The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-01
Proceedings of the Board of Police Of
the Town of O~pelousas.

MONDAY, November 10th, 1874.
The Town Council of the Town of Opelousas
met pursuant to law.
Present: DR.. James Ray, Presidents: Messrs
Z. M~OrnlAnyeg ST., A. B. Chaehere C. Mayo, p.
J. Iefebvre, Geo. ". Hudspetf and C. N. Eaier.
On motion the following ordinance wa read
and adopted
AN ORDuNANCE
For the purpose of creating q revenue for the
Town OF OpelOusas.
Be it ordained, That the licenses on trades
and professions in the town of OpelOlsas. be
fixed as follows, for the year 1875:
Article l. Each and every keeper of q Coffee
House, or Beer Saloon, Gr0g Shop, Bar Room,
or retailer of wines, fermented. malt or intOyi-
eating liquors, sold in quantities less than a
Quarter Of q gallon, shall pay the sum Of seven
tyfive dollars.
Twenty-Five dollars, and an additional license of
twenty-five dollars Whereliquors or wines are
sold in not less quantities than one quarter of a
gallon, and provided further, that when linuOrs
or wines shall be sold in any quantity whatever,
and allowed to be drank on the premises, an adj
dItl0naI license of seVenty-ffye dollars shall be
| imposed and collected.
Art. 3. Each and every keeper of a Billiard
dollars.
Art. 4. Each and every Circus or Menacerie.
shall pay, for each performance, fifty dollars.
and all other public shows shall pay from five
70 ten dollars, subject to the decision of the
President OF the Board.
Art. 5. Each and every keeper of a public Ho-
tel or Boarding House, shall pay the sum of fit
teen dollars.
Art. 6. Each and every Restaurant keener
with the privilege of selling wines to his Gus
toners while at meals only, shall pay the sum
of fifteen dollars.
Saloon, where OYSTERS alone are sold, shall pay
the sum OF ten dollars.
Art. 8. Each and every keeper of q Feed or
IiveTyStable, shall pay the sumD of fifteendoIlars.
ArtS9. Each and every Photographic Gallery.
shall pay a license of five dollars.
Art. 10. Each and every Real Estate or Land
Agent, shall pay q license of ten dollars.
Art. IL. Each and every Notary Public or
Anctionees. shall pay a license of i've dollars.
Art. 70. Each and every person selling jew
elfy, shall pay q license of ten dollars.
Art. Is. Each and every person selling Drugs
or medicines IN q Drugstore or elsewhere, shall
pay q license OF TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
Art. =; Eaell Peddier, shall pay q license of
Art. Is. Each and every person comprising d
firm, shall pay the license herein imposed.
Art. 10. Each and every person having more
than one Store or place gf business or who fol-
lows more than one of tif8plrsuits herein above
enumerated, shall pay thelicense on each.
Art. II. N0fieenSe issued under tile Ordinance |
shall be transferable without the consent of
this Board.
Art. IS. 1t is further ordained, that the tax of
one quarter OF one per cent, shall be levied on
all real estate in the town of 0pelousas at its
assessed YalHe and also on all maIeYs ut inter-
est and on all capital employed IN trade or other
objects subject to nc taxed and which arc taxed
by the State.
Art. 10. That the license ahoyementioned shall
be issued by the Clerk, and the same collected
by the Collector and paid over to the Treasurer
IN United States currency, on or before the Ist
day of February 1876.
On motion Messrs. Ealer, Mayo and Hudspeth
were appointed a committee to examine the |
claims against the town and having approved
the following they were ordered to be paid on |
the usual warrant viz:
L0Ris Hayes, for fees as Tailor 81 60 |
A.F. Williams, for acting as Commissioners
of election < m |
W.R. Cochran S O0
Laurent Dupre, Balance due him us "
Attorney IL so
IL Bailey for services AZ speeial Police
Officer q so
The Board then adjourned until tosnnorrow
morning at Q o'clock.