St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-12-10


The Board OF Aldermen met pnrsn ant
to call. with all members present.
t,u motion of Mr.. H. e. Currie
DULY seconded md carried, the fal-z
lowing ordinance Mas adopted:
AN oRT,IN ANcF.
Providing for the lew ing and collection
OF an annual license tax upon all
persons, association of persons. cor
porations or firms, pursuing or fol-
lowing the occupation or business Of
barreom, coffee house, cafe. beer9sa-
loon, liquor saloon, grog shop, or any
other place where anything to be
drunk or eaten on the premises is
sold, directly or indirectly, or where
distilled, alcoholic or malt liquors
are exposed for sale, or sold or given
away.
Section l. Re itordaIned by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen OF the Town OF
Vile Platte, That there shall, and Is
hereby, levied an annual license tax up.
on each and every person. association OF
persons. corporations or firms, pursuing
or following the occupation or business
of bar room, coffee house. cafe, beer sa-
loon, liquor saloon, grog shop, or any
other place where anvthing TO he drunk
or eaten on the premises is sold, either
directly or Indirectly, selling or giving
away distilled, alcoholic or matt liq-
uors. wfethersaid business Is carried Oh
by itself or la connection with some
other business Or calling, based upon
the gross annual receipts Of such busI-
ness as follows, viz:
Class A.-Where the said ap 1sia5 gross
receipts are $l00,O00, or less SlldS Spyer
1000, the license shall be $4,000.
Glass .B.-Where said gross annual sa-
ceipts are $4,000, or less, and more than than
S50.O0o, the license shall be $3500.
Glass C.-Where the gross annual re-
ceipfs are $4,000, or less, the license
shall be 5000;
Provided, That no license undsr this
ordinance shall be less than $300l; aud
provided further, that whenever any
business hereinaboye provided for shall
be combined with any other business
provided for in the general license ordl-
nance of the town OF Vile Platte, the
license shall be equal to the license re-
quired for each business separately.
Provided further, that no half license
shall be issued under the provisions of
this ordinance,
Section . BE 1t further ordained, etc.
That the mode of fixing aud assessing
I THE license pTOFiuEtt s10f III tuis St1isi-
ance shall be the same as is stipulated
in the general license ordinances
of the town. and the mode Of col.
lleeting the license herein pro.
ylded for, either by suit rule us
Eutherwise, as also the penalties. III
| terest and cests, for failure to pay same
/ shall be the same H. proyiiei in tilt
aforesaid general license ordinance.
/ provided that no uile shall he allowed
to engage in the business herein aboye
enumerated without first having OBJ
/ tanned license sn 30 do from the toWa
authorities, under Che pains and penal
| ties OF the Stale and town laws rt-lafIyt
j to selling distilled, alcoholic, or mai
/ liqu.rs without license.
i See. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That all ordinances adopted by this
| body fixing the license tax to be pald
by the business or occupation provides
| for In this ordinance be, and they ar
hereby, repealed; and n liz further pro
i vided that this ordinance IL hereby 40
opted as the license ortllnaftee tof gns
i above enumerated business for the yea
I.sg5, and for good and sufficient cans
shall have effect from the LIST day
January, A. D., 1905.
Adopted Dec. 7th, IgH4.
A. Nj. M.I4AFLEUR, Mayor.
RENE 4. DERoUES, CLERK.
on motion OF Mr. Il. /. Ortegn, dut
seconded and carried, the following o.
6 dinance was adodtetl:
M oRnIN AyCE