St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-07
Police Jury Proceedings.
0pelousas. La. Dec. 9. 1912.


lowing members present:
DR.. Clopton, President; Messrs.
DDiifffassnsaaiieelkz Guillory. Daley, Iser-
inghausen, Fisette, Dunbar,
Beall, McCafery, Gournay,
Brown, Walters, Durio, Foster.
Received from Mr.. S. w. Dun
bar, the sum of five dollars real
lied from sale Of old lumber, 4th
ward.
Received from Mr.. A. Guillory,
the sum of two dollars realized
from sale of old lumber, 1st Wd.
Motion by Mr.. Brown
That the sum of three hundred
and seventy-ive dollars 1875. 00)
be appropriated out of the con-
tingent expense fund of 1913 for
the purpose of assisting in the
payment of an Agricultural
Agent or Agents for the parish
of st. Landry in farm demon
stration work for a term of nine
months and the said amount to
be payable monthly at the rate
of $3.50 per month, and $37. so
of said appropriation to be used
for purchasing seed; and further
that the above payments be made
in accordance with the report
from the department of agricul-
ture. showing that a similar
amount has been paid by the u.
S. Treasurer for services rem
dered.
Messrs. Durio, Dimmick, Gull
lory, Daley, Iseringhausen, Fis-
cite, Clopton, Dunbar, Brown,
Walters, Beall, McCaffery, and
Gournay, voting yes. Motion
carried.
The following license ordinance
was offered by Mr.. Daley, Sec
onded by Mr.. Guillory:
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance Tor the leVeylng
and collecting of Parish Lii
censes for the year 1918.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened:
Section l. That the license
laws of the State of Louisiana
now in force shall in so far as
applicable be the license ordi-
nance of the Parish Of st. Lam
dry for the year 1918, except as
hereinafter modiiedand changed; J;
Section 2. That the annual
license for peddlers and haWkers
in one and two horse vehicles
shall be $500 and $40 90 respec-
lively;
Section 3. That the amount to
be paid as an annual license tax
by retail dealers in distilled, al
coholic and malt liquors shall be
graded as follows:
First Glass: When the gross
annual sales shall be $50, 900. 90
or more, the license shall be 81, :
10000;
Second Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
$50, 10000 and not more than
500, 10000, the license shall be
100000;
Third Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
$40, 10000 and not more than
$40, 10000, the license shall be
81, 10000;
Fourth Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be $40, 600. 00
or less, the license shall be $500.
90;
Section A. That this ordi-
nance shall take effect on and
after January 1st, 1913.
Adopted December End, 1912.
w. F. CLOPTON,
President.
Attest: j. j. HEALEY,
Clerk.
DR.. Foster moved to amend
the license ordinance offered by
Mr.. Daley, that no liquor license
shall be issued for less than one
thousand dollars, seconded by
Mr.. Dimmick.
Messrs. Dimmick, Dunbar,
Brown, Beall, Foster, voting yes,
5 yeas.
Messrs. Durio, Guillory, Daley,
Iseringhausen, Fisette, Clopton,
Walters, McCaffery and Gournay
voting no, 8 nays.
Motion to amend lost.
A vote was then taken on the
original ordinance offered by Mr..
Daley, and there being no dis.
senting vote, was adopted unani,
mously.
On motion of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned
until 2 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment.
Present: DR.. Clopton, Presi
dent; Messrs. Guillory. Daley
Iseringhausen. Fisette, Brown
Walters, Foster. Gournay, st