The Lake Charles echo., 1888-07-27
18th 1855.
AN ORDINANCE.

person, association Of pers6ns or business firms
and corporations, persuing any trade, profession,
vocation. calling or business, except those eN.
pressly exempt from such license tax hy Articles
296 and 207 Of the Constitution.
Be ii further enacted, That on the End day Of
shall begin to collect and shall collect a. fast ~
possible, from each Of the persons or business
firms, associations Of persons and corporations
profession vocation, calling or business license
tax as hereinafter graduated.
All Licenses shall be due and egllectible during
ille htst 81 month Of each year, and all unpaid
licenses shall become delinquent on the first day
of March of each year, and all firms who com.
mense business after that date shall become de.
i19agnt unless me leense y paid within tendaJs.
Of carrying en- y banking company, association,
corporation Or agency, the license shall be based
on the declared ~ nominal capital and surplus,
when the said capital and surplus 10 owned 0r ii
use or on deposit, tn the corporation 0f Lake
Charles. LIST, When the annual gross commissions
exceed 40 990 ad no more than $50 090 the license
SHAH be $500 ~. hen the ANIMAL gross Gem,
missions exceed &51 goo and no more than 1000
the license shall be s225. 3d When the annual
gross commissions exceed s25 900 and no more than
10000, the license shall be $3.50. 4th, When
the qnBual gross commissions exceed go coo and
no R0fe than s25. 600 the license shall bssI5D 5th
When the annusl gross commissions exceed sl5,-
600 and no more than NO, ,009 the license shall be
sll2.5g 9Th, When the annual gross commissions
exceed $40 600 aud no more than aI5 600 the eenss
shall be sl5, 7tb, When the annual gross com
the license shall be go.
That for every retail merchant whose annual
gross receipts are F5Ql 200 or more and under s75
900, the license shah be 5000, ID, When the
gross sales are $40 900 or more and under go 0OO
the license shah be $40. 3D. When the gross sales
ere s3aYQ09 and under $40 600 the license shall De
$50. 4th, When gEQss sales are S25, ,009 or more
and under $8O09D. The license shall De rs, 5th
/ When the gross sales are s20,909 and less than
5000, the license shall BE- ~. 6th, When sales
arc l5iQ99 or more and less than 10000, the
license shall be Is. 1th, When sales are less
| than 1900 the license shall be TO- Provided
that If any distilled yiH0Hs malt qF other kind OF
1 retail merchant grocery OF restaurant, oyster
house, GOnteeti9neF or druggist, In less quantity
than fge gallons, the license for such additional
INsuRAEcE-Eha for each and every insurance
company, association. corporation 0FgahiKationoR Or
afap 9r Individual doing R1d conducting "a ipsur.
anee business OF any kipd--lfe fire marine river
1 accident or other, IN the town Of Lake Charles
whether such company, s9eety association or cor,
po!ation 9r other ~ rm og Individual
| through a brRneb department, resident beard
loeai office blJn, company corporation, or agency
9f any kipd gllateYef s4all pay. q separate and
I represented, and said lieense shall he based o.
the gross annual amount VI premiums on an risks
located within the corporation Of Lake Charles
upon which ~ heense has been paid therein, as
4 When said premiums are I've thousand dollars
and ppwaTds ten dollars f9r each company repre-
4 UFp
| Thousand dollars 6ye dollars tor each eompany
4 represented.
| Be it further enacted, Flat for every business
/ 9t transporting money, pAeRehandse 9F other arti
clos w express Of transfer, and the gross annusl
receipts are less than twentg Pe Thousand dollars
i tie license shau be twenty ,hYe dollars.
l i, AAspsEsEeIs. Frat tor ail opera houses Or
| Be Il further enacted, That no circus, menag.
1 eIie, museum q other hRYelipg shaB shall be
peEmitted 70 Raae exhibition withan the corpora,
Arata "a
/ liCense based oH the number of attaches, whether
pgopTiet9Ts, peItofmeEs pf employees, "a follows
/ Wien the I9mber IF said persons y l9Q oT more
4 the license shall be two hundred dollars When
the nnIher Of said persons q rs on more and less
that 100, tie license shall BE- one hundred sad fty
doliaFs, When The npmber 9f said perH9ns Il u
Qr more alid less than 55 the license shall be one
| hunaTea dqAaFs. When the pumber Of said per.
