St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-11-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF POLICE
TOWN OF OPELOuSis.

A0"N VT VFEhUtSlSs
L OPELoUsAs, Nov. 18th, 1890
The Board met in regular s,s.iop
4 McnDers pItsent:-R. Chachcre Preside,
, !'its.uiIS; ). H. ShndOz, F.. J. Clements L /
!" urtttc, !. T. Stewart, and Geo. Pulford Ou
> The minutes OF preyious mecfjn1s wara r..
: | ana adopted, N
\ Mr. sandoz on red tho following license G
,,ria! t,11ialSe iar 1891 and moved that the same
= twice read and adopted-and the said ord jnan,
u having been twice read. the same was NM,
nlohsly adopted a. follows, viz:
> AN ORDINANCE
10 ieNy, coiiect ana enforce payment OF NJ al
i uuisi license Tax upon all persons, associ
t!oils f persons, or business firms and co
r porGtl"ns. pursuing any trade Druressin,
vocation, calling, or business iu the corn,
: rate ulults OF the town of Openusas, La
except those who are expressly rxc,nTr
from such licen tax Ivy Articles one ~,
2o7 "f the Constitution OF the State OF Lon
slalla. ~
HECTIOS |. Be II ordained b. the Rour6 of Jc
ice or me I0rn Of ODelousus Lu lhnr thrrr j
hc'rhy leEltd au nniuai llcrllSr tax Tor In
year "A. D. 1891, EghietltIIuudreA ana Nl.etv
one, ana for each subsequent year uuun caci
person, association of persons Or bue ,,e.s III IN
ana corporations pursuing any trade prUr..
SON. FocAtl"l- calling, Or business, ia the cor
porafc limits of tho town OF OprlolIxas 4. ~
cept 'Aose Xprtssiy exempt trun such licpns+
tax ny Artlci g 20s and 201 of the Cou,ti1utinr
Of the state nf ionisiana
shc; Re t"'ther ordained, That on ,lc
He'ohh !hu) tay Oi Jannary. A. D., 1891 and
rarh subsequent year, the Collector OF fhr
hohiu Oh Police OF The town Of Optlousas a
snail begin to collect and shall coli. C.. ~ fast A.
possible Ifoin each OF the pcrsUns or buslr4ss
IL ms association IF persJns and corpora ions
pur-uins "ifhlh the corporate limits Of the
town OF Opelou-as La. any trade. profession,
vocation. calling or business, liceilee tax a.
hereinafter graduated. All Licenses shall be
due and c"lectible during the first two months
OF each year, aud all unpaid Icenses shall be-
N n h..f ftrat.
each ear, and all firms who commence husi
ness after that date shall become drljuoI,.ur
unless the lcense is paid within ten day. after
commencing.
AASUFACruREEs.
Be. 3. That for carrying on each husinAa, ~,
Manufacturing. not Expressly ex.mptcd bv Ar
tlc!es 2o6 and Zo7 of the Constitution OF the s,a;r
Uf L0uisiuna the license shal he .,;Isrd an rrn.s
annual receipts Of said business rs tolloxs IN
Wit: W
Class /. When said receipts are One Hundred
anu Fil'y Thousand Dollars or more. the lcrIIse
shai he One Hundred and Five Dollars $lns 90
Class g. When said receipts are One Hnudred
Thousand D"lars or more, and iess than OI.
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the H.
celIse shall ne Seventy Dollars, $1,000
Glass 5. When said receipts are Sinstv.five
n"n .and Dollars o. more. and less than One
Hundred Thousand Dol ars. the license shall be
ski 1.-Two and lie half Dollars, $s5 So
Class4. When the said rcceiuls are Ninety |
Ihuustnd Dollars or more. and less than Nine |
y -hve Thousand Dollars the license shall he
Si1ty-fhree Dollars. S63 90
, CtdSS 8. when the said receipts are Seventy
i've Thousand Dollars or more. and under Nine
" Thousand Dollars, the icel,se shall bo Fifty-
two and one-haf Dollars. S52 50.
CLASS s When tbs said receipts are Fifty
fhnnsand Dollars or more, and less than Seven
y-hEe Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Cnrty five Dollars, $500
CEHSS 7. When the said receipts are Forty
L housahd Dollars or more, and less than Fitty
Ehonsaid Dollars. the license shah be Tweutt-
light Dollars, SIS 90.
Glass 8 when the said rec%infs ora Tb;r,r |
h"IlSaIid Dollars or more. and less than Forty !
'hcusad Dollars, the Incense shall be twenty
ne DOLLARS $.l.GV.
