St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-21
AN ORDINANCE.

Pc. L; BE 1t ordained by the Board of pn
| pt inc IoWn of OpelOusas, La that thrrf
hereby levied an annual license tax fo, tha
enuer year 1890 Zone Thousand Eight lima
nnrson nrt Mrlledy' upon al persons associations
p.lsoiS or business firms .nt coInOrYi ia
| pursuing any trade profession, v0cafinn q"
a i,ls, IL or business except those who are eXnre
y eacilpleu from such license tax hy art IT,
70; lo6 ana 207 OF the Constitution of thn St
- OF Louisiana ' WV H''
~ ., sEc. II. Be it further ordained. that an :
iun1a u osGeou, DAY OF January \, ID. lag0 (cighte
ua h"muitu una ninety the Collector Of iht Ena
4 VI iollee or the Town of OpcluIIsaS / = sL
neSlh 10 collect and shah collect a. fasf "s ~
s!oi" lton each OF the persons business nm
! "siiociatlons or persons. and corporations. IN
ntins Wllhln the corporate Limits of thr tnV
"a1I;pp a., 1EI;pe'oms"S any trade, profession. yocatio
graduated. All licenses shall be Jrn anH II
lectlble during the first . nwo) months nf .a[ "
foar for ana al unpaid licenses shall become 4
l.1al'ent on the lst hirsD day of March nt n
\ year 1890 Zone thousnuh eight hundrcl a.,
ny mlnnety) ana all persons. firms or corporatinp
WnnotIa si commence any business, professio,
vocation, or calling upon which a license nv
hereln leylcd. after said time towit: MARCH, u
is9o, w. snail become delinquent unless 1l,, Urcne
iEn palo " TI1hin m ten days thereafter.
oEC III. mat for every business ~ ..l,i,.
at retail whether as PRINCIPAL agent an "a,,, nn!,
mission, or otherwise the license shall be- ba 80,
rniiag9 tnu graded ON the gross amount ot stlrs a
,iaSs J. When gross sales are one h,t,,,c,
amn mo LILY lily @ tnnn$and dollars ol more and lmde
t w H,la ao 'onsalid dollars, the license al
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Class ? When gross sales are one E,,n,l,c,
,oa 7an1 "9ars or more ana under Que INN
n,eii hei a, any my thousand dollars the iicrn%,
siiiIl be $4,000 tone hundred dollars ''''
CLASS 3. When gross sales are seventy, t,,.
5oa 5oa9snnu .n unlihfs or more and under one INN.
% tseventy.fve dollars). ~ go,
Iihss !. "htn gross sales are fifty thonsond
uoliaIs or more and under scyenty.fiyc I,,nms'
r anu ''"i'aia, Tie license shall he $4,000 fty lo,
lass o When gross sales are forty tbnusan, i,
uoiats l r. or more and under fifty thousand dol
rl.Sn Sne ''S1ise shall be $4,000 forty dollars
IIass :. When gross sales are thirty tlouzana
uuoilais unlis ana under forty thousand dollars, the
"tslsss cass Sl, n wIen he 1000 thirty dollars
thousand dollars or more and unTnr iftirtt ~
thousand dollars, the license shall lie 81 a.
NWentyfqe dollars " SOW"
Ciass g. When gross sales are twenty thons
ana dollars or more and twenty-fiye tHonson$1
HomafS innl the license shall he $1,000 twenty InI
Glass .. When gross sales are u,,oa,, ,,....-
ahn dollars or more AMI under twenty thouI,na
,toilarS' S' 'ie Incense shall he Sl5 90 jiiffen dol
Class 10. When gross sales are under dftaa,
dollars). ~ "' Si'oo Nefi
Provided. that if any distilled, rino,s ,,,,.
