St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-30

To the President and members of the Board Of
Police of the town OF UpclOusIs:
Gentlencl-We respectfully submit for your
cOnsideratl Il our opinion i'll relation to the
present removal vi quarantine by your town,
existing now against the city OF New Orleans
anu other districts infected by yellow fever.
We are of opinion that the said quarantine
can he removed Oh the 18th of the present
month. But Wculd suggest as a precautionary
measure that III 50 doing, you would advise an
own safety and that uf the citizens of lie town
to abstain ,frUm the importation of Woolcn good
from the city OF New Orleans during the ntNl
mit1,e. JAMES RAY NJ. D.,
President Board OF Health town OF Openusas.
J. l.. kSTOkGE, NJ. d., per Jas. Ray.
W. pOsEY, 7. ID.
On motion of Mr. Ealcr, keso.Ncd. that tn"
recommendation contained i'll the above com
munIcatIon OF the Beard of Health or the toMh
OF Dpeiulsas he and the sanle Is hereby ap
proved an adopted as d whole and that III,
quarantine now existing against New Orleans
and other infected districts he and is hereby
raised from and alter the 10t Il day VI November,
1873.
On motion of Mr.. Lcfebyre, Resolved, that
the revenue law adopted the 26In day @
November. 1877, for the year 1878, he and il
hereby rc-ttdopted for the year 1879, with this
amendment that all taxes Will hn payable IL
u. s. currency or outstanding warrants OF til,
town OF Ope!OuSas.
All ottltuunce the purpose of creating &
revenue for the town or Opclou>ls:
ARTlCLh l. Be it ordained 10y lac Board
Police OF the town uf Opc,otlSAs, that the i
rtllscs on trades, prntt.>s.ulls, occupations, d.
the twon OF Opelnusits he fixed as toiioWa
ur thc Year 1879.
ART. 9. Earn and every keeper of a coffee
lullst, beer saloon. grOg si.Oi,, bar room
taller of wines, feriuenltd. malt or lntoActtln-
liquors. sold i'll Quantities less tual one qtl rsei
gallon, shall pay the el.n Of sUNcMty-iil'
lUllars.
ART 3. Each and every merchant or grocer j,
shall pay the SUN OF twent, five dollars, all"
III additional license Of twenty-five dollars.
where liquors Or wines are sold III no less Il an
titles than one quarter Ut II gallon, prUEldrn
that When liquors or wines shall be sold i'll any
llantlty Whatever and allowed to he drank o.
he prem ses. an additional llcrn'c of seventy
.lNe dollars shall be llup,Scu and when lullcuI :
ir,' sod, served and eaten on the premises, al.
additional hcense of ten dollars, shall be i'm
pos, Il Hllu collected.
ART. /. Each and every keeper OF a billiard
table, for profit, sI:til pay ten ,iultHrS.
AIT 5. Eacn and every circus and nena erie
shall pay fifty hrl;trs for each performance.
lnd all other public shows, shall pay from tiv,
. fifty dollars TO each performance. suhjrc
to the decision OF the President of the Boar,
and all others shows and concerts after cir, Ills
ncllaSie or snow, which charges III cXtr.
iddnsslDn fee, shall pay five fifty dollar.
lctllsr, subject 10 tie decision OF the Presile!.
}, the Boa Il.
ART. 6. Each and every keeper of Il publ.
iotcl or boarding hoIse, shall pay the SUM
iitcen dollars.
ART. 7. Each and every restaurant keeper
with privilege of Ling Whites To Ills Customers
while at meals only, snail pay The sum of tel.
dollars
.,nl. 5. Each and every keeper of an oyster
saloon, Wllcr' oysters alone are sold snail pa.
he sum OF ten dollars.
AKr. 9. Elcn and every keeper of a feed ant
livery stable, s.ltil pay the stun at twenty -tiv,
dollars f.,r IL Ierd Stable alone, II teen dollars
Ill wagons and hacks. used aS public carriers
Kept outside of regular Stables, ten dollars ana
,uggies. five dollars.
AkT. 10 Each and every person selling drugs
" medicines IL Il drug st II or elsewhere, shall
Iay Il license of twenty-five dollars.
ART. II. Each pedd CT, Shall pay Il license OF
twenty dollars.
ART. -. Each and every person comprising
firm, shall pay the LICENSE herein imposed
ART. l3 Each and every person havlll, more
than one store or pltre OF business or who fol
lows more than one Of the pursuits herein
lhove enumerated, shall pay the liccnse Oh
Zach.
AIT H. 1t is further ordained that the taX
# one half of one per cent. SHALL be levied on
I'll real estate i'll the town of pleluusaS, at its
assessed value and also on all moneys loaned
1T interest and on all capital employed i'll trade
and ON all . her objects suhe To be taxed and
which are taxed by the State, payable in out
standing warrants of the town, Or i'll L. S. Cur
.ellcy, and 1t is further ordained that Il special
tax OF two mills be levied for school house
purposes to be collected with the regular tax.
ART. Is. That the LICENSES a5uNc mentioned
shall be issued by the Clerk OF this Board and
the same collected by the Collector OF sa d
town Of Opelousils, i'll outstanding warrants ut
Tue IO"H OF Ill y. D currency ana paid over
to the Treasurer of said town Oh beluIe the
18th day OF january, 1879.
ART. 16. BE it further ordained, That if any
business House of any kind whatever, shall
fail to pay the license Imposed i'll this ordinance
before the 18th day of January, 1879. the collec
tur is hereby authorized anil empowered to
collect said Licenses according to law.
ART. II. Be 1t further ord tlnrtl. That when
ever any person shall Apply for licence t.
lIl,siie and follow amy nt the trades, profess
|lOlIs or occupations Which are taxed by this
ordinance for Il less perol than year, said
ceuse shall he iss,leu i'll the tniluWing pro,,o!-
tiun, viz: For nine months, fOurtifthS of the
annual license; for six months. thret-ti -tiftlls; tur
,,r.., -N"nths two-h tins; and tor one mouth.
nne.tifrm ~ the ,'"'lal license.
On motion of Mr. Mayo. Resolved, that the
President of this Board he AMI H. - Hereby
authorized to issue warrant for the S'lh. "i
one hundred and thirty 1.-TWO dollars, i'll favor of
Mr.. Jos. Bloch, when said los. Bloch shall have
made the necessary act of transfer to the town
II OpelUusas of the right OF way for--strect
through his premises.
The President appointed Mcssrs. Mayo. L.
febvre and Ealer It's Il committee on claims, WHO
reported ftvurabiy on the Following claims, viz:
Or .Ianas Ray for magistrates fees ...-...s 6 81
Dr James Ray for medical attcntace Oh
palpcr5 ......-.--.-- 1t ui
On motion the Board adjourned. u
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: o. VOORHEES,, Clerk.