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

Proceedings Of Board of Police

Proceedings Of Board of Police,
THURSDAY, November 28, 1889.
The Board met pursuant to a call of the Pres
ident
Present: John NJ Mornhinveg, president
presiding, with the following members present
viz: SOLOMON Loeb, Martin Budd, Emile Dona-
to, B. f. Meginey.
The Clerk Of the Board being absent, Mr.. B
f. Megnley was called upon to act as clerk
pro tenn.
Mr. Budd offered the following Revenue Or,
dinance for the year 1890, which, after being
twice read, was adopted by the unanimous vote
cf the members present, viz:
AN ORDINANCE.
TO levy, collect and enforce payment of an
annual llceLse tax upon all persons or business
firms, and corporations pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling, or business, ex-
ccpt those who are expressly excepted by law
from such license tax by articles 20G and 207 OF
of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the Board of Police
OF the Town of Opelousas, La, that there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for the cal
cndcr year 1890 zone Thousand Eight Hundred
and Nincty) upon all persons, associations OF
persons or business firms and corporations,
pursuing any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing, or business, except those who are express
ly exempted from such license tax by articles
No. 206 and 207 OF the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana.
SEC. II. Be it further ordained that on the
I'd (5ecOndb day OF January, a. d. $780, eighteen
hundred und ninety the Collector of the Board
of Police of the Town OF Opelousas, La, shall
begin to collect and shall collect as fast as pos
sible from each of the persons or business firms,
associations OF persons and corporations, pur-
suing within the corporate limits of the town
Of Opclousas, any trade, profession, vocation
calling or business, Il license as hereinafter
graduated. All licenses shall be due and col
lectible during the first two months of each
year and all unpaid licenses shall become de
Iinquent on the lst (frsD DAY of March OF the
year 1890 Zone thousand eight hundred and
ninety and all persons. firms or corporations
who shall commence any business, profession,
vocation, or calling upon Which license tax ls
herein levied, after said time tO-wlt March lst,
1890, shall become delinquent unless the license
is paid within ten days thereafter.
SEC. III. That for every business OF selling
at retail, whether as principal, agent on com
mission. or otherwise, the license shall be based
and graded on the gross amount of sales as
follows, TO wit
Glass l. When gross sales are one hundred
and fifty Thousand dollars or more and under
two hundred thousand dollars, the license shall
be $4,000 tome hundred and fifty d0llars)
Glass 2. When gross sales are one hundred
thousand dollars or more and under one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be 500 90 lone hundred dollars).
Glass 3. When gross sales are seventy i've
thousand dollars or more and under one hun
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be sT5.-
90 (seventy five dollars.
Glass l. When gross sales are fifty thousand
dollars or more and under seventy five thous-
and dollars. the license shall be 5000 (ffty dol
larsl.
GLASS D. Nilel gross safes are IOFty thousand
dollars, more and under fifty thousand dol
lars. the license shall be $1,000 forty dollars)
Glass 6. When gross sales are thirty thousand
dollars and under forty thousand dollars, the
license shall be $50 90 Chlrty dOllarsl.
Glass T. When gross sales are twentysdSe
thousand dollars or more and under thirty
thousand dollars, the license shall be $500
twenty-five dOlars).
Glass 8. When gross sales are twenty thous-
and dollars or more and twenty five thousand
dollars, the license shall be $1,000 twenty dol
lars
Glass Q. When gross sales are fifteen thous-
and dollars or more and under twenty thousand
dollars, the license shall he $500 fifteen dol
larsl.
Glass 10 When gross sales are under fifteen
thousand dollars, the license shall be $1,000 ten
dollars).
Provided, that if any distilled, yinous, malt
or other kind of mixed liquors be sold in con-
uectiOn with the business of retail merchant,
grocer, restaurant, oyster house. confectionery
or druggist in less quantities than five gallons,
the license for such additional business shall
be us hereinafter provided in Sec. of this or
dinance;
Provided further. that no license shall be is
sued to sell liquors in less quantities than five
gallons, for less than $4,000 fifty dollarsl.
INsURING.
SEC. ". Be it further ordained, etc, that
each and every insurance company, society, as
socation, corporation or other organization or
firm, or individual doing and conducting an in
surauce business of any kind: life, fire, marine
river, accident, or other, whether such COM
pany, society, association, corporation or other
organization, or firm or individual is located
or domiciled in the town, or operating here
through a branch, department, resident board.
local office, firm company, corporation or agell-
cy of any kind whatsoever shall pay a separate
and distinct license on said business for each
company represented, and said license shall be
based and graded on the gross annual amount
of premiums on all risks located in other States
or foreign countries, as follows, viz:
Glass l. When such premiums are ten thous-
and dollars or more and less than twenty th0us-
and dollars, the license shall be 5000 thirty
dOllars).
Glass q When the premiums are five thous-
and dollars or more and less than ten thousand
dollars, the license shall he $1,000 twenty dol
lars).
Glass ). When premiums are less than five
thousand dollars the license shall be $1,000 item
doiars).
Provided, thatnothing herein contained shall
apply to mutual aid societies which pay mutual
insurance policies by assessment upon members
whether the same be or not dOmiciled in the
town of Opelousas, La.
ADJUSTMENTS.
SEC V. Be it further ordained, ETC., that for
every business of keeping a theatre or opera
house, the license shall be $40 twenty dollars
and the said license of twenty dollars afore-
said to be paid by the person, corporation or
company owning or controlling the said thea
tire or opera house for rent or hire. That fol
every business Of museum, menagerie, circus
or travelling show the license shall be graded
! and based on the number of attaches, whether
I
follows, viz:
Glass i. When the number of said persons are
one hundred or more, the license shall be $500
five hundred dollars).
Glass 2. When the number Of said persons is
seventy five or more and less than one hundred
the license shall be S400 -four hundred dollars)
/ Glass 8. When the number of said persons is
/ fifty more and less than seventy-tiV the Ii
cense shall be $500 three hundred dollars,.
| Glass 4. When the number Of said persons Is
! thirty or more and less than fifty, the license
( 1,..1ll II ftrrS, hT19 IpAdd dnlI
| Glass s. When the number of said persons is
| twenty more and less than thirty, the license
/ shall be s175 tone hundred and seyenty-fye dol
I larsl.
Glass 6. When the number of said persons i:
! ten or more and less than twenty, the license
shall be $3.50 Zone hundred and Atty doilars,.
Class 7. When the number of said persons i:
! Ave or more and less than ten, the license shal
! be S1O0 tone hundred dollarsl.
| Glass 8. When the number of said persons ii
| four the license shalt be S75 (seyenty-fiye dol
lars4.
Glass Q. When the number of said persons il
three, the license shall be $50 fifty doiars).
! Glass TO- When the number of said persons il
two, the license shall be $40 Horty dollars)
Glass IL. When the number is one the license
| shall be $50 thirty dOllarst.
That for every hall where balls or entertain
nents not above provided for are given the Ii
cense shall be SO item dOllars).
/ Provided, this shall not apply to balls gtyei
by private parties or for charitable purposes
/ SEC. VI. Be it further ordained, etc, that 10
each person carrying Oh the business or calm:
of selling or dealing in railroad or steamship
tickets whether said tickets are sold ON TIL
streets, in the Office of the company he repre-
4 sents or that of any other company icens
graded upon the number of companies he re
presents as follows, to-wit.
Class l. One company S25 twenty-five do
lars); class 2, two companies $40 forty dollars
class 8, three or more com panies $50 Uifty do
lars}.
HAwKERs, PEDDLERs, ETC.
SEC. VII. Be it further ordained, etc, tina