OF other kind OF mixed liquors be sold in , cn,,
nectlon Wit Ii the business of retail rnerabaut
grocer, restaurant, oyster house confeefionnr1, |
ths as less quantities than five gallons
Lue llceuse Tor such additional business shall I
9e 3 as hereinafter provided in See Q Of thia or-
uinaQGe: '''7 VI
sued ~ sel 11iarter that no license shall he -
saiiohs' for less than $1,000 (tifty dollars
INsuEISG
SEC Y. Be it further ordained ctr that
e.tcH ana every insurance rnmnany. soricty as
aaociatloti, corporation or other orcaDi7Gtiou or
s,,rnnna o.. dong an, conducting an in
i sura,'ce ht,slhess OF any kind life, fire marine
RIVER accident, or other, whether such com
panS, soeie,y assoclation corporation or other
or sdnmioiio' or trn or Individual is located
'das '9nlongn a branch, department. resident board
M ioeas ~ once 1tnl, company corporation or agen
and !, ist{y,nt { hla whatsoever shall pay separate
q iu m ulstlict license on said bueiness for pocb I
l Ioililany represented, and said license shall he
If nren,i,S H Siauca m a. on the gross annual amount
NJ fo'aic,, on a risks located III other states
u ~ foreign countries, as follows, viz, c
Class l. When such premiums are len t,,ons. y
@ 'a loisils or more and less than twenty tL0ue. 81
lOliars). 80 T'''oo ''nlf'S n
. Glass y 2. When the premiums arc five thous a
na no dollars or more ana less than ten thonson1 Il
oafs arI the license shall be $1,000 twenty dol &C
Glass 3: When premiums are les than five 81
n1usand dollars the license shall be $1,000 len pl
Provided, that nothing herein contained sh,n I'll
ppiy @ TO mutual aid societies which pay mutual bt
lsuIance policies by assessment upon mrmhnrs sa
)Wn OF Opelousas, La. " '''> til
AMI tSENESTS. oS
SEC V. Be it further ordained, etc, thai for
,na nfa nsllIess OF Keeping theatre opera d
oise the license shall he $40 twenty dollaral uu
~ me said license OF twenty dollars nfore an
iu 70 be paid by the person, corporation or Stl
y lhmy m owning or controlling the said thea. S SE
. Vi opera honse for rent or hire. That for y" IVY
cry business of museum, menageric. circns or or
tFhEellng snow the license shall he graded llo
~ nhsea on the number of attaches whether ,
llows, viz: '7' 80 ceI
lass l; When the number of said persons are me
e hundred or more the license shail he s.no pre-
We hundred dOllars) 7' wit
-lass 2 When the number of said persons k on on
or more and less than one hundred. @ Si4
Z : Incense snail be S400 -four hundred olars way
lass B. When the number of said persons ia trlc
y or more and less than seventy,fife, the H. sili.
1se shaI 6e $500 three hundred dollars) tha al
rty or more and less than fifty the license 10 {
~ pc 600 two hundred dollars hht
lass S. When the number nf sa;1 ,,,,,. : east
enty or more and less than thirty the license On
u ne sl75 Zone hundred and seyenty-tiy ye dol lav
lass G. When tle numhar NJ sa;a ,,o. and
or more ana less than twenty, the license 'tte
ii ne $3.50 Zone hundred and fifty dollars, sun
lass I. When the number Of said persons il , ti9i
!, Gr oo more ana less than ten the license shall cni
400 Zone hundred dollars core
lass .: When the number OF said persons ia 2h
J. ny -''N' ''''t- take
ass 9. When the number OF said parspp4 ia 5e 5e n
e, the license shall be $50 dirty dollars, piac
ass TO- When the number of SAID persons ia inla aI
, the license shall be $40 tfnrty doilarS} man
ass IL. When the number ia ana 4la 3f conn
/ be $50 thirty dollars ~ no i''ii's OF til
lat Tor every hall where balls or entertain the
Is not above provided for ar g;,rn, ~ - cd al
e shall be so tten dOars lion
divided, this shall not apply to halls yjyeu SEC
llNate pafties or for charitable purposes .he y
G. VI. Be 1t further ordained etc that for pau
person carving on tlp husinass ~. r'l: - sgnC
Hing dealing in railroad nr .taa,nhi Boar
us, whether said tickets are sald IN thn .tia
~, ~ tle ONCE OF the company he reprc bo1i
Q OF that 91 any other company il cense ana .,l I
ed upon the number of .oy,t,,arioa l. ',' i' the c
'hts rs foii0Ts tOwif: the a
SO /. One company S35 uwauf,, t:,.y "a Hrm
class Z, Two companies $40 fforty doliars,. hefel
D. three OF more companies $50 fifty iloi eiale
fAWkERs, PEDDLERs, Ere SEC
:. VII. Be it further ordained ete n.at t,ts NAT
ana every peddler or hawker shan nnv - an ,s ;
ss /. when ira velna o. -, 'onoMs, fao VIZ there
class 3 whnn traraa,jnn ~ ~. % ulse dol favor
dollarsj: class , Wis ~ y, noisenaek SO bpelo
vehicle S15 ffftaa, Ii, al, alttscig III one same
ling in two boraa ,,ah;, -, tiass d When set TO
'o -" HiiiftA dol SEC
weed. no haWkers or peatlicrs whose az, " p'i !
does not exceed in value ion lniIa,s uilI "it % I
llifea TO pay any license y - r'tvii 't
sEsTENASCE AND REFREsHMESTs H. i
VII. lie 1t further ordained ete fha, -----
=, q ! - BUSINESS of keeping q hotel where
IL hs Ill haaed sdt.lng ang are combined, te license
~ ~ 9 9aseu ana graded on the number az ysstf
'ned lodging rooms for guests as fn1lnwa Z "
is l. When said p,on,, hercb
re and less than twelve the iaa,, , 'ihG OF the
hfty dollars). A'e '''''i' ittnbe
= :. When said rooms are in number Il, Of Bel
1fty dOllars) s 7a'it ~ iLr
mise IN .. a ~ peisoh VINO Keeps a beard trespa
ioF the accommodation or students M etn ~ - g