St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-24

The following bill was approved and or
drred paid jean Tniague for snndries, 81 81.
On motion duly seconded the Board al
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Attest: President.
W. c. PERE.uLT, Clerk pro. TEN.
BpEIoUsas, November 18th, 1888.
The Board met pursuant to q call.
Members present: JnO. e. M"rhhinTeg,
President. presiding. b. +. Meginley, Martin
Budd j. X Sandoz. Sol. Loeb, Louis Chach-
ere, and Emile D"naio.
On motion OF J. X. Sandoz and duly Sec
ontled. the reading Of minutes OF last meeting
was dispensed with. The Finance Commit
tee reports az follows:
OPELousAs. La, Oct II, 1883.
To the President and Members, Council OF
Opelousas:
Wa YOUR committee on Finance would re-
sprci fully submit, that VIC have carefully tx
a,uined the Trcasurers books vouchers &C..
ending Oct. list; show ing Il surplus paid out
of the treasury of 1928. 10 as true and CORRECT
We wouii respectfully recommend to the
Board the neceesity of rnrtai!ng the cont'nu-
ed expenses which the funds of the treasurer
is unable to meet with:
LIST. We might dispense with the almost
constant employ Ut Il special constable;
I'd. That if we cannot provide for the feed
and care of the tcwu horse for less sum
than SIS per month that We had better sell
hlm;
Sd. That the officers he instructed to
strictly and sigilan,y enforce the licenses or
taxes, AS may be collected for al pnbc fairs
balls, Sc, ma Of late s-e,ns to have been ueg-
lecte,l, and tnrl her. that they adhere to the
turning over of the muneys as collected To he
Treasurer. This would afford better chance
for the number of warrants being paid in
their order.
We would also recommend that al bisls
aga.nst the town, be presented for approval
before the Bosrd-sav- those Tor street labor
and regularly salarlad "tticrrs.
The warrant fer $35 90 cashsd for the Town
Attorney, We think is IL mistake, and would
ask in vestisation Of sat,l1.
The town besides being in arrears for the
amount nbo,e stipulated, notice a!sn,
quite number Of outstanding warrants AMI
for considerable amounts. and from the date
| of our report the Treasurer informs he, are
still increasing.
Your Committee wonld also request that
the above rrpnr. b- spread on the minutes.
All Of which is respectfully Suhuitttd.
J K. SAFpnz.
MA TIN RrDn.
Committee on Finance
| On motion of Emile Donate. duly seconded,
that the report be accepted, and spread on
| she minutes.
The Attorney for the Board being present.
explained that the proceeds of the warrant
| paid by the Treasurer, had been used for tn"
ia ynaut as desired. The explanation given
was satisfactory to the Committee and the
BOARD. and approved.
On motion of b. + Meg,ney duly seconded
and carried, that all warrants TO the amount
of money received from the Collector be can.
crlled.
r. F. Meginley and Martin Budd. commit
| tee appointed to investigate the Butler dam,
report "a follows. to-wit:
nnp,n,iffoa GppnipfoH f0 inyaafi-
gate the Rnter Dam. examined same, and
beg leave to report that the said dam impeded
the natural drainage of the town of Opel"usas,
and that it Is necessary that the same should
| be removed.
On motion of l.. Chschere, duly aeconded.
the report was accepted aud the COMMITTEES
discharged
Mr. Loeb and Mr. Chacher6 committee
appointed by the Board to examine into fhe
complaint made hy In'ius Pipkina aud others
against the Railroad Co. av-rring that the
| line of fence erected BIZ said Company pre-
ntad their going to and from town. report
e.;, that they together with the Attorney of
| the Board and the Attorney of the Railroad
| Co. had made a thorough aud careful exami-
| nation of their said premises. aud found that
! there was no cause for complaint. as there
/ were free and unobstructed streets on the
| north and we.t of said premises. and that the
petition Of complaint should be dismissed.
| complaint rejected, and committee discharg
! cd.
| Mr.. +. f. Meginley offered the following
License Ordinance for 1889 tE.hteen Hun
bred and Fighfy-n:ne, and moved that the
same he twice read and adopted. and the
| said mutton having boon twice read, the same
| was unanimously adopted a. follows, to-wit !:
(! AN ORDINANCE
| To levy, collect and enforce payment Of an
| ul Gpa - all hus
ness firms. and corporations pursuing any
| trade. profession, vocation, calling, or bust
! ness except those who are expressly except.
| ed nv law from snch license tax hy articles
206 and 2o7 of the Constitution of tho State of
| Louisiana.
| SIC. I. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
lice of the Town of Oprl"usas, La. that there
! is hereby levied an annual license tax for the
calendar year 1889 Zone Thousand Eight Hun.
| bred and Eight y-nine) upon all persona. asso.
! Citations of persons or business Arms and cor
| porations, pursuing any trade profession, vn-
cation, calling. or business. except those who
| are expressly exempted from such license tax
! by articles No. 206 and 207 of tie Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana.
| SIC. II. Be it further ordained. that on the
I'd ls-cond) day of January. a. u. 1899.
| (eighfeen hundred and eighty niue) the Col.
| iec,or of the Board of Police of the Town of
Opel"nsas. La. shall begin to collect and
| shall COLLECT AZ fast pnssible from each of
| the persons or business firms, associations of
| pers"ns, and corporations. pursuing within
the corporate limits of the town Of 9pelouaas
| any trade. profession. vacation calling or bus.
ness, 81 license as hereinafter graduated
All licenses shall he due and collect IDLE
during the frat 2 (tw"l months of each wear
| and all unpaid licenses shall become deli,.
| guent an the lsf tiirsfl day of March of the
! year 1889 Zone Thousand eight hundred and
eighty .Dinej and all persons, firms or corpora
| frssion, vacation. or calling upnn whlrh H.
| cense tax is herein levied. after said time to-
| wit March LIST, 1889, shall hacnme delipauept
unless the license is paid within ten days
! thereafter.
| SIC. Ill. That for every business of selling
| at retail, whether as principal. agent on com
| mission, or otherwise. the lirense shall be
based and graded on the gross amount of
| sales as follows, tn-wit:
Glass l. When gross sales arp one hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars or more and under
| two hundred Thousand dollars. the license
shall be $4,000 Zone hundred and fifty dol.
| lsrsI.
| thousand doHara nr more and under one hmm.
! dred and fiffv thousand dollars, the iicense
shall be $4,000 lone hundred doilars).
Class B. When gross sales are aaventy-fiVe
| Thousand doliars or more and under one hmm
drad thousand dollars. the license shall be
| $500 tseventy i've dollarsl.
Class 4. When gross sales are fifty f}l nns-
and dollars or mare and under ervantv I've
| thousand dollars, the license shall be $4,000
fifty dollars).
Glass 5. When groaa sales are forty thnns-
and dollars, or more and nnder fifty ihonsand
dol'ars. the license shall be $4,000 forty
dollars|.
Glass 6. When groas sales are thirty thous-
and dollars and under forty thonsand dollars,
the license shall be 5000 thirty dollarsl
| Glass 7. When gross sales are twenty FIVE
| thnnsand dollars or more and under thirty