The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-28
LICENSE ORDINANCE
For the City of Alexandria, La.
For the Year
1888.

Board Of aldermen of the City of Aler
andria, La, IN special session Commenced
on tbs the 18th day Of February, d. D.
Ios3-That there is hereby levied
License tax for the year 1883, upol
each person or association of person
or corporation, pursuing any trade
profession, calling or business within
the said City of Alexandria, La, no
exempted from license tax by tn,
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
| BE 1t further Ordained, etc., Tha
the said Licenses shall be graded int
classes and amounts, as follows, viz: :
BANKING.
| SECTION l. That for each business 0,
carrying on a bank, banking compan,
Of agency, whether private or incorpo.
rated, there shall be three classes only,
ana the license shall be based on tile
total declared capital invested in said
business, whether said capital is own
ed or in use or on deposit in this CITY
or elsewhere, as follows:
First class, when said capital is fiftv
thousand [$50,000] dollars or more.
tho license shall be seventy five 1881
dollars.
Second class, when said capital is
thirty thousand 1880 00O] dollars and
under, the license shall be fifty [s5O]
dollars.
Third class, when said capital is less
than.thirty thousand $50 OOO] dollars
the license shall be forty [$4O] dollars.
INSURANCE.
SEC. 2. That for every business con-
dncted by an insurance company, cor
poration or firm, doing an insurance
business of any kind, fire, river, ma.
rlne, accidental or other kind, IN this
City, whether located here or opera
ting through a branch department,
resident board, local office, or through
the mediam of auy person, firm, CON.
Pany or agency, including private un-
derwriting of insurance policies, the
license shall be based upon the gross
annual amount of premiums, as fol-
lows:
First class, when the said premiums
to five thousand [s5OOOI dol
lars or more, the license shall be fifty
1851 dollars.
Second class. when the said premi !
inns amount to three thousand $4,000
dollars end do not exceed five thou.
sand $4,000 dollars, the license shall
% forty $4O] dollars.
third class, when said premiums
amount to less than three [$3COOl dol
ars the license shall be thirty 1901
loilars.
p.wN BROKERS'.
SEC. 3. That for every pawn broker
n keeper Of a loan Office the license
shall be graded according to the
mount of capital in actual use, as
First class. when the said capital
mounts to fifteen thousand 1915, OOOl
lollars or more, the license shall be
evenly fve 1871 dollars.
Second class, when the said capital
mounts to ten thousand (SlD,OOOl
lollars and does not exceed fifteen
thousand tSl5,0O0] dollars, the license
hall be fifty [$5OI dollars.
Third class, when the SAID capital is
ess than ten thousand |S1O,OOol dol
ars the license shall be forty [s4O]
ollars.
MERCHANTS.
Sec. 4. That for every wholesale
aercantlle business, whether as prin.
lpa'. agent on commission or by auc
ION or otherwise, the license shall be
ased on the gross annual amount Of
ales, as follows: |,
First class, when the gross sales are /
ne hundred thousand [slOO,OOOl dol i
'rs or more, the license shall be sew t
nty-6ve 1881 dollars. :
Second class, when the gross sales
re seventy five thousand 1875, 0tOl
ollars and less than one hundred !,
lousand $loO.000] dollars, the Ii.
i rs shall be fifty $50 dollars. :
Third class, when the gross sales are
ss than seventy-five thousand 1875 !,
)O] dollars the license shall be forty !
S40l dollars. s
Provided, that no persons shall he !,
pemed wholesale dealers unless thew e
II by the original unbroken package '
: barrel, and provided that no person
laii be deemed wholesale dealer
Mess be sells to dealers for resale. IF