Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-19
TAX ORDINANCE.

Re il Ordained BY the Mayor and SsiectmCn
Of the torn Of Homer, That there be and IL
hereby levied and assessed an al valorcm
tax If eight and one half mills upon the
value of all species of property, real and
personal, situated in the town Of Homer,
for the year ls7-, upon which the State
lcvics and assesses n tax, for general pur-
poses; and a special tax of one and onc-hali
mills ~ n Cemetery tax; and License tax
Upon each and every proprietor or part
ner engaged in selling spirituous liquors
wines, &c, by the drink, the sum of one
hundred dollars;
Upon each and every person engaged in
selling general merchandise, the sum of fif,
teen dollars:
Upon each and every person engaged in
selling drugs, the sum of fifteen dollars;
Upon each and every person keeping bill
lard or pool tables, the sum of fifteen dol
lars for each table;
Upon each and every person selling spir-
iinous liquors hy the bottle or gallon, the
sum of fifty dollars;
Upon each and every person keeping a
restaurant or eating house, the sum of
twelve dollars and fifty cents;
Upon each person engaged in keeping n
livery stable, the sum Of twelve dollars and
fifty cents;
Upon each person keeping n bakery or
bccr-shop. the sum Of five dollars;
Upon each keeper of "a tcn-pin or bowl
ing alley, or shooting gallery, the same %
levied by the State;
Upon each hawkcr and pcddler, the sum
of fifty dollars:
Upon each mcnagcric or circus, the sum
of scvcnty-iivc dollars;
Upon each and every sidc-show. varieties
m loot r.t 80 n11
Upon each and every person Keeping any
game of chance, the sum of fifty dollars;
Upon each person engaged in selling
stoves or furniture, the sum of twelve dol
lars and fifty cents;
Upon each keeper Of n hotel, the sum of
twelve dollars and fifty cents;
pom each keeper Of a variety store or
confectionery, the sum of twelve dollars
and fifty cents;
Upon each practicing physician and at
torncy. the sum of ten dollars:
Any person pursuing other trades or pro-
fcssiOns not herein enumerated. upon which
the state lcvies tax. shall pay ten dollars.
(Signed,) j. X. RAMSEY. To-
NJ. REFS BRYAN, CON-
On motion, the ordinance was uuani-
mouSly adopted. ordered printed according
to law. and the committee discharged
The Mayor reported that he had exam
incd the streets aud found them in good
plssahlc condition.
The committee on specifications made
some recommendations A. to the manner of
working the streets, repairing bridges, &c,
to hc incorporated in specifications for
l-1-. And on motion. McSsrs. We'll. BRYAN
and the Mayor were appointed n committee
to let ont the contract for working the
streets for les, either publicly or private
", rs they may deem best. according to
specifications Ia he prepared 10y themselves
On motion, the Marshals salary for the
year l-1- was fixed at four hundred dollars:
and the Assessor and Collectors compcnsa-
tion AZ five per cent. for assessing the taxes
for l-1-, and five per cent for all amounts
collected on taxes and licenses for said
year.
MAIsHN's REroRT:
To the Mayor and .Sclectmcp Of the torn
Of Homer: Gentlcmen-I herewith submit
the following report of money collected by
me since NV last rrport: