St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30

HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
dec 1876 Clerk of Court.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Six of Nineteen Hundred
and Sixteen.
Providing for the levying of a IL
cense tax upon all persons, associa-
lions of persons, firm or corpora
tons, conducting the business of re-
tell liquor dealers, within the cor
porate limits of the city of Opelousas,
La, for the year 1917, grading same
ard providing penalties for the VIOLA
ton thereof.
Section One: Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of
the city of Opelousas, La, that there
shall be, and tlera is hereby levied
upon all persons firms, corporations
or associations Of persons, engaged
in the retail liquor business for the
year 1917, the following license to-
wit:
Glass "A": When the gross annual
receipts of said business shall be
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS and over SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS the annual
license sh. Il be THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Glass "B': When the gross an
nual receipts are SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS and more
than FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
the annual license shall be TWO
/ THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Glass CO.: When the gross annual
receipts are less than FORTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS the annual license
shall be EIGHT HUNDRED DOL
LARS; provided that no license shall
be issued under this ordinance for
less than EIGHT HUNDRED Doll
LARS except as provided for By ex-
listing state laws to dealers in malt
or Vinous liq-o1s.
Secion Two: Be- it further ordained,
etc, that all ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith, or
contrary hereto, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Attest:
H. q. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
q. L. LOEB,
Mayor.
The above ordinance, having been
read section by section and adopted
in a like manner, was adopted as a
whole by the following vote: Yeas:
Gosselin, Fields, Sicily and Hollier,
| Nays: None.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Z OF Ninteen Hundred and
Sixteen.
To provide an annual revenue fol-
the city of Ope1ouSas, La, by levyfng
an annual tax upon all the property
situated within the corporate limits
Of the said city, not exempt from tax
alton under the laws and constitu
ton of the state of louisiana, and
providing the manner of enfol cling
the same.
Section One: Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
of the city Opelousas, La, that fol
1 L1G yCdI lJl1 tuOIC IS AC1OOy OFAC
a tax Of ton Go mills on the dollar
of the asses ed valuation Of all the
property situated within the corpor
ate limits Of the city of Opelousas
La, except such as is exempt from
taxation under the constitution an6
laws of the state, three (3) mills o
the aforesaid tax being hereby dedi
catd to the payment Of the street i'm
provement bond issue by the city o.
Opelousas, La, and payable Out CT thu
taxes OF said city of tie year 1915.
Section Two: Be it further or
dained, ETC., that said taxes shall BIZ
due and ollectGblo in accordance
with the constitution and laws of thi.
state and particularly Act 1876 of 189t
and laws amendatcry thereto.
Section Three: Be 1t further or
dained, ETC., that this ordinance sEal
take effect from and after its publica
ton In the -hicial journal.
Section Four: Be 1t further or
dained, etc, that all ordinances O
parts Of ordi- ~nees / n conflict here
with or contrar. hereto, be and tn,
same are hereby repealed.
Attest:
H. q. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
II. L. LOEB. Mayoi
The above ordinances, after hayini
been read section by section an
adopted in a ike manner, was adopt
ed as a whole by the following vote
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Sicily an
Hollier. Nays: None.
The committee on Du1get report
the following budget for the yea
1917:
Mayor ............... IS 1900
Clerk and assessc- 1880. 1900
!, civ Marshal ........ -. 1000.O
civ. Attorney 5000
CITY Physician 1000
Aldermen ........... 5000
Court constable ,...... :. 5000
CITY Judge 5000
Night poll .... ... l680.0
Janitor .... 1000
street commissioner 5000
: Fire department ....... 1500.0
indigent $500
Doard ~ health 500. 10