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ST. LANDRY CLARION..
" Here shall the `press the people's rights maintain, Unawed by Influence and unbribed by gain."
VOL. I. NO. 17. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1891. SUBSCRIPTION, $ A YEAR.
THE CLARION.
Published Every Saturday by the
St. Landry Printing and Publishing Co.
(LIMITED.)
Harmony Union No. 664 meets at Big
Cane the first and third Saturdays of each
month, J..A. Boyd president, W. C. Flesh
man secretary.
Opelousas Union No. 451 meets every
other Saturday at 4 p. m., in Chachere a
Hall. J. J. Thompson, president; S. M. Pe
ters, secretary.
"alirriew Farmers Union No. 689 St.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, meets at Belle
vue church, first Saturday in each month.
1M. R. Wilson president, J. P. Smith vice
president, H. C. Peckham secretary, Jules
Boutte treasurer, A. J. Morgan chaplain,
J. S. Hazelwood lecturer, J. E. Daily door
keeper.
Osledonia Union No. 663 meets the 1st
and 3d Saturdays of every month, at the
secretary's home. Rene Carriere president,
G. T. St. Cyr vice-president, A. Valin secre
tary, Mrs. A. Valin trrasurer, John Jen
nings chaplain, Walter St. (.yr lecturer, Ar
mand Carriere assistant lecturer, (Jilmer
Sonnier doorkeeper, Albert Rider assistant
doorkeeper, Albert Whatley sergeant-at
arms.
Resolutions Adopted by the Parish
Farmers' Union, January 5, 1891.
Resolved, that this convention strongly
endorses the ST. LAhnauY CLARION and re
commend it to the public as a reliable, un
subsidized, honest local newspaper, devot
ed to the interests of the people and hostile
to all monopolics;
Resolved further, that this convention
fecommend and advise all the subordinate
Unions in this parish, to officially aid and
support the CLARION, and use their influ
ence to increase its circulation and patron
age.
Resolved further, that it le selected as
the Official Organ of our Order kn this par
ish,
Whereas, the La. State Lottery is trying
at the present time to subvert the wishes
of the people of this State, by mandamus,
and papers sent out by the Progressive
League and also by a subsidized press
owned by men acting for or in the interest
of said lottery; therefore, he it
Resolved, that the Farmers' Union of the
parish of St. Landry, at Turkey Creek as
sembled, do most solemnly reiterate their
opposition to this hydra-headed monster,
and affirm most positively that we will not
support any papers in or out of this State,
in favor of the Louisiana or any other lot
tery, and that we will oppose with all our
manhood and energy the election of any
man to office in this State, or parish, who
is in favor of lotteries.
Official Journal of the Farmers' Unions
-OF THE
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
OPELOUSAS, JANUARY 31, 1891.
Pittsburgh coal at E. H..Vordenbau
amen's lumber yard.
A-tak-a-pa Family and Planta
___Ai 5
E. H. Vordenbaurnen sells pine lum
ber at $12 per M ft. _
A criminal or jury term of the s
-trict court will begin here next on
4lay.
The force bill has again been laid
a~ide in the U. S. Senate. It will
hardly be brought up again before this
congress expires.
Work on the Federal building here
goes slowly, on account of the wet
weather; the water has to be pumped
out of the excavation every day.
The very wet weather of this month
has stopped farming operations. Crops
will be planted late this year. A good
dcal of cotton has been left in the
fields, for lack of pickers.
,Calleham's bridge, on the Bellevue
road, is being repaired, which turns
the travel from that direction through
the west Bellevue road, and three
small bridges in Gillespie's lane on
that :-oad are out of place, caused by
the recent heavy rsins, which makes
that road almost impassable for vehi
cles.
Mr. i. K. . lling, private secretary
of Mr. John A. Morris, writing to an
individual who wo ted to start an=
other lottery paper, says: "We can
not accept your proposition. We now
control the press of the State, for
which we have expended a large
amount of money. Some has proved
value received, while some has proved
-money lost, especially as it Ihs -tuned
.out in Sabine pr ;sh. We had no op
,position there until the Banner was
puhlished." This is an admission that
the Lottery subsidized the press, and
that a p ess known to be subsidized
loses its influence with the people.
The springing up of a few anti-lottery
papers in the State, after the Lottery
had got control of nearly all the old
ones, convinced Mr. Morris, that pur
chased newspaper influence did not
amount to Inuch. The Lottery, there
fore, it seems, has quit investing in
newspapers, except those that have
'roved value received ;" and those
t at "Groved money lost" may have to
take care of themselves.
People who expect to get to Heaven,
just because they have shaken hands
with the preacher and had their names
enrolled on the church book, make a
very big znistake.-Ex.
Estate of Ifenry Paul Fontenot, pere.
-No. 4489 Probate Court, Parish of St. Lan
rv.--Whereas, Henry Paul Fontenot fils,
,ademsnistrator of the above named estate,
has sled a final tableau of said estate, with
his petition for the homologation of the
same; notie -is hereby given to all whom
itm aconcern to show cause within' ten
ay. why the =sayer of said petitioner
hold taot be g.aAte and the said tableau
3homologated and .com ni+- ,
By:orter.of ourt, dated Jan. 20, I191.
