St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-12-11

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 viz:
Class. l. Wheu gross receipts are
two thousand dollars or more, and less
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy five dollars, S75.
class 2. When said receipts are
less than two thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be Fifty dollars, $50
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 dlsposlng of any spirits, wines,
alcoholic OF malt liquors in less quant-
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. s 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 fo9 each
| business separately
That for the business of keeping
Billiard tables, Pigeon hole, Jenny
! Lind, pool, OF Bagatelte tables, and Ten
pin alleys, from which revenue is de-
rived a 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, CONNECTION, ETC.
+ SEC. 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
/ | Tat all persons, association of persons
or business firms, engaged in the sale
Of soda water, mead. confections, cakes,
etc, shall 0e licensed, upon the follow
ing basis ro-wit.
Glass. /. When gross sales are three
Thousand dollars or 4 Gore. the license
shall he ten dollars. $40
Glass. g When gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars. the license
shah be five dollars, -.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ocCu~
PATTON.
SEC II. BE it further ordained, etc,
That for every individual, OF company,
or firm, carry Jug on the profession or
business, of dsaylng, trucking keeping
cabs, carriages, hacks or horses, for hire
shall pay ii license, based and graded,
on the gross annual receipts, as follows
to-Wit:
Glass, /. 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. SO.
Glass. ?. When said gross annual re-
ceipts are one thousand dollars or more,
and less than two thousand dollars, the
license shall be 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.
Class f. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty dol !
lars, or less, the license shall be five .
dollars, $5. |
That every individual or individuals .
carrying on the business or profession !
of physician, attorney at law, editors,
dentist, oculist, photographer, agency
for publica ton, 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
Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, etc.
business are combined, except as herein
provided for, there shall be a
separate license required for each kind
of business.
SEC. 49, 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
granted; the standard for their estima-
ton shall be prtma fdcie of the pre-
,eeding year if the business has been
previously by the same per
sons or by the person to whom they n
claim to be successors.
1t the firm or company be new the :
nonths shall be considered the basis, =
md six times that amount shall be es- !
imated as the annual receipts of such I
business.
Provided, That any person COM :.
nenciDg business after the first of July j
L. d. 1882, shall pay one half of the
bove rates.
SEC. IA. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the business of the previous year,
s also the actual condition and result
t business of the current year. for new
rms, associations, or corporations, for h
he purpose of calculating licences, shall o
e ascertalned by the collector OF the O.
'oard of Police, iu the sworn statement n
f the person or persons in interest, his r.
r their duly authorized and accredited w
gent, made before the collector of the ii
oard. p
Provided, That if the collector of the 81
oard be not satisfied with the said M
worn statement, he shall traverse the o.
lme by rule taken in the proper court r
provided by the constitution, which
lie shall be tried summarily, whether G.,
] answer be thereto filed or not. On