The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-05-22
Ordinance No. l3S.


snciations of persons and corporations.
pursuing any trade, profession, vocation,
calliH. or business in the Parish of La
fonrche except those who are expressly
exempt from such tax by Art POS and
:,07, of the Constitution.
Section /. BE ii ordaiaed by the Police Ju
m Of lie Parish of Lafourche; That the
following shall he collected by the Parish
Tax Collector of this Parish.
Sec ,. There shall be three ~ classes of
retail dealers in dry goods, groceries, auc-
ton business hardware, stationery. includ
ing stores upon plantations us follows, VIZ ::
Glass |. When gloss sales exceed Thirty
Thousand Dollars $(30O00) thirty dollars
5000. .t.-.
Classa. When gross sales exceeds Fif-
teen Thousand Dollars [si5.00O] Fifteen
Dollars. $500.
Glass 3. When gross sales exceeds Ten
Thousand Dollars ($l0.000) Ten Dollars,
$1,000
Class 4. When gross sales are less then
Ten Thousand Dollars [$l0.000l Five Dol
lars $500.
Proo.iea. That if any distilled, spirituous
vinous, malt or other kind Of mixed liquors
be sold in connection with the business of
retail merchant or grocer will pay for such
combined business an additional license Of
Fifteen dollars, $500.
Provided when malt liquors are sold by
the bottle to be consumed oil the premises,
no license shall be eIacted.
See. 3. For every Museum, Menagerie or
Circus or other travelling shows, exhibi-
tions or performance the license shall be
based on the number Of attaches whether
proprietor performers employers, as fol-
lows viz:
1st. When the number of said persons is
over twenty, Twenty dollars for the first
performance and ten dollars $40 for each
subsequent performance.
2nd. When the number of said persons is
over ten. 10. Fifteen Dollars $500 for the
first performance and Seven and half 80
dollars for each subsequent performance.
3rd. When the number of said performers
is over five 5. for the first performance Ten
dollars $1,000 and each subsequent perfor
nance Five dollars $500.
4ti,, When the number ofsaid persons is
five or less the license shall not be less than
Two and half $3.50 dollars for each perfor-
nance nor more than. five dollars $500 at
the discretion of the Collector for each per
formance. s
Sec. 4. For every keeper of Bar-room
Cabaret, Coffee House, liquor exchange.
drinking saloon or other places where any
thing to be drink or eaten "a the premises
is sold directly or indirectly the license shall
be Thirty five dollars $500. inclusive OF IL
cense ordered by provisO OF section of
this ordinance, provided further that no
license shall be charged for selling refresh
ments for charitable or religious purposes.
See. 5. For every keeper of an hotel. or
boarding EGuse, where lodging and eating
are combined. the license shall he based on
tho number OF lodging rooms for quarts. as
follows viz:
Ist. When said rooms are six 6, or less
than six &, five dollars. $500.
end. When said rooms exceed six =, in
number Ten dollars $1,000.
Sec. 6. For every restaurant, eating house
oyster saloon, confectionery i'll which cake,
| icre cream or other refreshments are 1ur'
nished Ten dollars $40 90.
Provided, That DO distilled spirituous,
malt or other kind of mixed liquors are
sold i'll prrmises.
! See. 7. From each proprietor of q saw
mill or plaining mill. who sells over two
thousand dollars worth of lumber annual
IL. Fifteen dollars $1,000.
| Sec. 8. From each keeper of livery sta
| bic. sale stable or livery and sale stable
| with stalls or other accommodations fol
horses or mules. Ten dollars $1,000.
Sec g. From he owner OF each and every
STAGE heRrse used for hire, Five dollars
| $500.
! Sec 10. For every individual or Company
carving on the profession or business o
Attorney at Law. Physician. Surgeon, Ed
tor. Dentist, Oc,,list. the license for sal,
profession or occupation shall be based OF
the annual amount Of gross receipts, as TO
| lows viz:
lst. When said receipts exceed Ten Thou
and Dollars, Twenty dollars $1,000.
2nd. When said receipts exceed 81.
Thousand Dollars, Fifteen Dollars $3.50.
THOUSAND dollars, Ten dollars $1,000.
l. 4th. When said receipts are Two Thous
and Dollars or less, Five dollars.
See. IL. From each Apothecary or retail
druggist, Twenty dollars $1,000.
Sec II From each peddler or hawker VIII
| peddles or carries goods, wares, mfrchap
disc or groceries for sale or sells throug
this Parish in boat or other water Graf
Twenty Dollars $4,000.
For every peddler cart drawn by tw
horses or mules, Fifteen Dollars $1,000.
For every ped dir cart drawn by on
: horse, Ten Dollars $1,000.
| Fer every pack peddler with one hOrs
Ten Dollars $1,000. and for each ad ,itiOl
{ al horse five dollars s. 90.
For every peddler on foot, ,sFive Dollar
, Provided that prOvisO of section IN
E and section ith of this Ordinance shall a.
ply to pedders and render them liable
: the same license as retail liquor msrchan
e Bar Keeper &c.
r Sec. IL. From each fortune teller, astro
+ ger or clairvoyant, Twenty-Five dollar
t $500.
n Fortune Wheels. prohibited.
i Sec. II. Be it further ordained etc, Ih
the only legal evidence that license b
IS been issued shall be the appropriate for
: of license signed by the President Of t
Police Jury and the Treasurer and COLE
{, tor issuing the same.
See. Is. BE it further ordained etc, Th
each and every license shall expire on
t. thirty-frst day of December ofthe year
which it was obtained. Provided that a
nersou firm or corporation subject to a
cease tax ugtier this cyl'i1lnce, after
NJ ! irst ,idy 0i tuiy III each AMI egerT Y;
II ,,ail be i.t'ie tor only = a2if iseasr.