J;. 1 c 4 f L- TUOMP$OvilI, Clerk.
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPELOUSAS, LA., Tuesday, Jan'y 13, 1891.
The police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present, E. M. Boagni president,
Messrs. P. Stagg, P. Robin, H. Durio, C. T.
Bihm, I)r. E. S. Barry and S. Haas.
On motion of Dr. tarry, the reading of
the minutes of yesterday was dispensed
with.
On motion of Mr. Durio, be it resolved
that the petition of the residents of Plais
ance cove adjoining prairie Ronde, asking
to be included in the hog law district and
that bayou Petit Josi should be given them
as a line, be granted as prayed for.
The following license ordinance having
been read three times, section by section,
was unanimously adopted-excepting that
part imposing a hjuor license of one hun
dred dollars, which-having been read
three times, was adopted-the vote being
as follows: aye, Barry, Sgg, Robin, Haas;
nay, Bihm, Durio. i
AN OIIDINiCE
To levy, collect and enforce ent of an
annual license tax upon 11 persons,
associations of persons or business firms
and corporations, Ilrsuing any trade,
profession, vocaioff, calling or busi
ness, except those who are expressly
excepted from such license tax by Arti
cles 206 and 207 of the Colititution.
SEc-rIoN 1. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, That
there is hereby levied an annual license
tax for the year A. D. 1891, upon each per
son, association of persons or business firms
and corporations, pursuing any trade, pro
fession, vocation, calling or business, ex
cept those expressly exempt from such
license tax by Articles 206 and 207 of the
Constitution.
SEc. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., That
on the second day of March, A. D. 1891, the
tax collector of the parish shall begin to
collect and shall collect as fast as possible
from each of the persons or business firms,
association of persons and corporations
pursuing lthin the parish ainy trade, pro
fession, vocation, calling or business, a li
cense tax as hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and colletible
from the second (lay of March, and "all un
paid licenses shall become delinquent on
the first day of May, and all firms who
commence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license is
paid within ten days.
SEc. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the annual licences for all kinds of busi
ness hereinafter named, except as after
ward provided, shall be graduated.
MANUFACTURERS.
Paragraph 1. That for carrying on each
business of manufacturing not expressly'
xempted by Articles 206 and 207 of the
Constitution, the license shall be based.on
gross annual receipts of said business as
follows, to-wit:
First class-When the said receipts are
two hundred thousand dollars or more,
and under three hundred thousand dol
lars, the license shall be one hundred and
forty dollars, $140.
Second class-When the said receipts are
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more, and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and five dollars, $105.
Third class--When the said receipts are
one hundred thousand dollars or more,
and less than one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, the license shall be seventy
dollars, $70.
Fourth class-When the said receipts are
ninety-five thousand dollars or more, and
less than one hundred thousand dollars,
the license shall be sixty-five and one-half
dollars, $65.50.
Fifth class-When the, said receipts are
thai'i n eyve' ousatnd dollars, the hi4
cense shall be sixty-three dollars, $63.
Sixth class-When the said receipts are
seventy-five thousand dollars or more, and
under ninety thousand dollars, the license
shall be fifty-two aid one-half dollars $52.50.
Seventh class-When the said receipts
are fifty thousand dollars or more, and less
than seventy-five thousand dollars, the li
cense shall be thirty-five dollars, $35.
Eighth class-When the said receipts are
forty thousand dollars or more, and less
than fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-eight dollars, $28.
Ninth class-When the said receipts are
thirty thousand dollars or more, and less
than forty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-one dollars, $21.
Tenth class-When the said receipts are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more, and
less than thirty thousand dollars, the li
cense shall be nineteen and one-half dol
lars $19.50.
Eleventh class-When said receipts are
less then twenty-five thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifteen dollars, $15.
Provided, nothing herein shall be con
strued to apply to fhe business of grinding
meal, ginning cotton or making sugar by
any farmer or planter.
BANKING.
Paragraph 2. That for each business of
carrying on a bank, banking company, as
sociation, corporation or agency, the license
shall be based on the declared or nominal
capital and surplus, whether said capital
and surplus is owned, or in use, or on de
posit. in the State or elsewhere, as follows,
to-wit:
1st class-When said declared or nominal
capital and sdrplus is onehundredthousand
dollars or more, and less than two hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars, $150.
Second class-Wehn said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is fifty thous
and dollars or more, and under one hun
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be
seventy-five dollars, $75.
The declared or nominal capital and sur-:
plus as provided in this section, shall be
ascertained and based upon the annual
statement made in pursuance of existing
laws to the State Treasurer.
For each business of carrying on a pri
vate banking house business or agency,
there shall be one class only, and the li
cense shall be based on the total declared
capital invested in said business, whether
said' apital is owned or in use or deposit
in this State or elsewhere. as follows:
First class-When said capital is one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less,
and under two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars, $150.
