The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-03-25
CITY COUNCIL OF VERMILIONYILLE,

the committee appointed al the last meeting to
report license ordinance for the year 1892,
presented the following, which was adopted:
An ORD!NANCE to levy, collect and enforce paw
meht OF an ANIMAL license tax upon all persons
association OF persons and corporations pnrsu-
ing any trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business, except those who are expressly ex-
cmpt from such liceuse tax by article 206 and
207 OF the constitution Of the State.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the town
of Vernilionville State of Louisiana, that there
is hereby Levied an annual tax for the calendar
year 1892 upon each person, association Of per-
sons and corporations pursuing any trade. pro-
fassiOn, vocation, calling or business within the
limits of the corporation Of Vermiioaville. ex-
cept those expressly exempt from such tax by
articles 206 and 207 of the constitution.
That Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION of
this license ordinance, the tax collector of the
corporation shall begin to collect and shall col
lect as fast possible from each OF she persons,
association OF persons ana corporations purs ung
within the corporate limits of the town of Ver-
ni,onville any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing Or business license tax as hereinafter grad
lIatel and otherwise established, not in conflict
with the graduated system of act No. 4 cf the
Second Extra Session of the General Assembly
approved January 4, 1882.
Said graduated system for this town shall be
graded in Pix CLASSES, as follows:
l. When gross sales are over 1000, the
license shall be SIS.
2. When gross sales are over $4,000, the IL
ccnse shall be $50.
g. When gross sales are over S25, 900, tac IL
cense shall he S25.
t. When gross sales ase over ST., 900, the IL
cense shall be $50.
5. When gsoss sales are over $4,000, the IL
ccnse shall be sl0
8. When gross sales are S., 900, more or less,
the license shall he So.
Provided. that if any distilled spirituouS, vim
ous. malt or other kind of mixed liquors I've
sold iB connection with tue business of retail
merchant or grocer, in quantities of Lot less
than one pint nor more than five gallons, The
license fer such combined hlsiness shall be
double the foregoing, and if any of the shovc-
mentioned liquors are sold in less quantities
than one pint, in connection with the business
of retail merchant or grocer. the license shall
ie four times the above amount for said COM
hiapd business
Further provided that no license shall be
issued to sell liquor ia less quantity than pint
withoat paying q liceDse not less than hfty
dollars.
Provided, that no establishment sslling or
giving away any sp.r;:uous wines or malt liquors
10 less quantity than one pint shall pay less
than fifty dollars.
Provided, no license shall be charged for sell
ing refreshments fo- charitable or religious pur-
posea.
When liquors are sold by the pint or bottle
and the same allowed to be drank on the pre-
mises. the collector s hereby instructed to col
lect from said parties hity dollars as retail
lioaor dealer. and if refusal is given when the
collector makes tha demand. he is authorized to
take ont rule in the District Court and enforce
the payment of the same.
Th;. following license is hereby imposed on
keepers of livery STABLES or persons Keeping
caha. hacks, carriages ana horses for hire,
graded in three classes, viz:
/. When their yearly receipts exceed $4,000,
they shall pay $50.
2. When said receipts exceed S2,o0o they
shall pay $40.
8. When snid receipts are $4,000, or less,
they shall pay So.
The license for each dray, cart or wagon run
ming for hire and hauling for the public or charx-
ing hy The load, shall pay an annusl license OF
Eve dollars.
SusrENAxcE AN? REFRESHMENTS DIVIDED IN
FIVE CLASSES.
Ca,icr this heading. for every business OF
ke,piuc a hotel or boarding house where lodging
ard eating are combined. the license shall be
bssed on the number OF furnished lodging rooms
for guests, etc. assfol,ows, viz:
|. When said rooms exceed in number thirty
the parties will pay license of fifty dollars.
2. When said rooma exceed in number fifteen
the parties will pay license OF twenty-five DOL
lars.
8 When said rooms exceed in number twelve
the parties will pay license oil twenty-five dol
lars,
A. When said. rooms exceed in number nine
the par.ies will pay a license of twenty dollars.
When said roDlns exceed IN number six, the
pariies will pay license Of fifteen dollars
That no iceuse shall he repaired when tht
aurhar of said rouns is less than rs provided
for IN class fve-when lodging alone the license
shall be estimated on the same basis as for hotels
and boarding houses, but graduated at oae-hai
the rates.
Tn addition to the graduated system as herein
adopted there shall also be miscellaneous sys
tenn. so as to apply to the smaller frames traces
professions yocations, calling Or business of any
Kind. Ia cases where the graduated system is oo
| applicd aud not being in conflict herewith,
follows, to-wit:
/ On each fruit ami ice-cresm dealer, iv'
dollars.
?. On each billiard table, fve-dollnrs.
Z. On each auction store per month, i've do
lars. :,
&. On each concert or theatrical perfornanc
each day, five dollars.
6. On each peddlcr in watches, Jewiry' etc
On each circus, for each performance. an
a, each circus and menagerie combined. whe
one entrance fee is demanded at the door an'
not in excess Of ordinary circus charges, tn
,.,,so an III he TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
s. On each side show, five dollars
9. On each lumber yard five dollars
10. On each horse and mule trader, five do
II. On every gpa and pistol establishmer
,,h,ra new arms see offered for safe. five dollar