The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-02-09
PARISH ORDINANCES.
An Ordinance Fixing Parish Licenses for
the Year 1889, and Each subsequent
Year, Adopted by the Police Jury Of st.
Landry, Monday, February 4, 1889.

the Year 1889, and Each Subsequent
Year, Adopted by the Police Jury OF st.
Landry, Monday, February 4, 1889.
AN ORDINANCE
TO levy, collect and enforce payment OF an an
nual parish license tax in the parish OF st.
Landry for the year Eighteen hundred and
eighty y'-nine and each subsequent year upon
ali persons, or association OF persons or bnsi-
ness firms and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or Dusl-
ness, except those who are exempt from
such tax by articles 206 aud 207 OF the con-
stitution.
SECTION T. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of ST. Landry, that there is hereby
levied an annual parish license tax for said par
ish for the year 1889 and for each subsequent
year ,lpon each person, association OF persons
or business firms and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession. vocation, calling or business
in said parish of st. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
206 2O7 of the State constitution.
SECTION 2. Be 1T further ordained, etc., That
on or before the second day OF January, 1889,
Collector shall begin to collect fast possible,
from each of the persons or business firms, as
sociations Of persons and corporations pursuing
.aighty-nine and each subsequent year within
said parish, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business o parish license tax as mere
matter graduated. All parish licenses shall be
due and collectible on or before the first day
of March of each year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent after that date, and
from and after that date shall bear interest at
the rate of two per cent, per month, ana the
delinduent owing the license shall pay COM
mission to the District Attorney OF ten per
centum on the aggregate amount OF licenses
and penalties coll lcted and paid over to the Tax
Collector, besidesfcosts of suit and the pay
ment thereof shast be secured by privilege I'D
favor of the Parise next in rank TO that OF the
State and the Ia, Collector shall collect said
license, interest and costs in the manner proSid-
ed by existing law.
the annual Parish liceny3 Tax for the KIND OF
business hereinafter named shall, except as
afterwards provided, be graduated IN thirteen
classes.
er as principal, agent on commission, or other
wise the license shall be based on the gross an
nual amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are two hun
dred thousand dollars or more, and under two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be one hundred and fifty csollars.
Second Class-When gross sales are one nun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars or more. and
under two hundred thousand, the license shall
be one hundred dollars.
Third Cass-When gross sales are one hlin-
dred thousand dollars or more, and unuer one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be seyenty-flye dollars ID
Fourth Glass When gross sales are sc. en-
ty-five thousand dollars or more, and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall be
fifty dollars.
Fifth Class--When gross sales are fifty thou
/ -ty-fiye thousand dollars, the license shall be
| thirty-ifye dollars.
sixth Class-When gross sales are forty thou
sand dollars Or more, and under der. fifty thousand
| Seventh C1ass-When gross sales are thirty
/ thousand dollars or more, and under forty
i thousand dollars, the license shall be twenty
| Eighth Class When gross sales are stwenty.
/ five Thousand dollars or more, and undefi thirty
/ thousand dollars, the license shall be twenty
silIri Ninth Class-sWhen gross sales are twent,
thousand dOllafs or more, and under twenty
ave thousand dollars the license shall be fifteei
/ dollars.
Tenth Class-When gross sales are ffteei
I thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
/ five thousand dollars the license snail pc tel
4 dollars.
Thousand dollars or more, and under hfteel
4 thousand dollars, the license, shall be elgh
i Provided that if any distilled, vinous, malt o
other kind of mixed liquors be sold IN connec
ton with the business of Retail Merchant, Gro
GER Restaurant, Oyster House, Confectloner
i or Druggist in less quantities than five. gallons
the license for such additional business shall b
/ as provided for in section II of act I0l OF th
General Assembly 1886, adopted July s, 1885,
a provided no license shall issue to sell liquor Il
/ less quantities than five gallons for less thai
fifty dollars.
i PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs.
4. sEc.4, Be 1t further ordained, etc., Tha
each and every peddler or hawker shall pay al
Z. annual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot five dollars; whe
II travelling on horse back, ten dollars; Whe
travelling in one-horse vehicle fifteen dollars
:. when travelling In two horse-vehicle, thirty do
lars when travelling on boat. barge or othe
water craft ffty dollars provided no hawKe q, ,s
Il ne ten dollars, will be requiredJto pay any
! cense and provided further that c0nstables {
E pelice officers throughout the parish are hereb
fndf oil