St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30
The following license ordinance
was offered by Mr.. W. F. Brown,
Seconded hy Mr.. --

Section 1. That the license laws
of the state of Louisiana 10Y in force
shall in so far as applicable be the
license law of the parish Of st. Lam
dry for the year 1917, except - Aere-
matter modified and changed.
Section 2. That the annual license
for peddlers and hawkers in one and
two horse vehicles shall be $500 and
$4,000 respectively.
Section 8. That the amount to be
paid as an annual license tax by re-
tail dealers in distilled, alcoholic and
malt liquors shall be graded as fol-
lows:
First Glass: When the gross an
nual sales shall be 8 100000 or more,
the license shall be ~$2,500.00.
Second Glass: When the gross
sales shall be less than $S0,000.00 and
not more than $40, 100000 the license
shall be $4,000. 90.
Third Glass: When the gross an-
nual sales shall be less than &c.,
100000 and not more than $40, 000. 00,
the license shall be $780, 90.
& Fourth GLASS; When the gross an
nual sales shall be / 100000 or less,
tn , license shall be $4,000.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
Z that no half license or fraction of a
license shall be issued for retailing
distilled, alcoholic and malt liquors.
Section 5. That this ordinance
4 shall take effect on and after jan
uary list, 1917.
Adopted Dec. 4, 1916.
Attest:
J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Allen Mccoy, and upon being
duly read " adopted unanimously
to-wit:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
October I'D, 1916, this body framed
a budget of e~ighty-one thousand dol
lars, 1881, 000.00)' as an estimate ex-
hibiting the various items of ex-
penditure that the parisa Of st. Ian
dry would require for the year 1917,
and
Whereas, said budget has been
published in the st. Landry Clarion,
the official journal newspaper of this
parish, for the full term of thirty
(30) days as the law directs, and
Whereas, a cd valcre,l tax OF ten
COY mills o nthe dollar of the tax
able property of this parish will be
required in addition to the revenues
to be derived under the license ordin-
ance adopted to meet said budget;
Now therefor, be it ordained by the
police jury of the parish Of st. Lam
dry, that a tax Of ten (10) mills on
the dollar be, and is hereby, levied
on all taxable property situated with
in this parish on which the state
leyies a tax, to meet said budget of
expenditure for the year 1917.
Adopted Dec. 4, 1916.
Attest.
J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Mr.. Mccoy offered the following
ordinance and upon being duly read
was adopted unanimously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Creating the first and second road
districts in the sixth police jury ward
LOT the parish of St. Landry; and fix
ing the limits and boundaries of each
of said road districts, and designat-
ing the names by which each of said
districts shall be known; and repeal
ing all ordinances in conflict here
with.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the police
jury Of the parish OF st. Landry, in
regular session convened that pursn-
ant TO the auth ority vested in this body
by law, the sixth police jury ward OF
the parish Of st. Landry is hereby
divided into the first and second road
districts Of the sixth police jury ward
of the parish of st. Landry, and said
districts are hereby created and the
boundaries and limits of each of said
road districts are hereby fixed as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Description of road district No.
one of the sixth police jury ward of
the parish of st. Landry, state of
Louisiana:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of sec. 80, T. 6, s.. r. 2 E.; thence
running due north about two miles
, to the south line of the right-of-way
n of the Frisco railroad; thence ruiz
| ming east following said right-of-way
III on the south side about one-half mile
to the west line of Sec. AZ, T. 6, s. r.
1 2 e, thence running northwest along
said west line to the northwest cor.
ner Of said Sec. Al; thence running
northeast following the north lines OF
Secs. q, As and At, T. s 8. R. 2 r.
to the northeast corner of Sec. IL;
thence continuing in said direction
across Sec. II fc the in~tersectio1 OF
the south line Of Sec. 16 with said
Sec. A, T. 6 s. r. 2 E; thence due
east to the S. e. orner of Sec. 16
T, 8 S. R. 2 e; thence along the east
line OF said Sec. is to the parish line
between the parishes of st. Landry
and Evangeline; thence west along
said parish line about nine miles te
Bayou des Cannes; thence southwest
along Bayou des Cannes about sis
and one-half miles to the point where
said Bayou intersects the south line
| of st. Landry parish; thence east
along the line between the parishes
of st. Landry and Acadia about
eleven and one-half miles TO the point
of beginning. Containing about
2 $500 acres.
Description Of road district No
two of the sixth police jury ward o.
the parish Of st. Landry.
Beginning at the southeast corne1