St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-29

tIcinuSHS. sAH.. snau DeElu ID Souect Suu
shall collect as fast AZ possible from each of
tie persons or business FIRMS. associations Of
p-isons. and c"rpuratons. pursuing Within
| the COZ pnratc limits of tho town of Opelousas
an, trade. prOifsson, v"cati"h calling or busl-
| meas, a license HIS hereinafter graduated.
| All licen es shai! b- duo and coilectible
during the first ttwo) months Of each year
and all unpaid licenses shsi brcrme drin-
| uut Ut the lst tsirstl day Of March Of tho
| wear 1889 tone Thousand eight hundred and
| eighty nine) and all persons, firms or corpora
| ti.,ns VIM shall coLsalehce any business, pro
f.ssion, VOCATION. ur calling npon which d Ii
reuse tax is hnr+iu lovietl. after said time to-
| wit MARCH, lat, 1889, shall bre"lne delinquent
mnl.ss ,he license Ii paid within ten days
| thereafter
SIC. III. That for every businoaa OF selling
at retail W he her principal. agent on cnp,-
mission, or otherwise. the license shall b"
| based aud graded the gross amount OF
| sales as tull"ws, ~ wit:
| Glass l. When gross sales are ona hundred
| and Atty th~usund dollars or more and under
| two hundred thousand dollars, the license
shall be $3.50. 90 tone hundred and fifty dol
| larsl
! LARS 2. When gross sales are one hundred
| Thousand dOllars or nlorc and under Que hun
ii cd and fifty thousand dollars, the LICENSE
shall be $4,000 tome hundred dosrs).
Glass 3. When gross sales are seventE.nve
| Thousand dollars ur more aud under one hnL.
bred Thousand dollars. the license shall bo
| 5000 l-evtnty five doliars|
| Glass 4. When gross sales are Nifty shaEs-
| and dollars or M"ie and under seventy live
| thousand d"llars, the license shall ho $50 on
fifty siollarsj
Class s. Mhen.srnss sales ara forty tlous-
aud doilars. or more aud under City thousaud
l"'ars, the iceuse shall no 5000 iturty
dollarsl.
tlase 6. When gross sales are thirty thous-
aud dollars and under forty Thousand dn!a ~,
ahs license shall be s3n.0D Thirty d"llars.
Clasa Z. When gross salrs are twenty-five
| Thousand dollars tyr nior. aud under ihirt!
| huusand io,lars. the license shall be $40
| twrnty five dnilarsl.
Cius. s Whtr gtoss "a fes arc twenty thoNs-
| and dollars ar iaera aud under twenty-five
| ;h",lsand dollars, the iiceuss shall be $40 90
| twenty dnlldIsJ.
| Class 8. When gross sales are fifteen thOua-
| and dollars nr nrre and un'Ier twenty
hnusanti dollars. tho license shall he $500
Fifteen dular-l.
Ci.ss 10. When gross sales ars under If
| Teen Thousand dollars. the license shall bs.
| $1,000 item duiiaisI.
Provided, that if any distilled, viuons, matt
Other kind of mixed li9a"rs be sold in con
eeciiuH with the business ef retail metchaIi,
.incer, restaurant, oyster house, contectl"h-
+ry or druggist, in less quantities than five
!a!ssna, The iccnse for such additional bu-!-
seas shall he as hereinafter provided in 500
! If this ordinance;
Provided further, that ma license shall be
iSsned 10 sell liquors in iess quantities than
live gallons, fer less than $50 V fifty debaisl
IEsEHISG.
SIC. ". Be il further urdaiua'i etc, that
/ each and every insurance cunpuny. society,
| association col poration or other organization
~ firm, or Individual doing and conducting
| Ill insurance business of any kind: life. fire
marine, river, accident, or other, whothe,
! such company society. association, corpora
! nj q firm III :
4 .lal is or are lHcated "r dUlniclsd in the town
| ,r operating here through q branch. depart
:nrut resident hoard, local office. h'm com
| ,auy, corporation or agency OF any kind what
| <uever shall pay reparaih and distinct IL
! t-usc said business for each company re-
| PRESENTED, and said l.ctnsta shall be basrti
| md graded the gross annual amount al
premiums sn all risks located il, ether States
'r foreign countries. rs toii"ws, viz:
| Class l. When sneii premiums are tel,
| huusaDd dollars or more mid less han fwrhf,
| thousand oiiarss lie license Shall be S3a W
thirty 'ioI!a'Ai
Glass g When the premiums $40 Ave thous-
md dollars mnte and less than ten .huuaansi
,ul.ars. The lleenss shall be 5000 twenty
| ,iuiiarsl.
