St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-04

ARTICLE I. Be It ordained by the Board of
Pahce of the town Of Opelousas, that the IL
celtses Un trades professlOns occupations, DC,
| in the twoH of Opeuusas be fixed as follows
for the year 1879.
ART. q. Each and every keeper Of coffee.
house. beer saloon. grog shop, bar room or TT
| taller Of wines, termented. malt or Intoxicating
liquors. sold in quantities less than qu .rter
q Il gallon, shall pay the sum of seventy-tiv
dollars.
ARr. 8. Each and every merchant or grocer,
shall pay the sum of twuit, dollars, and
AN additional LICENSE Ur twenty-five dollars,
where liquors or wines are sold in no less q .all-
titles than one quarter of a. gallon, provided
that when liquors or wines shall be sold in any
quantity whatever. and allowed to he dranE OF
the preln;ses an additional license of seventy
five dollars shall bo IMPOSED ; and when lunches
| arr sold, served and eaten "n the premises, an
additional lcense " ten dollars, shall be inl-
pos d and collected
AKT. 4. Each and every keeper OF billiard
table, for profit, shall pay ten dollars.
Art. S. Each and every circus and laeRa erie,
shall pay fifty d,lars for each performance.
| AMI all other public shows shall pay from tiv"
To Il ty dollars TO- each pertorlnance. subject
to tue decision of the President of the Board,
and all others shows and cuurtrts after circus.
mtnagiie or show, which charges extra
Addlulsslon Tee, shall pay rom tiveto ty dollars
LICENSE, subject to the decision Ot the PrtSl,tent
| OF the Boa Il.
AkT. g. Each and every X eper OF public
hotel or boarding house, shall pay the sum of
fifteen dollars.
AkT. T. Each and every restaurant keeper.
with privilege of selling wines to his customers,
while 1T meals only, snail pay the sum of ten
dollars.
Akr. $. Each and every keeper of an oyster
saloon, where "y sters alone are sod, snail pay
the sum OF ten dollars.
AkT =. Each aud every keeper Of a fred and
livery stable, shall pay the sllll of twtut. i've
dollars fr Iced stable alone, Il teen dollars;
all wagons and hacks, used as public carriers
Kept outside of regular stables ten dollars aud
nuygieS, Ii. 4 dollars.
Art 10 Eacn n,l,t every person selling drugs
ni-d.cHlrs II drug sire or elSvW beYe, shall
pay ilrense vi twenty-five dollars.
ART. II. Each pedd tr, suall Pay Il license Of
twenty dollars.
ART. II. Zach and every person comprising
IA tiru slIall pay tHe lIce,isc herein Imposed.
ART. Is. Each and every person having more
than one store or place OF business, or VINO for
lows more than of the pursuits herein
| above enumerated, shall pay tue lcense
each
A r. IA. 1t is further ordained that the tax
NJ one-half OF one per cent. shall De levied on
Ill real estate i'll the town u bpelolls;ts at its
assessed value and also on all moneys loaned
at interest and Oh :t.I capital employed in trade
and Oh all her objects sub cct TO he taxed and
which are taxed by the state. payable in out
standing warrants of the town. or in L. s. Car
rency, and 1t is furt her ordained that special
tax OF two mills be ictleu for school house
purposes to he collected with the Regular tax.
ART. IS. That the li.ollses above MENTIONED
shall BE- issued by the Clerk of this Board. and
the same collected by the Collector OF sa q
town of Opel"usas, in outstanding warrants ot
1
10 the Treasurer of said Town on or before the
18th day of January, 1879.
ART. Is. Be it further ordained, That il any
business House of any kind whatever. shall
fail to pay the celSe imposed III this ordinance.
before the 15h day of JANUARY, 1879. the cucc-
| tor is hereby authorized and empowered to
| collect said ilceuses according to law.
AKT. II. Be 1t further ordained. That when
ever any person shall apply for a litence I"
| pursue and follow any OF the trades, profes-
Iions, or occupations which taxed ny this
ordinance for legs period than year, said
LICENSE shall he issued in the following proper
| ton viz: For niue months, fOur-tifths of the
annual license for six months. thlpt fths; for
three months tWn-h tbs; and for one month,
One-tifth of the annual License.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo. Resolved, that the
President OF this Board he and he is hereby
authorized to issue warrant for the sum of
| one hundred and thirty-twu dollars, III favor of
Mr.. Jos. Bloch, when said Jos. Bloch shall have
made the necessary act of transfer to the town
| of OpelOusas of the right oil way for----stgtet
through his premises.
The President appointed Messrs. Mayo, Le
febvre and Ealer as d committee on claims. who
/ reported favUrabiy on the following claims. viz:
DIR Jamas Ray for magistrates fees IS 6 81
DR. James Ray for medical attendance Oh
On motion the Board adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest o, VOORHEES,, Clerk.