The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-29
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MONDAY, january %, 1881.

members Of the Town Council, tn
Town Council Of the town of LAX
B Charles met in special session. Present
J VIM. Meyer, Mayor; aldermen Ii. c
q Gill, ] T. Geary, +. E. Haskell and c
!, SCHNEIDER Absent: o. d. Marsh.
Tire minutes of the last meeting wer
; read, and, on motion, were adopted.
: Ga motion, be it ordained by TIN
! Town Council OF the town of LAX,
Charles, That the following licenses
on trades, professions and occupations
shall be levied and collected in Unitet
: States currency, for the wear 1881.
! Paragraph THAT for every bust
ness OF selling at retail, whether a
principal or agent, selling on commits
sion, at auction or otherwise, the licens,
shall be based on the gross amount Of
sales, as follows:
/ When gross sales exceed thirty thou
sand dollars, thirty dollars; when gross
sales exceed fifteen thousand dollars
twenty dollars; when gross sales exceed
five thousand dollars, ten dollars; when
gross sales are less than five Thousand
dollars, five dollars. Provided, that if
any distilled, spirituous, wines, malt OF
other kind of mixed liquors, be sold in
connection with the business of retail
merchant or grocer, in quantities of
not less than one pint, nor more than
five gallons, the license of such com
bined business shall be double the fore
going, and if any of the above men
toned liquors are sold in less qnanti-
ties than one pint, i'll connection with
the busiiless of retail merchant CT gro
Ger, The license shall be four times the
amennt for said combined business.
Proeided, that no license shall issue to
sell liquors III less quantities tltaA one
pint, FOR less than fifty dollars.
Par 2--I'hat for every street rail
road business, or business OF operating
a laeal railroad, and for every business
of transporting money, merchandise,
furniture, or other articles, by express
or transfer, Of keeping a warehouse or
storage-reoiB, the license shall be based
on.tlte gross annual receipts of said
business, rs follows:
When said receipts are over thirty
thousand dollars, thirty dollars; when
said receipts arc over fifteen Thousand
dollars, twenty-five dollars; when said
receipts are over FIVE thousand dollars,
fifteen dollars; when said receipts are
ever one thousand dollars, ten dollars.
Propided, that no license shall be re-
quired when said annual receipts are
less than one thousand dollars.
Par. 3-1'hat for every business of
menagerie, circus, or other
show, exIibition or perform
mce, the license shall be based on tile |
Of attaches, whether AS pro
prie,ors, performers oI' employees, as
follows:
When the number of said persons !
exceed ten, for FIRST performance, TWEEN |
ty dollars, and for each Subsequent per
Torrance, ten dollars; when the mum
Der of SAID persons exceed iite, forfirst t
performance, Ten dalla7s, and for each
performance, FIVE dollars;
when the nuHtber Of said PERSONS is less
Than five, urthe first performance, five
dollars, and for each subsequent per
Torrance, two dollars and fifty cents.
Par. 4-That for the business of
keeping hotel or boardng-honse, (
where lodging and eating are combined,
he license shall be based On the mum
Der of furnished lodging rooms for
guests, Us follows:
When the number IF said rooms ex-
iced twelve, twenty-five dollars; when
he number OF said rooms exceed ten,
weDty dollars; when the number If
aid rooms exceed eight, fifteen dollars;
When the number of said rooms exceed
is, ten dollars; when the number Of
aid rooms exceed three, five dollars.
Drooided. that when the number Of
oolns arc less than three, no license
hall be charged. ProoiaeR, that no
'erson who keeps a boarding house in
with schools or colleges,
hall be required TO pay a license for J
ueh boarding house; and that for every
usiness of lodging alone, the standard
I estimation shall be The same rs above,
ut the license shall be only one-llalf
he above.
Par 5-Tlk,t for every business Of !
estaurant, oyster-Louse, confectionery, II
ar-room, cabaret, coffec-house, cafe, 4
Ger saloon, liquor exchange, drinking I i
aloon, grog-shop, beer garden, brother !
lace where anything 10 be drank or :
aten on the premises, is sold, directly 5
indirectly, the license shall be based /
n the annual gross receipts Of said +
as follows
When said receipts exceed seven =
iousana five hundred dollars, the sun Y
ono hundred dollars; when said re- a
sipts exceed five thousand dollars, the Al
I'm Of seventy-fise dollars; when said !,
,ceipts exceed two Thousand five hun 7
red dollars, the sum of fifty dollars; -
hen said receipts exceed Two thousand liis
ollars, the sum Of thirty dollars; when /,
nd receipts exceed one Thousand five \
andred dollars, the sum oftsenty-fivc !.
ollars; when said receipts exceed one n
lousand dollars. the sum Of fifteen 4
ollars. PrQgided, that no establish b
cent, selling Or giving away any spir- al
uous, wines, or malt Liquors. In less !,