The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-01-01

Ordinance NO. 20. III
An or'lihtare TO levy. collect and enforce
| the pay ;."nt OF al annual tax upon all
| per>ons. Asssaiasion of persons and corpG-
-ra'ions pursuing any trade profession
! vocatioa. calling hr.t business, except
those especially exempted br articles 2n6
| ana -. oi the Constitution Of the State of
] Louisiana.
/ Section !. Be it ordained. by the Mayor
| ami Trustees Of the Town of ThiD .dtnx
in Council assembled that there is herehv
levied al anquai license tag for tn. calen-
dar Wear A. ID. 1871 and fofeacIr subsequent
| year. upon each person association of per-
s"1s and corporations pursuing any profes.
sion. vocation. Calling or business within
ths limits oi the Town of Thiaodaux, ex
ceptstipse Spexisllv declared exen,pt fn,p
suah tax by Articles 2t6 .sf,ds COZ Of she
ion of the State.
t. Secti"u2. Be it further ordained etc.
! That Immediately after the promul CATION
| d. his ordinance for the year A d. 1881.
aud on the see nd day of January in each
snbseqfteHt var. the Corpoeptioa Tax al
lector shslf h<aia t, collect Mnd shall col
| lect. as fast d possible. from each Of the
prr-"as, tssnclation OF persons aud CORPORA.
t,o1w rnE'nins. switlin .t!,es Esnitss Of the
! Town OF Tllbodanx anv trade profession,
vocati,'n ca in or business .. license tay
, as hereinafter graduated.
>ertl,n :. hat she a~nual licenses ini.
the kinds OF business hereinafter named,
eNeep al afterwards provided shall be,
graduated in nine 49) classes viz:
The tirst class, Tor which shall be paii
Seventy fve. Do iars, tS?a 0a,l A
he se,son'teLtss tor which shall be paid
Fifty '}oaars !. $-OO9] T. )
The third class. for which shall he paid
Forty Detar- $40 00.)
The fourth class, tor which shall be paid
Thirty Ealsass .$3so6.1 =
ihe Filth class. for which shall he paid
Twenty five Dollars f$e5O0l
The sixth class for which shall he maid
Twenty Dollars $50 0o.)
The seyetll, CLASS. for which shall be maid
Fifteen tol larsISl5O9J -%s& - 4
~ ihae!Gith class. for which shall he paid
The ai"th class loos which aAall be paia
Five Dollars lS5 00.l
Commercial B,ss;eess.
Seetirsa4. ~ it turslcr ordained setG
Iheeiof each and every businesssef selIane
ut retail NhsstkeS as prNncipsl N agent up
on coiAmission, sat He~thp ..aor' otherwise,
the Incense sarall hssbssed dr the gross au-
aati amount of sales, as follows viz:
First eAs pthe srpss4al sssper an
nam I'D fhstXdvss ii bus ahAS Sdcllars.
anna% 1s11 s,osss ,ss 4 sEiS H. ss per
THIRD class. when the gross sales exceed
forty thous nd dollars per annum
f"urth class, wheil tile gross annual sales
exceeds thirty thonsall,i dollars. 80 y
Fifth ct ss, when the gross sales per an
nun exceed twenty five thousand dollars.
sixth class, when the groS. sales per an.
hn,n exceed twenty thapsan,i dola.rs.,
Seventh class. when the gross. ss,Ies per
an,iuW exceed lftsen thousand dollars.
Eighth ela>s, whfp the gross sales ,por an
uum excs-d Ten thousand dollars.
Nipth class. when ,,he gross s4les,are five
Thousand d"llars er ann'ln O.. less Proyi-
'ied that If ary dist He'd, spurious. rireus.
malt or other kind of liquors be, sold in
connecfio with tl. business OF retail mer
chant Or gr"cef in 'qnantifiee ibf ubt f4ss
than one p Mt nor more than FIVE g.llons,
the license for sneh combined bnsiness shall
be Il 'ai'ie the foregoing and if any of the
above mtritionatt liinosse are sold in less.
quantities than one mint in connection with
thH bnsin"ssaf retail yu~rchsnt or u oear
the license shall be four, times the, above
am.''int tor such eofnhihef business. proHSii-
ded that no lceDse shall be issued to ssIl IL
Anor 10 less quantity fhah a. pint without
paying license not Tess than Fifty .icllars,
anil provide rtfIer, that before Issuing i.
license to .anF keeper yf a coffee house. or
d.nkiny loon o. s0thsra Astahlishment
wh're liquor are sold BY The glass it shall
be the dpty Qf the Tax Collector to reauipe
bond VIII, good aud solvent sureties ia
the sum q, Five hnndrsd Dollars the same
. to be approved bv the Navor AMI to be IT.
scrlbed Iii the office OF tae Recorder OF the
! Parish, the Condition whereof shall lie That
the proprietor OF such estdb iSbment shall
keep quiet and orderly house and shall
rerlnis no noise or disturbance therein cal
culatel to alarsror a; -ars the ayt,et ant!
tra1anllty # the neigi bor ood. the penalty
tor the viol olatioh Of SIG ! lnlitiou to he. Tor
the flrst offence twenty Ave dollars is25.Oo]
End fstsam snbss9nant ulfeeca 6ftv dollars
and the forfeiture Of his license for the yea,
sdairng which snch' offence shah have beer
committed. The above penalties to b col
iecsed and enforced by suit before a,sy
cedrt ct competent Jurisdiction. - -
ia Ari sss,a Aususeasaats. -,ss4
Section s. That for every busiuess 1t kee,
| ing theatre, inuseuIa. menagerie, clreu,
s other ttsvelling shor. exhibstio4s o,
performance. the liceuse shall be based ou
the nnnbsr OF Fattach6s. whether proprie
tors, pertNrrners lof employees as follow,
| viz:
The first elass when the number Of ga;d
porsons is oxar ono hundred.
Second class when the number Of said ne
sons ia over snvAnty Eve.
Third class when the sunber Of ssid per
sons 10 over fifty. -. fr.-7-
Fourth class vixen, the number Of sail
persoos IL over ehirty. vss,s.-..
Filth ol.ss when tie aambsr If ssil pc,
eoes-is ever twenty. v,.s sis ;,
SAxtn Glass when tne number Of saiA net
sous IL over ten .s... .
Sevaaih eias. whaa ths number Of al,
4persous is over five. s,rt -.
.Ngat class when the number of said pe,
s0ps Is over four. 4 J -
Aiath cla~. wheA khe nuraoer Of sa1 Do
soes is 0verthr1e. g wge ..,9'se
tenth e'ass whom tie uDmbsx Of eaid .pe,
sons 10 over two. =
Y E9fventh class when the. .number Of .sai
persona 10 twoaor lesa. -
- Section s FOrAhe. Ant class for eseh AZ
: eSssy preferences twenty i've dollaxs.