Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Town COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
HOMER La, Dec. %, 1879.

HOMER La, Dec. %, 1873.
Council met ct Courthouse on call Of
the Mayor.
Present: J. Ferguson, Mayor; J. B. viii.
der, W. w. Arbuckle, Juo. A. Richardson,
@. q. Gill and J. II. Simmons, Selectmen.
Committee on street work for $50 re-
ported specifications which were adopted,
and the Mayor was authorised TO adver-
tise that sealed proposals would be re-
ceived for working the streets up to and
including January 9th, 1880, and that the
streets would be let to the lowest satisfac-
tory bidder on Jan. 10th; the Council re-
serving the right to reject any and all bids.
The committee to draft a tax ordinance
reported the following, which was adopt
ed, to-wit:
BE il ordained BY the Mayor and iSlectmer
Of the Torn Of Homer. That there be and
is hereby levied and assessed an ad rdlorem
tax Of Ten U0) Mills on the dollar on oil
property in the Town of Homer, upon
which the State Of Louisiana levies and
assesses q tax, to he collected in the year
ls-O; aud that in addition to the above
there shall be levied and collected the
following licenses:
Upon each and every proprietor Ut part
ner engaged in selling General Merchan-
disc the sum of Twelve Dollars and Fifty
Cents.
Upon each and every proprietor or part
ner engaged in selling Spirituous Liquors
by the drink or glass, the sum Of One
Hundred Dollars.
Upon each and every proprietor or part
ner selling Spirituous Liquors by the bot
! tie, the sum Of Fifty Dollars
Upon each and every proprietor or part
ner engaged in selling Drugs, the sum of
Fifteen Dollars.
Upon each aud every Physician, the sum
Of Ten Dollars.
Upon each and every Dentist, the sum
Of Ten Dollars.
! Upon each and every Circus or Menag-
| arie, the sum Of Twenty-Five Dollars (s25)
/ for each and every exhibition.
! Upon each and every Side-Show, the
! sum of Five Dollars tS5) for each exhibi,
( ton.
Upon each and every proprietor or part
ner engaged in keeping q Livery Stable,
the sum of Fifteen Dollars.
! And for all other professions or occupa-
tions subject to license under the State
law. aud not herein enumerated, the sum
Of Ten Dollars.
! (Signed,) J. II. SIMMONS,
J. b. WILDER,
JNO. A. RICHARDSON,
n. REEFS BRYAN,
| Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilder il was orlain-
/ ed, That all male residents of the Town
of Homer, between the ages Of Eighteen
and Forty-Five years. who are subject to
road duty" under the State law, be aud
are hereby required to work on the streets
during the year is-0, the number of Ten
Days, and on failure or refusal to do said
Ten Days work, each and every citizen
rs above named shall forfeit and pay to
the Town the sum Of Three Dollars.
Messrs. Wilder, simmons and Arbnckle
from the Committee tn examine buildings
on the East side of the square, reported the
"Smile" and 'Old Advocate Office TO b.
nuisanccs.
! The report was adopted and the Mar
shall was instructed to notify the owners
of said house. that the same must be re-
moved or thoroughly repaired within
Thirty Days frpm this date, OF AZ the end
uf that time they would be- torn down by
the Corporation at the expense of the
owners.
The Board then adjourned until the lirst
Friday in January, lsco
(Signed) J. FERGUSON,
Mayor.
NJ REEFS BRYAN, Clerk.