St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-16
AN ORDINANCE

tax upon all persons, assoela-
tlons of persons, firms or corpora
tons, conducting the business OF re- /
tail liquor dealers, within the cor !
norate limits of the city of Opelousas, ]
La, for the year 1917, grading same /
and 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:
Class "a: When the gross annual
receipts of said business shall be
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Doll
LARS and over SEVENTI-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS the annual
license sh. Il be THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Glass "B": When the gross an
nual receipts are SEVENTY-FlVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS and more
than FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
the annual license shall be TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS
Class "C": 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 Tor
less than EIGHT HUNDRED Doll
| LARS except as provided for Dy ex-
listing state laws to dealers IN matt
or Vinous liq.ols.
Section 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hereby repealed.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. u. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
E. L. LOEB,
Mayor.
The above ordinance, having been
read section 5y section and adopted
in a like maaner, was adopted as a
whole by the following vote: Yeas;
Gosselin, Fields, Sicily and Hollier.
Nays. None.
AN ORDINANCE
Number Z Of Ninteen Hundred II
Sixteen.
To provide an annual revenue for
the city of Opelousas, La, by leyy1ng
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 const1tu-
ton of the state of louisiana, ana
/. proyiding the amer of enforcing
the same.
Section One: Be it ordained by the
{ MAYOR and Board Of Aldermen
of the city Opelousas, La, that for
, the year 1917 there is hereby LEVIED
a tax Of ten TO mills on the dollar
of the asses ed valuation OF all the
e property situated within the corpor
ate limits of the city Of Opelousas
La. EXCEPT such as is exempt from
taxation under the constitution ant
laws of the state, three CD mills %
the aforesaid tax being hereby dedl
n catd to the payment Of the street I'm
r movement bond issue by the city O
O~pelousas, La, and payable 2ut CT tn
taxes of said city of tie year 1916.
Il Section Two: Be it further or
8 dained, ETC., that said taxec shall b.
re due and ollectGblc in ~accordanc
,e with the constitution and laws of TIL
state and particularly Act 1876 OF lSs
:, and laws amendatcry thereto.
Section Three: Be it further O
Id dained. ETC., that this ordinance STA
take effect from and after its puoilcs
9. ton in the fieial journal.
I, Section -Four: Be it further O
dained, etc, that all ordinances G
10 parts of ordi- -nces IN conflict her
with or centrars hereto. be and Tn
I'D same are aeroby repealed.
er Attest:
- H. U. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
E. L. LOEB. Mayo
The above ordinances, after hayin
IN been read section by section an
adopted in a ike manner, was 9 9
ID. ed as a whole by the following yot1
!; Yeas: GosseI.n. Fields, Sicily az
Hollier. Nays: None.
'H The committee IN puaget repor
ire the following budget for the ye'
1917:
May0r - ~.
Clerk and assessc. ~.
- - VIHHt