St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-12-08

required when the number ut said room, urs
less than provided for in c;ass2 above Thut
for every rusinfs> oi lodging alone. the Ecense
shall he esriuIai ed and graduate ed n,, The srnY
'na's ~ for h'tela but graduated at one half
IN -s 81 h"'-la.
BAR K,",Ms CABARET. COFFEE HoUsEs ITc-
SIC TX. BE- it further ottininrd etc. that
Tor ever, nH>incss of bar vtu ms Cabaret c,.f
s"e hnmss. cafe beer saloon. IGunnr exchange.
T. hiking 81 ouHs. groG Shops. beer aap,, gar
leu or other place "tIt e anything to he
frank or eaten on the premises il sid di.
frctly or il directly, Tie license -llall he based
and 1Iat Il ni The annual gross lert int of
said business IN ti"ttn"s, to-uit:
Class hen gross receipt. arr two thnra.
aud ,ioitars more and less than Eve ibous.
and dollars lie license shall be SIS i-.venty.
{, e ,ia'iarsl
Ca=s ,. When said receipts are less than
wv" tl,o"stnA dollars The ilcunse shall he $50
FIFTY tiuliarsI
,rovitle,i no licersc shall be CHARGED fnr
selling refreshments for charitable or rrli.ri-
Dus PURPOSES; provided further, that no rs
tanls hmeht selling Or giving away or OTHER
wise diSP">ing at ANY spirits. wi:te. ale. huo
"r malt liquors III less quantities than one
pint shai pay l'ss than SOL fifty hoilaf>L
Provided iuit hrr. 1fat When any kinti of
''u>inr>s provided for in this section shall he
combined will, amy business provided t"r III
section 3 OF this ordinance the sAulr cias>ifiya-
ION slallpe lna'i. I'd prescribed in the r,c-
ilo", but the price uf the l,renee shall he
equal to the lcv,i>e required or zach bust
LESS separately: that Tor thu hnsinr-s Of
Keeping billiard tables. pigeon hole. jenny
iimt, poo ny rtga,r lh IHhits Il ii ten pin al.
i"ra. tr"m winch revenue i, GrIiy,ti, IL license
Il so Zen ' .ar-] lnr each sHrh tah4,, or a lev
shal he pad i'll a,idltinn 10 any The, rensrs
du' ~ ihr establishment in which saiu Ia.
bie7 OF ai:ays III y lo silua ed
SODA W ATER COEFECTIpEERY ETC
SEC l. IL Ii III ihrr or;'aineh elc, that
all PERSONS, 2-e,"iatUrs oi persons or bnAi.
re,s firms engaged in the sale of soda waller.
mead. roniec,iois. ciI,s etc. shall he lic.us.
Ell Hppn the following basis, rowit:
Class | When grrrs sales are three thoua.
and 'i"iats or more. the license shall Ire $40
.en doilarsl
Glass When gross sales are less than
'hrr+ thousand dollars, the license shall be
S5 1--we do'larsl.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL oCCupATIos.
SIC. Al. b.. ii further ordained t,r that
for eve y individual Or conlauy or firm ear
rylng OF The profession or btisu..rs of trs,ipg.
trucking. keeping cabr, Carriages, h ,ks "r
horses tor hire shall pay license b sed and
.r ''e'' gu the gross annual receipt Us follows,
to-wit:
la>s |. When said gross annual raceipt,
are two Thousand d"ilare nr more and ess
th"n three thousand dollnrs, the license shall
v |.
Class = When said arn.s annual recejpfs
ne one Thousand dnlt.rs or more and less
han twn thousand dollars, the license shalt
=" SO twenty d"!la,sl
Class j. When The gross annual receiuts
re seven hundred and fifty d. liars or more
.'n'i less than one Thousand dollars, the Ii,
rs-nsr -bel he SIS Itiffern duIarsl
Ei.s 1. When ,be grus. annual receipts
are -sv"u hu"r!.eh auh fifty dollars or less
I he ljcenrr shall bt IS tive tlolas.l.
That rr Individual IT individuals carry.
ug ..I b" tn<iners or professions of physician
II ORE, -"t-iaw. editors. .ientisr, nccui>t,
;'h"i"gFai her. a2enr, far publications.. freight,
irktr, claims aud 9th, r business hot herein
,.r"vidtd inr shall he grated tn. same Az
.;,ure sci ."ri ID but the Incense shall he one
,.'if "t hose established by this section mud
~ 'i'ird 80 ire',.t shall br issued here under
for les. than IS five tolars)
SEC XII, B- ii turtle o. dained etc that
y IL Any two or mere kinds of business arc
.'uubinea, except az herein +xpr, sSly pr,.
ri'tsd tor there shall liz " separate license re-
q,it' d for each kind of business.
