The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-04
Proceedings of Police Jury
Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 1917

On motion OF Mr.. Hewes the reaoihg
of the minutes OF the previous meeting
was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. Devine the Mort
gage give by Mr.. F. l.. Parker due
January list, 1913. to the Police Jury,
for the deferred payments due on the
Parish Farm, the payment OF which
was extended one year from their date
on the condition that the interest on
said notes be paid to January LIST l, l9l".
On molten of MIR. Spann, the fol-
lowing Ordinance was unanimously
adodted;
ORDINANCE NO. 4S3.
Regulating the saic and liking the
license-lnx on the retailing OF spiritu-
Gus and malt liquors for the year 1918,
as provided under existing laws OF the
Stae:
SEC. I. Re it ordained ty the Police
Jury OF the Parish of Madison, tat
for the business OF conducting
bar-room, or other place where
spirtuous, malt or vinous liquors
are. sold or retailed, as provided
under the existing laws OF the
Stale, and the same is graded and
divided into the following classes,
based on the amount of annual
gross receipts, to-wit:
ist. When said gross annual receipts
are twenty thousand dollars or unde'
said amount tile liquor-tax shall be
One Thousand Dollars.
2nd. When said gross annual receipts
are over twenty thousand dollars or
under thirty thousand dollars, the
licenses shall be Fifteen Hundred
dollars.
Ord. When said annual gross receipts
are over thirty thousand dollars, the
said licenses shall be two thousand
dollars; provided that for selling
vinous OF malt liquors exclusively in
less quantities than five gallons, the
license shall be one half o. the above
amounts.
SEC. 9. BE it further ordained that
the provisions requiring applications to
be name to this Board for carrying on
said liquor traffic, so 10 publish tie
same prior to the list. January next,
when said license are due; be construed
as not applying to such as have prcvi-
ously had the permission OF the Board
and coaductad said business.
SEC 8. Be il further ordained that
this ordidance take an effect from and
after its adoption; and that the licenses
herein required go into effect list jan,
1913.
Adopted Dec. 18th, 1912.
w. H. HARVEY, FL. MAXWELL,
| Secretary. Piesidrn'.
ORDINANCE NO. 4Si.
Levying Parish license-tax upon
Trades, occupations, and professions,
and an advalorem tax Of Nine Mills fol
the support of the Parish Government
Schools and etc. and under Article 29l
of ahe Constitution levying per
capita of Sl.00 for the benefits OF the
public roads and bridges and fixing
penalties and the manner OF enforcing
same.
Whereas, the Budget of the probable
expenses for the calendar year 1918, ha
been duly published and notified acc 'r'
ding to law; Therefore be it Ordained
by the Police Jury of Madison:
LIST. There is hereby levyed upon al
persons or business firms and corpora
lions pursuing any trade, prof .ssion
occupation OF calling Of business (eIcep
the business of retailing spirituons o
malt liquors. which is elsewhere provi
iedfor.) a parish license which i
hereby fixed at the rate OF 100 per cen
Of the State license tax, AS particular.
act forth and graded under existing
State laws.
> Sec. 3. Be it further ordained tina
: an advalorem tax OF Nine Mills on tn
r dollar OF the assessed valuation of a.
property situated in this Parish an
Y listed end ts xed under existing laws O
!, the Slate is hereby levied for the yea
1918 for the support of Parish Cover
ment and paying its expenses; includ
. ing two mills thereof for the benefit @
the public Schools of this parish
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc
: that per capita for the purpose G
e constructing, maintaining and repair
irg the public roads and bridges OF thi
: parish, of one Dollar per annum
hereby levyied and to be collected dur
. ing year 1918 from each able bodie
male inhabitant of this pIrish Detwee
\ the ages OF Is and IS years; and tha
] Ii such persons failing or refusing I
pay such per capita tax after due de
mand therefor by the Tax Collector
: shall DO criminaily proceeded again'
!, by. the District Attorney or Gran
!. Jury, and upon conviction condemne
: to pay fine Of not less than five do
2 airs nor more than twenty dollars,
$ lefanlt thereof imprisonment or sci
$ fenced to work On the public road {
!. work of the Parish for period rot e1
eeding thirty days, and that the sal
ines when collected shall he paid I'M