SEc. 4. Be it further ordained etc., That
for every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as principal, agent or commission,
by auction, representing foreign merchants
or otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of sales,as follows:
First class-When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty and not more than five
hundred thousand dollars. tbe'license shall
be one hundred dollars, $100.
Second class-When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less
the license shall be fifty dollars, $50.
Provided no person or persons shall be
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or
they sell by the original or unbroken
package or barrel only; and provided fur
ther, that no person or persons shall-be
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or they
sell to dealers for resale. If they sell in
less quantities than original and unbroken
packages or barrels, they shall be consid
ered retail dealers, and pay licenses as such.
That for every business of selling at retail,
whether as principal, agent on commission
or otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of sales,as follows:
First class-When gross sales are ,one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more, and under two hundred thousand
dolllars, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars, .b.
Second class-Wen gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars or more, and
under one handred and fifty thousand dol
lars, the license ssall be o;ie hundred dol
lars, $100.
Third class-When gross sales are seven
t -ive thousand dollars or more, and ni
ter o~ehundred thousand ldol, th* li;
cerse shall, seveleala 5 .i
Fourth clss-Wlp grossss are ffty
thousand ioirs 4r shide ; 'etde~bv
entyfive thousand dolla t nseshall
be fift dollars, 50.
Fifth class-When gross sales are forty
thousand dollars or more, and under fifty
thousand dollars, the license shall be forty
dollars, $40.
Sixth class-When gross sales are thirty
thousand dollars or more, and under forty
thousand dollars, the license shall be thir
ty dollars, $30.
Seventh class--When gross sales :r~
twentv-five thousand dollars or meae-d
under thirty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-five dollars, $25.
Eighth class-When gross sales are twen
ty thousand dollars or more, and less than
twenty-five thousand dollars; the license
shall be twenty dollars, $20.
Ninth class-When gross sales are fifteen
tfpusand dollars or more, and less then
Uenty thousand dollars, the license shall
be fifteen dollars, $15.
Tenth class-When gross sales are less
than fifteen thousand dollars, and more
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars, $10.
Eleventh class-When gross sales are five
thousand dollars or less, the license shall
be five dollars, $5.
Provided, That if any distilled, vinous,
malt or other kind of mixed liquors be sold
in connection with the business of retail
merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster house,
confectionery or druggist, in less quantities
than five gallons, the license for such ad
ditional business shall be as hereinafter
provided for in section eight of this ordin
ance; provided further, that no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons for less than one hundred
(100) dollars.
Sxc. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That
each and every insurance company, (socie
ty) association, corporation or other organ
ization or firm, or individual doing and
conducting an insurance business of any
kind, life, fire, marine, river, accident or
other in this parish, whether such compa
ny (society), association, corporation, or
other organization or firm, or individual is
located or domiciled here or operating
here, through a branch department, resi
dent board, local office, firm, company, cor
poration.or agency Qf any kind whatsoev
er shall pay a separate and distinct license
on said business for each company repre
sented, and said license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of premiums on
all risks located within the parish, and up
on risks located in this State, other States
or foreign countries, upon which no license
has been paid therein, as follows, to-wit:
First class-When said premiums are ten
thousand dollars, and less than twenty
thousand dollars, the license shall be three
hundred and fifty (350) dollars.
Second class-NWhen said premiums are
less than ten thousand dollars, the license
shall be three hundred (300) dollars.
Provided, That no corporation not incor
porated under the laws of the State, nor
any foreign society, firm or partnership.
shall do business in this parish, except
through an agent duly authorized and ac
credited for the purposes of said business,
and for all purposes connected with licen
ses and taxation and service of process,
said agent to be appointed by authentic
act, and a certified copy of the act to be
deposited in the office of the Secretary of
State. Any person or firm who shall fill
up orsign a policy or certificate of insur
ance on open marine or fire insurance pol
icy,-or otherwise issue by a corporation. or
association, or persons, not located or rep
resented in this parish by a legally author
ized agent, shall be considered an agent of
such corporation Dr person or association,
and shall be liable for all licenses, taxes
and penalties enforced by the provisions of
this ordinance upon such person, corpora
tion and association, as if represented by a
legally appointed agent.
Provided, That.nothin herein contained
ipjaiy tual insurandce policies by assess
ments upon members, whether the same
be or be not domiciled in this parish.
CARRY AND STORING.
SEc. 6. Be it further ordained, etc., That
every omnibus or regular coach, or herdic
business, and for every business of trans
porting money, merchandise or other arti
cles, by express or transfer, of operating
one or more tow boats or tug boats, or
keeping a warehouse or storage room, the
license shall be based on the gross annual
receipts of said business, as follows:
First class-When gross annual receipts
are twenty-five thousand dollars or more,
and less than seventy-five thousand dol
lars, the license shall be forty (40) dollars.
Second class-When the receipts are less
than twenty-five thousand dollars, the li
cense shall be ten (10) dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
S8c. 7. Be it further ordained, etc., That
for carrying on the business of cotton gin
nery, the license shall be based on the
number of bales ginned, provided that no
license shall be imposed or collected on
cotton gins ginning for hire not over four
hundred (400) bales:
First class-When said number of bales
are 450 and not more than 550, the license
shall be ten (10) dollars.
