St. Landry democrat., 1878-12-28

! .ARTlcLE1. BE it ordained by the Board OF
! Police of the town uf Opeousas that the u,
+ ceheSS on trades. proesslUns, occupations, DC,
iii tieFtwon OF Opeluusas. be fixed as 1olows'
! for they car 1879. .--.-..~... -lr .
+ AIT. 81 Each and every keeper OF a coffee,
T housp. bie. saloon grOg snOp, bar room on re-
taller Of wines felncnted. malt or Intoxicating Z
! liquors. sold III quantities less than Oil rter
is1 y gallon, shall pay tile suln of sevcnty-tive
! dollars
| ART. g. Each and every merchant or grocer,
shall nay the sum OF twenty five dollars, and
ali additional license of twenty live dollars,
where liquors or wines are sold ill less alt
| titles than quarter of gallon, provided
/ that wien liquors or Wfles shalt be sold in any
Quantity whatever. aud allowed to he drank Oil
lne preln srs, an additional LICENSE "r seventy
live dollars shall be nnptssed and when lunches
ar sold, served and eaten ON the premises, all
| additional llcelIse of ten dollars shall be iu-
post d and collected.
ART. 4. Each and every keeper of billiard
! table. for profit, shall pay ten dollars.
AIT. S. Eacn and every circus and mena eric,
! shall pay tlity dollars for each performance
| au,l all Other public shows, shall pay from five
to d ~ dollars TO- each performance. subject
to tine decision Of the President OF the Board,
and all others shows and con erts after circus,
meuaglie or Snow, which charges All extra
addIuisslDn fee, shall pay rom five to fifty dollars
license. subject tu tile decision of the President
OF the Boa Il.
ART g. Each and every k,e ,eper OF Il public
hotel or boarding house, shall pay the sum OF
fifteen dollars.
ART T. Each and every restaurant keeper
with privilege Of selling wines to his Customers
while ut meals only, slIall pay the sum OF ten
dollars
: ART 8. Each and every keeper OF an oyster
ealOOu, WHERE serS tllUue ait3 sold, snail pay
the sum OF ten dollars.
ART 9. Each aud every keeper of feed and
livery stable, snai pay the srlu. nf tWeutA five
all wagons and hacks, Used public carriers
kept outside Of regular stables, ten dollars and
huxgies, five dollars.
ART. 10 Each +ut every person selliug drugs
u medicines Ii "A st.trS elsewhere
pay license uf twenty-five dollars.
ART. II. Each pedd OF, snail pay q license Of
twenty dollars.
AKT H. Zach and every person comprising
firm, shall pay the LICENSE herein imposed.
ART 49, Each aud every person having Mnru
than one store or paNe ot business, or WHO fol-
lows more than one of the pursuits herein
above enumerated, shittf pay the lcense on
each.
A T. IA It is further ordained that the tax
of One-half OF one per cent. Snail be LEVIED
all real estate III the town ''l,tluusas. at its
assrsSrd value and also on all moneys luhncd
ut interest and ll cuptti EN- ,,In, rl i'll trade
and all her Objects subject III h., taxed and
wuicll Ar. taxed by the 5tair, pLyault. i'll out
+ standing warrants of the tu"n, or i'll Z. ). Cur
reIlcy, and 1t is further ordained that special
tex OF Nv" mills be levied for school house
] purposes to he collected witIl the reg lar tax.
ART 15 That thB lceEsts above mentioned
shall be issued by the Clerk of this Buati. and
the same collected by tue Collector or So d
+ 'tuwn Of Opelousas, III outstanding warrants vi
the town Or Ill L. :. Currency AMI paid over
10 the tfo4s1ftr ef StSTft town OF or DtIOit tEG
l5tn day ut January, 1879
ART l6 BE il firtner ordained, That if any
business HOUSE of any kind Whatever, snail
fail pay ttie license imposed in this ordinance.
before tue 10th day Of J;suuary, 1879 the cnllcc.
tor is hereby authorized aud empowered to
collect said lictnscs according law.
ART. II. Be 1t tu 'tller Orditinett.' rhat when
ever any person shall Apply for a iirencc to
pursue and follow any OF the trades, profes-
sions. or occupations which are taxed by this
ordinance f,'r II less period THAN year, said
license shall he issued In the following prUp0r-
+ tinl. For nine months, fOur-tifths OF the
annual license for six mon. his, three fths for
three months twut tins; and for one month,
oneffth OF the annual liceIlse.
On uiotiun of Mr.. Mayo. Resolved, that the
PRECEDENT of this Board ne AMI he il hereby
authorized to issue warrant for the s1in of
one huIitlred AMI thrtytwO )llarS, i'll favor OF
Mr. JOS. Bloch, Wien saiii Jos. iloCh shall have
made he necessary act OF transfer to the town
ut Opelousas of the right OF way tor--street
through Ills premises
rhe President appointed Messrs, Mayo. It.
febvre and Eaier az Il committee on claims, who
reported faYofahiy un the f0lowin! claims. viz:
DIR Janas Ray for magistrates fees -. IS 6 81
Dr james Ray for medical Attendance Oh
pAupers ..-.. .-....--.... IA %
On motion the Board adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest o. VOORHEES,, Clerk.