The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-11-30

| ing house in connection with schools or col
| eges for the accommodation of students or cnl-
| ployes thereof shall pay any license Is board.
ing houses, provided that no licrnac shall be
required when the number Of said rooms are
| less than provided for i'll class . above. That
| for every business of lodging alone. lhc license
shall be estimated and graduated on ,ltr s1uc
| basis as for hotels, but graduated at uc-h0f
rates of hotels
! BAR ROOMS, CABARET, COFFEE HOUSES, ETC.
| SEC. TX. Be it further ordained etc. that fer
every business of bar rooms, carbarct, coffee
house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange,
| drinking saloons, grog shops, beer saloon gar
! den or other place where anything To he drank
or eaten on the premises Is sold directly or iii
| directly, the license shall he based and graded
| on the annual gross receipt of SAID business;
| as follows, t0-Wit:
Glass l. Wheh gross receipts ar. two tt:oys
| and dollars or more and less than five thousand
dollars the license shall he So (scyenty five
| dollars.
Glass .. When said receipts are les, than two
thousand dollars the license shall lac S5t tfIty
dOllars,
Provided no license shai be charged lor sci
| ling refreshments for charitable or religions
purposes; provided further, that no establish
| ment selling or giving away or otherwise dis
posing OF any spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt
liquors i'll less quantities than one pint shall
pay less than $50 fifty dollars.
Provided further, that when amy Kind oi bHSi-
ness provided for in this section shall be cnm
Dined with any business provided for III section
| 8 OF this ordinance he same classification shall
| be made as prescribed III the section, Dut the
price of the license shall be equal to the license
| required for each business separately that tor
| the business of keeping billiard tables. pigeon
| hole, jenny lind, pool or ba@atella tables, and
| ten pin alleys, from which revenue is derived.
license Of SO ten dollaIsl for each table or
alley shall be paid i'll addition to any other Ii
censes due by the establishment in which said
| tables or alleys may be situated.
| SODA WATER, CONFECTIONERY, ETC.
| SEC. X. Be it further ordained, etc, that all
persons associations or persons or business
firms engaged in the sale OF soda water, mead,
CONNECTIONS, cakes, etc, shall he licensed upon
the following basis, tOwit:
Glass l. When gross sales are three thousand
dollars or more, the license shall be SO tten
tOllars).
Glass 2, When gross sales are less than three
thousand dollars. the license shall be s. five
d0llars).
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL oCCEPATIoN.
SEC. XI. Be it further ordained, etc, that
for every individual or company or firm carry
ing on the profession or business OF dFaying,
trucking, keeping cabs, carriages, hacks or h0r-
ses for hire shah pay license based and grad
ed Oh the gross annual receipt as follows, to
wit:
Glass l. When said gross annual receipts are
two thousand dollars or more aud less than
three thousand dollars, the license shall he S25
twenty ID We ,dOllarsl
Glass 2. When said gross annual receipts are
one thousand dollars or more and less than two
thousand dollars, the license shall be $40 (twen-
ty dollars.
seven hundred and fifty dollars or more and
less than one thousand dollars the license
SHaU De $40 (n1te60 Q0iiafS).
Class 4. When the gross annual receipts are
seven hundred and fifty dollars or less the IL
cense shall he s. five dollars.
That every individual or individuals carry
ing on the business or profession of physician,
attorney at-law, editor, dentist, Ocuiist, pho
tographer, agency for publications, freight,
ticket. claims and other business tot herein
provided for shall he graded the same as above
set forth but the license shall be onc-halt of
those established by this section and provided
no license shall be issued hereunder for less
than IS five dollars.
SEC. XII. Be it further ordained, etc, that
when any two or more kinds of business are
combined, except as herein expressly provided
for there shall be separate license required
for each kind of business.
