The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03
Proceedings Of Common Council,
Town Of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL MEETING.
WHARF, December 81 1881.
The meeting was called to order By MAJOR
Victor Maurin.
Aldermen present-C. Kline. Fl. 0. Ma!ler,
G. A. Gondran and Robt. Noel
Absent-Achille Gre and Francis Vicknair.
The Finance Committee submitted the fol-
lowing ordinance which was unanimously
adopted:
70 the Hon. Mayor and Common Council Of
Dcnaldsonville:
draft an ordinance regulating the town licenses
to be paid by all persons OF association of per-
sons doing business in said town Of Donald
sonville beg leave to submit the following or
dinance. Very respectfully.
"A. GONpRAN,
I; HhihSA1 cfpE.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, Dec. 81. 1884.
An ordinance to levy, collect and enforce
payment of an annual town license tax IN
the town of Donaldsenyille for the year eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-hve upon all persons,
association Of persons or business firms and
corporations pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation. calling or business. except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
2O8 and 2O7 OF the constitution.
Section l. De it ordained by the Common
Council of the town of Donaldsonville in extra
session assembled, that there Is hereby levied
an annual town license tax for said town fOi
the year eighteen hundred and eighty-fve upon
each person, association Of persons, or bust.
ness firm and corporation pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling or business IN the
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
| 2O6 end POI Of the State Constitution.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained ETC., that or
| OF before the first day OF February. A. D.. 1885
a1,oI
and shall collect az fast as possible. from eacf
Of the persons or business. firms, association.
Of persons and corporations pursuing IN thu
present year e;ghseen t hn9area ana eghtyaye
! ton, calling or business. town license tai
! as hereinafter graduated. All town license
shall be due and collectable on or before th
| first day Of April. 1885, and all unpaid Licenses
| shall become delinquent after that date, an,
| all firms who commence business after tina
date shall become delinquent unless the tow,
license paid within ten days,
1 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc. That tn
annual town license ta1 for the kind of bust
ness hereinafter named shall, except as after
wards provided, be graduated In thirteel
classes.
| whether as principal. agent or commission, O
\ otherwise, the license shall be based on tn
| gross annual amount Of sales as follows:
| First class, when sales ere two hundred thou
sand dollars or more, srd under two hundre,
and fifty thousand dollars. the license shall b
| one hundred dollars.
Second class, when eross sales are one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars or more, an
| under two hundred thousand, the license shal
be seventy-tiye dollars.
Third Glass; when gross sales are one hun
dred thousand dollars OF more and under on
| hundred and fifty Thousand dollars, the licens
shall be fifty dollars.
Fourth class, when ,sToss sales are aeycnt;-iv
thousand dollars or more aud under one hun
dred Thousand dollars the license shall be thirty
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