The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-09-06
Extract from Town CauHetl proceeding Of Au-
gust II, 1897
REENM.NAJAs ELL.

Be IL ordained by the Town Council OF the
town Of Lake Charles, La, That Tor tue pnF-
puse uf defraying the Rxpenses Of the town
of Lake Charles, LB, for the current year, an
annual Gd UoiOriBR tax Ot eight millss on the
dollar un all the property, real aud personal
situated In the corporate limits Of the town,
subject to taxation, shall he levied, assessed
aud collected ~ United States currency,
Moved and carried, that the following
License Act be adopted for the year 1857,
tO-Wit;
BE it enacted by the Town Council, of the town
of Lake Charles, That there ia hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1883, upon each
psrsun association Of peTaons or business hIIns
and corporations pursuing any trade profession,
vocation calling or business, except those OK.
pTessly exempt from such license tax by Articles
208 and 207 OF the Consultation.
Bb it further enacted, That on the 2nd day of
January Of each year she fYWn Ls1 CGilsotor flst o.
pDssible, from each Of the persons or business
firms, associations Of persons and corporations
pursuing within the corporate limits, any trade,
professiOn vocation, calling Or business license
tax as hereinafter graduated.
All license shall bv due and cOlleotable during
the first twaC2 months Of zach year, and all unpaid
license shall beg0hle delinquent On the hrst day
Of March Of sReh year and all hFms who COM
mBnUe business after that date shall become dc
iHquent unless the license is paid within ten days
be it further enautsd, That for each business
Of carrying on banking company, association,
corporation or agency, the license shall be based
on the duGlaTBd or nominal capital aud surplus
when the said capital and surplus Is owned or In
use or on deposit In the corporation Of Lake
Charles lat When the annual gross commissions
exceed $i0 900 and more than $50 900 the license
shall he $500. end When the animal gross euul'
missions exceed $40 600 aid no more than $40 QUO
the license shall be $225, 3rd, When tha annual
pluss commissions exceed $26 600 and no more
than $50 QUO, the license shall be $lsI,a; 4th,
When the annual gross commissions exceed $780,
000 and more than $25, 0UO the license shall bs
$3.50, 5th, When the annual gTOs4 commissions
exceed $lh 100 and no more than $2O,0OO, the IL
ceuse shall be $lI2.50 9Th When the annual
gross commissions exceed Bl00u4 and no more
than Vl5 DAO, the license shall be SIS. It'll When
the annual gross commissions exceed Sj, 600 and
no m0Ie than $40 900, the license shall hs $50.
That for every retail merchant whose annual
gr8ss receipts are $50, 900 or more an6 under So
D0O the license shall be $50. 2nd, When the
prOas sales are $40 900 or moro and under $50 COG
the license shall he $40 Ord, When tho gross
saius aFs $50 900 or muTG and under *4O QUO the IL
renss shall be $3O. 4th, When gross sales are
k}j 600 o. more and under $50 900 the license shall
be $25. 5th, When the gruss sales are s2O 900
and less than s2j 900, the license shall be go,
9TH WhGn sales are Slh 900 or more and less than
$40 OO0 the license shall be $l5. 7th, When sales
are less than SIS 000 the license snail be $40 Pro
yded that If any distilled vuOus, malt OF other
kind Of liquor he sold Ia connection with the bu
siness Of retail merchant RFuCrTy Oh restaurant
ny stgT house, UOufeGtiGneT or druggist, IN less
than hve gulluHs the license f8r such additional
bUgjLpgs shall De $50.