| Class g. When premiums arc less than Ave
thousand dulsis the license shall be sl0.0s
| tien ,lolla,sj
| Provided that Enfhiug herein contained
| shall apply To mutual aid socisries which pay
| ,mittnai Insurance policies by asses smert apou
III. lubers wiiei her the same br or not dofDio!i
| "a ia tile toSn OF Opeiousas. La.
AMUsEMESTs.
SIC. V. BE it further ordained, etc, hnt for
! very business of keeping a theatre or opera
',o,lse, the license shan bs $50 twenty dol.
| :ars |, and the sails, license OF twenty dollars
| .furrsaid 10 he paid by tue person, corpora
| tion or company owning or Controlling the
| mid theatre or opera house for rent ar hire.
l =
| rie, circus ur travelling si"w The license shall
| ,t. graded and based the number OF at
| aches. whether rropric,ors. or performers, Or
employ ers, as follows. viz:
Class /. When the number Of said persons
,re one hundred or more. the license shall sc
500 five hundred doarsI.
| Class 9. When fhs number OF said personS
is stvpniy-fve or mere and l.ss than one hun
l;ed the license shall be $500 flour hundred
lnllar>l,
Gtass g. Whom the number of said persons
Is fifty or more aud less than severity five til,
lic-nee shall hr $500 hres hundred dulinrsI
Cass4 When the number of persons is
hirty or more and less than fifty. the ieens-
hall be S200 two hundred dol#rs]
Ciars s. When the number OF said persons
Is twenty or sinra aud less than thirty, The
icense shall be SITS tonc hundred and seven-
5y-fve dollars1.
| C,ass 6. Wren the number of said persons
| IA ten or more and less than twenty, the IL
.,.rs- shall be $50 lone bundled aud fifty
dellarsl.
tlass /. When the number of sai.l persons
| = avr or more aud less than ten. the license
| >hsli lie 500 lone hundred dollar>).
| Ciass 8. Wheh the Number OF said perssns
= f..nr the license shall be $75 ,sevcuty-tive
dollarsI.
/ Class 3. When the nu,..ber nf sail persons
| IS three he license shall be $50 tiiry dola,s]
Class 10. When he NUMBER Ut said person.
| is two The license shall be- $40 tforly doliarsi.
| GIass H. WhrH the number is ono the II
ceuse shall be $40 Thirty dniiarsl:
| That for every hall where balls or enter.
| fasuments not above provided for are givsn
\ sfe license shall he $40 ten doilarai.
= Frfariird, this shall NOT apply to balls given
| I'D ,.ffvaie parties or fer charitable purposes
| SEC VI Be It fur her ordained. -te., that for
Zach pei an carrying on the business or call
| ug of selling or dealing in railroad or steam-
| ,hip tickets, whether said tickets are sold on
he streets, in the office of the company he re-
| presents or that of any other company, shall
| pay u license graded upon the humber Of COM
| panies he represents as follows, to-wit:
Class i. One company $25 twenty five dol
| i,ral; class 2. two companies $40 forty dol
| arxi; cla-a =. Tires ur more companies $50
| fifty dollars
HAwKERs. PEDDIERs, ETC.
SEC, VII. Be it further ordained, etc., that
each s,nd every pe.l.ller or hawker shall pay
| u lice i,se based and graded no follows, viz:
Cta.s !. when travslng on foot s. five dol
larsl; class 2, when travelling Oh horseback
$40 Ilen doIarsl; class 3. when travelling in
one hnrse vehicle SIS ffif, cen doIlarel class 4.
when travelling in two horse vehicle $50 tthir-
~ dallarsl.
progidsd, no hawkers or peddIers who's.
stock does not exceed ia value ten rsellars,
will be required to pay any license. =
susTkNAHCg AND REFRESHMENTS.
SEC. VIII. Be it further ordained, etc. that
for every bnainess Of keeping hotel s,hrre