The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-03-27
TOWN COUNCIL.
Abbayille. La, January 30. 1856.

ltlIt, Ia VIZ Gii'h ~ W -
Mills and n G. Young, aldermen.
The Mayor stated that he had called TINS
meeting of the Council expressly tor the
purpose of enacting a License Law tor the
Town of Abbevill-.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
yious meeting, was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr. Wise the following Or
dinance was adopted.
| An Ordinance to levy collect and enforce
nayment of an annual license tax upon
ali persons, association OF persons ana
corporations pursuing any trade, probes
sion, vocation, calling or business, eS-
cept those who are expressly exempt
from such license tax by articles 2oo ana
2O7 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
the calendar year 1886, and for each sue"
ceeding wear until Otherwise ordered or
amended, upon each person or association
of persons aud corporations pursuing any
trade, profession. vocation, calling OF busl-
ness within The limits OF The corporation
OF AbbeyiIe except hose expressly exempt
from such tax by articles 2O6 and 2o7 OF
the the State Constitution. That imme-
diately after the PRONUNCIATION OF tins
ordinance tile Secretary shall issue ana
the tax collector of the corporation shall
begin 10 collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons and COL
pora,ions pursuing within The corporate
limits of the Town Of Abbevilla, any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business, a
license tax as hereinafter graduated aud
otherwise established, not III conflict with
the graduated system of Act 2nd, Extra
Session OF 1882 of the General Assembly,
approved April 10, 1882. All licenses shall
DO due and collected during The first three
months of the vear, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on the hrst day
of April. and all firms who commenced
, business at er that date shall become de-
linaueut unless the license is paid within
ten DAYS. Th It for every business OF sell
ing at retail, whether as principal, agent
on eommi sion or Otherwise, rhe license
shall be based on the gloss annual amount
Of sales, as follows:
When gross sales are over $4,000 the
license shall be $;75 2-Wnen the gross
sales are over $50, 900 be license shall be $50;
3-wh-n the gross sales are over S25,OOO
: the license shall b. S25; 4-when gross
sales are over SIS, 900 the license shall be
$50; 5-when gross sales are over $l0,ooC
u the license shall be $40 6-when gross
sales are over 81, 800 the license shall DC
d $3.50; when gross sales are $500
more or less, .the license shall be IS.
: Provided, that if any s%pirituous, vinoua
I malt or other kind OF mixed LIQUORS bt
sold in connection with the business OF Re
4 ,ail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
house, confectionery, Or druggist, unless i
be sold by prescription OF a licensed ply
stefan. il ga mites of not less than ont
pint, nor more then five g%allous, the Ii
cense for such combined business shall b'
double IL foregoing provided, no licens'
shall Issue 10 sci llq0or IL les. quantltie
than a pint, without paying a license 10
less than $50 10.
That for every business of bar-room
cabaret, coli e hous,, cafe, beer saloon
liquor exchange, drinking saloon. gro!
shop, beer house or ether place where any
hing to drink or 10 be eaten on the prem
ises is sold directly or Indirectly the Ii
censa shall be fifty dollars ($50.O0.) Pro
r. yidea, no license shall b. charged for sell
j.. ing Refreshments for Charitable or relioiou
pa poses
TO TIE following license is hereby impose
- on keepers of livery stablss, or person
keeping cabs, hacks, carriages and horse
y for hire, graded III three cla'ses Viz:
)r when he yearly receipts excee
re S4, 600 the license snall be $50; 2-whe
sail r%eceip,s exceed $4,000 the licens
le shall be SO; 3-when said receipts al
N -, 1000 or less, the license be IS.
On hotels AID boarding houses whel
lodging and eating are combined, The
VI cense stall be based on the number
o. furnished lodging FOODS for guests, etc, .
follows, viz:
. 1-wheo said rooms exceed in numbl
fifteen, the license shall he $25; 2-wht
-. said rooms exceed in number II, the ]
l cense shall be $40: 3.when said room
It's exceed in number nine, the license sha
IF be SIS; 4-when said rooms exceed
number SIX. the license Shall be $40.
That no license shall be required WHIT
al the number of sad rooms is less than pr
yided for in class tou: When lodging alol
=, the license shall be estimated OH the san
] basis as for hotels aud boarding house
he bur graduated at one-half the rates.
nd In addition to the graduated system
herein adopted, there shall also be a IN
Fn' cellaneous system, SO as to apply to tratf
Ish trades, professions, vacations calling
he business of any kind, where the gradual
system is MOI applied and not being in &C
Hlct Herewith, as follows, to-wit:
From each and every attorney at la
physician, dentist and photographer s
each fruit and ice cream dealer five d.
lars !; each oyster stand FIVE dollars ; ca
billiard table five dollars ; each aucti
- store, per month five dollars
On variety shows and theatrical p
formances the license shall be based up
the the number Of actors and employees,
! follows:
When the number of actors and G
elo ployees is five or less, for each perfol
on ance $3.50; when. the number is m
than five and less than ten for each p
formance $500: when the number is
Or more. each performance $1,000 ; pro
Wn ded thai his shall only include shows