Second class-When said number of bales
are 550 and not more than 750, the license
shall be twenty (20) dollars.
Third class-When the said number of
bales are 750 or more, the license shall be
twenty-five (25) dollars.
AMUSEMENTS.
That for every business of keeping a the
atre, opera house, amphitheatre academy
of music, or circus, a license shall be based
on the number of attachees:
1st class-When the number of said per
sons is seventy-five or more, the license
shall hS four hundred (400) dollars.
2d class-When the number of said per
sons is fifty or more, and less than seventy
five, the license shall be three hundred
(300) dollars.
3d class--When the number of said per
sons is thirty or more, and less than fifty,
the license shall be two hundred and fifty
dollars.
4th class-When the number of said per
sons is twenty or more, and less than thir
ty, the license shall be two hundred dollars
5th class-When the number of said per
sons is ten or more, and less than twenty,
Sthe license shall be one hundred and fifty
dollars.
6th blass-When the number of said per
sons is five or more, and less than ten, the
license shall be one hundred dollars.
7th class-When the number of said per
sons is four, the license shall be seventy
Ave. dollars.
8th class-When the number of said per
so" s is three, the license shall ,be fifty dol
9th elass-When th1e llmber of persons
is too, the license shall be forty dollars.
10th class-When the number is one, the
license shall be thirty dollars.
Each and every peddler or hawker shall
nay an annual. license graded as follows:
When traveling on foot, (5) five dollars,
when traveling on horseback, (10) ten dol
lars, when traveling in one-horse vehicle,
(15) fifteen dollars, when traveling in two
horse vehicle, (30) thirty dollars, when
traveling on boat, barge or other water
craft, (100) one hundred dollars, provided,
no hawker or .4ddle, w ose stock does
not exceed in rvalue (110) ten dollars, will
be required to pay any license; and pro
vided further, that constables or police
officers throughout the parish are hereby
empowered and directed to cause-all ped
dlers and hawkers to exhibit their parish
licenses, and if the peddlers and hawkers
fail to produce or exhibit the same, the
constable or police officers shall retain
their stock or merchandise until said ped
dlers or hawkers produce the parish li
censes.
vermsra4cz Ansrp ssaIX trr.
Sas. & Be it further ordained, etc., That
eve rybusiness po keeping a hotel,
I1eoe l gi and eating are combined
h license shall be based on the number
of furnished lodging rooms for gges.s, as
follows, vis:
lst class-When-saideoms are -in num
bir thirty or more, and less than forty-ive,
te!icenpse hallbe pae hundred and fifty
c'law-When saidaOiiis are' in naun
ber fifteen or more, and less than thirty,
#he t~PPlap shall be one hundred dollar.
3d class- When said rooms are in num
ber twelve or more, and less than fifteen,
the license shall be seventy-five dollars
4th class-When said rooms are in num
ber nine or more, and less than twelve, the
license shall be fifty dollars.
5th class-When said rooms are in num
ber six-or more, and less than nine, the
licensea shall forty dollar.e
Provided, Tif fio person who keEps a
boarding-house, in connection with schools
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay
any license as boarding-house.
Provided further, That no license shall
be required when the number of said
roomsis less than provided for in class
five; that for every business of lodging
alone, the license shall be estimated on
the same basis as for hotels, butgraduated
at one-half rates; provided, that boarding
houses pay sixty per cent of the rates of
hotels.
That for every business of bar-room
cabaret, coffee-house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house, beer garden, or other
place where anything to be drunk or eaten
on the premises is sold directly or indirect
ly, the license shall be based on the :annu
al gross receipts of said business, as fol
lows, viz: That for this business there
shall be one extra class.
1st class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are five thousand dollars or more,
or less 'than seven thousand and five hun
dred dollars, the license shall be two hun
dred dollars.
2d class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are three thousand dollars or more,
or less than five thousand dollars, the
license shall be one hundred dollart.
Provided, No license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable or
religious purposes; provided, that no es
tablishment selling or giving away, or
otherwise disposing of any spirits, wines,
alcoholic or malt liquors in less quantities
than one pint shall pay less than one hun
dred dollars; provided further, that when
any kind of business Wrovided for in- this
ordinance shall be combined with any
other business, the same classification
shall be made as prescribed in this sec
tion; but the price of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each busi
ness separately.
That for the business of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, pool or
bagatelle tables, and ten-pin alleys, from
which revenue is derived, a license of ten
dollars for each such table or alley shall
be paid in addition to any other license
due by the establishment in which said
tables or alleys may be situated.
1st class--When the gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars and more
than two thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars.
2d class-When the gross sales are. less
than two, thousand, dollars,. the license
shall be five dollars.
Provided, That this provision shall not
apply to places doing the business herein
named where alcoholic, vinous or malt
liquors are sold.
