The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
TOWN COUNCIL.
AbbeviIie, La, January 50, 1885.

adie. Mayor, and : Wise, O Hourque, r II
Mills and N c Young. aldermen.
The Mayor stated that he had called this
meeting Of the Council expires ~ tos the
purpose Of enacting a Licsuse Law for The
; Town Of Abbevilks.
, The reading Of the minutes of the pre-
r viou- meeting, was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr. Wise the following or
dinance was adopted.
An Ordinance to levy collect and enforce
payment Of al anuual License tax upon
all persons, association of persons and
corpora icns pursuing any trade, PROBES
sion, vocation, calling OF business, ex-
cept tbuse who are expressly exempt
from such license sax by articles 1OG aud
2O7 OF the Constitution Of this S ate.
Be it ordained by tue Mayor and Town
Council Of the Town Of Abbevil;e. that
there is hereby levied an annual tax for
the calendar year 1886, and for each sue
ceedin9 year until Otherwise ordered Or
amended, upon each person or association
Of persons aud corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, Vocation, calling OF bust
tess within the limits OF he corporation
OF Abbevilte except those expressly exem, {
from such tx by ar icles 2O6 and 2O7, of
the the State Constitution. Than hume,
diately after the PRONUNCIATION Of this
ordinance the Secretary shall issue aud
the tax collector Of the corporation SHALL
begin 10 collect aud shall collect as fast as
possible from each Of the persons and Col.
pora'lons pursuing within The corpor tie
limi's Of tn. Town Of Abbeviil., any trade,
profession, voc ton, calling or business, q
license tax as hereinafter graduated aud
otherwise established, mol in conflict with |
the graduated system Of Act BAD, Ex.ra
Session of 1899 Of tho General Assembly; !
, approved April 10, 1882. All licenses shall. |
be due and collected dueing The first three
months OF the yrar, aud all unpaid s~icenses
s,all becolIs delinquent IN tho first day
OF April, and all firms who commenced
business aticT that date shall become de-
linqnept unless the license is paid within
ten dags. I'll It for every busule,s Of sell
Ing at re all, whet her as principal, agent
on conlni sion "r otherwise. the lic1us4
shall be based on the gross annual amount
OF sales, as follows:
l-When gross sales are over $75, 900 the
lieonss sha. | he $40; 2-Wnen the gross
sn!es are over $50, 900 'he license sail be $50; |
3 VIII II tbs gross sales are over $25 ,OD1
the license shall b. SIS A. When gross
sales are over $4,000 the ~lic~..se shall be
SO; 5-when grass sales aie over $40. 600
the license shall be $40; G. hen grvs.
sa.es are over 1851 he licsiise shall TO
SI.5t; -wh gross safes Is G $1,000
more or less, The Ii ense shall be SS5.
P.ovhrea, hat if any spiritueus, %.inou..
malt OF other killd If mixed llnuors De-
sol | i'll Z .n"ection with ,he business OF RS.
Ia | merchant, grocer, r-s'auran oyst-r
house, confectionery or druggis', mless it
be spld by Prescription OF Il licaastd phy-
siciau. III gu mites If cot less tf,an one
pint. n.r MOTE then five GALLONS. the H.
ceuse FOR snch combined busin. 81 STALL be 4
sh' foregoing provided, no license
shall Issue 10 sell liquor In lrs> quantities
tina a pint. without paying u lirerNe not
than $50 10. :
That for evety business of bur-rooa,
~'harot, cof G hous-. cats, beer ~sa!upn.
liquor exchange, drinking saloon greg
shop, beer house or other place where any
hing to drink or TO be eaten on the prem
SEES Is sofa u:fect Y Or indi, ectly the H.
,ens. shall be fsfy dollar. ($3O.OU.l Prof.
iiied, 10 License shall h. charged Tor sell
Dg refreshments 10, c!lsr ts.blc or RELIGIOUS
~. poses
TDe following licens'i is hereby imposed !
N keepers VI livery stabi g, or ptr,ous \
isvping cab, hack. carriages and nor..s
Or hire, graded iu three ella ses Wig:
when The sea'iy receipts exceed 4
a ,e0J the license saali be $40; 2-whsn Y
ali +. csip y OK eea $1,000 the license
hall be $40; S-wAea So receipts s.e
= U Cr l',s-, she llceuse be IS.
Ou hotels a,d boarding houses where
and eating,STe combined, The H. So
ems. stal, be b~ed on the numb.r Of
ulAishei lodging roeu,s tor guess, etc, a.
blows, viz
l-when said rooms exceed in nnmber
fieen, the liceuse shall be- $25 2-when
aid rooms exceed i'll number II. the Ii.
snse shall be SO; 3-wlen said rooms
1teed IN nnmber nine, the license shall
9 Sie; 4~wheu said rouzus exceed in
Elk. the license shall be $40.
That no iiceuss shall be required when
D. number Of sad rooms is less than pro-
'aed for IN clsss fou,: When lodgiag alone
10 l'cense shall be- estilos,ed on tie came
asis as tor hote 9 aud boarding houses. +,
u graduated 1T one-half the rates. n
IN addition to the gIstusted eystem a. ~
erein adopted, here shall also be a mis- az
system, ~ ~ to apply to TIC sics ar
AIDES, professions, vacation. calling or ~
usiuess Of sliy kind, where the graduated eu
stem Is no, applied and not being i'll Gov. "a
Iet there with, ~ follows, to-wit: =.
From each aud every attorney at .aw, a.
dentist aud pnotogrs pher Is u
'ch fruit and roe cream dealer tive dol ar
~ ; zach oyster stand i've dollars /; each :
lizard table five dollars ; each auction g,
ore, per month Ave dollsls
On variety shows md theatrical v-r. he
FINANCES ths license shall be based upon ~.
. number Of sctHrs and employee, -
IN,
When the number Of ec.oss and em. tn
ely-es is i's or less, for each perform m,
CO $50; hon tn. EulnOer is more N,
An i've and lass aiau ten thr each per j"
$5oo wteu the ulInber is ten &c
more, eacb pc savIuatce $500 ; provi. sal
q tAat his y1Mll olly Include shoN o, n