SEC. XIII. Be it further oriainrd. etc,
that the annual receipt. capital "a ~ AID
u einiLius in hi. ordinances referred To ms y
-sjs OF license ara those for the year far
which The i'ehre ia granted. 'hr standard for
their estimation shall be prinia iacia of the
rec"di,sg year If the business has been con
.incten previously b, the same persons or hy
: he ners"'. whom they claim to he successors
~. If thH finn or company be nrw the
,.mounl If gross sales for rh. first twu months
hall be- considered the basis and six times
That anuhnt shall be estimated as the annual
receipts III such business. provided that ANY
i'erson commencing htisiD-s. after the LIST %
.'niy a. ID. 1889, shalt pay one half OF The
Abnvr rates.
Sac. XIV. BE i. further ordained. etc. that
III business of the previous year also tho
.:ctnti condition and results oil business of
The cErrant year tor uew firms. assnciai iaus
or cori,orhIin- fer the pur,.ss at calculating
iirfnAes shall hr ascrrtaiued by the collect ion
Of the Buar. of Police in the sworn stat nl+nt
81 the rers"n or persons in Interest, hs or
their duly authorized and accredited agent
uahe before the collector of TIL. Board, pro-
rited that il the collector of The B,.r he
.lul s.titied with the said sw0rn sta am-nt he
shall traverse the same by u rule takcn ia he
roper cnurr as provi-h by The cuustir. tim
( lice rue shall be tried snmmarily whether
an answer b" thereto filed or hot on the trial
I ~, II rule. The hooks and written entries
aud memoranda Of said person fir'n. car
,Oratt"n or company, sh Ill he brought j; TO
ronrt ami submitted 10 ,hs Inspection a, d ex-
..innatinn of the court. the officer who took
rho rulr aud such experts a.s hs may employ,
n the cuu may appoint
Provided t:iat this inspection shall not he
"''us: rIlrd as Hiti ling he f-tehdart TO intro
lucs il slsieuce SAID no. and d .rHneuts
al. n''ra than he would nave hid without
,n'h inspections provided Also, that the
licenses shall i.. ISSUES. in accordance with the
aid sws.rD statement notwit hstahding the
rnsli.cf az enndancy of thu rule and thr FINAL
-ectihcaiio, shall hb made as ordered by the
..uUri
SIC. XIV. Be it further ordained etc. thai
f any bnsin-'o~ sha! bs connected wi'hont IS
,rt'' 81 in cases herein provided the collector
as provided iu the Constitution aud which
-htj, he without deposit for advances, costs,
take rule on the party or parties doing
such butinesS to show cause Tor the fifth day,
,.x.insive OF holidays, after the service there
4 winch may be- Il led out VI term time und
II rbamhers and shall always be- tried byA
preferences, Why suah party nr parties should
lut pay the amount Of tho licenses claimed
nd penalties or hr ordered 70 cease ON fur
her pursuit of -aid bnsinrss until alter bav-
lac "hi aimed n licanse and III rase said rule
il n.ada absolute thu order thereon rendered
shall lie cnnsi,i",ed II judgement in favor Of
he Board II Police inr the amount decreet
:" hs tiue Ii, the def n'iaht for license ard
n-naI,y and Gusts herstnt"re and h rrnatrer
crowded for. and shail he tXe.uie.i iH fhe
>oi me nnn,"r as other Judgements ami every
violation ut the order of III" Court ehall be,
.,rnsider..'i ~ 4 contempt thereof and punish
ed according tn law.
GEC A'l he IL further ordained etc, mat
raru i'rr-nn, corpora on or firm required to
rake ont u iicrnse under this ordinance, shall
he rec mir d to post the same in uspru0ns
;.!are i, his or their ulace of business under
., re,iaiiy of not less Than five dollars nor
iturs than twenty-five dollars before any
rn,r' of comp. tens jurisdiction, and it shall
I've the duty of the COLLECTOR nf the Board TO
visit in person tn" several plares of B 'sness
n"rs.i. ns II inned aud ascertain tli"t rhe pro.
y,s.uus 1T this s-ction are striekly carried ont
SEC. XVII. BE it fur her ordai ed, etc,
tl,a' the oily legal evidence that license
HAS been paid shall be The appropriate form
n license signed cunt~rsigned by the
clark of the Board aud also by the collector
of tie board aud II" receipt issne.l by he col
iect", Of the Board in place nf the 'lcenss it.
~elf sh. ~ be valid and this c'anss shall he
ru,.d The eniIncL f.o,.,