Provided further, That druggists, etc.,
selling soda water, mead, etc., shall be re
quired to take out a license under this or
dinance.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the annual license for the kinds of busi
ness hereinafter named, shall be graduat
ed, as follows, viz:
That for every individual or company
carrying on the profession or business
agency for steamboats, draying, trucking,
keeping cabs, carriages, hacks or horses
for hire, undertakers, ownersorAlessees of
toll bridges and ferries, gastp. :builders,
stevedores and mechanics i#ho .mploy as
e, the leene i saýºu~ t
occuipation.
1st class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are five thousand dollai' or more,
and less than six thousand dollars, the
license shall '>e fifty dollars.
2d class-W1-en said gross annual re
ceipts are four thousand dollars or more,
ous a nd dollars, the
license shall be forty dollars.
3d class-When said goss annual re
ceipts are three thousand dollars or more,
and less than four thousand dollars, the
license shall be thirty dollars.
4th class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are two thousand <}ollars or more,
and less than three thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty-five dollars.
5th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are one thousand dollars or more,
and 1ess than two thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars.
6th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars or more, and less than one thousand
dollars, the license shall be fifteen dollars.
7th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are less than seven hundred and
fifty dollars, the license shall be four dol
lars. That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
physician, attoriney-at-law, editor, dentist,
oculist, photographer, by whom any ar
ticles are sold or dealt in other than the
simple photographs of various kinds taken
by himself, agency for publications, freight,
ticket, claims, patent rights, and all other
business not herein provided for shall be
graded the same as above set forth, but
the license shall be one half of those es
tablished by this section, and provided no
license shall be issued hereunder for less
than five dollars.
SEc. 10. Be it further ordained, etc., That
all traveling vendors of stoves, lightning
rods and clocks, shall pay a license annu
ally of two hundred dollars, in this parish.
SEC. 11 Be it further ordained, etc., That
when any two or more kinds -of businesA
are combined except as herein expressly
provided for, there shall be a separate
license required for each kind of business.
SEc. 12. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the annual receipts, capital, salBs and pre
mium in this ordinance, referred to as a
basis of license, are those for the year for
which the license is granted; the standard
for their estimation shall be prima facie of
the preceding year if the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties
or by parties to who they claim to be suc
cessors. If the firm or company be new
the amount or gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts of such business,
provided that any person commencing
business after the first of July, shall pay
one-half of the above rates.
SEC. 13. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the business of the previous year,
as also the actual condition and results
of business of the current year, for
new Afrms, associations or cOrporations,
for the purpose of calculating licenses,
shall be ascertained by the t-ax collec
tor in the sworn statement of the per
son or persons in interest, his or their
duly authorized agent or officer, made
before the tax collector or his deputy;
provided, that if the tax collector be
not satisfied with the sod sworn state
ment, he shall vrayervp tah sa*ne by a
rule, taklen in poper eoioiasprovided
in the Constitution, which rule shall
be tried summarily, whether an an
swer' be thereto filed or not. On the
trial of said rule, the books and writ
ten entries and memoranda of said
person or persons, firms, companies,
corporations or parties, shall be brought
into court and subjected to the in
spection and examination of the court,
the officer who took the rule, and such'
experts as he may employ or the court
may appoint ; provided, that this in
-1tis shllo o e cl strued as en
titlinn the defendat. to int u4dne in
evidence said book~ .and' documents
any iotA than he would have been
,without such inspection; ;~r.vided,
also, that thelicense shall issue in ac
cordance with the said sworn state
ment, notwithstanding the prospect or
pendency of the rule, and the final rec
tification shall be made as ordered by
the court.
SEc. 14. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That if any business shall be conduct
ed without- a ligense, fr, case herein
provided, the ofi cer whose duty-it ` s
to issue licenses, shall, on motion in
the proper courts as provided in the
Constitution, and which shall be with
out deposit or advance cost, take a
rule on the party or parties doing such
business, to show cause on the fifth
day, exclusive of holidays after the
service thereof, which may be tried
out of term times and in chambers,
and shall always be tried by preference,
why said party or parties should not
pay the amount of license claimed and
penalties, or be ordered to cease from
further pursuits of said business until
after having obtained a license; and
in case said rule is made absolute, the
order thereon rendered shall be con
sidered a judgment in favor of the
State, for the amount decreed to be
due by the defendant for license and
penalty and costs heretofore and here
inafter provided for, and shall be ex
ecuted in the same manner as other
judgments, and every violation of the
order of the court shall be considered
as a contempt thereof, and punished
according to law.
. It is hereby expressly- provided that
each person, -:ssociation of persons,
business firm or corporation, required
to take out a license under this or
dinance, shall be required to post the
same in a conspicuous plate; iniis or
their plr ce of business, under a penal
ty.of not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars, recoverable by the
tax collector, before any court of com.
petent jurisdictioni; and it shall be
the duty of .the tax collector, to visit in
person or by deputies, the several
places of business herein mentioned,
and ascertain that the provisions of
this section are strictly carried out.
