The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-12-07
Ordinance No. 50.

Levying special taxes and licenses on trades
prOfe ssiOns, occupations etc.
Section l. BE it Ordaine dby the Mayor
and Trustees of the Town Of rhibodaux in
Council assembled-That the taxable year
of this Corporation shall commence on the
first day OF January of each year and ex.
pie on the 3lst day of December thereof
provided that persons cOm-lencldg bnsi
dess on and after the the first day of July
or each year, shall be required to pay only
one half of the annual tax or license upon
such 0cepatiOn or business
Section. 2. Be it surther ordained etc.
That the following specific taxes and licen
ces be and are hereby levied and assessed
upon the trades, professions snd occupation
hereafter specified to wit upon each and
every coffee house. bar-room Grog-seoy,
beer house, grocery store, selling or giving
away liquors by the glass, tor in quantities
less than q quart or wine bottle full. Eighty
five Dollars 5 85 90 upon each and every
billiard table for the use Of which money
is charged Twenty five Dollars 3 -5 90 up
each and every hotel for the entertainment
of transient persons or travellers. Ten Dol
lars : 10 DO upon each and every private
or Oublic boarding house for the entertain
ment Of persons by the day week month or
year Ten Dollars $40 co.
Upon each and every Restaurant i: Beer
Saloon, Oyster saloon Eating saloon, Cot
ton picary or peas, Dry goods Store Con-
dictionary Store, Drug and Apothecary
store and upon each and every physician
Civil Engineer, DENTS, Auetioneer. Ten
Dollars $40 20.
Upon each and every Grocery store
where liquors are not sold in quantities less
than quart or a wine bottle full Ten Dol,
laf. 5000
Upon each aud every livery stable, Ten
Dollars. $40 20.
Upon. each and every Omnibus carry
ing persons or public hire and upon each
every dray Or cart carrying freight or hire,
Five Dollars, 5 500.
Upon each and every Butcher Five Dol
loars $500.
Upon each atd every menagrie and upon
each and every Circus. Ten Dollars ! 10
00.
Upon each and every Concert Show or
not for charitable purposes. Two Dollars,
81 90.
Upon each and every Vendor of Patent
Medicines and upon each and keeper of
Wheels OF fortune or other gambling de-
vice, tor each day of continuance thereof.
Two Dollars and half g So
Upon each aud evry Peddler, who ped
dies or carries for SALE fruits vegetables or
other produce OF the field raised in another
s. 90.
Section 3rd. Be it further ordained etc
That before furnishing a license to any
keeper Of coffee house or to any keeper of
drinking saloon or other establishment
where liquors or sold by the glass, it shall
be the duty OF the tax collector to require
a bond with good and sufficient sureties in
the sum Five hunered Dollars, the said
bond to be accepted and approved by the
Mayor aud tt be inscribed in the office of
the Recorder of the tho conditions where
of shall be that the proprietor Of such
establishments shall keep aqu,et and order
ly house and shall allow no unnecessary
noise or disturbance thOrein, calculated to
alarm or to disturb the quiet aud tranquil
ty of the neighborhOod.; the penalty for the
violation Of such condition to be for the
first cttence, twenty-five Dollars, and for
any subsequent offence fifty Dollrrs and
the revocation of the license for the year
dnriuf which such offence shall here have
been committed. The above penalties to
becollected ahd enforced by suits before
any court of competent Jurisdiction.
Be if further ordained etc.-That all or
dinances or pert Of. ordinances conflicting
with the provision sof this ordnance or in
consistent Herewith, be and hereby abroga
cd AMI repealed.
Adopted December 3rd. 1873.
(Signedl W. G. RAGAN. Mayor,
Al. PERRIN, Clerk Town Council.
A true copy:
A. j. PERRIN, Clerk Town Council.