The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-12-18
SATURDAY DEC. 18. 1897.
Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held December 9Th 1897.


Members present: Albert Bienvenu and
Geo. s. Eastin.
On motion OF Albert Bienvenu duly
seconded. 1t is ordained and resolved,
that tho following annual License for
the year 1898, be levied upon and Col
lected from each person, association OF
persons and business firm pursuing any
trade or business within the limits OF
the Corporation, viz:
For carrying on the business OF retail
LIQUOR dealer. the License shall be one
hundred dollars.
For carrying on the business OF retail
merchant. the License shall be the same
a. that Collected by the State. and shall
be based on the gross annual amount OF
sale az follows:
10th Class.-When gross Gales are
twenty FIVE Thousand or more. and I'M
der thirty Thousand Dollars, the License
shall be Twenty FIVE Dollars (e25.&
Twenty First Calss. When g. saies
are Twenty thousand Dollars more,
and less than Twenty-Five thousand
Dollars, the License shall be Twenty
Dollars, (s2O)
Twenty Second Class.-When gross
sales are Fifteen Thousand Dollars or
more, and less than Twenty Thousand
Dollars. the License shall be Fifteen
Dollars ($15)
Twenty Third Class.-When gross sales
are lees than Fifteen thousand Dollars,
and more than Five thousand Dollars,
the License shall be Ten Dollars ($10)
Twenty Fourth Class.-When gross
sales are Five thousand Dollars or less
the License shall be Five Dollars co.,
For keeping a livery stable the IL
csnse shall be a.
For carrying on the Lumber yard bust
ness, the License shall be Five Dollars.
On all shows, exhibition and circus
performing within the limits Of the Cor
pOration the License shall be a. follows:
When the entrance fee charged Is One
dollar, the License shall be Fifty Dollars
per day.
When the entrance fee charged 10 FIJI.
ty cents, the License shall be Ten Dol.
lars per dsv.
On all peddlers on foot Five Dollars.
($5.)
On all psddlers in . Cart drawn BY
One horse, Fifteen Dollars, (t15.)
On all peddlers In . Cart drawn by
Two horses. Twenty Ave (t25.)
On all Milk man, Five Dollars (t5)
On all vendors Of vegetables selling
In Cart drawn BY One horse, Five Dol
lars, ($5)
On all vendors Of vegetables selling In
Cart drawn BY Two horses, Seven Dol
lars and fifty cents, ($7.50.)
On motion Of Albert Bienvenu sec0n-
ded by Mr.. Geo. Eastin, the following re-
solution was adopted:
Resolved, that the Treasurer is ordain-
ed to proceed on Monday the 18th inst.
to advertise the delinquent tax payers
and to collect all licenses due the Cor.
poration and TO collect all costs from the
delinquent tax and license payers and II
necessary to employ lawyer to enforce
said collection Of taxes and licenses.
The bill Of Henry Beslin for $2.25 for
hauling Steam Engine to Delscroix
bridge and back was approved and or.
dered paid.
The bill Of Messenger for printing Pro-
clamation and certificates for $500 was
approved and ordered paid.
There being no further business to be
transacted. on motion duly seconded the
Council adjourned.
"Signed" T. ]. Liable, Mayor.
"Signed" A. v. FLEMING, Secretary.
A true copy.
Attest A. v. FLEMING. Secretary.
Rev. Father Hays left last Tues
day, we believe, for Bayou Gaula,
the Rev. Father had been with us
for nearly six months, and was
liked and esteemed by every one,
even though he gave some pretty
severe wraps to the boys, they
knew he was sincere in what he