The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-22


Dollars, the license shall be Forty Dollars, $40
Glass 6. When gross sales are Thirty Thousand
I Dollars or more, and under Forty Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Thirty Dollars, $50
Class Z When gross sales are Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars or more. and under Thirty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
five Dollars, $500.
Glass 8. When gross sales are Twenty Thou
sand Dollars or more, and under Twenty five
| Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
Dollars, $1,000.
Glass 8. When gross sales are Fifteen ThoIl-
sand Dollars or more, and less than Twenty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Fifteen
Dollars, $500.
Glass 10. When gross sales are less than Fif-
teen Thousand Dollars and more than Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Ten Dol
lars, $1,000.
Glass IL When gross sales are Five Thousand
Dollars or less, the license shall be Five Dol
lars, $500,
ProUided, That if any distilled vinous. malt,
or other kind of mixed liquors, be sold in con-
nection with the business of retail merchant,
grocer, restaurant, oyster house, confectionery
or druggist i'll less quantities than five gallons.
the license for such additional business shall
be as hereinafter provided for
Pr0gidcd further, That no license shall issue
TO sell liquors in less quantities than tive gal
Ions for less than One Hundred Dollars, 10000
INsURING.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That each
and every insurance company (societyl assOcia-
ton, corporation, or other organization, or firm,
or individual, doing and conducting an insur-
river, accident or other-here, whether such
company (society) association. corporation, or
other organization, or firm, or individual, Is
located or domicicd in the town, or operating
here, through a branch department, resident
board, local office, firm, company, corporation,
or agency of any kind whatsoever, shall pay
separate and distinct license on said business
Tor each company represented, and said license
shall be based on the gross annual amount OF
premiums on all risks located here or in the
state, and upon risks located in other states
fn1,air fN,i1
has been paid therein, as follows, to-wit:
Glass /. When said premiums are Twenty
Thousand Dollars or more the license shall be
SIXTY Dollars, $4,000.
Cfast2. When said premiums are Ten Thou.
sand Dollars and less than Twenty thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Thirty Dollars, $50.
Class 3. When said premiums are Five Thou
sand Dollars and less than Ten Thousand Dol
lars, the license shall be Twenty Dollars, $40.
Glass 4. When said premiums are less than
Five Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Ten
Dollars, $1o00 Prorided nothing herein con-
tanned, shall apply to mutual aid societies,
which pay mutual insurance policies by assess
ments upon members, whether domiciled here
or not
WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE ROOM.
SEC. 0. That for every business of keeping
warehouse or storage room, the license shall be
based on the gross annual receipts OF said busi-
ness, as follows:
Glass /. When the receipts are Ten Thousand
Dollars or more, the license shall be Twenty
Dollars, $40.
CLQSS 2. WleQ ne recelpJS are Five ID0uSduu
Dollars or more and less than Ten Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Fifteen Dollars, Sl5
Glass 8. When the receipts are less than Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be seven
and one-half Dollars, $3.50.
Pr0Utded, That warehouses receiving less
than Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars per
year. shall pay no license.
AMUsEMENTs.
SEC. TO- Be it further ordained, ETC.. That for
every business of keeping a theatre, opera
house, amphitheatre, academy OF music, the
license shall be Twenty Dollars, $40, which
shall be paid by the person, corporation or
company, owning or controlling the said thea
tire, opera house, ETC., for rent or hire,
PrOrided, That no museum, menagerie, circus
or other travelling show shall be permitted to
make exhibitions within the corporate limits
of the town of Opelousas, La, unless they have
first paid a license, based on the number OF at
taches, whether proprietors, performers, or
Glass 1, When the number of said persons is
one hundred or more, the license shall be Five
Hundred Dollars, $500.
Glass 9 When the number of said persons Is
sever ty-fiye or more, and less than one hun
dred, the license shall be Four Hundred Dol
lars, Sia0.
class 8. When the number of said persons is
fifty or more, and less than seventy-fye, the
license shall be Three Hundred Dollars. $500.
