St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-22
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCES
To levy, collect and enforce payment Of an
annual licenso tax upon all pers"ns or buai-
trade, profesrion, vocxfinn, calling, or bust
ness. except those who ere exprs asly except
esi by law from such license tax by articles
2o6 aud DOT Of the Constitution Of the state of
Louisiana.
SEC I. Be it ordained by the Board Of Po-
hes OF the Town Of Opel"usas, La, that there
is hereby levied an annual license tax for the
calendar year 1889 tone Thousand Eight Hun.
dred aud Eighty -nine) upon all persons. asso-
eistuus of persona or business firms and cor
porations, pursuing any trade, profession, so-
cation, calling. or business. except those who
are expressly exempted from such liceise tax
by articles No. 206 and 2O7 of tue Constitution
of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. III. Be it further ordained. this: on the
Ell ls-coud) day OF January. A. d. 1889.
eighteen hundred and eighty nine) the Col
iecter of the Board of Police OF the Town Of
Opel"nsas, La, shall begin t" collect and
shall collect ~ fast Ne possible from each of
the persona or huainess firms. assOoiati"ns of
pers"ns, asd corporations. pursuing within
the corporate limits of the town Of OpelOuras.
ANY trade, protession, vocation. calling or busi-
uess. IL license Ne hereinafter graduated.
All licen, es shall be due snd coltec,ibie
during the first 2 ltw") mouths Of each year
and zli unpaid !icenses shal hec"Hio d-lin-
quent nu the lat tarst} day of March of the
year 1889 tone thousand sight hundred aud
-ighty-niu1l and all persons. Arms or corpora-
ti"ns who shall commence any busiuess, pro-
fession, vocation. or calling upon Which = H..
rense tax is herein levied. after said time to-
wit March !ss, 1889, shall beceme delinquent
unlrss the license 10 paid within ten days
thereafter.
SIC. III That for every hnsiuess Of selling
at retail, whether IA principal agent on c"na-
mission, or otherwise, the liconse shall b-
based and graded OH the gross amount OF
sal@s ~ foil"ws. to-wis:
Ciasa I. When gross sales sre ora hundred
and Atty Thousand dollars or puors aud nudrr
two hundred th"asand dollars, tho license
shall be $4,000 tonc hundred and city dol
larsI.
Glass 2. Whom gross ssles are one hundred
thousand aoiInrs or more sud under one hun
sred and hfty thousand dollars, the license
shall DO Sl00. 90 tome hundred dolIsr-}.
Class 3. When gross sales are seveHty five
th"usand dollars q. more and Under one hun-
dred thousand dollars, tho licenee shah be
975. 0e (.eventy- Ave dolaraj
Glass :. When gross sales arc Atty thons-
ard duliars or more and nnder seventy ave
thousand dollars, the license shalt be $1,000
(hfsy dollsrs)
Class S. when sross .a'es are forty thou.-
and dollars, or moro and under afsy thousand
'ollara, the license shall be $1,000 forty
dollare).
Class 6. When sross sales are thirty thous.
and dollars and under forty thousand dollars,
the license atall be $500 thirty d"llnrs}.
Class 7. When srnss safes are twenty-five
Thousand dollars or MIRO aud under thirty
Thousand dollars. ,hs license shall be s25.oo
twenty-five dollars).
Class 3. When gross sales are twenty thoua.
aud dollars or more and under twenty five
.h"usai.d dollars, the license shall be 80 10
twenty dnllars).
Glass 9. When gross sales are fifteen thous.
and d0llara or more and endar tweniy
thousand dollars. the license shall be $500
jfifteen dollar-).
Glass 10. When gross sales are under Of.
teen thaussud dollars, thc licebso skail be
$1,000 item doIlars).
Provided. that if any distilled. vinons, malt
or other kind Of mixed liquors be sold in con-
necfion with the business Of retail merchant,
grocer, restaurant, oyster hoHse, confectinn
cry or druggist. in less quantities than Eve
gallons. the license for such additional bnsi.
moss shall he a. hereinafter provided in Sec. 9
uf shis ordinance;
Provided further. that no iicense shall be
Iasuea to sell liquors in less quantities than
i've gallons for less than $50 90 fifty dolarsl
INsURlNG.
SEC Nv. Be it further ordained, etc., that
each and every insurance c"mpany, society,
association, corporation or other org8niER ion
Dr frm, or individual doing and conducting
an insurance business of any ki"d: life. IRE,
marine, river, accident, or other, whether
such company, society. association, corpora
lion or other organization. or firm individ.
usl lie or ara l"ext.d or d"micilcd III tho tswn,
or operating hero through branch. depart
ment, resident board. local Office. firm. cnnl-
pany. carpDrati"n or agency of any kind what
so.ver shall pay separate aud distinct H.
crnse ON said business for each company re.
presented, and said liceascs shall ha based
and graded on the gross annual amount Of
praninms Oh all risks locat. d Ia other States
or f,reiga countries, as follows, viz:
Class l. When such premiums ara ten
thousand dollars or moro and l.ss than twenty
th"nsaud dollars, the ioense shall be $50. 90
thirty dollars}.
Class 2. When the premiums are Ave tious-
and dollars or more and less than ten thonsand
dollars. the license shall be $1,000 ttwenty
.i"llzrs).
Ciasn 3. When premiums are lnss than Ave
Thousand dnllsrs she license shall be $1,000
item eollars).
Provided, that nothing herain contained
shall apply to mutual aid societies which pay
mutual insurance policies by asse, sment upon
members whether the same be or not don,ieil-
cd in the town Of Opeloasas, La.
AMUsEnEN1s.
SEC. v. Be il further ordained, sts., that FOR
every buainess OF keeping theatre or opera
house, the license shall be $50 ffuenfy dol.
larsl, and the said license of twenty do;lsrs
aforesaid TO he paid by she person. corporn-
ton or cunpany owning or controlling the
said theair~ or opera house for rent or hire
That for every business of museum. renage
rie, CIRQUE or travelling show the license shall
b1 graded and based On the number Of vt.
tachSs. whether prnpri-tOrs, or performers. or
employ ees. ~ follows. viz:
Ciaas !. When the number Of sail persons
are enc handred or more, the license ahall be
$500 five hundred dolI"rsl.
Glass 2. When the nnlnher Of said persona
ia seventy .fve or m"ve and lraa Than one han.
dred the license shall DO 500 flour hundred
dollars1.
CHASE 3 When tina nunber Of said persons
ia City or More aud less than seventy i've. the
license shall he 1900 hree hundred dnllsra]
Glass 4. Whes the number of paraons 10
thirty or more and less than Atty. tho license
shall he e200 1--we hundred dollars].
Class s. When the number Of said persons
licenae ahail he sl75 lone hundred and seven.
ty-five dollara]
Class s. When the number of ssia persons
ia ten or mnrs and less than twenty. the Ii.
censs shall DO $50 tone hundred aud fifty
dollarsl.
Chase 7. When the number of said persons
ia i've or mere and less than ten. tho license
shall he 500 ione hundred doliars1.
Glass 8. When the number Of said persons
is four the license shall be 97s lseyenty. Eve
doliarsl.
Class 9. When the number of said persons
10 three the license shall be- $50 fifty dollarsl
Glass 10. When the pnmhrr of said persona
10 two the iceuse shall he $40 forty doilnrsI.
Glass II. When the nu,Hher is one the Ii.
cense shall be $50 thirty dolisfsl.
That for every hall where balls or enter.
tainments mt above provided for are given
Provided, this shall not apply to balls given
by private parties or for charitable pnrpoars.