SEc. 15. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the only evidence that a license
has been paid shall be the appropriate
form of license issued by the tax col
lector, and no receipts issued by a tax
collector in place of the license itself
shall be valid, and this clause, shall be
construed to prevent the tax collector
from issuing a receipt, in lieu of the
appropriate form, to any person, asso
ciation of persons, or business corpora
tions; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to
exclude oral evidence of lost or des
troyed licenses.
SEC. 16. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That all unpaid licenses shall bear in
terest at the rate of two per cent per
month, from the second day of May,
and the payment thereof shall be se
cured by first privilege in fa,,or of the
parish, a' the4a. eoiUeeter shall eoh
lect said license and interest in the
manner provided by existing laws.
SEC. 17. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That all gross receipts derived from
any mercantile business or occupation
whatsoever, as hereinbefore provided,
whether earned within or without the
parish, shall form the proper basis up
on .which all licenses shall be assessed
and collected by the tax collector.
SEC. 18. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That a person, firm or company hav
ing, more than one place of business,
shall pay a separate license for each
place of business.
SEC. 19. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That all laws or parts of laws in con
flict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
E. M. BOAGNI,
Attest: President.
H. E. EsTORGE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE TO ENCOURAGE STOCK RAIS
ING IN THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
SEc. 1. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, That no
person or association of persons shall be
permitted to stand any stud-horse, jack or
bull in this parish without having first ob
tained a license from the parish; which'
license shall be equal in amount to the
greatest sum charged for the services of
the same; provided that no person or as
sociation of persons who shall stand any
stud-horse, jack or bull without having
first obtained the license provided for in
this section, shall be permitted to recover
any amount for such service.
SEc. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That any person or association of persons
who shall stand any stud-horse, jack or
bull in compliance with the terms of this
act, shall have a lien and privilege upon
the issue of said stud-horse, jack or bull
for the period of one year, w'hil lien and
privilege shall prime all others,
Attest: E. M. BOAGNI,
H. E. ESTORGE, Clerk. President.
On motion vote being called for resulted
as follows: Ayes, Barry, Stagg, Robin,
Durio, Hans, nay, Bibm.
On motion the police jury took a recess
until 2:30 p. inm.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:30p. m., present,
E. M. Boagtii, president; Messrs. Stagg,
Robin, Durio, Blihm and Haas, Dr, Barry
having been excused by the chair.
SECQND WARD.
Onezime Marks from Higginbotham's
bridge to Spyrers, Philosime Mlenard from
Dick Smith to O. Guidry's bridge, Louis D.
Stelly from Vermillion crossing to Spyrers,
Gaston Horaist from Frozard's bridge to
Grand Coteau, Valsin Richard from Mrs.
McPherson's gin to prairie basse road,
Heypolinaire Savois from Grand Cotep
to OCFonrQ bTdge,
TIta WARDn.
Road overseers to be changed in my
ward (3rd ward), Dupreville Meche from
Mark's bridge to Frozard's bridge, Fran
cois Mark from Arnaudville to intersection
of road to Frozard's bridge..
On motion of Mr. Stagg, be it resolved,
that
Whereas, the contract made by the
police jury of the parish of St. Landry
with the editors and iibt ers of the Ope
lousas Co. er and ad 8 idry Demo
crat, 'for the pubiication of the offlcial pro
ceedings of said body expired on 'the 31st
day of December 180, and
Whereas, it is the intention of the police
jury to advertise for bids for the offieial
printing for the current year, a.4
Wheras it is necessary that the pro
;ceedings of this meeting should be pub
lished; thereforefore, be it
Resoled, that the president of this body
be authorized to make arrangement with
one newspaper published in this parish, to
have the proceedings of this meeting pub
lished until an official journal is chosen.
Votedea Messrs. Stagg Durio, Bihm,
Robin; Mr. Haas. voted no, becuse I do
not consider their contre. t Ie opt until
OcOf T F hesiQ and ex-ao tax
October, 1800:
4 1 i.h tas " .... .... .. 40 4
Criminal corporation taxes........ 85 15
Interest on taxes 1880.............. 41
Licenses ........................... 142 50)
Total................ 1700 51
Less 5% commtssion.......... .8547
Net paid over....... . $1824i 04
books in my office and a ited by the Par
ish Auditor. T. . FONTENOT, Sheriff
And ex-officio Tax Collector Par. St.Landry.
STATEMENT
Of T. S. Fontenot, sheriff and ex-officio tax
collector, showing the amount of parish
and criminal corporation taxes, also li
censes collected during the month of
November, 1890:
Parish taxes.......................$3082 75
Criminal corporation taxes..:..... 234 65
Interest ........................... 08
Licenses ........................... 37 50
Total ......................... 3835408
Less 5% commission ...........107 74
Net paid over...............$3187 24
I hereby certify the above and foregoing
to be a true and correct copy from the cash
books in my office and audited by the Par
ish Auditor. T. 8. FONTENOT, Sheriffi
And ex-officio Tax Collector Ph. St. Landry.