s9ns ~ 40 or more and less than 60 the he6nse
shaB he Beyentyfay dollars When The DnEnbeT
Of ead persons j. 70 or oore and less than 90 the
4 heeRse SHAT be fifty d0llgTe, When the npInkeE
of said pelaone is 10 CE more aud eea than 29 The
LICENSE shall be forty dollars When the number
Of said pera9ns p five OF more Rnd lsss than ten,
1 License shall be thirty dollars. When the number
of said persons is less than fye, the license shall
" twenty dollars ofgan gEinders' Heep0e sbaA
Be II further enacted that every peddler ~
haEker when travelling 9n foot, aye dollars when
pr hoesebaekt tsp aoliaFs whep in ,pne-b9rge "a.
fwe8ty;8ye dgliaFs. Rroyided, aHy peddier 81
/ hawker whose stock does nor exceed i6 value ten
SelaFs shail pay License 9f tEo dolaEs and
That FOR eyery business of keeping q hotel
4 whore lodging and eating arc combined, when said
hota has six or more eqa less than nipe fpInisRed
the nul9bsr u nine ~ more The license sbGll be
| dirty dollars
That ~ every business of keeping bar room,
eQtee house beer aalQOp, grog ehop on other place
/ where anything " be drunk or eaton sold % the
premises directly or indireety the lieense shall
As based on the annnel gGess receipts, gs foll9gs
/ SaQl0Q9 license $50 When receipts aFe s5 100 oi
more aud leas than N 700, ltGenae &19g BlleR Ee
| ceipts are 5000 or more and less than ~ 600
hcence when receipts are iess than s2,0QQ
Be II farthsr enacted, That III pefsons selling
so9a-Water, meaa, sopIectiops, cakes, etc., excig
Eeeelpts &c 81 800 or more aad less than n 400
sflsS6 q moEs aad issS than 1900, EIle neens,
more more and I'LL tiaa q DO tIie HSenss s3ai Be III
When gross receipts arc less than 10 100 tie leeDKt
shall be S759. Provided farther, Ehat druggists
etc, selling s0daswater, tneRa etcs shall W 81
4 guifAd to take out 4 heepse nnder tbis ut.
4 PROFESSIONAL AND RRRsoGAL OcCuPAEGoNs, ~
Ehat every individual Qr inliyiaua9ls carrying oI
ths business q gEotssaion u Rhssieiap attorney
agency for qualifications. 9reiqlK fcket 81 AIMS
patent rights, and aA other business not hegoii
gEgy1fseq teE s9 n ri gEeaea q a6sys sss sst
hAhea by this seciAoni and provided no heens'
shall be Issued heTepnder for less than i've dollars
fslser g eEasipsd nv the BqaE5 RI,
II shall he nni4wsp2 aud subject u 4 6ile of tei
d0laTa. for alsy person QF persons, tor reHuneT4
t9n, 70 rgn Any tean within ilie cofpggate lispit
DE hafes 40, pntu he III they shan haye ats
paid the ipH4yipg Aeense fQr tue ensuing yeag
to,Wits Qne horse aEaay' haek Qr wagon 2Fs del
tye5ox wagon, 9i Cart teR dollars. Wood vendors
teaSps other bAan those residing n town, ten dol
lars. Yegeta9le pedslsEa Eesiqipg II q out 2
toWn, hve dollars AN permanent III tIansien
| h1ckstefs, no inatter 0f Bbat NAtilre, where IN,
game Qf chaIee IL an 4MdueefHent t0 purchase, Il
III opt ~ dpQfs twenty Aye doliars. Ah pedaler
Asit further ordained, That a. persons hereiI
mentioned M pAlng teains on tie sleets are eFe
III required ~ obtain hop the Iax q ctqr t8i
lale Slah blls suI9ace With the nllni 81 lieeps
painted III re3 Agpres and have fhe sarIe put II
c0nApfatlops place IN said vehicle,
Beit further ordlAned Illat tqr every indiyid
keeping cstbs, carriages nacka oE hQrses III hire
ppdestaksrj lpastel bli5laer an9 meellanies Eh
n oeclpatioa saail III gIse4i the afoss Tsce5p
slre fotlf khotsaad dollars et npte aud less thni
L i've hhensaaa dollars, Forty epAAaFs when Atos
reeeipfs aie three tA1Aeand aolsaTs 9r niole ani
less fiau tqaf thonsapa dollars thirtS aaileie
I when gross reeaipts ate TWO tlQGsand dpnaxa q
more and less tap rec 3qas'tnd a9alats ~ ssnts
Ags atAlaHs NiAen etoss tse ste esls III y
twenty AqllAra Wpen g19as 9eeep afe asXal
lanAfea aEd Afty doslafg ef more Rna less tAN
ene tAqqsApA eeets HSseep asAalEs itn gaQs .l9s
III IL 6ifiaaa 9laeted, g8at al lave aaa paTt
" l#sa eopsietisg aaih fAe elipss ~ Asrebg Ii
AsbFsvsa. AL REID Mayor
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