SEC Kill Be it further ordained, etc, that
tue annual receipts, capital sales and premiums
in this ordinance referred to as basis of license
are those for the year for which the liceuse is
granted, the standard fer their estimation shall
be prima facia of the preceding year if the bus
mess has been conducted previously by the
same persons or by the person whom they
claim to be successors Of. If the firm or com
pany be new the amount OF gross sales for the
first two months shall he considered the basis
and SIX times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts of such business, proyi-
ded that any person commencing business after
the 1st of July A. D. 1890, shall pay one half of
the above rates.
SEC. XIV. Be il further ordained. etc. that
the business of the previous year as also the
actual condition and results of business OF the
current year for new firms, associations or cor
pOrati0nS for the purpose of calculating lcen-
ses shall be aScertained by the collector of the
Board OF Police in the sworn statement of the
person or persons in interest, Ills or their duly
authorized and accredited agent made before
the collector OF the Board, provided that if the
collector of the Board be not satisfied with the
said sworn statement lie shall traverse the
same by rule taken in tie proper court aB
provided by the constitution which rule shall
be tried summarily whether an answer be
thereto filed or not on the trial of said rule, the
books and written entries and memoranda of
said person or firm, corporation or company,
shall be brought into court and submitted to
the inspection and examination of the court,
the officer who took the rule and such experts
as he may employ or the court may appoint.
Provided that this inspection shall not be
construed as emitting the defendant to intro
duce in evidence said books and documents
any more than he would have had without
such inspections provided also, that the licen-
| Ses shall be issued in accordance with the said
sworn statement notwithstanding the prospect
or pendency OF the rule and the final rectifica-
| tloH shall be made as ordered by the court.
| SEC. XIV. Be it further ordained, etc, that if
| any business shall be conducted without a Ii
cense in cases herein provided the collector of
| the Board on motion in the proper Court as
| provided in the Constitution and which shall be
without deposit for advances, costs, take a rule
| on the party or parties doing such business to
show cause for the fifth day, exclusive of holi-
days, after the service thereof which may he
| tried out of term time and in chambers and
shall always be tried by preferences, why such
! party or parties should not pay the amount of
! the licenses claimed and penalties or be ordered
| to cease from further pursuit of said business
until after having obtained license, and in
case said rule is made absolute the order there
| ON rendered shall be considered Judgment in
| favor of the Board OF Police for the amount
| decreed to be due by the defendant for license
and penalty and costs heretofore and herein
after provided for, and shall be executed in the
same manner as other judgments and every
violation of the order of the Court shall be con
| sidered as a contempt thereof and punished ac-
| cording to law.
! SEC. XVI. Be it further ordained, ETC. that
each person, corporation or firm required to
take ont license under tins ordinance, shall
be required to post the same in q cons oicu0us
place in his or their place OF business under Il
penalty of not less than five dollars nor more
than twenty five dollars before any court OF
competent jurisdiction, and it shall be the duty
Of the collector of the Board to visit III person
the several places OF business herein mention
ed and ascertain that the provisions of tlis see
ton are strictly carried out.
| SEC. XVII. BE it further ordained, etc. that
the only legal evidence that license has been
paid shall be the appropriate form OF license
signed or countersgned by the clerk OF the
Board and also by the collector of the board
and no receipt issued by the collector of tht
Board in place of the license itself shall be yallt
and this clause shall he construed to prevent
the collector from issuing a receipt in lieu %
the appropriate form OF license TO any person
firm or corporation; provided that nothing
herein contained shall be SO construed as to tx
clude oral evidence OF lost or destroyed lreu
ses,
SEC. XVIII. Be it further ordained, etc.
That all unpaid licenses shall bear interest Il
the rate of two per cent. per month from tn
first day OF March, A. ID. 1890, and the pay men
thereof shall be secured by privilege in th
favor of the Board of Police OF the town o
!. Opelousas aud the collector shall collect tn
same as provided by existing laws as herein
set forth.
SEC XIX Be it further ordained etc, Th;,
a person, firm or company having more thai
one place of business shall pay a license fn
each place OF business.
There being no further business to be trans