The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-04-26
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
A. VALSIN MARTIN,
ALEXANDRA DELHOMME,


| All Of which is respectfully submitted.
A. VALSIN MARTIN.
ALEXANDRA DELHOMME,
L. GUS. BREAUX.
Vcrmilionyillc, La. March "a, 1879.
The report having been read, on motion, it
was adopted.
Resolved, that the parish tax for the year
1879. be and hereby fixed at the same rate as
| that Of the State, to-wit: Eleven mills.
On motion the following schedule on licenses
was adopted
! From each retail ercbant, SIS 90
:. Photographer, ,............ 25 90
keeper Of warehouse or other
place of public storage - so 90
" keeper Of billiard saloon.. 25 90
From the proprietors Of all coffee houses,
bar-roo,ns, grog shops, &c. ...... IS 90
Provided, that retail dealers, or grocers sell
ing distilled liquors, wines bitters. ale, or beer
III less quantity than one gallon. but in no less
quantity than an ordinary wine bottle, shall be
consided as retail liquor dealers, and pay an
additional license Of SIS each-if drank on the
premises be shall be considered coffee house
keeper-and each retail grocer, or dealer in dis
titled liquors in the parish Of Lafayette without
such additional license, and who shall keep for
sale, or cell, either by himself, or BY any en-
poyce, distilled liquor in less quantity than one
hottie as provided for above, shall be li:ble to
fine of 500 for each and every offense.
From each peddler or hawker who pcddles or
carries goods in vehicle by one horse or mule,
$50. Two horses, or mules, S25 On horse
back, SIS. On foot, $40.
From each apothecary, or retail druggist, $50.
From each physician. surgeon, dentist.
or attorney at law. $50 90
From the proprietor Of every circus, or men
agerie, $50 90 for the first performance, and
fnro ,hcor
Each partner Of any firm. doing business in
this parish in any line Of occupation, whether
resident or nonresident, active or silent, shall
pay license as herein prescribed.
That in all cases Of neglect, or refusal to pay
their license (Or tax) on personal property Of
any description, by any person or corporation
doing business in this parish the Tax Collector
shall give 20 days written or printed notice to
such delinquent taxpayer to pay such license on
such and at the expiration Of said notice the tax
collector shall proceed to seize aud cell the
or OF so much as may be necessary to satisfy
the claimt Of the parish as aforesaid, together
with all legal costs.
On motion, it was ordered that the Parish At
torney be and is hereby instructed to proceed
Immediately to the collection of taxes due the
parish for past years, and to that end he is au-
th0riZed to sue in the name Of the Parish, and
obtain judgment
On motion, resolved, that hereafter all field
fences in the first, second and third ward, shall
be constructed Us follows, viz All pannels shall
not be less than four pieux, and the bottom
pieux touching the ground, an outside ditch not
less than Is inches wide and l8 inches deep.
On motion, the following persons are hereby
appointed road overseers for the following wards
Of this parish for the current year:
Jos. Duplex Breaux is appointed road over
seer of the first ward, to take charge of and keep
in good repair all that part Of the road which
extends from Treville Bernard's plantation to
Latiolais plantation.
Charles A. Boudreaux is appointediroad over
seer for that part Of the public road from Latio-
lais' plantation to the N. o. & Texas Railroad
in the first ward.
For the second ward--John S. Wilmington
and Alex N. Broussard are appointed road over
scers for that part of the road extending from
Montgomery's plantation to the south western
limits Of the parish.
For the third ward-C Clairsaint Kilchrist is
appointed road oversecr for that portion of the
road extending from Carencro bridge to Treville
Bernard's plantation.
Edmond Mouton is appointed road overscer
for that portion Of the road extending from
Treyillc Bernar1's to Pont dcs Mouton bridge !
and thence to the y. O. ( Texas Railroad.