St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-27

grOg- shops, beer saloon, garden, or
other place where anything to- be drank
or eaten on the premises is sold directly
or indirectly, the license shall be based
and graded on the annual gross receipt
of said business, as follows wiz:
| Glass. Z. Wheu gross receipts are
two thousand dollars or more, aud less
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy five dollars, $75.
Glass. :. When said receipts are
less than two thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars, 800:
| Provided, 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 iH less quanti-
ties than one pint, shall pay less than
fifty dollars, $3.50.
Provided, further, that when any
kind of business provided for in this
Section shall be combined with any
business provided for in Sec. 8 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.
HdJ IOI tllC puSIutSS VI hStpihS
Billiard tables, Pigeon hole, Jenny
Lind, pool, or Bagatelle tables, and Ten
pin alleys, from which revenue is de-
rived, license of ten dollars (S10( for
each such table or alley shall be paid
in addition to any other licenses due by
the establishment in which said tables
or alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER. CORRECTION, ETC.
d, f,,p ato
That all persons, association of persons
or business firms, engaged ia the sale
OF soda water, mead, confections, cakes,
| etc, shall be licensed, upon the follow
ing basis tO-wit.
Glass. l. When gross sales are three
thousand dollars or more. the license
shall be ten dollars, $40.
Glass. 9. When gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars, the license
shall be five dollars. s..
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL oCCU-
PATTON.
SEC. II. Be IL further ordained, etc,
That for every individual, or company,
or firm, carrying on the profession or
business, of draying, tracking keeping
shall pay license. based and graded,
on the gross ynnual receipts, as follows
to- wit:
Glass. I. When said gross annual re-
ceipts are two thousand dollars or more,
and less than three thousand dollars,
the license shall be twenty five dol
lars, S25.
Glass. 9. When said gross annual re-
ceiDts are one thousand dollars or more,
and less than two thousand dollars, the
license shall he twenty dollars, $50.
Glass. 3. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars or more, and less than one thou
sand dollars, the license shall be fifteen
dollars, S15.
Glass. 4. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars, or less, the license shall be five
dollars, S..
That every individual or individuals
carving on the business or profession
Of physician, attorney at law, editors,
dentist, oculist, 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 Sec.
and provided no license shall be issued
hereunder for less than five dollars, SIS.
SEC. 12. 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 for 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 basis of license are those
for the year for which the license is
<ho orc Ha I'd for fhoip
ton shall be p1'imG fdcie of the pre-
ceeding year if the business has been
conducted previously by the same per-
sons or by the person to whom they
claim to be successors.
If the firm or company be new the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months 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
mencing business after the first of July
A. D. 1887, shall pay one half OF the
above rates.
SEC. IA. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the business of the previous year,
as also the actual condition and result
of business Of the current year, for new |
firms, associations, or corporations. for |
the purpose of calculating licences, shall |
be ascertained by the collector OF the |
Board of Police, in the sworn statement |
of the person or persons in interest, his
or their duly authorized and accredited |
agent, made before the collector of the
Board.
Provided, That if the collector of the
Board be not satisfied with the said
sworn statement, he shall traverse the.
same by rule taken in the proper court
as provided by the constitution, which
rnla shall he tried summarilY. whether |