St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

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iournment. Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick
president; Messrs. Guillory, Daley, Fl
settle, Dunbar, Brown, Catlett, BeaIl
McCaffery, Foster, Gournay, Walters
st. Cyr, Iseringhausen and DIR. PavY.
The following License Ordinance wa,
offered by Mr.. w. f. Brown seconded
by Mr.. j. E.lDailey:
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of Parish Licenses for the yea
1915:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury O
the Parish of St. Landry in regular ses
/ sion convened.
Section 1. That the liceuse laws oil
the State of Louisiana now in force shall
in SO far as applicable be the license
ordinance of the Parish of ST. Landry
for the year 1915, except as hereinafter
modified and changed;
Section 2. That the annual license for
peddlers and hawkers in one and two
horse vehicles shall be $500 and $1,000
respectively;
Section 8. That the amount to be paid
as an annual license tax by retail deal
ers indistilled, alcoholic and malt liquors
shall be graded as follows:
First Class: When the gross annual
sales shall be $30,000.0 90 or more, the
license shall be S2,500.OO;
Second Class: When the gross annual
sales shall be less than $50, 000, 90 and
not more than $50, 10000 the license
shall be 50, 10000;
Third Class: When the gross annual
sales shall be less than $40, 0OO.GO and
not more than S10,000.00, the license
shall be 81, 500.00s
Fourth Glass: When the gross annual
sales shall be s10,OO0.0 90 or less the
license shall be $780, 90;
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
take effect on and after January 1st,
1915.
Adopted December 7th, 1914.
FRANK DIMMICK, President.
Attest: J.. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
Mr.. Catlett moved to amend the
license ordinance offered by Mr.. Brown
by making the minimum license for re-
failing liquors within the parish of st.
Landry for the year 1915, at $4,000. 90
seconded by DR.. Foster.
For the amendment: Messrs. st.
Cyr, Catlett, Beall, Foster, Dimmick. 5
yeas.
Against the amendment: Messrs.
Guillory, Daley, Iseringhausen, Fisette,
Dunbar, Brown, Walters, McCaffery,
Gournay. 9 nays. DIR. Pavy voting
blank. Motion to amend lost.
A vote was then taken on the original
ordinance which resulted as follows:
Messrs st. Cyr, Guillory, Daley, Iser-
inghausen, Fisette, Dunbar, Brown,
Catlett,. Walters, Beall, McCaffery.
Gournay, Dimmick, voting yes. Dr..
Foster voting no. DR.. Pavy voting
blank. Ordinance carried.
The following ordinance was offered
by DR.. Pavy, and upon being duly read
was adopted unanimously, to-wit:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE.
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
October 9th, 1914, this body framed a
budget of Eighty-Five Thousand Dol
lars, ($85, 600, 000.00l, as an estimate ex-
hibiting the various items of expendi-
ture that the Parish of st. Landry
would require for the year 1915, and
Whereas, said budget has been pub
lished in the st. Landry Clarion, the
official newspaper of this parish, for
the full term of thirty 500 days as the
law directs, and
Whereas, an ad Valorem tax of ten
(101 mills on the dollar of the taxable
property of this parish will be required
In addition to the revenues to be de-
rived under the license ordinance
adopted to meet said budget;
Now therefore, belt ordained by the
Jury of the Parish or st. Lam
dry, that the tax of ten f18l mills on
the dollar be levied on all taxable
property situated within this parish on
the State levies a tax, to meet
said budget Of expenditures for the
year 1915.
Adopted December It'll, 1914.
FRANK DIMMICk, President.
j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Gournay,
The Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Dec. 7th, 1914.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
Present: Mr.. j. T. St. Cyr, Presi-
dent pro tenn, presiding; Messrs. Gull
Iory, Daley, Iseringhausen, PAW.
Catlett, Walters, Beall, McCaf
ferry, Gournay, Foster.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery,
Be it resolved that a warrant for the
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars
be issued against the general fund"
1f 1913, in favor of the Parish Treas
lrer, for payment of Grand Jurors GER
issued for the November,
L914, Grand Jury term. f
Messrs. st. Cyr, Gui1lory, DALEY,
.seringhausen, Pavy, Fisette, Catleft,
Walters, Beall, McCaffery, Gournay,
yes. Motion carried. s
20 the Hon. President and Members of
The Police Jury. ]
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
committee appointed to examine the
of the st. Landry State Bank,
iscal agent, beg leave TO report that
We have examined said statement and :
ound same correct and recommend
hat a warrant for the sum of one hun
red and fifty-three and S3-100 dol
ars, (s153.S3l, be issued to said fiscal !,
gent for salary interest month of No !
-ember, 1914, interest deducted on de-
'osits as per contract.
j. E. DALEY,
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
Committee.
I'm mofion of Mr. Walters