St. Landry democrat., 1889-02-09
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE
An Ordinance Fixing Parish Licenses for
the Year 1880, and Each Subsequent
Year, Adopted by the Police Jury Of st.
Landry, Monday, February 4, 1880.
AN ORDINANCE

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nual parish license tax IN the parish OF ST
Landry Tor the year Eighteen Hundred All;
eighty-nlne and each subsequent year np0I
All persons, oraaIociaton or persons or bust
ness 1irms and corporations pursuing an,
trade, profession, vocation. calling or h,ls
ness, except those who are exempt from
such tax hy articles 2cG and COZ Of tne con
stftnttOn.
SECTION |. BE II ordained Jy the Police 1uri
Of the Parish Of 81. Landrg, that there is herebSS
levied an annual parish license tax for said par
1sh for the year 1899 and for each subsequent
year upon each person, association OF persons
or business firms and corporations pursuing any
trade. profession. vocation, ealing OF business
IN said PARISH Of III. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
20G, 207 OF The State constitution.
SECTIoS2. he II t,srthtr Ordained. etc.. That
on or before the secund day of January, 1889
and OF each subsequent year, tie Parish Tax
Collector Shall begin TO collect as fast as possible
from each OF the persona or business firms, as
sociations OF persons and corporations pursuing
Ill the present year eighteen hundred and
eighty lime and each Subsequent year within
said parish, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling on business, parish license tax as here.
matter graduated All parish licenses shall be
due ana coGlcctihe Oh or before the first day
or March Of each year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent after that date, and
from and after that date shall bear interest at
the rate OF Two per cent. per month, and the
delinquent oWlng the license shall pay com
mission to the District Attorney OF ten per
centuln OF the aggregate amount of licenses
and penalties COLLECTED and paid Oyerto the Tax
Collector, besides costs OF slilt and The uay-
ncnt thereof shall be secured by privilege III
favor OF the Parish. next in rank to that Of the
state and the Tax Collector shall collect said
license, interest aud costs in the manner PROV i'd
ed Ivy existing law.
SECTION 3. &c it furthcr o,Iaiae0.stc. That
the annual Parish license Tax for the kind OF
business hereinafter named shall, except as
afterwards provided, be graduated in thirteen
classes.
tor every business OF selling al retuil, whctl-
or as principal agent On commission, OF other
wise, the license shall be based OF, the gross an
nuai amount OF sales, as follows:
First ClaSs-When gross sales arc two hun
dred thousand dollars or more, and under two
hundred aud fifty Thousand dollars. the license
shall be one hnhdred and fifty fRlillrs.
second Class--Nhcu gross saias are onn bun
dred aud fifty Thousand dollars or more. and
under two hundred Thousand. the license shall
be one hundred dollars.
Third Cit.s-N hen gross sales are one INN.
dreu thousand dollars Or Inore, ard under one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, tue license
shall be seventy five dollars.
Fourth Class W hen gross aaics are seven
t y-tive Thousand dollars or more and under one
Thousand dollars, the license shall be
fifty dollars,
Fifth Class--W hen gross sales are fifty ,hou-
sand dollars or niure, and under seven
ty-1lve Thousand dollars, tie license shall be
thirty five dollars.
Sixth Ciass-When gross sales are forty thou.
SAND dollars OF more and under fifty Thousand
tollars, the license shall be thirty dollars.
Seventh Class-NneI gross sales arc thirty
thousand dollars or more. anu under FORTY
thousand dollars. the license shall he twenty.
i've dollars -.
Eighth Ciass-Wllen gross sales are twenty
I've thousand dollars or more, and under thirty
honsand dollars, the license shall he twenty
.uiiar7.
Ninth Class-Nhen gross sales ar,. twenty
h0nstnd dollars or more, ana under twenty
i've thousand dollars the license suall be frtpan
ollars.
Tenth Cltss-WhcH gross salc- ilrr fifteen
hUuSand dollars or more and under ryfe,,t,.' !
We thousand dollars, the license shall be ten /
aliars. !
Eleventh ClassWhen gross sales are ten
honsstItu dollars or more. and under fifteen !
liousand dollars, tic license, slialt he civlt !
ollars.
