St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-12
Proceedings 0f tIle Board of
Police, Town of OpeIousRs.
oPELoUsAs, Nov. 18th, 1855,

oPELoUsAs, Nov. 25th, 1855.
The Board met pursuant to a call, present
G. NJ Thompson. President, jos. Lasillle, Henry
n Estorge, George PuIford, and Moses Green.
The President anuhunced that this meeting
had been called for the purpose of adopting
and fixing the amount of the annual revenue
Mr. JOS IasaIle, the following ordinance, after
having been read according to law was
'oOpss1 AN ORDINANCE
TO lew collect and enforce payment of an an
nual license tax upon all persons, associa-
tions of persons and corporations pursuing
any trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business, except those who arc expressly ex-
empt from such tax by Article 206 and 207 OF
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Board Of
Police Of the town of OpelonSas, that there 1s
hereby levied an annual license tax, for the
calendar year. A. D., 1856, upon each person,
association of persons and corporations pursIl-
ing any trade profession, vocation, calling or
business in the town Of 0pelousas, except those
expressly exempt from such tax by Articles
2oG aud 207 of the Constitution.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained, etc, That mn
5nediateIy after the PRONUNCIATION Of this ordi
Rtance for the year 1886, the tax collector shall
be2in to collect, and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons and corpora
lions pursuing within the limits of the town,
any trade, profession, vocation, caiiing or 1us-
iness, a license tax as hereinafter graduated
All Licenses shall be due and cOllectable dltl'-
inc the first three months Of the year, ana ali
sIIpaid licenses shall become deiInquent on the
first day of April, and all firms who commence
cd business after that date snail become dclln-
uIIent unless the license ispaid within ten days.
SEC. ;. That for every business OF selllng at
Eetail whether as principal, agent on commis,
on or otherwise, the licenses shall Pc based
IN the gross annual amount Ofsales, as follows: :
when gross sales are 100000 or more, and I'M
der Si50,0o0 the license shall be 10000
When gross sales are $500 or more, ana undef
Sl0a 900 the license shall he $500.
When gross sales are $4,000 or more, and under
S75, 600 the license shall be$50.00.
When gross sales are over $4,000 or more, ana
under S5O,o0D the license shall be $1,000.
When cross sales are $4,000 or more, and under
$4,000 the license shall be $4,000,
When gross sales are S25 600 or uIore, and under
$50 900 the license shall be $500.
When GROSS sales are $4,000 or more, ana under
%95 600 the license shall be $1,000.
When gross sales are $4,000 or more, ana hndef
500, GOO the license shall he $500.
When gross sales are $4,000 or more, ana under
$4,000 the license shall he 5000
when gross sales are 1880 or more, ana under
$4,000 the license shall be $50.
When gross sales are less tIBn 8, 800 the Incense
shall be 500.
Prayided, that If any spirituous, vinous, malt
or olher kind of nli1ed liquors he sold Ill con-
fIcctlon with the business of retail merchant,
grocer restaurant, oyster-house, confectionery,
M druggist unless it he sold by prescription OF
licensed physician IN qnantiss,ies s,i & o. nos iGss .
license for such combined business snail he
double the foregoing, provided that any one
not pursuing any Ct the 2csntloR9 Rinnn s19
or other kind LIQUORS in quantities less than
Ave gallons, shall pay license of hfty dollars
lS5C.o0J ; and if any of the aforementioned
iiaIIoIs are sold in less quantities than one pint
in connection with the business OF retail mer-
chant or grocer. restaurant, nyster-house or
.eonfaftionery, the license shall be four times
the above amount for said combined business !;
provided no licehsG shall issue to sell liquor IN
less quantities than pint without paying q
license not less than fifty dollars, 5000.
SEC, A.-That for every business conducted Dy
IN insurance company, society, association,
hoIIooration or other organization or hr1n doing
an insurance business OF any kind, hre, marine,
Tiyer accident or other, in the town of OpelUu-
a,,s. whether located here, or doing business
tbrou I'll a branch department. resident board,
local Office, or through tho medium or any per-
sons firm or company, corporation or agency,
including private underwriting or insurance
policies. the license shall be on the gross annH-
ii amount of premium, as follows, viz: When
sgifI nreUniuuIs are $4,000 or less the license
shall he ten dollars, $1O00
SEC 6,-That for every business Of keeping D
theatrr the license shall be ten dollars for each
one fhousBnd Inhabitants, TO be paid by the
nersoB carpOrati0n or municipality owning or
aontrolling for rent or hire, the bnilding or
buii6inss ia which the said exhibitions are
held That for every business OF museum, me-
aagerie or circus, or other travelling show Ok
hibition or performance, the license snail De
based on the number OF attaches, whether pro
pTiefors performers or employees, as follows,
viz:
When the Number of said persons is one
hundred or more, the licenseshau De $500
when the number of said persons is seventy.
6ye and less than one hundred..-- 400
EgbeN the number is60 persons or less tnaD 20 800