The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-21
OFFICIAL.
ppocEEpINGs OF CITY COUNCIL
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,l
Feb. Is, 1883. !


's's VIC W. c. McGimsey, Mayor :
H. S. Gossens, Q
J.J. Peterman, e
NJ. McGinnis, K
Jacob Irving, I
Jonas Rosenthal.
The following Ordinance was SUI.
n;,ted. and after being read' was
uuanim ously adopted:
ORDlNANCE[
FOR THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA sSD hA''
FOR THE YEAR 1883. !
Be it Ordained by the Mayor an, ana
Board of Aldermen Of the Cty o. al, Ase e.
nndria, La., in special session co'ue"1 u
ON this the 18th day Of February, a. ~,
Iss3-That there is hereby leV'ed
license tax for the year 1883, upon
aacl nerson or association of persons
Or CORPORATION, pursuing any trade,
profession, calling or business "'' nnt
the said City of Alexandra, La.' no.
exempted from license tax oy tne
Constitution of the State OF LOUISIANA M.
Be it further Ordained, etc., ! Ia.
Tho said Licenses shall be graded into
classes and amounts, as follows, We
BANKING. :
spcr,oN I. That for each business OF
carving on bank, banking company
or agency, whether private or incorPo'
VI tIaro shall he three classes only,
and the license shall be based on tne
tnta, declared capital invested in SAID
business, whether said capital is own
ed or in use or on deposit in thls Clss
or elsewhere, as follows: c..-
First class, when said capital IS hfty
thousand [s5O,OOO] dollars or more,
the license shall be seventy-hve 1901
dollars. :, ;.,, 70
Second class, when said capltal IS 3
thirty thousand 100000 dollars ana ana
under, the license shall be htty l9oo]
dollars. :, ,os.
Third class, when said capital is less
than thirty thousand $50, UU] aS,lars
the license shall he forty [S4o] dollars
II INSURANCE.
SIC. Q, That for every business con
Quoted by IN insurance company, col
poration or firm, doing an insurance
business of any kind, fire, river, ma
ripe, accidental or other kind, IN tnls
CITY, whether located here OF opera
ting through branch department,
resident board, local Office, or through
the mediam of any person, firm, com
pany or agency, including private an.
derwriting of insurance poflcles, tne
license shall be based upon the gross
annual amount of premiums as io''
lows:
First class, when the said premiums
amount to FIVE thousand s5OO0] dol
lars or more, the license shall De hit!
$500 dollars. .,:
Second class. when the said premi
? inns amount to three thousand lS3OOo
; dollars and do not exceed hve thoo
sand [s5OOO] dollars, the license shal
be forty [s40] dollars.
: Third class, when said premium
amount to less than three [S3O0Ol dol
lars tho license shall be thirty l3O
;, dollars. ,
:, PAWN BROKERS'.
SEC. 8. That for every pawn broke
or keeper Of loan Office, the licens
shall be graded according to til
amount of capital in actual use, q
% follows:
" First class. when the said capits
amounts to fifteen thousand [Sl5, OOl
}, dollars or more, the license shall
g seventy.fiye 1875 dollars.
- Second class, when the said capit
amounts to ten thousand [SlO,oo(
8 dollars and does not exceed fiftee
II thousand [sl5,OO0] dollars, the licen
!, shall be fifty [$50l dollars.
- Third class, when the said capital
Or less than ten thousand [$l0,00O] do
lars the license shall be forty lS4
dollars. H..
q, MERCHANTS.
h.. Sec. 4. That for every wholesa
u' mercantile business, whether as pri
49, cipal, agent on commission or by au
he ton or otherwise, the license shall
-, based on the gross annual amount
~ sales, as follows:
to First class, when the gross sales
,;r one hundred thousand $500, 000] d.
lars or more, the license shall be sc
u enty. five [$75] dollars.
ts, Second class, when the gross sal
,;r are seventy-fve thousand [S75,W
90 dollars and less than one hundr
thousand I$1OO,000l dollars, the
cdnse shall be fifty $50 dolla
ell Third class, when the gross sales {
|e less than seventy-five thousand 81
=, OOOl dollars the license shall be to1
9" $4O] dollars. :,
ce Provided, that no persons shall
a deemed wholesale dealers unless tn
, sell BY the original unbroken packs
ne or barrel, and provided that no perE
OIL shall be deemed a wholesale dea
, 30 unless he sells to dealers for resa
'" If they sell in less quantities than
Int original unbroken package or barr
Is. they shall be considered retail deal
!, and shall pay license as such:
1" That for every business of selling
Ias retail, whether as principal, agent
otherwise, the license shall be ba
on the gross amount of annual sa
an. as follows:
First class, when the gross sales
by one hundred thousand $500, 0O0]
led lars or more, the license shall be
for hundred [Sl0Ol dollars.
" Second class, when the gross $:
sed are seventy five thousand $685.
his dollars OF more and under one hund
IL thousand [Sl00,000l dollars, the
,' : cense shall be eigbty-tive 1851
ha' lars.
hat Third class, when the gross sales
J. fifty thousand $50, 000l dollars or n
'' and under seventy. five thousand IS
ven OOO] dollars, the license shall be fl
to [S40] dollars.
Fourth class, when the gross 8
are thirty thousand $780, OO dol
or more and under fifty thous
tors [$50,000] dollars, the license shall
last thirty [$30l dollars.
cto Fifth class, when the gross sales
= :, twenty thousand $3.50, 000) dollar
~ rnIar thirfr fhoucapN 10