St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18

VI edGtI Oil CilS pASLI2LScS Is sOIU ulIeCtly
or Indirectly, the license shall be based
and graded on the annual gross receipt
of said business, as follows viz:
Glass. 1. Wheu gross receipts are
two thousand dollars or more, and less
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy five dollars, S75.
Glass. 2. When said receipts are
less than two thousand dollars, the IL
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 disposing of any spirits, wines,
alcoholic or malt liquors in less quanti-
ties than one pint, shall pay less than
fifty dollars, ($5O).
Provided, further, that when any
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.
That for the business of keeping
| Billiard tables, Pigeon hole, Jenny
Lind, pool or Bagatelle tables, and Ten
pin alleys, from which revenue is de-
rived, a license of ten dollars (S1O,) for
each such table or alley shall be paid
! in addition to any other licenses due by
tie establishment in which said tables
or alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONNECTION, ETC.
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
! That all persons, association OF persons
! or business firms, engaged III the sale
/ of soda water. mead, cOnfectlOnS, cakes,
etc, shall be licensed, upon the follow
ing basis to-wit.
I Glass. /. When gross sales are three
/ thousand dollars OF more. the license
shall be ten dollars, $40.
/ Glass. =. When gross sales are less
/ than three thousand dollars, the license
shall be five dollars. -.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCr-
PATTON.
. SEC. II. Be it further ordained, etc,
| That for every individual, or company.
or firm, carrying on the profession or
! business, of draying, trucking keeping
cabs, carriages, hacks or horses, for hire
! shall pay d license. based and graded,
on the gross annual receipts, as follows
to-wit:
t 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, S25.
T, Glass. 3 When said gross annual re-
ceipts are one thousand dollars or more,
and less than two thousand dollars, the
license shall he twenty dollars, $50.
| Class 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, SIS.
Glass. 4. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars, or less, the license shall be five
dollars, So.
That every individual or individuals
carrying 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, So
SEC. 13. 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 a basis of license are those
| for the year for which the license is
granted the standard for their estima
! ton shall be primd tdcie 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
rule shall be tried summarily, whether
an answer be thereto filed or not. On
the trial Of said rule, the books and
| written entries and memoranda of said
person, firm, corporation, or company,