The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-05-15
Ordinance No. l3S.

pursuing any trade, procession. vocation.
calling or business in the Parish of La
fOurche except those who are expressly
exempt from such tax by Art. 206 and
207, of the Cons tuition.
Section /. BE II ordained by The Police Ju-
ry Of Me Parish of Lafourcj,e That the
following shall he collected by the PARISH
Tax Collector of this Parish.
Sec 2. There shall be three (3) classes of
retail dealers in dry goods, groceries, auc-
ton business hardware stationery, includ-
ing stores upon plantations as follows, VIZ: !:
Class /. When gross sales exceed Thirty
Thousand Dollars $(D.0j0) thirty dollars
$1,000.
Class2. When gross sales exceeds Fif
teen Thousand Dollars tsi5.Ooul Fifteen
Dollars. $500.
Glass 3. When gross sales exceeds Ten
Thousand Dollars (:i0.0O0) Ten Dollars,
$1,000
Class 4. When gross sales are less then
Ten Thorsand Dollars [$l0.0)0l Five Dol
lars $500.
P,.oo,aet. 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, Sl5.0l
Provided, When malt liquors are sold by
the bottle to be CONSUMED off the premises,
no license shall be exactcd.
See. 3. For every Museum, Menagerie or
Circus or other travelling shows, exhihi-
tions or performance the license shall be
based on the number Of attaches whether
proprietor performers employers, as fol
lows viz:
list. When the number of said persons is
over twenty, Twenty dollars for the first
performance and ten dollars $40 for each
subsequent performance.
End. When the number of said persons is
over ten. 10. Fifteen Dollars $500 for the
first performance and Seven and half 81 SO
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 peHor
nance Five dollars $500.
4th. When the number 0fsaid persons is
five or less the license shall not be less than
Two and half $3.50 dollars for each pertor-
nance nor more than five dollars $500 at
the discretion of the Collector for each per
formance.
Sec. T. For every keeper of . Bar-room
Cabaret, Coffee House, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon or other places where any
thing to be drink or eaten on the premises
is sold directly or;in,frectly the license shall
be Thirty FIVE dollars $500. inclusive Of H.
cense ordered by. proyiso OF section of
this ordinance, provided further that no
license shall be charged for selling refresh
ments for charitable or religious purposes.
Sec. s. For every keeper of an hotel or
boarding house, where lodging and eating
are combined. the license shall be based on
the number of lodging rooms for quarts. rs
follows viz:
list. When said rooms are six 8, or less
than six 6, five dollars. $500.
End, When said rooms exceed six 6, in
number Ten dollars $1,000.
Sec. 6. For every restaurant, eating house
oyster saloon, confectionery in which cake,
icre cream or other refreshments are fur
nished Ten dollars $40 90.
Provided, That DO distilled spirituous
malt or other kind Of mixed liquors are
sold in prrmiscs.
Sec. I. From each proprietor of saw
mill or planning mill. who sells over two
Thousand dollars worth OF lumber annual.
ly. Fifteen dollars $1,000.
Sec. 8. From each keeper of livery sta
BILE, sale stable or livery and sale stable
with stalls or other accommodations fol
horses or mules. Ten dollars $1,000.
See. g. From the owner of each and every
stage, hearse 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, Edi
! tor, Dentist, Oculist. the license for sai(
| profession or occupation shall be based OF
| the annual amount Of gross receipts, as fo
| lows viz:
Ist. When said receipts exceed Ten Thou
and Dollars, Twenty dollars $1,000.
End. When said receipts exceed 81,
| Thousand Dollars, Fifteen Dollars SEQ.
3. Whens said receipts exceeds Tw'
Thousand dollars, Ten dollars $1,000.
4th. When said receipts are Two IhOus
| and Dollars or less, Five dollars.
Sec. IL. From each Apothecary or retail
druggist, Twenty dollars $1,000.
Sec II From each peddler or hawker VIII
peddles or carries goods, wares, mfrchan
disc or groceries for sale or sells throug
this Parish in boat or other water Graf
Twenty Dollars 5000.
For every peddler cart drawn by tw
horses or mules, Fifteen Dollars $500.
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 addition
al horse five dollars S. 90.
For every peddler on foot, Five Dollar
Provided that prOviso Of section 2n.
and section 4th. of this Ordinance shall al
ply to peddlers and render them liable
the same license as retail liquor merehan
Bar Keeper sc.
Sec. Is. From each fortune teller, astro1
ger or clairvoyant, Twenty-Five dollar
, $500.
Fortune Wheels, prohibited.
Sec. Ii. Be it further ordained ETC., Th
the only legal evidence that a license hi
! been issued, shall be the appropriate for
of license, signed by the President OF Il
Police Jury and the. Treasurer and Cole
tOr iSSniuo the same
Sec. Is. Be it further ordained etc, Tb
each and every license shall expire ou Il
!. fthirty first day of December of the year
which it was obtained. Provided that al
Iperson firm or corporation subject to a
cense tax under this ordinance. after t
# first day Of July in each and every ye
i shall be liable for only half License.