The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-26

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to adjournment. Present: Dr.. E.
Bourne, Mayor, and Messrs. Wise,
Mills, Coastal and Wall aldermen.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting OF the
Council was dispensed with.
On motion of MI. Wise, the report Of
the committee on license law was. read
section by section.
On motion of MI. Wall, duly second
ed, the following ordinance was adopt
led:
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to levy, collect and en-
force payment of an annual license
! tax upon all persons, associations OF
persons and corporations 'pursu-
ing any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, except those who
are expressly exempt from such IL
cense TAX by virtue of Articles POS
and 2O7 of the Constitution of this
State.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Abbeville, that there is hereby levied
an annual license tax for the year 1889,
and for each succeeding year until
otherwise ordered or amended, upon
each person or association of persons
and corporation pursuing any trade,
kprofessior, vocation, calling or business
within the limits of the corporation of
Abbeville, except those expressly ex-
Tempt from such tax by Articles 206 and
2O7 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That Immediately after the
|promulgation of this ordinance the
Secretary shall issue, and the Consta-
bic and Collector shall collect forthwith
from each person or association Of per-
sons, firm or corporation pursuing in
the town of Abbeville, any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling OF business, as
hereinafter graduated or otherwise
established.
All licenses shall be due and collect
ed during the first three months of the
year, and all unpaid licenses shall be-
come delinquent on the first of April,
and all persons or firms who commence
business after that date shall become
delinquent unless their license is paid
within ten days from the date thereof.
Sec. 3. Retail Merchants. Glass l.
When gross sales are $4,000 OF more
land under $4,000 the license shall be
Forty Dollars $4,000
Glass 2. When gross sales are $780,
900, or more, and under $4,000, the
{ license shall be Thirty Dollars $4,000
Glass 3. When gross sales are $685.
600, or more, and under $4,000 the
license shall be twenty-five Dollars
$500
Glass 4. When gross sales are $780,
OO0, or more, and less than $4,000. the
license shall be Twenty Dollars $1,000
Glass 5. When gross sales are $15,-
900, or more, and less than $4,000, the
license shall be Fifteen Dollars $l5.OG
,, Glass 6. When gross sales are less
than SIS, 900, the license shall be Ten
Dollars $1,000
Provided, that if any distilled, vim
,Ious, malt or other kind of mixed Ii.
! quors be sold in connection with the
business of retail merchant, grocer;
or druggist in less quantities than five
D gallons, the license for such additional
. business shall be as provided for in sec.
. ton - of this ordinance; and prom.
. ded further, that no license shall issue
to sell liquors in less quantities thar
, five gallons for less than Fifty Dol:
lars 5000
Sec. 4. Substance and Refreshments
Every business of keeping a hotel
:, where lodging and eating are combined
and having six (6) or more furnished
9 lodging rooms, the license shall be Ter
? Dollars $1,000
Sec. S. That for keeping billiard ia.
o bles, pigeon holes, ten pin alleys, from
' which a revenue is derived, the license
u shall be Five Dollars 500
Sec. 6. That the business of selling
c soda water, mead, confectionery, cakes
| ETC., shall be licensed as follows:
, Glass l. When the gross annual re
! ceipts are more than $3.50, and les
= than $1,000, the license shall be Tel
Z Dollars $lO.U
Glass 9. When the gross annual re
ceipts are less than $3.50, the licens
shall be Four Dollars $4.O
!. Sec. z. That every individual or firm
'. carrying on the business or profession
of physician, attorney at law, editor
dentist, oculist or photographer, tn
license shall be Five Dollars $50
Sec. 8. The following license is here
by imposed on keepers Of livery stables
or persons keeping cabs, hacks, car
riages and horses for hire.
Glass l. When gross annual receipt
are $3.50 OF more, the license shall b
Ten Dollars 500