St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-25

grOE-ShOpS, beer saloon, garden, or
other place where anything to be drank
Or eaten on the premises is sold directly
or ndirectly, the license shall be based
and graded on the annual gross receipt
OF said business, as fellows Wis
class. |. When gross receipts are
two thousand dollars or more, and less
tI,an five thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy fivs dollars, SO.
Glass. 2. When said receipts are
less than two thousand dollars, the Ii
eense shall be fifty dollars, $50.
1rovlded, no license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable
or religious purposes.
Provided, further, That no establish
ment selling or giving away, or other
wise disposing Of any spirits, wines,
alcoholic or malt liquors in less qnanti-
ties than one pint, shall pay less than
fifty dollars, 500
Provided, further, that when any
kind of business provided for in this
Section shall be combined with any
business provided for in Sec. of this
ordinance, the same classification shall
be made as prescribed in the Section
but the price of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each
business separately.
That fer the business Of keeping
Billiard tables, Pigeon hole. Jenny
Lind, pool, OF Ba4atcIe tables, and Ten
pin alleys, from which revenue is de
rived, a license of ten dollars (SlO) for
each >tch table or alley shall be paid
in addition to any other licenses due by
the establishment in which said tables
OF alleys may DC situated.
SODA WATER, CONNECTION, ETC.
SEC. TO. BE it further ordained, etc
That all persons, association at persons
on business firms. engaged in the sale
OF soda water, mead. contrctionS, cakes,
etc, shall he licenEtd, upon the follow
ing basis tp-Wit.
Class /. When gross sales are three.
Thousand dollars or more. the license
shall be ten dollars, so.
Class. ,. When gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars, the license
small he five dollars, -.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL. otcl-
PATTON.
/ SEC. H. BE it further ordained, etc.
That for every Individual, or company.
or firm, arr;ing on the profession or
! business. of lrayiny. trucking keeping
cabs, cam iageS, hacks OF horses. for hire
shall pay ii license. based aud graded,
on the gross annual receipts, a> follows
toWit:
/ Class /. When said gross ANIMAL re
celptS are two Thousand dollars or more.
and less than three thousand dollars.
! the license shall be twenty five dol
! lars, $25.
Class. ,. When said gross annual re-
cciptS are one thousand dollars or more.
aud less than two thousand dollars. the
license shall be twenty dollars, $50.
Class. 3. When the gross animal re-
ceiptS are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars or more, and less than one thou
sand dollars, the license shall be fifteen
dollars, SD.
! Glass. 4. When the gross annual re-
ceiptS are seven hundred aud fifty dol
! lars, OF less, the license shall be five
dollars, ~.
That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession
of physician, attorney at law, editors.
dentist, ocuist, photographer, agency
for publication, freight, ticket, claims,
and other business not herein provided
for, shall be graded the same as above
set forth, but the license shall be one
half of those established by this See
and provided no license shall be issued
hereunder for less than five dollars, -
SEC. II. Be it further ordained. etc.
That when any two or more kinds of
business are combined, except as herein
expressly provided for, there shall be "A
separate license required foT each kind
of business.
SEC. 13. Be it further ordained, etc
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums, in this ordinance, re-
ferred to as a basis of license are those
for the year for which the license is
granted; the standard for their estin,a
ton shall be primn tdctc of the pre-
ceeding year if the business has been
conducted previously by the same per
sons or hy the person to whom they
claim to be successors.
If the firm or company he new the |
OF gross sales for the first two
shall be considered the basis, /
and six times that amount shall be eS-
timated as the annual receipts of such !
business.
Provided, That any person com
business after the first of July
A. ID. 1887, shall pay one half OF the
above rates.
SEC IA. BE it further ordained, etc,
That the business of the previous year,
rs also the actual condition aud result
IT business of the current year, for new
firms, associations, or corporations. for
1he purpose of calculating licences, shall
De ascertained by the collector of the
Board of Police, in the sworn statement ,
IT the person or persons in interest, his ,
N their duly authorized and accredited
lgent, made before the collector OF the =
3oard.
Provided, That if the collector Of the
5oard be not satisfied with the said
worn statement, he shall traverse the /
anne by a rule taken in the proper court !
IS provided by the constitution, which
ule shall be tried summarilv, whether