The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-03-06
Proceedings Of heSBO@Fa Of Police of
she Town Of OYselsuSaB.
sArrRpAY. Novelnber 22d. lee

SATURDAY, November 22d, 1873. .
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
There being no quorum it adjOurnedfo Monday,
November cath. ax .afs- ~
Lastrapes, l.. Lejeune, Edgar Vanhille, L. B.
On mOtion the following ordinance was adopt
ed, VIZ:
AN ORDINANCE FOR CREATING A REVENUE FoR
THE TOWN OF ~oPELoUsAs.
Be IL ordained that the Licenses ON Trades and
PROFESSIONS. In this town, he fixed asfOllOws:
ARTICLE LIST. Each and every keeper or g Cor
fce-house, Grog4Shop, Bar-Room, or retailer OF
wines, fermented or Intoxicating liquors, sold IN
Quantities less than O. quarter of q gallon, shall
pay the sum of Fifty Dollars for MS Incense TOT
said year. 1874. @. ,
store in which goods, wares and merchandise
are sold, including wines, feFmented or Rplrftu-
GUS liquors sold i'll quantities not less than q
quarter of q gallon or a bottle shall pay the sum
Of Forty Dollars for his licenee for said year.
ART. Sd. Each and every grocer or merchant
who sells no liquors shall pay twenty-five Dol
lars for his license for said year.
ART. 4th. 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 of this ordinance as the
case may be. - F !,
ART. 5th. Each and every keeper OF billiard
Table shall pay the sum OF Fifteen Dollars; and
~cachandevery keepePef a Pige0n-HOle shallpay
the sum of Fifteen Dollars for his license for
said year.
ART. 9Th EAGh ana every lnSFGhaluASbO VI lE0-
duee Broker shall pay the sum of Forty Dollars
for his license for the year 1874. s7
ART. nth. All transient C~ireuses, menageries,
or Other err public E shows no Except 4or e aacb reSiS Wa1Sa
shah pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars per
day for their license to exhibit. se .-
ART. 9th. Each and every keeper OF q public
hotel. or clearinghouse with lodgings, shall
uay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the Ii
ceiise for the saidyear Of 1874. rs
ART. 9th. Each and every Restaurant keeper,
with the FfTVtlnOn. of EeIllng wines 10 his GUS
TONERS, while ut only shall pay the sum
OF Fifteen Dollars for his license for said year
OF 1s74. ssaa aHE a 5g a4iE@4 4s
Arr. 10th. Each and every keeper of private
Boarding house shall pay the sum of Fifteen
Dollars as a license for said year OF 1874. D sf
ART. liths Each and every keeper OF O. Beer
Saloon, where malt liquors exclusively are sold,
slnll pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for @
license for the said year of 1874. ttals.
Art. 10th. Each and every keeper OF an Oyster
Saloon, when oysters alone are sold, shall pay
the sunieOf Ten Dollars for a license OF said year
of 1874 a
Arr. 18th. Each and every keeperaO n 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,
for that purpose) there shall be paid n license of
Ten Dollars. And If liquors are sold at said
places then an dditionaliieens Of Fifty Dollars
shall be paid by the party giving said Ball.
ART. 18th. Each and every CoAeert given for
a lucrative purpose shall pay u license of Five
Dollars. a
ALI 1OtHs 1RlC thu GASIy hCEBSI0 A GlGuC1 al
Ice-Cream, Sherbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay a license of Ten Dollars. exclusive of the Ii
cense prescribed In Sections 2 and 3 OF this ord
iniinee, X liquor is sold on said premises
II nth. Each and every Photographic Gal
lery shall pay a license of Five Dollars for said
year 1874,
shall pay a license of Ten Dollars for said year
1874 ~
n 18th. Each and every Surgeon, Dentist,
Physician, each keeper or owncrDf a Hack or
Hacks, Omnibuss or Carriage kept for hire, and
not owned by parties keeping q feed and livery
stable, shall pay the slm OF Five Dollars as a
license for the year 1874.
ART. Goth, Each and every owner of a drove
of IOrsesOr mules, or both; hogs or cattle of any
kind, stopping In this town with such droves for
the purpose OF selling the same and each and
every BFick-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 year 1874.
