St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
Proceedings Board of Police
Town Of OpelOuSaS.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. Gath 1886

" EDNESDAf, NOV. 24CO 1850.
The board met pursuant to call ;
c. NJ. Thompson, l.. B. Sandoz, Joseph
Lasalle, M. Green and Geo. Pulford.
The President announced that this
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of fixing and adopting the amount
of the Annual Revenue License for the
year 1887: When on motion of Mr..
Pulford, the following Ordinance, after
having been read according to law, was
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect and enforce payment
of an annual license tax, upon all per-
sons, associations of persons, or busi-
ness firms, and corporations, pursuing
any trade, profession, vocation, calling,
or business, except those who are ex-
pressly excepted from such license tax
by Article 206, and 207, of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the Board
of Police of the Town Of Opelousas La.
shat there is hereby levied an annual
Hicense tax for the calendar year A. d.,
!1SS7) one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven, upon all persons, ass0cia-
ton of persons, or business firms, and
corporations, pursuing any trade, pro-
fession, vocation. calling or business,
except those who are expressly except
ed from such license tax by Article 206,
and 207, of the Constitution of the
State of La.
SEC. ,. Be it further ordained, that
on the (2) second day of January, A. ID.
1850 one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven. the Collector of the
Board Of Police of the town of Ope-
i0usas La, shall begin to collect, and
shall collect as fast as possible, from
each of the persons or business hrihS,
association of persons and corporations,
pursuing within the town of Opelousas,
any trade, profession, vocation, calling
ar business: license tax as hereinafter
graduated.
All licenses shall be due and collect
able during the first ~ two months OF
become delinquent on the % first day
of March of the year 18S7) one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty seven.
ard all persons, firms, or corporations
who shall commence any business pro-
fession, vocation, or calling, upon
which q license tax is herein levied
after said time to-wit: March 1st 1887,
shall become delinquent, unless the
license is paid within ten days.
:, SEC 3. That for every business of
selling at retail, whether as principal,
agent on commission, or otherwise, the
license shall be based, and graded, on
the gross amount OF sales, as follows
t0wit:
1st. Glass. When gross sales are one
hundred and fifty thousand Dollars or
more, and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be, one hun
dred and fifty dollars.
I'd. Glass. When gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars, or more, and
under one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
dollars S100.
Sd. Glass. When gross sales are
seventy five thousand dollars or
more, and under one hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be seventy five
dollars S75.
4th. Glass. When gross sales are
fifty thousand dollars or more, and un-
der seventy five thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifty dollars, $50.
5th. Glass. When gross sales are
forty thousand dollars, or more, and
under fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be forty dollars, $40.
9Th. Glass. When gross sales are
thirty thousand dollars, or more, and
under forty thousand dollars, the license
shall be thirty dollars, $50.
9TH. Glass. When gross sales are
twenty five thousand dollars or more,
and under thirty thousand dollars the
license shall be twenty five dollars, 1876.
Sth. Glass. When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars, or more, and
under twenty five thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars, 800.
9th. Glass. When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more, and
+, under twenty thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifteen dollars, SIS.
10th. Glass. When gross sales are un
der fifteen thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars, $40.
Provided, That if any distilled, Vi
nous, malt, or other kind of mixed Ii
quors be sold in connection with the
Restaurant, Oyster house, Confectiona-
~, or Druggist, in less quantities than
five gallons, the license for such addi-
tional business shall be as hereinafter
provided in Sec, 8 of this Ordinance.
Provided, further, that no license shall
issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons, for less than fifty
dollars, $50.
INSUREING.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That each and every insurance cOmpa-
nv, (society) association, corporation or
other organization or firm, or indivi-
0ual OOlng anu cOuuuCtiuS au iusuIauce
business of any kind, life, fire, marine,
river, accident, or other, whether such
company, society, association, corpora
tion, or other organization, or firm, or,
individual, is. or, are located or domi-
ciled in the Town or operating here,
through branch department, resident
board, local office, firm, company, cor
poration, or agency Of any kind, what
soever, shall pay a separate and dis
tinct license on said business for each