The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-02-22
IHIB0DAUx. Im, sAMED1 % FEvRIER 1879.

| That retail dealers or grOcers selling dls
| titled liquors, wines, biGters. in less quaint
| ty than one gallon, but in no less quantity
! than an ordinary wine bottle, shall be con
sidered as retail liquor dealers, and pay an
additional license ct $1,000
Provided the liquor SO sold shall not be
drank on the premises if drank on the pre-
misses he shall be considered coffee
house keeper.
8. From each proprietor or keeper of a
restaurant Getting house. beer saloon, oys
ter saloon, refreshMent saloo4, in which
cakes ice cream and other refreshments
are furnished $1,000.
9. Every keeper of q country inn $iO w.
10. From each pedd'er or hawker, who
carries goods, wares. merchandises or gro
ceries for sale, or sells through this Parish,
in boat or other water craft S23W:
In vehicle by horse or mule SLOW.
On Horseback $1,000.
On foot $500.
From each Drummer whether selling by
sample or not $1,000.
Resolved, That no license hereunder
shall authorize any person to vend thelr
goods upon the public road, within SIX
acres of a licensed store, except IN ncorpo-
rated Towns or Villages.
IL. From each apothecary, or retail drug
gist $1,000.
l2 From each Physician, Surgeon, den
tist or attorney at law $1,000.
l3. From the proprietor OF every trans
lent circus or menagerie for each day ?2o:
ID. Public Show, Exhibition, Iheatricai
or Opera Troupe, every day $2N.
Is. Be it further ordained. etc., That ev-
ery person having more than one shop,
store, or other establishment, or who snail
exercise or follow more than one profession,
trade, calling or business, shall pay the tax
on each separately.
Is. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
only legal evidence that license has been
issued shall be the appropriate form issued
and signed by the President of the Police
Jury, the Treasurer, and collector issuing
the same, and no receipt signed by the col
lector alone shall be valid.
II. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
each and every license shall expire on the
3lst. day of December in the year, in which
it was obtained, provided that any person
firm or corporation engaging in any OF the
trades or occupations subject to q license
tax by this ordinance after the first day of
July in each and every year shall De liable
for only half license.
IS. Be it further ordained etc., That in
all casas of neglect or refusal to nay their
license or tax on personal property OF any
description. by any person. hrm, company
or corporation doing business in the Parish
the Tax collector shall give Twenty days
written or printed notice to such delinquent
tax payer to pay such license or tax on per
sonal property. aud if at the expiration of
said notice the license and tax be not fully
settled, the Tax Collector shall proceed to
seize and sell after ten days advertisement.
the property. rights and credits OF such de-
linquents Taxpayer, or so mnch thereO1 az
NAV be necessary to satisfy the claims of
the Parish, IA aforesaid. together with all
legal costs. including advertisement and
guardian fees :.
49, Be it further ordained, etc. That it
shall be lawful for the Tax Collector.
when he has good reasons to beiieve that
the Parish will loose the license or tax ON
personal property by waiting for the expi-
ration of the notice herein required, to pro-
ceed by summary seizure of the property
of whatever description of snch deiinqnents
and after ten days advertisement seil the
same to satisfy the amount OF said tax or
license with costs ond penalties.
20. Be it further ordained. etc. That ev-
erv constable and justice of the peace in the
Parish of Lafourche. except within incOrpo
rated Towns. shall specially see that no
peddler, carries on his occupation without
the payment of the proper license within
their respective wards, and it shall be
their dut, to report any one peddling with
out a License to the Tax Collector of the
Parish in writing and without delay; and
anv person peddling without the proper
Parish License will be subject to arrest tor
the violation of this ordinance, and snail
pay all cpsts Of penalties, and shall imme-
diately pay said said license and any addi-
tional expenses incurred for said collection.
81. Be it further ordained, ETC., That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passagr.
Approved and adopted at the regular ses
sion of the Police Jury held on the 18th day
of February 1879.
p. G. ALLEMAN, President.
GEoRGE w. SoUIREs, Secretary.