St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-25
Proceedings Board Of Police
Town Of OpelOusas.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. gath 1886

Sfe>ent iientS L. E.SIolSe' IftslueH!, !,
e. VI. Thompson, l.. B. Sandoz. Joseph
Lasalle, Al. Green and Geo. Pulford.
The President announced that this
meeting had been called for the pur
g1ose of fixing and adopting the amount
of the Annual Revenue Liceuse for the
wear 1887: When on motion of Mr..
I'uIford, the following Ordinance, after
iiavins been read according to law, was
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect aud enforce payment
nf an annual license tax, upon all per
sons, associations Of persons, or busl
ness firms, and corporations, pursuing
any trade, professions, vocation, calling,
fir business, except those who are eX-
, pre>Sly excepted from such license tax
by Article 20G. and 20,, OF the Constltu-
tion of the State OF Louisiana.
SEC. /. BE it ordained by the Board
Af Police OF the Town OF OpeIousas La
chat there is hereby levied an annual
license tax for the calendar year A. d.,
1850 one thousand eight hundred and
4 eightv seven, upon all persons, assocla-
rion Of persons, or business firms, aud
corporations, pursuing any trade, pro-
fe~>io1l, vocation. calling or business,
except those who are expressly except
I'd lrnm such license tax by Article POS,
and POI, of the Constitution OF the
State of La.
SEC ,. Be it further ordained, that
Oh thr ~ second day of January, \. ID.
;re~1) one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven. the Collector of the
Board OF Police of the town OF Ope
Iou>aS La, shall begin to collect, aud
shall collect as fast as possible, from
s.lch of the persons or business firms,
association of persons and corporations,
pursuing within the town of UpclouSas.
sDy trade, profession. vocation. calling
&st business. 4 license tax aS hereinafter
Graduated.
All Licenses shall be due and collect
able during the first (.) two months of
each wear, aud all unpaid license shall
become delinquent Oh the (D first day
Jt March ot the year 1oS.) one thou
+sAnd eight hundred and eighty seven,
and all persons, firms, or corporations,
who shall commence any business pro-
feS<inn, vocation, or calling, upon
which Il 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 ;. That for every business OF
selling at retail, whether as principal,
agent on commission, or otherwise, the
license shall be based and graded, on
tEie. gross amount OF sales, us follows
fn-wlt:
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
, %lred and fifty dollars.
I'd. Glass. When gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars, or more, aud
under one hundred aud fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
5fnflnrs @1{l1
3D. Glass. When gross sales are
seventy five thousand dollars or
more, and under one hundred thousand |
dollars, the license shall be seventy five
dollars S15.
ith. Class When gross sales are
fifty thousand dollars or more, and un- |
der seventy five thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifty dollars, $50.
9th. Class. 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, ar 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,
aud under thirty thousand dollars the
license shall be twenty five dollars, $2S.-
sth. Glass. When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars, or more, and
under twenty five thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars, $50.
9th. Glass. When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more, and
under twenty thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifteen dollars, S15.
\ 10th. Glass. When gross sales are un-
Der fifteen thousand dollars, the license t
Shall be ten dollars, $40
Provided, That if any distilled, vi
nous, malt, or other kind of mixed Ii
Iuors be sold in connection with the :
business of retail Merchant, Grocer.
Oyster house, Confectiona- :
gy, or Druggist, in less quantities than A
I've gallons, the license for such addi- |
tional business shall be as hereinafter +
provided ia Sec, 8 Of this Ordinance
Provided, further, that no license shall i
Issue TO sell liquors in less quantities +
Ehan five gallons, for less than fifty /
dollars, $50
INsUREING \
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained ETC., +
Fhat each and every insurance compa-
ny, (society) association. corporation or
8ther organization or firm, or indivi- .
lual doing and conducting an insurance d
business OF any kind, life, fire, marine, d
liver, accident, or other, whether such
society, association, corpora d
ion, or other organization, or firm, or, is
is, or, are located or domi- a
lied in the Town or operating here, il
through branch department, resident O
BOARD, local Office, firm, company, cor Q
,oration, or agency of any kind, what Il
0ever, shall pay a separate and dis O
inct license on said business for each
ompany represented, and said licenses