The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

furnishe d lodging rooms for guests as fol
lows, to wit:
Glass l. 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 number six
or more and less than nine, the license shall
he $40 [forty dollarsl.
Provided that no person who keepsa board
ing house in connection with schools or col
leges for the accommodation of students or EN-
p1oyes thereof shall pay any license as bo ard
ing houses, provided that no license shall be
required when the number of said rooms are
less than provided for in class above. That
for every business of lodging alone, the license
shall be estimated and graduated OH the same
basis as for hotels, but graduated at one-half
rates of hotels.
BAR ROOMS, CABARET, COFFEE HOUSES, ETC.
SEC. TX. Be il further ordained, etc. that
for every business of bar rooms, cabaret, cof-
fee house. cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange,
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
and graded on the annual gross receipt of
said business as follows, to-wit:
Glass /. When gross receipts are two thons
and dollars or more and less than five thous-
| and dollars the license shall be SIS tseventy-
five dollars1.
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-
Gus purposes provided further, that no es
tablishment selling or giving away or other
wise disposing of any spirits, wines, alcoholic
or malt liquors in less quantities than one
pint shall pay less than $50 fifty dollarsl.
Provided further, that when any kind of
business provided for in this section shall be
combined with any business provided for in
sections of this ordi the same classified
| tion shall be made as prescribed in the sec
ton, but the price of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each BUSH
ness separately: that for the business of
keeping billiard tables, pigeon hole, jenny
lind, pool or bagatelle tables, and ten pin al
| leys, from which revenue is derived, q license
of $40 ten dollars1 for each such table or alley
shall be paid in addition to any other licenses
due by the establishment in which said ia
bles or alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONFECTIONERY. ETC,
SEC. x. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all persons, associations of persons or busrl
ness frms engaged in the sale of sodafgater,
mead, CONNECTIONS, cakes, etc, shall be licens-
ed upon the following basis, to-wit:
Glass l.. When gross sales are three thous-
| and dollars or more. the license shall be $40
item dollars]
Glass 2. When gross sales are lesss than
three thousanaS dollars, the license shall be
s. five dollars.
PROFESSIONAL n PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
SEC. XI. Be it further ordained, etc, that
for every individual or company or firm car
rying on the profession or business o fdraying,
trucking, keeping cabs, carriages, hacks. or
horses for hire shall pay a license based and
graded on the gross annual receipt as follows,
to-wit:
Glass /. When said gross annual receipts
are two thousand dollars or more and less
than three thousand dollars, the license shall
| be $25 TWENTY-FIVE d0iIarsl.
Glass 2. When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or more and less
than two thousand dollars, the license shall
he 500 twenty dollars1.
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more
and less than one thousand dollars, the IL
cense shall be SIS Fifteen dollarsJ.
Glass 4. When the gross annual receipts
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or less
the license shall be IS five dollars).
That every individual or individuals carry
ing ON the business or profession of physician,
attorney-atlaw, editors. dentist, occulist,
| photographer, agency for publications, freight,
ticket, claims and other business not herein
provided for shall be graded the same as
above set forth but the license shall be one
half of those established by this section and
provided no license shall be issued here under
for less than $5 1--WE dollars).
SEC. XII. Be it further ordained, ETC., that
when any two or more kinds of business are
combined, except as herein expressly pro-
vided for there shall be q separate license re-
qaired for each kind of business.
Sec. XIII. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the annual receipt, capital sales and
premiums in this ordinance referred to as a
basis Of license are those for the year for
which the license is granted, the standard for
their estimation shall be prima facia of the
preceding year if the business has been con
Quoted previously by the same persons or by
the person whom they claim to be successors
of. If the firm or company be new the
amount of gross sales for the first two months
shall be considered the basis and six times
that amount shall be estimated as the annual
receipts Of such business, provided that any