The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-05-11

dent Of the Police Jury be and he is
hereby authorized, after due advertise
ment, to contract for the parish printing
for the current year, and under the pro-
visions OF the Act No. 40 of the l.eGis-
iature, approved March 18th, 1877.
Adopted 9TH May, 1877.
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
f. II. RILL.s, Clerk T.. j.
The Police Jury then adjourned to
meet on Tuesday the 9Th inst.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
f. III. RILLs, Clerk P.J.
I certify the above to be 4 true copy
from the book Of minutes.
l.. III. RILIS, Clerk +. J.
MONROE, PARISH OF OUACHITA,
May sth, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
jOurnment.
Present--W. G. Kennedy, President;
J. B. Filhiol, A. r. Flournoy, +. W.
Scarborough, a. }. Wood.
The reading Of tho minutes of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
On motion, the report of the COM
mittce appointed to examine the ac-
counts of O. d. Stillman, Parish Treas
urer, was approved and committee dis
charged.
The following ordinances were then
introduced, read the first time, the sec
ond time by their titles, the rules sus-
pended, the ordinances read the third
time and by q call OF the roll unani-
mousiy adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 26I.
Afhxing the annual licenses on trades,
professions and occupations, and pro-
viding for the collection thereof.
Section LIST. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury OF the parish OF Ouachita,
That there shall be levied and collec-
ted an annual amount as a license
lst. From each keeper of a coffee
house, grog shop, beer saloon or caha-
ret, two hundred dollars; all ret ail deal
ers selling liquors by the glass shall
pay in addition to the retail dealers Ii
hundred dollars.
From each dealer III bar stores, or in
liquors, and not selling by the glass, or
not keeping u bar-room, or grog shop,
one hundred dollars; which shall be in
addition to his retail merchants license,
ii he be II merchant.
2nd. From each pawn broker or keep
erOf Il Junk shop, one hundred dollars.
3rd. From each broker actin. as
agent between buyer and seller in the
sale of real estate, produce, nerchan-
disc, or frcights, and for each factor or
commission merchant; from each mon
ey, note, exchange and insurance bro
ker, one hundred dollars. From each
fortune teller, astrOloger, or clairvoy-
ant, one hundred dollars. From each
petldler who petldles or carries goods,
wares, merchandise or groceries forsale
through the parish in any kind Of wa
ter craft, one hundred dollars.
III
petldles or carries goods or n,ercllan-
disc for sale through tho parish in any
other manner than is stated above,
twenty-five dollars.
18th. From each keeper ola restaurant,
eating house or rcfreshment saloon, fiji
ty dollars. From each keeper OF 4 liv-
cry stable, feed or sale stable, Or livery
and sale stable, fifty dollars.
5th. From each notary public, apoth-
ecary or druggist, attorney, physician,
retail merchant, dealer or trldcr, TWEEN
ty-fivc dollars. From each keeper OF a
warehouse, cotton or lumber yard, or
other place Of storage for hire, twenty
five dollars. From each proprietor of
Il show, menaSerie or circus, or public
exhibition, for each performance, TWEEN
ty-fivc dollars in advance. From each
keeper of Il billiard table or shooting
gallery, twenty-five dollars. From each
keeper of a public or private boarding
house, twenty-five dollars.
9th. From each agent or solicitor of
any insurance company. and from each
contractor or sub-contractor, twenty
dollars.
7th. From each hickman, drayman
or driver of any kind OF vehicle used
for hire, fifteen dollars
From each barber, tailor, keeper OF 4
coffee stand, soda or mineral water
fountain, or fruit stand, ton dollars.
sth. From each and every person fol
lowing any trade, profession or occupa-
ton not otherwise provided for by this
ordinance, and on which license is
levied by the State, thirty dollars.
Sec. I'd. Be it further ordained, &c,
That persons, firms or corporations
commencing business on or after the
first day OF July of any year, shall only
be- required to pay one half of the
amount fixed as n license for the par
ticular business, occupation and profess
sion for such year, and on the payment
OF the same to the tax collector, the
said tax collector is hereby authorized
and required to issue to such persons,
firms or corporations = license for the
uneXpired portion OF the year.
Sec. 3rd. Be it further ordained, &c.,
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