The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-13

$50, $50, 90
And that to secure that amount @ tax Ut
Ten Mills 10y on the dollar is hereby levied
on all property borne on the assessment roll
of the parish, and not included on property
on the assessment roll situated within the in
eorporated towns of Opelousas, Washington,
Grand Coteau, Vile Plate, Arnaudville and
Rayne; and that on the property situated
within these incorporated towns, to detray
their proportion of the expenses OF the crimi'
nal proceedings, there be levied i'll accordance
with section SIS of the General Assembly of
Louisiana. regular session, 1878, approved
March 4th, 1873, a tax of Five Mills (5l on the
dollar.
The Licenses for the current year, 1886, on
all trades, professions, &c, will be the same
as those imposed by the State for the same
year.
On motion. it was resolved, that the ordl-
nance passed on the 9Th of October, 1877,
relative to the closing Of all stores, shops,
drinking houses, and other places or business
on Sundays, be, and the same is hereby
amended, so as to except from the PROVISIONS
of said ordinance, ice cream saloons and cat
ing houses, provided that no wine, beer, or
any intoxicating liquor shall be sold at said
places on said days.
Resolved further, that the said ordinance
passed October Sth, 1877. be republished for
thirty days, together with the amendment
ddopted above, in the official organ of the
Barish.
AN ORDINANCE
To proride for the closing and keeping closed
of all places of business ,ctthtn The parish
of 81. Landry, ercept drug stores, markets
and places where bread is made and sold
on the Sabbath day:
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of st. Landry, that all keepers of
stores, shops, groceries, warehouses, drinking
houses, grog shops, lager beer saloons and ice
cream saloons, doing business in the parish OF
st. Landry, are hereby required to close and
to keep closed and are prohibited from open
lug their respective places of business, either
to give away, sell or buy any goods, wares,
merchandise, refreshments, liquors or pro-
duce, or to receive, ship or forward any
freight on each and every Sabbath day dur
ing the year.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that the fol-
lowing persons and none other are exempted
from the operations of this ordinance, viz:
list. Keepers of ~drug-stores, in SO far as to
p~ermit&hem to fill prescriptions of licensed
physicians aud to sell drugs and medicines on
said day.
I'd. Keepers of bakeries for the sole purpose
of making and selling bread.
Sd. Keepers Of public markets, for the
sale of fresh meats, fish, vegetables and
fruits.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained that any and
every person violating this ordinance shall be
fined for each and every such violation i'll a
sum not less than one hundred nor more than
two hundred and fifty dollars, or Imprisonment
of not less than one month nor more than
three months or both at the discretion of the
court, one half of the fine to go to the inform
err and the other half to 60 to the Parish
Treasury, to be sued for by the District AT.
torney pro tenn, in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the name of the parish.
SEC. A. Be it further ordained that this or
dinance shall take effect from and after Sun
day, Noyemb Der the 4th, 1877.
Attest: President.
P.J. L~EFEBvRE, Clerk.