Class 2; hen the receipts are Twenty-Five
si"u-ahd Dollars nr mnre, and less thai: Thirty
Auilsahd Dollars, the license shall be Nineteen
III "ne-half Dollars, 1880
Glass 10. When the said receipts are less than
Wenty five Thousand Dollars, fhe license shaIl
q Fifteen Dollars, $500. Prorided, nothing
srsln IN shall Ge cons,rued to apply TO the hu.i
's sn gar hE any farmer or planter +
BANKING. i
SEC. 4. That Tor each business OF carving on | i,
bank, banking company association, curpora-
On or agency, the license shall be based on the +,
'clared or nominal capital and surplus " heth-
said capital and surplus Is owned, or III use >,
on deposit here in the state, elsewhere, as
llnWs, tO-Wit: ;,
Glass /. When said declared or nominal capi. II
i snd surplus is Four Hundred Thousand Dol >.
rs or more, the license shall be Four Hundred a
I'd Fifty Dollars, s459G0.
IhtSS huSu INC Fall ucclaTEH or nominal Ia.
plial or surplus ia Three Hundred Thousand ir
,llafs Ht more, ind under Four Hundred \,
ionsand Dollars. the license shall be Three ~
hndred and Fifty Dollars $3.50 co. r.
CtdSs }. When the said declared OF nominal -
p!Ial ana surplus is Two Huu,red Thousand -
'llars or more, and under Three Hundred e.
ousand Dollars. the license shall be Two w.
inbred and Fifty Dollars. $3.50 90.
lass 4. When said declared or nominal caDi. l.,
and surplus is One Hundred Thousand Dol II"
9 or more, and less than Two Hundred Thou.
4 Fifty Dollars. $4,000. sh
jtdSs 5. When said declared or nominal capi.
ls fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and un- vi
One Hundred Thousand Dollars the license y!
III be seyenty-1ive Dollars, s76 10. nc
he declared or nominal capital and surplus cle
provided IN this section shall he ascertaiued da
Dase4i upon the annual statement made In va
'slaI ce OF ex listing laws to the State Treas. All
or each business OF carrying on \ private Oh
lklng-house business or agency, fhero shall cx
three classes on " and the license shall be 90
90 on the total declared capital invested in un
business. whether said capital is owned or Gel
lse' or dtloslt here in this State or else
ere. as follows: 6
tass l. When said capita. is Five Hundred eve
usand Dollars or inore. the license shall be ,ug
g Hundred Dollars s5n0O0. DO
G0SS j. When said capital is Two Hundred roo
Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and under c
, Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license ~
! = ns IEo Hundred and Fifty Dollars. s25ooo au.
ass 3. When said capital III One Hundred e.
r!fty Thousand Dollars or lesa, and Under tcel
} Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the slla
lst shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, G
OO W..
Y. .. pr u J"ThHer C'Udanea, etc, Ihat each ceh
every lhtW!l-brqAer or keeper Of /. loan OIL Il
whose chpl al in actual uee 10 Fifty Thou "r u
Dollars or more. shall pay license of Five bs
dret tOilars, $780, 90 and when the capital Cl
;tnal use is less Il an Fifty Thousand Dol or Ii
the license shall he Three Hundred and tiorl
Dollars, $S75OO. wi,u
u o, oe ~ HJHTtHEF 0fUdtlten, ETC., Ihat fol- COLT
"noiSsaic ~! fchutilp DtiSIlltks whether cup
lnclpal agent, or continuation, by auction, UuaI
9sentlng foreign nlercliants or otherwise, cens
re'irs shalt oe based ON the gross annual said
NV VI Sties, as lotloWS: five
tss l. When gra.s sales are Two Hundred tne
rtty +ho4saia D'niars 'r more. the ligense as IL
Dc One Hundred Dollars, $4,000. prov
90 .: Wuen RfnSs safes are itsa than Two cent
ired and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the H.
shall be Fifty Dollars, sso.oO
'olden, ihat 30 person, or persons, shall bs sEi
20 Wh2iesate DEALERS unless lle, or they ever,
ny the original or l,norjkeu package Ir uul,s
only and provided further, That no Der. ing 81
= psreons shall be 'ieened Wholesale deal. ~ ot
= gel in less quantities than orignri and rec1l!
ken packages or barrels, they shall be gross
1ered retail dealers aud pav Iicensrs as Cla
81. u
z. Be IL further 0r2nineR ctr That for the
@ esnsss sxss S da 'Fak H. 5sa whether
,enSe shall be basad M, the 0rosa annnaI Five
nc Of sales, as follows: seven
. l. When gross sales are One Hundred cehse
lfty Thousand Dollass or more, the license Clu
10 One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. SlSo 90 | Three
70 2. When cross saIcn are (pua Hundred | rlve
and Dollars OF mure and under One Hnn- Huhd
MO Fifty Thnpsand Dpl.ars. the license .ense
70 One Hundred Do,ars SlbO o. for cll
s 8. When gross sales are Seyenty I've turthe
and d ollsre or InOre and under One Hun. away,
thousand Dollars. the license shall he sav wines
We Dollars, $75 OF. Ties /
8 q. Wien gross sales are Fifty Thonsand Hpnd
o or more. and under Seyenty.five Thnn when
ODllaCs. the lipeuse shall be- Fifty Ilol. seetul
$780, ~ ~fe' &f' ues, q
g. When gross sales are Forty Thonsan6 iiOn si
3 or more, and under F'iffv rhonsand but tn