion the following ordinance was adopt
ed, VIZ:
AN ORDINANCE o CREATING A FOR
THE tow OF ~oPELoUsAs,
Be it ordained that the Licenses on Trades and
Professions, in this town, be fixed as follows:
ARTICLE lst. Each and every keeper OF Q COT
fee-house, Grog,shop, or retaller OF
quantities less than a quarter OF q gallon, shall
pay the suIn of Fifty Dollars for his license for
said year 1874.
ART. I'd. Each and every keeper of a retail
store in which goods, wares and merchandise
are sold, including wines, feTnented or spirltu-
Gus liquors sold in quantities not less than a
quarter Of a gallon or a bottle shall pay the sum
Of Forty Dollars for his lieence for said year.
ART. Sd. Each and every grocer or merchant
who sells no liquors shal! pay Twenty-Five Dol
lars for his license for said year.
ART. 4tll. Each and every commission mer-
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.
ART. 9Th. Each and every keeper of n Billiard
Table shall pay the sum of Fifteen Dollars, and
hand every keeperof a Pigeon-Hole shall pay
the sum of Fifteen Dollars for his license for
said year.
Art. 9Th. Each and every merchandise or pro-
duce Broker shall pay the sum of Forty Dollars
for his license for the year 1874.
ART. 18th. All transient c%ircuses, menageries,
or other public shows except theatres, which
latter shall pay Five Dollarsfor each exhibitiOnt
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars per
day for their license to exhibit.
ART. 8th. Each and every keeper of a public
hotel, or clearinghouse with lodgings, shall
pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the Ii
cense for the said year of 1874.
ART. 9th. Each and every Restaurant keeper,
with the privilege Of selling wines to his Gus
fo1npra while af mnaia nufy. ahln nav tho q1Y1n
OF 1874.
Boarding house shall pay the sum of Fifteen
Dollars as q license for said year of 1874.
ART. 18th. Each and every keeper of a Beer
Saloon, where malt liquors exclusively are sold,
shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for a
license for the said year of 1878.
ART. 12th. Each and every keeper of an Oyster
Saloon, when oysters alone are sold, shall pay
the sum Of Ten Dollars for a license Of said year
of 18T4.itts
Arr. 13t1. Each and every keeper of d Feed
or Livery Stable shall pay the sum of Twenty
Ave Dollars for his license for said year 1874.
ART. 14th. For each and every public Ball,
(the permission of the Mayor to be first obtained
for that purp0seI there shall be paid a license of
Ten Dollars. And if liquors are sold at said
places theIfan additional license of Fifty Dollars
shall be paid by the party giving said Ball.
ART. 18th. Each and every Concert given for
alucrative purpose shall pay a license of Five
Dollars.
r. 10th. Eachandeyery keeperof either an
Tee-CTeam, Sherbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay q license of Ten Dollars, exclusive of the IL
cense prescribed In Sections Q and Q of this ord
nance, if liquor is sold on said premises.
Arr. nth. Each and every Photographic Gal
lery shall pay alieense of Five Dollars for said
Arr, 18th. Each Real Estate or Land Agent
shall pay a license of Ten Dollars for said year
1874.
Physician. each keeper or owner of a Hack or
Hacks, Omnibnss or Carriage kept for hire, and
notOwnedb by parties keeping a feed and livery
stable, shall pay the sum of Five Dollars as o
license for the year 1874
ART. Goth, Each and every owner of O drove
OF hOrsesor mules, or both; hogs or cattle Of any
kind, stopping IN this town with such dr0ves for
the purpose OF selling the same and each and
every Briek-k1ln where bricks are sold; each
and every Bakery, Trimmings Shop, Carriage
Ehop, Saddle and Harness maker, Mi1ineFy
store, where trimmings are sold, shall pay the
sum of Five Dollars for the year 1874.
ART. DIST Each and every Silver or Watch
Smith shah pay the sum Of Ten Dollars for ali
ceuse for 1874.
