The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-02-20
Town Council Proceedings.

he following members were present:
A. F. Barrow, Mayor: Councilmen
Joe Stern, Geo. Rettig, W. T. For
roster, R. Teutsch and A. B. Briant.
Mr.. Rudolph Yunkes was granted
permission to use side street by his
shop.
Petition of Mr.. A. NJ. Harris asking
for Retail Liquor Dealer license was
read.
Motion made, seconded and carried,
That Mr.. A. M. Harris be granted a
Retail Liquor Dealer license for the
year 1909.
After being taken up section by sec
ton. there was a motion made, Sec
onded and carried, That the following
ordinance be adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Levying an annual license tax upon
all persons, or association OF per-
sons, firms or corporations, SELL
ing milk in the town of st. Fran
cisville, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of st.
Francisville, Louisiana, That there is
hereby levied an annual license tax
for the year 1909 and each subsequent
year. upon each person, association
of persons, firms or corporations,
selling milk in the town of st. Fran
cisville, Louisiana, graduated as fol-
lows:
When the gross annual sales are
Five Hundred Dollars or more, the
license shall be Five Dollars.
When the gross annual sales are
less than Five Hundred Dollars, the
license shall be Two Dollars and fifty
cents.
Motion made, seconded and carried,
That the Chief of the Fire Department
be authorized to ascertain the cost OF
a hook and ladder truck, also, feast
bility of colored fire company.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That the Mayor be authorized to in
sert notice in the local paper, asking
all property owners to have ladders or
their premises.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That president of Fire Company No. l
be authorized to build stall at No.
Hose House.
i Motion made, seconded and carried
That all commercial buildings shall
be equipped with regulation bricl
fiues at once, and in future all build
ings to be erected must be equipped
with regulation hues.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That Mayor be authorized to purchas
3 watering troughs and place same a
three different parts of town.
After being taken up section by sec
ton, the following ordinance wa
unanimously adopted:
An ordinance to prohibit persons VIII
are not subscribers for water frol
using or taking water from faucets
etc., for their own benefit and pre-
scribing a penalty for same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor an
Board of Aldermen of the town OF 81
Francisville, Louisiana, That it
hereby declared unlawful for any pei
son or persons not a subscriber 10
water (from the Municipal Wate
Works System) to draw or tax
water from any faucet within the tow
for their own use, or the use of other
=, not subscribers. And any one viz
lating this ordinance shall be fined
sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, c
Imprisonment, not exceeding thirt
days, or both.
Be it further ordained, etc., Tn;
this ordinance shall become etfectiN
} at once.
. Motion made, seconded and carrie'
That the town of Bayou Sara, be r
quested to pass the above ordinan'
at its next meeting.
) After being taken up section by Sc
ton the following ordinance WI
, unanimously adopted:
An ordinance to regulate the speed
l Automobiles within the limits
the town of St. Francisville, La.
, Be it ordained by the Mayor al
Board of Aldermen of the town of
, Francisville, Louisiana, That t
. maximum speed to be made by
Automobile ON the streets of St. Fra
cisville shall be twelve miles per hou
l and any person or persons exceedil
2 this limit, shall be fined a sum n
exceeding Twenty-Five Dollars,
Imprisonment not exceeding Thir