St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-02-06
Cannes, etc, be Indefinitely laid on the

that the petition from the citizens OF
| L'Anse Bourbeuse relative to hogs roam
/ ing at large, be granted, according
to the following compromise, and they be
permitted to roam at large as follows.
Beginning on Bayou Dugas and running
west on the south line of 0neal z. S. Fon-
tenot to public road leading from Prud-
homme bridge to Bayou des Cannes, then
north on said road up to Teophile W.
Young, thence still north to Point Jos.
Young to Damongilie FlIselier, starting
from DaTnonville Faselier, passing south
of said Damonyille Fuseiier, following the
Opelousas road to the bridge near the res
idence of DR. Bead, thence to follow the
north bank of Coulee Dozas or Demie
Lune up to the fork of said bayou or cou-
lee thence to follow the north fork of said
Coulee Demie Lune or Dozat, thence fol
lowing the public road, following Diamond
Fuselier and others till it crossed the
ward lines going east up to Point Chatai-
gner.
On motion of III. Dossman, be it re-
solved that Messrs. A. e. Butler, Demetrius
Fontenot and Marx Lazarro be and are
hereby appointed committee to view out
road intersecting the public road leading
from bayou to Vile Platte at the north
east corner of the land of Mrs. Pierre VII
drine, thence running on line of division
between land of e. A. Butler and A. Lau-
nay, Butler and Demetrius Fontenot Bull
Ter and Dodiegue Pitre, Sam Haas and l..
Lazarro, +. J. Pitre and L. Lazarro, Sam
Haas and l.. Lazarro, E. David and T.
Lazarro, Sam Haas and Marx Lazarro, to
the Bayou Petite Passe, near the old La
zarro place and report at next regular
meeting
Mr.. Ward in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Boagni, be it resolved
that the communication from the town
council be received and committee be
tod ~ tfa hal q
to build fence around the court house
square. Committee: Robt. Chachere, I. S.
Fontenot and Alphonse Levy.
On motion of Mr. Bihm, Mr.. Boagni was
added to the committee and made chair
man thereof.
Mr. Boagni in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, be 1t re-
solved that the report of the committee
appointed to view and lay out public
road from public road leading from Vile
Plate to Chataigner, between lands OF
Florence Johnson and land of Peter Mar
cy, to intersect the public road near Israel
Guillory's bridge be accepted. Committee
discharged and the road aforesaid de-
clared a public road.
Mr. Dossman in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Boagni, be it resolved
that Messrs. J. @. Chachere, Edward De
lean, r. S. Richard and Rene Carriere be
and are hereby appointed committee to
examine and suggest some way and the
amount which may be necessary to pre-
croacning upon the public road and re-
port at next regular meeting.
Mr. Boagni in the chair.
On motion of c. w. Ward the police jury
adjourned until Tuesday morning to Jan.
19 1892 at a. m.
= - E. NJ. BoAGNI, President.
Attest. III. E. ESTORGE, Clerk.
Tuesday, Jan. 49, 1892.
The police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: i. NJ. Boagni president,
Messrs Stagg, Olivier, Dossman, Ward,
Haas, Durio and Robin.
On motion of Mr. Olivier the reading
ofyesterday' S minutes were dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, be it resolved,
that, whereas on the 7th day of December,
A. ID. 1891, it was ordained that the sum of
$4,000 be assessed and levied as the
amount.of taxes to be collected for the
services and expenses of the year 1891,
which amount was appropriated as per
budget made that day now therefore,
Be it resolved, that to secure that amount
tax of 10 mills ON the dollar be. and is
hereby levied on all property borne on the
eluded on property on the assessment roll
situated within the incorporate towns OF
Opelousas Washington, Grand Coteau
Vile Platte, Arnaudville and Melville,
and that on the property situated within
those incorporated towns to defray their
proportion of the criminal proceedings
there be levied in accordance with section
95 of the General Assembly of Louisiana
regular session of 1879, approved March
4, 1878, a tax of five mills on the dollar
It was further ordained, that there is
hereby levied an annual license tax fol
| the wear 1892 upon each person, associa
| ton of persons, or business firms, and cor
porations pursuing any trade, profession
vocation, calling or business, except those
expressly exempt from such license tax
| by articles 206 and 207 of the Consti
| tuition
The following license ordinance having
been read three times, section by section
was UNANIMOUSLY adopted
AN ORDINANCE
| To levy, collect and enforce payment of al
| annual license tax upon az persons
associations of persons or business
firms and corporations, pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling o.
business, except those who are express
ly excepted from such license tax D,
Articles 206 and DOT of the Constitu
ton.
Section l. Be it ordained by the polio,
Jury of the parish of st. Landry, Tha
there is hereby levied an annual Ecens
/ tax for the year A. d. 1892, upon each per
son, association of persons or business flfn
and corporations, pursuing any trade, pro
4 fession, vocation, calling or business, .excep
| those expressly exempt from such llcens
/ tax by Articles 206 and 207 of the Constitu
| ton.
Sec q Be it further ordained. ETC., Tha
on the second day of March, A. d. 1892, tn
tax collector of the parish shall begin Z
collect and shall collect as fast as possibl
from each of the persons or business firms
triH7A
i pursuing within the parish any trade, pro
] fession, vocation, calling or business, a Ii
i cense tax as hereinafter graduated.
/ All licenses shall be due and cof1ectibl
from the second day March, and all nr
I paid licenses shall become delinquent o.
t the first day of March, and all firms VIII
commence business after that date shal
/ become delinquent unless the license
paid within ten days.
i Sec. g. Be ii further ordained, etc, Tha
4 the annual licenses for all kinds of bus
Iness hereinafter named, except as after
ward provided. shall be graduated.
MANUFAcTURERs.
: Paragraph l. That for carrying on eac
business of manufacturing not expressl
! exempted by Articles 206 and 2Q7 of th
Z Constitution, the license shall be based o
gross annual receipts of said business
follows, to-wit:
4 First class-When the said receipts al
!, two hundred thousand dollars or more, an
under three hundred thousand dollars, tn
license shall be one hundred and forty do
5 lars, $40.
Second class-When the said receipts a,
/ one hundred and fifty thousand dollars {
more, and under two hundred thousan
: dollars, the license shall be one hundre
, and five dollars, $165.
Third class-When the said receipts al
one hundred thousand dollars or NOR
! and less than one hundred and fifty tlot
, sand dollars, the license shall be seYent