Glass 4. When the number of said persons is
thirty or more, and less than fftg, the license d
shall be Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $3.50.
Glass 5. When the number Of said persons IS
twenty or more, and less than thirty, the IL
cense shall be Two Hundred Dollars, $780,
Class g. When the number OF said persons IS
ten or more, and less than twenty, the license
snail be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $3.50.
Glass Z. When tho number OF said persons ls
five or more, and less than ten, the license shall
be One Hundred Dollars 500.
Glass 8. When the number of said persons IS
four, the license shall be Seyenty-fiye Dol.
lars, $500.
Glass 8. when the number of said persons is
three the license shall be Fifty Dollars, $50.
Glass 10. When the number of said persons is
two, the license shal be Forty Dollars, $40.
Glass IL. When the number of said persons Is
one, the license shall be Thirty Dollars, $50.
That for every hall where balls or entertain
nents not above provided for or are given, Ilie tne
shall not apply to balls given by private parties
or for charitable purposes.
SEC. Ii. Be 1T further ordained, ETC., That Tor
each person carrying ON the business or dealing
IN railroad tickets, whether said tickets are
sold on the streets, or in the Office of the CONF
nany he represents, or that OF any other conf
pany, shall pay an annual license graded upon
The number OF companies he represents, to-wlt
Class l. One company, Twenty-Five Dollars,
s25 .00
Glass 2. Two companies, Forty Dollars, $40.
Class 8. Three or more companies, Fifty Doll
ars $50.
PEDDLERs, HAwREas, ETC.
SEC 10 Each and every peddler or hawker,
shah pay an annual license graded as follows
VII en- travelling on horseback, Ten Dollars, SO;
Vhen travelling III one horse vehicle, Fifteen
Dollars. SIS; when travelling in two horse yehi-
e!es Thirty Dollars, $50. P90pided, That no ped
iier or haWker, whose stock does not exceed in
faiue Ten Dollars. $40, will be required to pay
my license; and PForided further, that the
constable of the town is hereby empowered and
iireeted to cause all peddlers and hav2sers to
xhlbit their town license. and If they fail to do
30, he shall retain their stock or merchandise
Until said peddlers or hawkers produce said IL
1ense.
sUsTENANcE AND REFRESHMENTS.
SEC, IS. Be II further ordained ETC.,, That for
very business of keeping a hotel, where lodg-
ng and eating are combined, the license shall
70 based on the number of furnished lodging
'ooIns for guests, as follows, viz:
Class l. When said rooms are in number thir-
y or more, the license shall be One Hundred
md Fifty Dollars, $3.50.
Glass q. When said rooms are in number flf-
cen or more, and less than thirty, the license
hall be One Hundred Dollars. 800.
ClnSs 8 When said rooms are in number
jwelve or more, and less than fifteen, the Ii
;ense shall be SeVenty-five Dollars, S75.
Ctass e. When said rooms are in number nine
u more, and less than twelve, the license shall
Glass 5. When said rooms are in number six
n more, and less than nine, the license shall be
sorty Dollars, $i0 Progided, That no person
yh0 keeps boarding house with schools or
colleges for the accommodation of students aud
employees thereof, shall pay any license tsS
boarding house. Pr0Uided further, That no If
aid rooms is less than provided for in class
I've That for every business OF lodging alone,
he license shall be estimated on the same basis
il for hotels, but graduated at one-half rates
provided, that boarding houses pay sixty per
ent OF the rates OF hotels
BAR ROOMS. COFFEE HOUSES, ETC.
SEC. II. Be IL further ordained, etc., That for
very business of bar-roonl, cabaret, coffee
louise. care, beer saloon, liquor exchange, drink
ng saloon, grog shop, beer house, beer garden,
'r other place where anything to be drank or
aten On the premises. ID sold directly or indi-
ectly the license shall be based on the annual
ross receipts OF said business, as follows viz