The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-10
lOFFICI
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Mr.. Garrett Introduced the following
Ordinance, which was read, and, on
motion, adopted unanimously:
ORDINANCE No. 44l.
To levy, collect aud enforce payment
of an annual license tax upon all
persons, association of persons or
business firms and corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, voca-
tion, calling or business, except
those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by article 206 and 205
of the Constitution.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tie
Mayor and City Council Of Mour0e,
That there is hereby levied an annual
license tax for the year A. d. 1882, and
for each subsequent year, upon each
person, association of persons or busi-
ness and corporation, pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business in the city of Monroe, except
those expressly exempt from such tax
by articles 2O6 and 207 of the Constitu-
tion.
SEC. 2. Bel further enacted, etc., That
Immediately after the promulgation of
this Ordinance and on the 2nd day of
January of each subsequent year, the
tax collector shall begin to collect aud
shall collect as fast as possible from
each person or business firm, associa-
tion OF persons and corporations pur-
suing within the city of Monroe any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business a license tax as hereinafter
graduated.
All licenses shall be due and coiiecti-
BILE during the first three months of
each year, and all unpaid licenses shall
become delinquent on the first day of
April of each year, and all firms who
commence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license is
paid within ten days.
the kinds of business hereinafter named,
except as afterwards provided, shall be
graduated in sixteen classes.
MANUFACTURES.
Paragraph l. That for carrying on
expressly exempted by articles 2O6 and
2O7 of the Constitution, the license shall
be based on gross annual receipts of said
business, as follows, viz:
First class, when the said receipts
are one million Of dollars or more, and
under two million dollars, the license
shall be four hundred dollars.
Second class, when the said receipts
are seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars or more, and under one million
dollars, the license shall be three hun
dred dollars.
Third class, when the said receipts
are five hundred thousand dollars or
more, and under seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, the license shall
he two hundred and fifty dollars.
Fourth class, when the said re-
| ceipts arc four hundred thousand dol
lars or over, and under five hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall he
| two hundred dollars.
Fifth class, when the said receipts
are three hundred thousand dol.
lars or over, and under four hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall he
one hundred and fifty dollars.
Sixth class, when the said receipts
are two hundred Thousand dollars or
more, and under three hundred thous-
and dollars, the license shall be one
hundred dollars.
Seventh class, when the said re.
ceipts are one hundred and fifty thous
and dollars or more, and under two
hundred thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy-tfvc dollars.
Eighth class, when the said re.
ceipts are one hundred thousand dol.
lars or more, and less than one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be fifty dollars. .sr
Ninth class, when the said re-
ceipts are ninety-five thousand dollar:
or more, and less than one hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall bt
forty dollars.
Tenth class, when tho said re
ceipts are ninety Thousand dollars o.
more, and less than ninety-five thous
and dollars, the license shall be thirty
dollars.
Eleventh class, when the said re
ccipts are seventy-five thousand dollar
or more, and under ninety thousand dnl
lars, the license shall he twenty-tv v,
dollars.
Twelfth class, when the said re
ceipts are fifty thousand dollars or more
, and less than seventy-five thousand
dollars, the license shall be twenty dol
, lars.
! Thirteenth class, when the salt
receipts are forty thousand dollars o
more, and less than fifty thousand dol
lars, the license shall be fifteen dollars
Fourteenth class, when the said re
,, ceipts are thirty thousand dollars @
more, and less than forty thousand do
: lars, the license shall be ten dollars.
y Fifteenth class, when the said n