Provided that il any distilled, ,inoua, nat or ,
Their kind OF mixed liquors Nc sold in connec-
on with the business OF Retail Merchant, Gro
er, Restaurant, Oyster House. Confrc,iouerv
/ Druggist III less Quantities tnan tve.gallous.
&c license for sncf additional business snail be
) provided for III section II OF act l0l oi the
eneral Assembly 1885, adopted July 6, 1885.
royltied no liceIls. shall ISSUE to sell lduor in
S. quantities than five gallons for lrss than
fly dollars.
PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs
SEC. a.. BE Il further ordained, et,., That
leh and every peddler or hawker shall nav an !
Inual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot five dollars; when
aSei!Hg on horse hack, ten dollars when
ivc!ing In oRc-horsc vehicle fifteen dollars
hen travelling IN two horse vehicle thirty dnI
rs; when travelling on boat, barge or oajler
ater craft, nifty dollars provided no haWker
peddlcr, whose stock does not exceed in val .
tel dollars, VIII pc required to pay any H.
nst, and provided further that cunstabes ar
lice officers throughout the parish are hereby
lpoWtred ana directed to cause nil peddlers
IL haWEers To produce or exhibit their Parish
cs ,lf ana u me peddiers or hawkcrs fail to
odlce or exhibit The same, the constable or |
ash officer shall retain their stock or mcr.
andise until said pedalers OF hawkers procure !
elr Parish License. .
SIC. 5. Be ii further 0rduiueI etc That !
every business OF keeping a hotel or board 1
s-louse when boarding and eating are cOm.
ltd, the license shall be based on the number ! I
furnished lodging rooms for guests as fol-
va, viz:
'lrst Class-When said rooms are in number
Give or more, and less than fifteen. fhn r.
lsc shall be thirty dollars r
econu Class-When said rooms are in number L
vi be twenty dollars. !,
'hlrd Class-Wlcn said rooms are in nu,phor -
OF more ana less than nine, the license shall q
fifteen dollars. ~ q
'rovided that no person who kccps q hnara. A.
house In connection with schools and col 9!
es, Tor the accommodation OF studenfs aydem- II
yecs thereof, shall pay any license as board ~ :.
rovided further that no license shall he 70.
red when the number Of said rooms Is less
n provided for in class three; that for every
ihcse VI iolRiHR iione, the license shall I've
mated on the same basis ;ls for hotels and
riding houses, but graduated Mt orr. half n
We rates. ii
hat every business OF bar-roou. ca,,aret H.
mouse. cafe, bcer-saloon, liquor exchange VI
king saloon, grog shop, beer-housc, beer.
deh or DINER place where anything to bo
nix OF eaten on the premises Is sold direefIy n,
the license shall be based on thse IL
nal gross receipts of said business. viz:
lrst Ciiss-N hen said receipts are five fbou
q uelliils or more, and less than seven thou
d live hundred dollars, the IIcense sbaII ~
enty-fve dollars. $3.50 "
scond Ciass-When said reeeipts arc two
usand dollars or more, and less fbnn f,vo + Fe
as s aoiiafs, the license shall he sixty -
bird Class--When said receipts ara lcsa than Nt
tnonsanf dollars, the license shall be 1ifty Nl
royia ,. no s license SHAH be charged for
ing refreshments for charitable or RELIGIONS
poses: provided that no establishment sal
or giving away, or otherwise tiisposing ns
spirits, Wisies. alcoholic or mali Iinuas N
d ,nan iive SALONS shall pay less thani flrfs 4
lat the BUSINESS of keeping billiard fah,a.
on lEple, Jenny Lind, pool or bagate,le tables
teIEfin alleys, license OF two dollars ana SAl
Gezsts for each table or alley shall be maid. ~
1lIfffnn to any other license due by the e. I
Isaftsfnt in which these tables may he sifu.
q ANUsEMENTs Fir
bt fet every business of museum, llenase- $40
sfreuss on other travelling show, exhibition on
the license shall be based on
lumber 81 attaches, whether rr0prletors,
,rmefs, employees. as follows, viz. inc
st eiass-When the number of said persons NJ
er one hundred, for which shall be paid the
hundred dollars. o on1
'ond class When the number of said per It. "pl