St. Landry democrat., 1878-12-14

To the President and members of the Board of
Police Of the town of Opclous's:
4eutemcn--We respect iuly submit for your
considerati' Il our opinion i'll relation to the
present removal OF quarantine by Your town,
existing now against the city of New Orleans
and other districts infected by yellow fever.
We are OF opinion that the said quarantine
can he removed on the l5tn O1 the present
month. But would suggest as Il precautionary
measure that i'll 80 doing, YOU would advise all
merchants OF the town oi OpeouaiiS lur tht.
own safety AMI that OF the clilzcns uf he town
to abstain from the importation oI WOODEN good
II ON thu. ,ily uI New Or.eills durin- the
thirty days. All Of which is respectfully sub
uitl. e. JAMES RAY, II. D.,
President Board of Health town OF upelonsas,
]. L. kslOhGk; VI. u per las Ray.
W. . IOSLY, +. u.
{, MAYO.
On motion of Mr. Ealtr, Resolved, that th'
recommendation contained in the above coll-
mum. eat Oh the Bart of Health uI the town
ut ppeIulle,s be and tne ls hereby al
proved an adopted whole and that thu
quarantine now existing against New Orleans
and OF her infected districts be ana is hereby
raised from and alter the 18th day uI NoNelnbei,
1873.
On motion of Mr.. Lefebvre, Resolved that
the revenue law ado ,,tt,t on tile 26tn day III
november, 1871. tor the Year 1878. hc and Is
hereby rt-,tiopted for the year 1879, with TINS
amendment that all taxes Will tie payable III
l.. ). currency or outstanding Wurrauts o1 the
town of Optlousas.
: Al ordinance the purpose of creating Il
ryvcnIe lur the town OF Opv iUusaS:
Police OF the town nt Opulousts, that the IL
c.ses tIiltlts prot.'-s. .olls occupations, &r.,
{ III the twOu uf DpelIusuS Dt fixed ats follows
.nV the Year 1879.
ART. .. Earu and every keeper OF q Cotflcr
t"ust, beer s;liooN. ArOg stop, bar room OF re-
t;tlr ut wines, ierlncntrd. malt or nt"Xlcatln-
liquors. sold II quantities les, than one Qu .rtcr
" It gallon, Shall pay lne sum UI scvclt}-dvr
dollars.
AKr. 8. Each and every merchant or grocer
, shall pay the sum o1 twenty five dollars, ANA
IN t-lk
where liquors or Wines are sold Ill no less Il 3il-
titles than one qua. ter ot Il gallon, proNttrti
;hat when liquors or whites shall be sold III any
quantity Whatever and allowed to he drank 81.
ne prem srs, an hddltlonal llctn-e OF seventy
i've dollars sntl be imposed ; and when lunches
trt. sold served AMI eaten on the premises. all
additional license OF ten dollars, snail be ilu
pos, q allu collected.
ART. 1. Each and every keeper Of a BILLIARD
| table. for profit, shall pay ten dollars.
Ant. ). EAcn and every circus aud mena erie,
shall pay fifty dollars Tor each performance.
tlni all other public shows, shall pay from tive
to tiity dollars TO, each performance. subject
to the decision OF the President OF the Board,
and all others shows and concerts aitera circlle.
ntuagI IL or SHOW, which charges itll extra
Cdnlssinn fee, shall pay rom five to fifty dollars
ilcelse. subject 10 the decision Of the President
of the Boa Il.
ART. 6. Each and every keeper of a public
hotel or boarding house, shall pay the sum of
fifteen dollars.
ART 7. Each and every restaurant keeper,
with privilege of selling wines to his customers
while at meals only, shall pay the sum of ten
dollars
ART. 8. Each and every keeper OF an oyster
saloon, where oysters alone sold, shall pay
the sum vi ten dollars.
AIT. 9. Each and every keeper OF q feed and
livery stable, shall pay the sum nf Twenty-Five
dollars for !. feed stable alone, fifteen dollars;
all wagons and hacks. used as public carriers
kept outside of regular stables ten dollars and
buggies, five dollars.
ART. 10 Each ana every person selling drugs
or medicines in ii drug store Or elsewberc shall
u -In u III %
AKT II. Each pedd.er, shall pay u license of
twenty dollars.
ART II. Each and every person comprising
Il firm, shall pay the LICENSE herein imposed.
ART. Is. Each and every person having more
than one store or place of business, or who fol-
lows more than one Of the pursuits herein
above enumerated, shall pay the license
each.
A IT. Il. 1t is further ordained that the tax
nf Une-half OF one per cent. snail be levied on
all real estate in the town o! ''ptnrs.i5, at Its
i>scssed value anu also on all moneys lol,itt
at interest and on all capital employed III trade
, and ON all her objects inject b., taxed and
which are taxed by the State, payable iu out
standing warrants of the town. or i'll U. s. Cur
rency, and 1t is further ordained tha special
tax or two mills be levied for school house
purposes to be collected with the reg ,l!ar tax.
ART. Is. That the liceuse- 1t ,ove mentioned
hall BE- issued by the Clerk of this Board. andi
ne co lected by the Collector or sa d
ttwn of Opel"lls;ss. in outstanding warrants 81
rhe town ur III U. Cnrreucy ANA paid over
+" the Treasurer of sac Town on Or oe.o,c the
18th day OF January, 1879.
ART. Is. Be IT further ordainei, That il any
business House of any klnu whatever. sAull
fail to pay tne license linpused III tlli- dinantt
.'efnIe the 18th day nf January. lH19 the cnLlrc.
tor is hereby authorized aul EN- ,Inwered to
collect sail licenses .lcr0rdinr tu law.
ART. II. Be II further ordillrd. That when
ever any person small apply for IL lirencc to
PURSUE aut follow any nf the trades, profess
SONS nr occupations which are taxed by this
pr,llnlnce for IL less uerlOI than one wear, saiu
lcense shall be issued in the following proper.
ton, viz: For nine mouths. four-fitths of tue
annual license; for sX mon hs threr-tift.ls; for
three months two-f :lIs; and for one mouth,
une-tiftu of the annual license.
On motion Of Mr. Mayo. Resolved. that the
President OF this Gu.lra be and he is hereby
authorized to Issue Il warrant for the sun OF
one htlidreu I'LL tnirty-twu Il ,ilar% III favor of
Mr.. JOS. Bloch, when said JOS. Bloch shall have
made he necessary at OF transfer to tnt town
Of ope Ious.s of the right oi way fur--street
through his premises.
fhe President appointed Mcssrs. Mayo. It.
ttbvre and Ealer AZ a committee on claims VINO
l"ported favurtby on the Following claims viz:
DR. Jalnas Ray for magistrates fees .S 6J
Dr James Ray for medical attendance on
palpers ............ -............. Il 90
On motion The Board ljnj;lrl.d
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: 0. VOORHEES,, Clerk.