The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-03-20
TOWN COUNCIL.
hhe1ille. La. January 80. 1886.

Mills and n C. Young, aldermen.
The Mayor stated that he had called this
meeting of the Council expressly for the
purpose Of enacting a License Law for the
Town of Abbeviii-.
The read NJ Of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting, was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr. Wise the following or
diuance was adopted.
An Ordinance to levy collect and enforce
payment OF All annual license tax upon
ali persons, association of persons aud
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sior, vocation, calling or business,
ccpt those who are expressly exempt
from sach license ak by articles 2O6 and
2Uf of the Constitution of this Safe.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council Of the Town of Abbeville. that
there is hereby levied an annual TAX for
tba calendar year 1856. aud for each sue
cteding year until Otherwise ordered or
ameadod, upon each person or association
Ut persons and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling OF bus!-
Ecss within he limits OF The corporation
OF AbbevIiie except those expressly exempt
from such tax by articles 2G6 and 2O7 of
the the State Constitution. That imme-
diAtely after the PRONUNCIATION of this
ordinance the Secretary shall issue and
the tax collector OF the corporation shall
begin 10 collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons and COL
poralions pursuing within The corporate
limits of the Town OF Abbeviile, any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business, Il
license tax as hereinafter graduated aud
otherwise established, not in conflict with
the graduated system OF Act 2ld, Extra
Session OF 1882 Of the General Assembly,
approved April 10, 1892. All licenses shall
be due and collected during The first three
months of the wear, and all unpaid licenses
snail become delinquent on the first day
OF April, all ririls who commenced
business at.er that date shall become de-
linqnent unless the license is paid within
ten days. That for every business of sell
ing at retail, whe'her as principal, agent
on COMM sion or Otherwise, the license
shall be based on the sross annual amount
OF sales, as follows:
When gross sales are over $4,000 the
license shall be $$15; 2-Waen the gross
sales are over $50, 600 he license. shall be $50;
3-wh+n the gross sales are over $4,000
the license shall b. $25; 4-when gross
sales are over $4,000 the license shall be
SO; 5-when gross sales are over $4,000
the license shall be SO; 6-when gross
sales are over $500 the license shall be
$3.50; when gross sales are $1,000
more or less, The license shall he IS. .
Provided, that if any spiritnous, %vinous,
malt or other kind Of mixed liquors be
sold in connection with the business OF re-
tail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
house, confectionery, or druggist, unless it
be sold by prescription OF a licensed ply
sjcian. IN quantities. of not less than one
pint. nor more then Eve gallons, the Ii
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double he foregoing provided, no license
shall issue 10 sci liquor il les. quantities
fbal a pint, without paving q license lot
les; than $50 Ut.
That for eyery business of bar-rooRl,
cabaret, cotf e llouse. cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon. grog
shop, beer house Or ether place where auy-
hing TO drink or TO be eaten OF the prem
Uses Is sold directly or indirectly the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars l$50.G0.) Pre-
vided, no license shall b. charged for sell
ing refreshments for charitable or RELIGIOUS
pui poses
The following license is hereby imposed
on keepers OF livery stables, or persons
keeping cabs, hacks. carriages and horses
for hire, graded i'll three classes viz:
when The yearly receipts exceed
81 ,0GO the license shall be $50; 2-when
said receipts exceed $1,000 the license
shall be $40; 3-when sad receipts axe
$4,000 OF less, the license be s..
On hotels and boarding houses where
lodging and eating are combined, the Ii
cense shall be blsed On the number of
furnished lodging FOODS for guests, etc, as
follows, viz:
1-wLen said rooms exceed in number
fifteen, the liceose shall be $25 when
said rooms exceed in number II, the H.
cense shall be $50: 3-wlIen said ROOMS
exceed il number nine, the license shall
be SIS; 4-when said rooms exceed 10
number SIX. the license shall be $40.
That no license shall be required when
the number OF sad Ioolns is less than pro-
vided for in class tout: When lodging alone
the license shall be estimated on the same
basis as for hote's aud boarding houses,
but graduated at one-half the rates.
IL addition to the graduated system as
herein adopted, there shall also be a mis-
~cellaneous system, SO as to apply to traifics
trades, professions, vacations calling or
business OF any kind, where the graduated
system Is NOT applied aud not being in con-
llict herewith, us follows, to-wit:
From each and every attorney at law,
physician, deutiss and photographer S. /:
each fruit and ice cream dealer five dol
lars !; each oyster stand five dollars /: each
billiard table five dollars each auction
store, per month five dollars
On variety shows and theatrical per-
formances the license shall be based upon
the lumber Of actors and employees, as
fellows:
When the number Of actors and en-
ployees is five or less, for each perform
ance $3.50; when the number is more
than five and less than ten for each per-
Torrance $500 when the number is ten
or more, each performance $1,000 !; provi-
ded thai ibis snall only include shows OF a
less grade than a show or meaageriesI