ART. 21st Each and every Silver or Watch
Smith shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars for o Ii
Arr cad. Each and every DFuggistand Apotl-
ceary shall pay the sum OF Twenty-Five Dollars
for their license for 1874. $50
u 23d. Each and every Pedlar shall pay the
sum of Twenty Dollars as q license for 1874.
ART. oath. Each and every person composing
ahFm shall pay the license imposed.
ART. 25th. Each and every person having more
nOnes store or piaeeof bIlsinessyOrwh follows
more than one Of the pilrsuits herein above emu
meiTated shal, pay the license o., each:
III IVA Nv 0&y DAACA ANO2A gAAtS AAA1
anee shall be transferable without the consent
of the Beard. ~
ART. 27th. 1t liz further ordained that the tax
ozone quarter or one per cent. shall be levied
On all real estate in this town at its assessed val
ne, and also on all monies at interest. ~
ARR. 28th. It In further ordained, that the Ii
censes above mentioned shall be collected by
the Town Treasurer, mt his Office, according to
law, from the LIST day of February, 1874.
ART. 29th. 1T is further ordained that when
licenses shall be taken ont for less than d year,
for the above trades and professions Except cir
eisea, public shows, menageries and theatres)
the said licenses shall be issued in the following
For 8 months, one4haIf Of the annual license.
For f tllreeSllfths +. " 81
For 8 f0urilftls !" " q 4
For / i" one-fhird G
For Is days, 0nefourth q "
For 3 ane-seventh" T"
For i !" nne-tentii /" a
No other proportional licenses shall be issued.
The above Ordinance having been read twice
to he Boslrdy was adopted memo eDItFadiceate.
On motion Of Mr.. LejeIne, seconded by Mr..
Vaiillille, resolved, thnt aaGh yaud every butcher
pay a license Of seycity-aye dollara . year, for
each stall in the market-hoise. which waa lost
asfoIlOys: Ayes-Messrs, Ieie1ne and Vanhile,
q. Nays--Afessrs. Quincy and Pnsey, q. There
being q tie ne President gave the casting vote
The petition Of a number Of citizens III behalf
OF Mrs. Raphael HOllieR. widow with three
yyonng cEiidrenl was then read, PRAYING for re
lief tn her present destltatfion, which was grant
cd, IN the SUM of ten dollars per month payable
quarterly by warrants.
Account of Edgar yanhille. for work done on
thH streets, as per detailed statement, amount
ang to G51 80. Approved.
Oh motion the Board then adjourned to Nor.
day December ist.
MospAY, December LIST, 1878.
This being the day for a regular meeting, the
R0ard met. Present. Measrs. H. LatouF, Rresi-
dent; /. Lastrapes, = D. cuney, I. Lejeune and
on nnsion. ,esolraa. 4hat the q nr,1inanaa sar
creating areYenue for the town of Opelousas,
for 1g74.n be amended as follows. Wig:
Tai Article 4. The license shnll be Fifty Dollars
insteaa OF Seyenty-1Fe Dollars.
In ART. 2. The license shall be Forty Dollars
instead of seyenty-mye Dollars.
In Art. Is. Each and every keeper oil III Billiard
Table IN Pigeon-Hole, sllail pay the sum OF Fiji
iii AIT. ii. The license shan Be- twenty-five
Dollars instead of 6eyentysiye Dollnra.
I'll Art. IL. The second clause of this article
license of Fifty Dollars instead of Seyeuty-4ye
Dollars etc,
III All, il. The license shall be rive Dollars
Jill ART Ia. Notary Public. Auctioneer. Attor-
Eey on Counsellor ~ Inv shan be exempt from
iii AIT. u, The lice sial be Ten Dollars
Account og Ellahs Anar1lg for fiFrnfs1fng mn
fexial and building bridge SIS. Approved.
Account of ~ y. LAlssiter $25. Approved for
s7 80.
Account ef Charles Thompson for making
bridge On Market street. repairing bridge on
TessoI, hauling 4uEahep, STE. 80 Is. AfnPovad.
On motion resolved. that the sun of Sac be
allowed to Z. LGjetfne FOR withdrawing tile
market house, as authorized i'll the Baard at
their meeting the Sfh Oh October last.
IheEe being no further business, the Board
ri. LATouR, President.
Attest JoIN PosEY, Clerk pro tenn.