STATEMENT
Of T. S. Fontenot, sheriff and ex-officio tax
collector, showing the amount of parish
and criminal corporation taxes, also if
cences collected during the month of
December, 1800:
Parish taxes ..... ..........$12458.24
Criminal corporation taxo ....... 928 7
Interest .............. .... ... 07
Licenses ....................... 45 00
Interest on licens:s............... 100
Total....... ... ........... 1848128
Less Bommission 5%........ 67150
Net paid ,@_r........... . ...12572
I hereby certUW the above and
to bla tiet asl rreeoect 00D7J
books in my office and audited by the Pa
ish Auditor. T. 8. FONTEItOT, Sheriff
And ex-officio Tax Collector Ph. fa Landrys
Licenses for 1890 overlooked... ...... 10 0
Less commission 'at 5... .....
Net ................ t ... ..... 9650
On motion of Mr. Durio, be it resol
ved that the sum of $300, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and is
hereby appropriated to dig canal aloog
C. M. Thompson's south line, under
the supervision of Diomel Durio,. Ho
mer Durio and C. M. Thompson, and
that said committee be empowered to
call out the road hands todo said work,
On motion of Mr. Bihm, the petition
of Damonville Fusilier relative to
change of road running on his land, be
changed to run instead on his west
boundary on line between himself and
land of Dorsin Lafleur jr., be granted
as prayed for.
On motion of Mr. Robin, be it resol
ved that the sum of $200, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and is
hereby approprited to dig canal in Ca
my's lane, under the supervision of
Messrs. P. Robin, Jos. Wyble and Olide
Devilliers, and that- said committee be
empowered to call out road hands to do
said work. .
Oil moti r of Mrs. l Haas, be it msolv
ed that a committee f three eomposed
of Messrs. Wm. Clark, Austin Camp
bell and Benjamin Henry, be appoint
ed to ascertain the costs to repair brid
ges on road from Pine Prairie to Beav
er Creek via Clark's sawmill, as well as
bridges on road from Pine Prairie to
Beaver Creek on old-road.
On motion of Mr. Haas, be it resolv
ed that a committee be appointed to
ascertain costs of building bridge over
Black Lake near James West, and re
port at next regular meeting; commit
tee, C. T. Griffith, Z. T. Oliver and
Wm. Rasbury.
On motion of Mr. Haas, be it resolv
ed that the sum of one hundred dol
lars, or as much thereof as may be nec
essary, be and is hereby appropriated
to repair bridge over Cocodrie near
Griffin, as well as two other bridges on
road from said bridge to Avoyelles line,
under the supervision of W. B. Stew
art, Monroe Wolff and D. W. Bass,
funds of 1891, 6th ward.
Messrs. Stagg snd Robin, committee
appointed to settle with the treasurer,
reported through their chairman, Mr.
Stagg, that they had examined and
cancelled vouchers to the amount of
$2950.60, which amount they recom
mend should be placed to the credit of
the treasurer; ; whereupon motion of
Mr. Bihm, the report was accepted and
the confmittee discharged.
Messrs. Bihm, Durio and Haas, com
mittee on claims, reported through
their chairman, Mr. Bihm, that they
had examined and found correct the
following claims, viz :
J O Robertson salary as keeper
of iron bridge at Washington$ 50 00
D Roos sundries for jail...... 73 95
Marius Coleman juror on inqst .2 00
Aurelien David 2 00
CM Melangon - 2 00
C Hebert 2 00
Olivier Frug6 " 2 00
Orter Frugbl" 2 00
Olib6 Manuel 2 00
L S Havard lumber funds 1890
4th ward............ .. 48 50[
V Valmont & 8 Wykoff mak
ing fence through Henry
Lastrapes' field........... 25 00
Mt Pleasant mill lumber 1890 -
5th ward,,cl ,, .. 76 00
A Pavy stove for recorders office 5 00
T S Fontenot 26 dys attending
court to jan 3191.......... 130 00
Town Washington repairs on
Long bridge.............. 16 60
H D. Larcade putting up stove
and pipe in recorder's 0"4 $ 00
E H Vordenhanmen lusmbeb , 17 21
C J Thompspn burying pauper 10 00
o M Thompson for registering
7 inquests from NO. 224 to
23 6inclusive............. -26 50
T S Fontenot arrest' prisoners 37 80
C M Thompson costs insuit of
V Boagni vs. T " Fontenot
shf et als No.14,725....... 50 05
P Robin per diem and mileage
in same suit 2 days..... ... 00
T 8 Fontenot costs in suit of I
V Boagni vs self et al.......549
T S Fontenot for sun4d.. 2 65
E S TTyloQ Ic aRtqrnie4 in
suit V Boagni vs T S onte- -
Snot sheriff.... ....... ...10 00 C
etiave jintenetscopies fusw i
Sishedsist-ofi.V Boagaiv
-T 8 Fontenot sheriff et als.. a!.
J WBacondasmages~ rpon • oo
DRoom southllia... .. ...-578
L S Havard lumber 4tk ward
funds 1890...:. . . 18 40
Whereupon enotion of Mr. Robin,
the report was accepted n the com
mittee discb
On inotfiuia Ba lr, -t pice
of that month.
