St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-02-23
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Flying Parish Licenses for
the Yoar 1850, Adopted by the Police
Jury Of st. Landry, Monday, February
4, 1889.
AN ORDINANCE

AZ OADlNASlE
To levy, collect ana enforce payruoIlt Of su IN
4uhl parish license tax ia the parish OF st
Landrt to: tuo eu. Egbteea Aundrcd aut
eight .nne, upon ali persons, or a.
seciallon OF persons or business
Irms ana corporations pursuins any
! trace, nloierelnn vocation, calling or busi
/ Gtsr, except tnU.e WHO are eXeu,pt from
such tax by articles 2Q5 AMI 207 Of the con
/ stitltlpH,
| SECTION I: Be ii ordut,led By he Poiice Juri
/ W The lar1s@ Q, ~ La,sary. thaI there Is herch,
levied au aAlIs.i,: parsn license tax tor said M
! lsh Tor lbs year le5o upon each p.rson,
ASSOCIATION 0r persons or business Aims
sl md corporations pursuinS any tr:,ae, pro
| in said parish ol st. Landry, tEcept those whn
are expressly exempt from such tax hY artlcIes
2O6, 2o7 OF t!ie n,ate constitution.
| SECTION .. Gs Il Further ordained, e.e.. Tint
on or before the 2lh day ot Marsn he parish Ia
Collector Siistil tcYnto collect as fast as possible
from t&cA OF the persons Or business firms. ss
sccIntlons ot.HaefenLs "n'l corporations pursuing
/ u TIC preEcut year 2:slteru hundred and
eighty nine within stlu parish aly trade
profession, vocation, calling or business,
a parish lcense Tax as hereinafter grad
dug aud cg,lertp!e on or before tic Goth day
Vi Mfrch, and Gl uapaid Iirensrs
shall tscUtpc delinquent after that date, aud
from ahd after ii'aI ttAte shall hnar iu!rftst 1T
tho rate or I've" per cci4t. per month, and the
delinquent owing the license shall pay n com
Mission TO tue District Attorney OF ten per
ceulunl on the aggregate amount OF licenses
ara i'cnatftFI e4Ile2fe4 aEa paid prcrto tbc Tax
LotfGtor, hts.tt 4 cokfs cf eutt ana the pay-
~ '"--'.i <4iail be sscggea by privilege In
III nt the Parish. next u rank 10 thst Of thu,
state, aud tie Tax Collector shall cv,ltct said
license Interest ard costs i'll ue manner pro, Id
I'd ~ G<lstlus ldr.
SECTION ;, Be 1t t:srther ojuntued. fte, Tlut
the annual Pailsh license lax Tor the kind OF
business hereinafter nan.cd shall except a.
afterwards provided. be graduated in thirteen
classes.
For every business Of selling at retail v;tefh
er as Principal, agent ul commission, or Other
wise, the !icenec statl BIZ based Oh the gross an.
Iual aluoiiat OF sales, as follows,
First Claes-When gross sales are two him.
dred thousand dollars or more, and under two
hundrod and fifty thousand dollars the license
shall be two hundred dollars
sseCOnt Clas3-N hen gross sales ara ona hnn
dred and fifty Thousand dollars or more and
under two hundred thousaud, the Incense shall
he one hundred and fifty dollars.
I1ira c!aes-H nen gross sales are one hun
ired thoahald dollars or more, and under one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
thail BIC one hundred dollars.
FOURTH tiass- " hen gross sales are seven
ty live Thousand dollars ur more, and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shsn ha
seventy five dollars.
Fifth Class-W hen gross sales are nfty thor.
sahd dollars or more, and under seEen-
y h'G tlonsand dollara. the llcrnee Rball be
fifty dollars. "
sixth Ciass-When gross sales are forty thou.
SAM "a collars or more. ard under fifty tIousand
do.arsr the licelss shall be forty dollars
Seventh Class-When gross gales are ,l,i,t,
thousand DOLLARS or more, and under fOrty |
thousand dollars, the license shall be thirty
tolars '''
Eighth Class-When gross sales are tue,4r
iva thonsand dollars or more, aud under thirty !
thousand dollars, the license shall be tweutv- I
i've dollars.
Ninth CIass-When gross sales sre tuo,tv
thousand dollars or more. and under twenty
I've thousand dollars, tho license snail DO twen-
y dollars. O
Tenth Class-When gross sales are fjfteen
thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
d lsand dollars the license shall be iii
cen dollars.
me thousand five hundred dollars the license,
hail be ten dOll.rs.
Provided that il any distilled, yiuo1Is. mali mr.
t!ier kind OF mixed liquors be sold ia conneo-
ion with the business vi Retail Merchant Gro
er. Restaurant, Oyster House. Confectioner,
r Druss!se i'll less Quantities shan one p;nt
he ilcense for such additional business shall be
s provided Tor III section IL of act 1oI of tho
ienerai Assembly 1885, adopted July s, 1856.
rovidcd no licens shall issue 10 sell lio,1or H.
IS quantities than five gallons for less than {
fty dollars, I
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs.
SEC. L.. BE il further ordained, etc.. That !
ach and every l,eddier or hawker shall nav nm >
lnnal License graded as follows: :
" men tfa1eiIng on foot five dollars; whom /
swelling in one-horse vehicle fifteen dollars: 6
hen travelling in two horse-yehiclc, thirty dol =
rs; when travelling on boat, barge or Other
ater craft, SlGG, provided no bavker =
peddler. whose STOCK does not exceed in val =
, ten dollars. will be required to nav anv IL
nse, and provided further that cunsfablrs or o
'lice otIcers throughout the parish are hereby a a
npoWered ana directed to cause all peddlers o.
III haWkers 10 produce or exhibit their Parish , .
cense. and II me peddlers or hawkers fail TO
odncc or exhibit the same, the constable. nr
irish officer shall retain their stocE or ,nnr
andise until said psddlers OF la9kers procure
cir Parish License.
SEC. 5. Re 1t further ordained, rtc Thot a.
: every business OF keeping hotel or board !, =,
: mouse When lodging and eating are nnrn. q, q,
aed, the license shall be based Oh fha numher ..
furnished lodging rooms for guests :is fol ! W
Y6, viz; ' ioi ~
First Ciass-Wben said raoms arc in nn,n,,sr y
or more and iess than 45 the license shall he IN N
Q hundred and fifty dollars ~ " VI
second GiasS-W hen said rooms are IN -,,4ro q
Is or more aRa less tlan 90 the license staII m u,
one hundred dollars. - =
Third class-Wben said rooms are In nurohec = =
elye or more, and less than fifteen, fhe Il ~ ~
lse shall be SIS dollars. u "
ourth tlass-M hen said roof.is are in number t.
III be fifty dalars. -is'' 'eo 10. ia
fifth Ciasa-When said Faalas ara in nr,oher y. oi
or more and less than nine the license shaI, ~ ~
forty dollars. 1' -'e oi''il nc nc
,FoFlaea tiat no person who keens a hoard. a., a.
house In connection with schools or cni. ~. ~
cs, 1or the accommodation of Students and em. y
yees thereof, shall pay any license IS aoard- sv
rovlded further that no license shall be re. !
req Hnea tue number Of said Toomg Ia less