ART. 22d. Each and every Druggist and Apotll-
ecary shall pay the sum OF Twenty-Five Dollars
Tor their license for 1874.
ART. $50. Each and every Pedlar shall pay the
sum of Twenty Dollars as q license for 1874
ART. oath. Each and every person composing
a firm shall pay the license imposed.
ART. 25th, Each and every person having more
Than0 one store or place of business, or who follows
more than one OF the pursuits herein above emu
merated shall pay the license on each.
ART. 2Sth. No license ISSUED under this ordin-
allce shall DC transferable without the consent
OF the Board.
of one quarter of one per cent. shall be levied
on all real estate in this town at its assessed val
NO, aud also on all monies at interest.
Arr. 28tl. Tt Is further ordained, that the Ii
censes above mentioned shall be collected by
tile Town Treasurer, at his Office, according to
law, from the 1st day Of February. 1879.
ART. Goth. IT, lis further ordained that when
licenses shall be taken out for less than a year,
for the above trades and professions texceptcir-
cuses, public shows, menageries and theatres)
the said licenses shall be issued In the following
proportions, toswit:
FOR 5 montlls, oneahalf Of the annual license.
For 6 .three1ifths I" "
For o f0ur+ffths /"
F For d days, S one-fonFth !. {
For 3 oneseventhft
For ] One-tenth a
No other proportional licenses shall be issued.
The above Ordinance having been read twice
TO the Board, was adopted 1tegt0 eo1tfG6icentc.
On motion of Nh. Lejeune, seconded by Mr..
vanhfile, resolved, that each and every butcher
pay d license Of seveTltyJive dollars a year, for
as fofl0ws 4ysesLMessrs. Leieune and anhi1le,
.. Nays-MessFs. Quincy md POsey, 2. There
being a tie the President gave the casting vote
The petition Of a numbered citizens In behalf
or Mrs. Raphael Halliery widow with three
young ehildreHl was then read, praying for re-
I'd. iii the sum of ten dollars per month payable
quarterly by warrants.
Account 81 Edgar YanDiiie, Tor work done oh
the streets, as PEE detailed statement, amount
on motion the Board then adjourned to Mon
day December list.
gf MoNDAr, December Ist, 1873.
This being theAday for q regular meeting, the
Hoard met. Present: Messrs. H IatOur, Presi-
dentsfE. L~astgapes. u 4, guney, {. Lejetne and
on motion, resolved, that the Ordinance for
atrSyenllg for the town OF Opel8nsas,
fOrla74,H be amended asfDll0ws, viz
I'M Article Isf The license shah be- Fifty Dollars
Instead of seYenty4hye Dollars.
mi Art. ID. Tho license shall be- Forty Dollars
instead Of Seventy-nve Dollars.
In Art. .. Each and every keeper of a Billiard
Table or ~Pige0nsHOle, shall pay the sum of FIT
in 4Ft. III. The license shan be- Twenty.aye
Dollars instead Of S~eventyilve D0llars.
In Art. ia. The second gclaIse or this article
shall be changed so as to read "an additiOna.
License Of Fifty Dollars instead OF seyenty-Are
hi Art. III. The license shalt be Five Dollars
instead nf Ten Dollars.
ney or Counsellor at Law shall be exempt from
license.
IN Art. b. The license shall be Ten Dollars
instead of Fifteen Dollars.
Account Of elisha Andrus for furnishing ma
teriaI and building bridge &25. Approved.
Account OF q. 3. Lassttcr $25. Approved for
al so.
Account of Charles Thompson for making
bridge On Market street, repairing bridge On |
hauling lumber, etc, $40 AS Approved.
On motion, resolved, that tho sum of &25s be |
allowed to u. Leieune for WhitewashiDg the
market house, Us authorized by the Board at
their meeting the stA OF October last.
There being no further business, the Board
adjourned.
Attest J0HN PosET, Clerk pro tenn.