E. M. BDOAGN ,
Attest : President.
H. E. ESTORGE, Clerk.
Public Sale.
Estate of Phillip P. Fontenot.
SNo. 5076 Probate Court, Parish of St.
Landry.
By virtue of an order of the Honor
able 13th Judicial District Court in
and for the parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the"
highest bidder, by the undersigned ad
ministrator or by some duly qualified
public auctioneer, at the last residence
of the deceased, at Chataignier in said
parish of St. Landry, on
Tuesday, Metar, 3d, 1801,
the following desribed property be.
longing to the EstateofPhllip P. Ponw
tenot deceased, towlt :.
S1. The plantation, last- esidenc of
deceased, situated in the parish of St.
Landry, Louisiana, in lf' se BlBu, boun
ded on the north by lands of" jmon P.
P. Fontenet,E Sut lands of thie Es
tate Agubing asite1m two(F) rof
Jeansonne, and west by latd f the
Estate-fignring hereinh as ite hree
(3} of the inventory, ontainn afty
superficial arpents, with all th b
ings and improvements thusren extep
the .pairing of th' dwelling hoiuse, .
the fencing on item three= belongs to
the plantation; beings portion of-the
same land acquired,' *portion fromt
Lous Person, about twen tyr4ghe years
since, and the balance being the south
ern portion of old grant 'f Louis Bois-,
doird, and the de se by L. : Tan
'sey, agent, about ten years mince.
2. A certain tract of prairie land sit
uated at same place, in this said State
and parish, bounded .on the north by
lands of the Estate figu.ing h.plit as
item one (1) of the inventory, s·e th
by lands of Orelien Deshotels" and Ad-.
ow Zenon Aucoin and pthers, and west
by lands of Joachim Guillory fils, con
taining fifty superficial arpents, more
or less, with some fencing thereon, be.
ing the same land acquired 'from Solo.
mon Bertrand about twelve years since,
as per act ,passed before Yves Vidrine,
notary pubic..
3. Another tract of praiielandsita
ed in the same place in this L i te
aind parish; booane , turf.$*
Simoen 'P. P~ .Pontenot, sth ~lani s
of Gerand Granger and Joachim' Gul
lory, east by item one (1) of the inven
tory, and west by lands of Valery GuSil
lory fls, containing fifty supprfAcial ar
pents, more or less, being the other
portion acquired from Louis Perron
about twenty-three years since, and
the balance the southern portion of old
grant of. Louis Boisdord, and the, deed
passed by L. I. Tansey, agent, about
ten years since.
4. A certain tract of wood land situ
ated in this said State and parish, in
3Bayou Marron woods, bounded north
by lands of Gerand Granger; south by
said Bayou Marron, east by lands of
Philemon Jaco Fontenot, and west by
lands of Gerand Granger, containing.
twelve superficial arpents, more or less,
being the same land acquired from Ge
rand Granger about fifteen years since,
as per private act passed by T. S. Fon
tbnot.
5. A lot of beds, mattreses and bed
ding, a double barrel shot gun and ac
coutrements, kitchen itensils, house
hold furniture, farming utensils, a bug
gy and saddle, the branding iron, two
ox yokes, about seventeen ~iogs, twelve
head of gentle honed cattle, one "pair
work oxen, one ox, one aInerican bay
horse, one gray horse, one gray mare
and colt, one roan mare and colt, one
creole gray filly, one bay mare.
COMMUNITY PROPRtry.
Four head of gentle horned cattle, a
lot of cane for seed, twenty barrels of
rough rice, farming utensils, one two
horse wagon, about seventy barrels of
corn in the shuck, a lot of cotton seed,
and other articles.
Terms and Conditions--For the mo
vables, all adjudications of ten dollars
and under payable cash on the day of
sale; all adjudications over ten dollars,
one-balf payable cash, and the other
half payable in two equal installments,
one on January 1st, 1892, and the oth
er January 1st, 1898.
For the immovables, payments to be
made in three equal annual install
ments, one-third Jan. 1st, 1892, one
third Jan. 1st, 1893, and one-third Jan.
1st, 1894,
Purchasers will have to furnish their
promissory notes with two securities in
solido to the satisfaction of the admin
istrator, and payable to his order, bear-.
ing eight per cent per annum intetpat
from maturity till paid, and. ten per
cent to be added for atterney's fees in
case of suit to enforce payment; the
lands to remain specially mortpged,
with vendor's pivilege retained, until
final payment.
Sixo P. P. eoorroT,.
jan31 St Administrator.
Estate of Celeetnlae Taylor.t-Noa OB4
Probate Court St Landr Pariah--Whereas
Polastron A h aflaid has pstitoned the
cort to be apo t adnir of the
estatLe of his decasd wife, Celetn Tay
lor; notice is hereby giwea to all whom t
nay concern to ahow cause within ten
days why the pryer of the said petitioner
should Rot e itaedns& B order of the
Court, Cv.. THlOMW;eO, Clrk.
Jan&4t
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