The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-02

! Tenth Class-When gross sales are fifteen
thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
housan d dollars, the license shall be iii
teen dollars.
Eleventh Glass -SWlen gross sales are less
one thousand five hundred dollars the license,
shall be ten dollars.
Provided that if any distilled, NinOuS, malt "l
other kind of mixed liquors be sold in connec-
tion with the business of Retail Merchant, Gro
eer Restaurant, Oyster House, Confectionery
or Druggist in less quantities than one pint,
! the license for such additional business shall be
as provided for in section II OF act 101 OF the
! General Assembly 1885. adopted July s, 1886,
provided no license shall issue TO sell liquor i'll
! less quantities than five gallons for less than
| fifty dollars.
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs.
SEC. 4, Be il fxrthe' ordained, c1e., That
| each aud every peddler or hawker shall pay an
! annual license graded as follows:
| When travelling on foot five dollars; when
travelling on horse back, ten dollars; when
when travelling in two horse vehicle, thirty dol
lars when travelling on boat, barge or other
water craft, 800; provided no hawker
or peddler, whose stock does not cXce~1 in val
ne ten dollars, will be required to pay any Ii
! cense, and provided further that constabes or
police officers throughout the parish are hereby
empowered and directed to cause all peddlers
and hawkers to produce or exhibit their Parish
License, aud if the peddlers or hawkers fail to
produce or exhibit the same, the constable on
parish officer shall retain their stock or MGR
chandise until said peddlers or hawkers procure
I their Parish License.
/ SEC. S. Be IL further Oidatited, ete., 1hat
| for every business of keeping Il hotel or board
| ing house when lodging and eating are com
bined, the license shall he based on the number
of furnished lodging rooms for guests rs fol
| lows viz:
| First C1ass-When said rooms arc i'll number
80 or more and less than 45 the license shall he
| one hundred and fifty dollars.
| Second Class-When said rooms are i'll NUM-
| Der Is or more and less than 80 the license shall
| be one hundred dollars.
| Third Class-When said rooms are i'll number
| fTxal aP mo Ii
cense shall he ST5 dollars
Fourth Class--When said rooms arc in number
nine more, and less than twelve, the license
shall be fifty dollars.
Fifth Class-When said rooms are i'll number
six or more and less than nine the license shall
be forty dollars.
Provided that no person who keeps a board
ing house in connection with schools or col
| ieges, for the accommodation Of students andem
plOyees thereof, shall pay any license as board
ing house keeper.
Provided further that no l9ense shall be
quired when the number of Said rooms is less
than provided for in class five; that for every
business of lodging alone, the license shall be
estimated on the same basis as for hotels,
but graduated at one-half above rates prOvid-
ed that boarding houses pay co oIo OF the rates
of hotels.
That every business of bar-room, cabaret
coffee house. cafe, beer-saloon liquor exchange
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer-houSe, beer
garden or other place where anything to be
drank or eaten on the premises is sold directly
or Indirectly, the license shall be based on the
annual gross TcCelptS Ol Sdiu ptlSlHtSs, VIZ.
First Class-When said receipts are five thou
sand dollars or more, and less than seven thou
sand five hundred dollars, the license shall he
one hundred dollars.
Second Ciass-When said receipts are two
thousand dollars OF more, and less than five
thousand dollars, the license shall he seventy
| five dollars
Third Class.-When said receipts are less than
two thousand dollars the license shall be fifty
dollars. X
| Provided, no license shall he charged for
| selling refreshments for charitable religious
purposes; provided that no establishment sell
| ing or giving away, Or otherwise disposing of
any spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt liquor i'll
less thar2five gallons, shall pay less than fifty
That the business of keeping billiard tables
pigeon hole, Jenny Lind, pool Or bagatelletables
and ten pin alleys, license OF ten dollars
for each table or, alley shall be paid,
in addition to any other license due by the es
| tablishment in which these tables may be situ
ated.
| Provided further that when any kind of busi-
ness provided for in this section shall be combn-
ed with any business provided for in this license
ordinance the same classification shall be made
as prescribed in this section but the price OF
| ed for each business separately.
| AMUsEMENTs
And for every business of museum, menage-
ETsie, circus or other travelling s. @w, exhibition
~ performance, the license shall be based on
the number of attaches q NI whether pr proprletors'
First class-When tn number Of said per-
sons is over thirty. and less than fifty the Ii
| cense shall be 5000.
! Second cIass-When the number of said persons
is over twenty and less than thirty the Incense
shall be $780,
Third class-When the number of said perso1sJ
is over ten and less than twenty the license
Fourtll class-When the number of said per-
sons is over five and less than ten the license
No license shall issue for less than five dollars
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATIONS,
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc. That the
annual license for the kinds OF business herein
after named, shall be graduated into seven
classes, as follows, viz:
ing on the profession of business agency for
keeping cabs, carriages, hacks or horses for hire,
owners or lessees Of toll bridges and ferries,
agency for steam boats. draying, trucking, un-
!; dertaker, master builders, mechanics who en-
: ploy assistance, agency for insurance company,
: real estate agents, pawn brokers, storing, saw
, mills, telegraphing, telephoning, ginnery, man
ufacturing cotton seed OIL oil cake or cotton
seed meal, the license for said profession or oe'
eupation shall be:
J First elass-When said gross annual receipts
are five thousand dollars or more, and less than
six thousand dollars, the license shall be fifty
dollars.
= are four thousand dollars or more. and less
: than five thousand dollars, the license shal
' be forty dollars.
are three thousand dollars or more, and less
t than four thousaLd dollars the license shall
be thirty dollars.
y Fourth elass-When said gross annual receipts
! are two thousand dollars or more, and less than
Z three Thousand dollars, the license shall bf
i TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
}, Fifth cass--When said gross annual receipts
> are one thousand dollars or more, and less than
! two Thousand dollars, the license shall b.
Q twenty dollars.
sixth class-When said gross annual receipts
8 are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more
q and less than one thousand dollars, the license
It shall be fve dollars and fifty cents
Q Seventh class-When said gross annual re
/ cepts are less than seven hundred AMI ffty dol
II lars, the license shall be four dollars:
's That every individual or individuals car
K rying on business or profession OF Attol
ney at law Physielan5I Ealtors a@sncp Denfs'
e publications, freight, ticket, claims, paten
q rights and all other business not herein proVid
l. ed for shall be graded the same as above sc
forth but the licenses shall be one~half o
" those established by this section, and provide
)f no license shall he issued hereunder for les
Is than five dollars.
N SEC. q. Be IL further ordained, etc, That whe
any two or more kinds of business are combiI
u ed except herein expressly provided for, ther
shall be separate license required for each KIN
II of business
SEC. 8. That the annual receipts, capita
u sales and premiums in this ordinance reTefre
10 to as basis of license, those of the year 10
Sc which the license is granted, the standards fG
their estimation shall be prima facie those
n, the preceding year, If the business has bee
ld conducted previously by the same parties,
I'll by parties to whom they claim to be successor
IT the firm or company be new, the amount
n gross sales for the first six months shall be co.
ne sidered the basis, and twice fhat amount sha
Sc he estimated as the annual receipts OF sue
Ilrnyida6. that person