The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

IT II 4, Ut q UOTHB GUHUIEITHE
an insurance business of any kind life, fire
marine, river, accident, or other, whether
such company, society, association, corpora
lion or other organization, Or firm or lndivid,
ual is or are located or domfciled in the towr'
or operating here through a branch, depar
ment, resident board, local office, firm, COZ
pany, corporation oragency o fany kind wifi
soever shall pay d separate and distinct Ii
ceusetpn said business ft: each company re-
presented, and said licenses shall be Pissed
and graded on the gross annual amou 1t OF
premiums on all risks located in other btates
or foreign countries, as follows, viz:
Glass 1. When such premiums are ten
thousand dollars or more and less than twenty
thousand dollars, the license shall be $50. 90
Thirty dollarsI.
Glass 2. When the premiums are five thous-
ana dollars or more and less than ten thousand
dollars, the license shall be $4,000 twenty
dollars).
Class 3. When premiums are less than five
thousand dollars the license shall be $1,000
item dollars).
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall apply to mutual aid societies which pay
mutual insurance policies by assessment upon
members whether the same be or not domieil.
ed in the town of Opelousas, La.
ADJUSTMENTS.
SEC. V. Be it further ordained, etc, that for
every business of keeping a theatre or opera
house, the license shall be $40 twenty dol,
lars and the said license of twenty dollars
aforesaid to be paid by the person, corpora,
ton or company owning OF CONTROLLING the
said theatre or opera house for rent or hire
That for every business of museum. menage-
RE, circus or travelling show the license shall
be graded and based on the number of at
tach6s, whether proprietors, or performers, or
employees, as follows, viz:
Glass |. When the number of said persons
are one hundred or more, the license shall be
$500 five hundred dollarsl.
Class 9. When tue number of said persons
is seventy-fye or more and less than one hun
dred the license shall be $500 flour hundred
d~ollarsl.
Glass 8. When the number of said persons
is fifty or more and less than seventy five. the
license shall be $500 three hundred dollarsl
Glass 4. When the number of persons is
thirty or more and less than fifty, the license
shall be 5000 1.-TWO hundred dollarsl.
Glass 5. When the number of said persons
is twenty or more and less than thirty, the
license shall be $l75 [one hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars.
Class 8. When the number of said persons
is ten or more and less than twenty, the Ii.
cense shall be $3.50 lone hundred and fifty
dollars1.
Glass 7. When the number of said persons
is five OR more and less than ten, the license
shall be 500 lone hundred dollars].
Glass 8. When the number of said persons
is four the license shall be $75 tseventy-fve
d~ollarsI
Glass g. When the lumber of said persons
is three the license shall be $50 fifty dollarsl
Glass 10. When the mum Der of said persons
is two the license shall be $40 lforty dollarsl
Glass IL. When the number is one thefE
eense shall be $50 Thirty dollarsl. =
That for every hall where balls or enter
tainments not above provided for are given
the license shall be $40 Item doilarsI
Provided, this shall not apply to balls given
byzsfivate parties or for charitable purposes.
SEC. vi. Be it further ordained, etc, that for
each person carrying on the business or call
ing of selling or dealing in railroad or steam
ship tickets, whether said tickets are sold on
the streets. in the Office of the company he re-
presents or that of any other compahJ, shall
pay u license graded upon ths H1mber of COM
uanies he represents as follows, to-wit:
Glass |. One company $25 twenty-five dol
Iarsl; class 2, two companies $40 forty dol
Iarsl; class three or more companies $50
fifty dollars
HAWKERs, PEDDLERs, ETC.
SEC. VII. Be it further ordained, etc., that
each and every peddler or hawker shall pay
a license based and graded as follows, viz:
Glass /, when travelling on foot S. five dol
iars1; class 9, when travelling on horseback
SO item doIlarsl; class 3, when travelling in
one horse vehicle SIS Fifteen d~oilarsl; class 4,
when travelling in two-horse vehicle $50 lthir-
ty dollarsl.
Provided, no hawkers or peddlers whose
stock does not exceed in value ten dollars,
will be required to pay any license.
s%UsTENANcE AND REFRESHMENTS.
SEC VIII. Be it further ordained, etc, that
for every business of keeping a hotel where
lodging and eating are combined, the license
shall be based and graded IN the number OF
furnished lodging rooms for guests as fol-
lows, to wit:
Glass I.%When said rooms are in number
nine or more and less than twelve, the license
shall be $50 fifty dollars].
Glass 2. When said rooms are in lumber six
or more aud less than nine, the license shall
be $40 forty dollarsl.
Provided that no person who keeps board
ing house in connection with schools or col,
leges for the accommodation of students or en-
ployes thereof shall pay any license as board
ing houses, provided that no license shall be
required when the number of said rooms are
less than provided for in class 2 above. That
for every business of lodging alone, the license
| shall be estimated and graduated on the same
basis as for hotels, but graduated at one-half
rates of hotels.
BAR ROOMS, ABARET, COFFEE HOUSES, ETC
SEC. TX. Be il further ordained, etc, that
for every business of bar rooms, cabaret, cot
fee house. cafe, beer SO loon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloons, grog shops, beer saloon gar
| den or other place where anything TO be
drank or eaten on the premises is sold di-
rectly or indirectly, the license shall be based
aud graded on che annual gross receipt of
said business as follows, to-wit:
Glass |. When gross receipts are two thoas-
and dollars or more and less than five thous-
and dollars the license shal be $75 lseventy-
five dellarsl.
Glass 2. When said receipts are less than
two Thousand dollars the license shall be $50
| fifty dollarsl.
Provided no license shall be charged for
selling refreshments for charitable or religi-
-. x1-,la fa,A1,aw shat ~ a a
Establishment selling or giving away or other
wise disposiDg of any spirits, wines, alcoholic
or malt liquors in less quantities than one
pint shall pay less than $50 fifty dollarsI:
Provided further, that when any kind OF
business providedGor in this section shall be
combined with any sslness provided 1oe IN
section s of this ordinance the same classitica-
ton shallbe made as prescribed in the sec
ton, but the price of the license shall De
| equal to the license required for each bust
ness separately that for the business OF
keeping billiard tables. pigeon hole, Jenny
lind, poo or bagatelle tables, and ten pm at
leys, from which revenues is derived, a license
of SO ten dollarsl for each such table or alley
shall be- paid in addition to any other licenses
due by the establishment in which said ia
bIes or alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONFECTIONERY. ETC.
SEC. Y. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all persons, associations of persons or bust
ness firms engaged in the sale Of soda water,
mead, CONNECTIONS, cakes, ETC., shall BIO iicens'
ed upon the following basic to-wit:
Glass /. When gross sales are three thous.
and dollars or more. the license shall be 3lO
ften dollarsl.
Glass 9. When gross sales are iesss than
three thousand dollars, the license shall be
IS 1--we dollarsI.
PROFESSIONAL AND Personal OCCUPATION.
Sec. H. Be it further ordained, ETC., thai
i far QCApV individual mr. NaHnnQnV or nrm car