The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-16
Proceedings of b Beard Of Police Of
she Town Of OpeIOus@s.
sArnRpAr. Novernber 22d. 1sTs.


rhe Town Of Opelous@s.
SATURDAY, November 22d, 1878.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
There being no quorum 1t a~ojournedto MONDAY
November Gath.
Present {: Messrs. q. Latour, President; Victor
Lastrapes, L. Leteune, Edgar Vanhille, L. b
Cnney and John POsey.
On motion the following ordinance was ADOPT
AN ORDINANCE FOR GREETING 4 REVENUE FOB
THE TOWN OF o~PELoUsAs.
BE it ordained that the Licenses on Trades and
Professions, in this town, be fixed as follows:
ARTICLE LIST. Each and every keeper OF a Cor.
fee-house, Grog+Shop, Bar-HoOm, or retailer oil
wines, fermented or Intoxicating liquors, sold IN
Quantities less than a quarter of o gallon, shall
pay the sum of Fifty Dollars for his license for
said year 1874. =,
ART. cd. Each and every keeper of a retail
store in which goods, wares and merchandise
are sold, including wines, fermented or splf1tu-
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 licence 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 meT-
chant who sells by Wholesale, shall pay the sum
Of Forty Dollars, in addition to the license I'M
posed by articles Q or 3 OF this ordinance as the
case may be.
ART. 9Th. Each and every keeper Of a Billiard
Table shall pay the sum Of Fifteen Dollars, and
each and every keeperof a Pige0n-h0Ie shaupay
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 circuses, menagerles,
or other public shows Except theatres, which
latter shall pay Five Dollars for each exhibition
shall pay the sum of twenty-five DOLLARS per
day for their license to exhibit.
R 9Th. Each and every keeper Of a public
hotel, or boarding-hOuse 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
toners, while at meals only, shall pay the sum
OF Fifteen Dollars for his license for said year
OF 1874. .r...
ART. 10th. Each and every keeper of private
Boarding house shall pay the sum Of Fifteen
Dollars as q 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 for 4
license for the said year Of 1874
II 18th. Each and every keeper of an Oyster
Saloon, when oysters alone are sold, shall pay
the sum of Ten Dollars for Il license Of said year
of 1874.
AMI. 18th. 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,
ithe permission of the Mayor to be first obtained
for that purposel there shall be paid n license of
Ten Dollars. And ii liquors are sold at said
places then an additional license of Fifty Dollars
shall be paid by the party giving said Ball
ART. 18th. Each and every Concert given for
a lucrative purpose shall pay a license of Five
Dollars. ...-s.
ART. 10th. Each and every keeper of either an
Ice-Cream, Sherbet, Cake or Fruit Saloon shall
pay q license of Ten Dollars, exclusive of the IL
cense prescribed in Sections 2 and 8 of this ord
nance, II liquor is sold on said premises.
ART. nth. Each and every Photographic Gal
lcry shall pay a license of Five Dollars for said
year 1874, -.@,
ART, 18th. Each Real Estate or Lane Agent
shall pay a license of Ten Dollars for said year
1874.
ART. 18th. Each and every Surgeon, Dentist,
Physician, each keeper or owner of a Hack or
Hacks, Omnibuss or Carriage kept for hire, and
not owned by parties keeping a feed and livery
stable, shall pay the sum Of Five Dollars as a
license for the year 1874. .s es.
ART. Goth, Each ana every owner of a drove
of horses or mules, or both; hogs or cattle of any
kind, stopping in this tow with such droves for
the purpose Of selling the same; and each and
every Brick-kiln whore 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.
R 21st Each and every Silver or Watch
cense for 1874.
Arr. 22d. Each and every Druggist and Apoth-
ecary shall pay the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars
for their license for 1874.
ART 23d. Each and every Pedlar shall pay the
slim of Twenty Dollars as a license for 1874.
ART. oath. Each and every person composing
a firm shall pay the licepse imposed. .5E
ART. 25th. Each and every person having more
thanOne store o rplace Of business, or who follows
more than one of the pursuits herein above emu
merated shall pay the license ON each.
r 26th. No license issued under this OrCin-
anCe shall be transferable without the consent
of the Board.
ART. 27th. 1t is further ordained that the tax
of one quarter Of one per cent. shall be levied
on all real estate In this town ut its assessed val
ne, and also on all monies at interest.
n 18th. 1t is further ordained, that the IL
cenaes above mentioned shall ~ collected by
the Town Treasurer, at his Office according to
law, from the 1st day of February, 1874.
ART 29th. 1t is further ordained that when
licenses shall be taken ont for less than a year,
for the above trades and professions Except cir
cuseS, public shows, T1enageries and theatresl
the said licenses shall be issued in the following
proportions, tO-wit:
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