The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-01-10
Ordnance No. "a.

! Levying special taxes and licenses on tr. dea
PROFESSIONS and occupations, etc.
Section l. BE it Ordaiaed by the Mayor
and Trustees Of the Town of Thibodaux in
Council assembled, That the taxable wear
OF this Corporation shall commence on the
hrst day Hf January of each year and ex-
pre- on the 3ist day Of December thereon
On and after the first day Of July of oach
year shall be required to paw onlv
"ne-half of the annual tax or license unon
each occupation or business,
Section 2. Be it further ordained that
the following specific taxes and licenses he
and are hereby levied and assessed upon
the trades professions aud occupations
hereafter specified towit:
Upon each and every Coffee-H House, Bar.
Room, GrOg-Shop. Beer-Saloon, Grocery
Store. selling or giving away liquors by the
glass, or In quantities less than auaft or
wine bottleful-Eighty Five Dollars 1885.
opon each and every Biliiard-Table for
the use Of which money is cbarged-Twentv
Five Dollars, 1881
Upon each aud every Hotel for the enter
talnment OF transient persons or travellers
;, Upon each and every private or public
Boarding House for the entertainment Of
persons by the day, week, months or year.
Ten Dollars, 1901
Upon each and every Restaurant, Beer.
Saloon, Oyster-Saloon, Eating-SaloOn. Cot.
ton ,pickery or Press, Dry-Goods Store,
Drug anu Apothecary Store and upon each
and every Physician, Civil Engineer. Deu-
tlst, Auctloneer, Ten Dollars, i$l0.)
Upon each and every Grocery Store.
where Liquors are not sold in quantities less
than 2 quart or wine-bOttleful-Ten Dol
n1}|., Upon esoh ;e1h snd every Livery Stable
Upon each and every Omnibus, carrying
persons, or for hire. and upon each and
every Dray oa Cart, carrying freight or for
Upon each and every Butcher-Five Dol
lars, ISL
Upon each and every Menagerie, and
upon each and every Circus-Ten Dollars,
Upon each and every. Concert, Show or
other Public Exhibition. other than tho
above and not for charitable purposes
Dollars, (32.)
Upon each and every Vendor of Patent
Medicines, and upon each and Keeper 0f
Wheels Of Fortune or other gambling device
for each day Of continuance thereof-rwo
Dollars and q Half. [$2,5 SOL
Upon each and every peddler, hawker or
other r,itinerant dealer, vending within the
limits Of the Town, Fifteen Dollars 9l5.OO.
Upon every Peddler whe peddles Or car.
ries for sale fruits, vegetables or other pro-
duce Of the field raised in another piyce
than the State of Louisiana-Five Dollars.
1871
Section 3. Be it further ordained that
before furnishing license to any keeper
of q. Coffee House or to any keeper Of .
Drinking-SalOOn Or other establishments
where liquors are sold by the glass, it shall
be the duty Of the Tax Collector to require
bond with good and sufficient sufities in
the sum Of Five Hundred Dollars, the said
bond to be accepted and approved by the
Mayor and to be inscribed in the office If
the Recorder Of the Parish, the condition
whereof shall be that the proprietor Of such
establishment shall heep quiet and order
" house aud shall allow no unnecessary
noise or disturbance therein calculated to
alarm or disturb tina quiet aud tranquility
OF the neighbOrhood the peualty for the
violation Of such condition, to be, for tho
tirstotfence, Twenty-Five Dollars, and for
any subsequent offence, Fifty Dollars, and
the renoeation Of his license for the year
during which such offence shall have been
committed: The'above penalties to be COL
lected and enforced by suit hGfennnn11l
court Of competent jcrisdicti9R
Section 4. Be it fuEt2