The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the levylng of and collection of
an annual license tax npOn all persons,
association of persons, firms or corpora
lions pursuing or following the occupation
or business Of bar room. eahare,. coffee
house. cafe, heer saloon. liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grOg shop. beer house.
beer garden, or other place where anything
to be drunk or eaten on the prem ses ia sold
directly or indirectly, ar where alcoholic or
malt liquors are exposed for sale, or sold or
given away.
Section l.. Be it ordained nv the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the City Of Opel0nsas.
La. There shall be and is hereby l,vied an an
nual license tax upon each and every persOD.
association at persons. corporations or firms
pursuing or relieving the business or oecupa
ton OF bar r0tsssa. cabaret. coffee hOuae. cafe,
grog shop. beer inuae, heer garden or other
place where anything to he DRUM or eaten on
the premises ia aoid. whether directly. or indi-
ic or malt liquors whether said business ia car.
ried on by Itself or Tin connection with some
other business or calling. baaed upon
the gross annual receipts OF such business. a.
Glass A When said g-oss ANIMAL receipts
are one hundred thousand dollars or
lesa. and over sevanty.hve Thousand dollars
Glass B When said gross annua, receipta
are seventy. Ave thousand dollars or less. and
not be ever thlrty-fve hundred leas0Oi dollars.
Class 'c'. Whom said gfosa annual receipts
are fifty thousand dollars OF lesa. the license
shaii be three thousand fesoO0i dollars.
Provided. that no license under this Ordi-
rance ahatj be foss than ttIrsc THOUSAND ftso06t
doilars. q provided. further. that when any
business hereinabove provided for shall be
combined with any other business provided for
Ia the general license ordinance OF the City OF
OpelonsAs, louisiana. the license shall he equal
10 the license reQuiredsf Eos each busineas separ-
ateiy. and provided further, that no half
ticense shall be Issued nndes the provisions
Section .. Be Is further ordained. etc, that
the mode OF fixing n assessing the iicense
provided for In this ordinsnee shall be the
satne as 10 stipulated IN fhe general hcenae
ordinance OF this city, sndSsho mOdebf collect
Ing lhe license herein provided for, gsither by
interest and costs Tor failure TO pay same shall
be the same as provided In the aforesaid gen-
eral license ordinance, prDvided that no nne
Shal be allowed to engage in the business
herein provided for without frat having OBJ
tanned a license SO to do fiDm the municipal
authorities under the pains and penalties Of
the State and City laws relative to selling dis
titled alcoholic or malt liquors without a
license.
Section 5. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., that
all ordinances adopted by this body fixing the
license tax to be paid by the business, or oc-
cnpation provided for in this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed; mud 1T ia further
provided that this ordinance 10 hereby adopt.
ed as the license tax ordinance levied for the
year 1903, on the business or Occupation afore.
said. and for good and sufficient r~as0ns same
shali have effect from and aft-r the first lst.l
day OF January, A. d. 1908.
Adopted December II, 1907.
B.A LITTELL,
e. r. Clerk. Mayor.