The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-12-21

AN ORDINANCE.

cept those who are expressly excepted by Law
from such license tax by articles 20G and 207 o
OF the Constitution OF the state OF Louisiana.
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the Board of Police
OF the Town of Opelousas, La, that there j
hereby levied an annual license tax for the cal
ender year 1890 Zone Thousand Eight Hundred
and Ninety upon all persons, associations o
persons or business firms and corporations
pursuing any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing, or business, except those who are express
ly exempted from such license tax by articles
No. 206 and 207 of the Constitution Of the STATE
OF Louisiana.
SEC. III. Be it further ordained, that ON I'll,
% (second) day OF January, A. ID. 1890, (eighteeI
hundred und ninety the Collector of the Boar(
OF Police of the Town OF OpelOusas. La. shall
begin to collect aud shall collect as fast as pos
sible from each OF the persons or business firms
associations OF persons. and corporations. pur
suing within the corporate limits of the tow1
of Opeousas, any trade, profession, vocation
calling or business. license as hereinafter
graduated. All licenses shall he due and col
ieetible during the first two months of eacl
year and all unpaid licenses shall become de
linquent on the 1st ttirst) day of March of the
year 1890 Zone thousand eight hundred and
ninety and all persons, firms or corporations
who shall commence any business profession
vocation, or calling upen which license tax il
herein levied, after said time to-wit: March 1st
1890, shall become delinquent unless the license
is paid within ten days thereafter.
SEC. III. That for every business OF selling
at retail, whether as principal, agent GA com.
mission. or otherwise, the license shall be based
and graded on the gross amount of sales as
follows, to-wit:
Glass /. When gross sales are one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars or more and under
two hundred thousand dollars, the license shall
be $4,000 lone hundred and fifty dollarsl.
Glass 3; When gross sales are one hundred
thousand dollars or more and under one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be $4,000 lone hundred dollarsl.
Glass 8. When gross sales are seventy five
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be s75-
90 (seventy-fiye doiIars).
Glass 1. When gross sales are fifty thousand
dollars or more and under seventy.fye thous-
and dollars, the license shall be 5000 fifty dol
lars}.
Glass 5. When gross sales are forty thousand
dollars, or more and under fifty thousand dol
lars, the license shall be $4,000 forty dolIarsl
Class 6. When gross sales are thirty thousand
dollars and under forty thousand dollars, the
license shall be $1,000 tthlrty dollars).
Glass 7. When gross sales are twenty-five
thousand dollars or more and under thirty
thousand dollars, the license shall be $500
twenty-five dollars1.
Glass g. When gross sales are twenty thous
and dollars or more and twenty-five thousand
dollars, the license shall be $1,000 twenty dol
lars.
Glass 9. When gross sales are fifteen thous-
and dollars or more and under twenty thousand
dollars, the license shall be $500 tfifteen dol
larsj.
Glass TO-. When gross sales are under fifteen
Thousand dollars, the license shall be $1,000 cen
Provided, that if any distilled, vinous, malt
or other kind of mixed liquors be sold in con-
nection with the business OF retail merchant
grocer, restaurant, oyster house, confectionery
or druggist, in less quantities than five gallons
the liceuse for such additional business shall
be as hereinafter provided in Sec. of this or
Provided further. that no license shall be is
sued to sell liquors in less quantities than five
gallons, for less than 5000 fifty dollars).
TSsuRINe.
SEC. ". Be it further ordained etc.. that
each and every insurance company, society, as
sociati0n, corporation or other organization on
firm, or individual doing and conducting an in.
surauce business OF any kind: life, fire, marine,
river. accident, or other, whether such com
pany, society, association, corporation or other
organization. or firm or individual is located
or dOmiciled in the town, or operating here
through branch, department., resident board,
local office, firm, company, corporation or agen-
ey OF any kind whatsoever shall pay q separate
and distinct license ON said business for each
company represented, and said license shall be
based and graded on the gross annual amount
of premiums on all risks located in other States
or foreign countries, as follows, viz:
Glass J. W When such premiums are ten tIious-
and dollars or more and less than twenty thous-
and dollars. the license shall be 5000 thirty
Glass .. When the premiums are i've thous.
and dollars or more and less than ten thousand
dollars, the license shall he s2o.0o twenty 9fel-
lar5b.
Glass 3. When premiums arc less than five
thousand dollars the license shall be $1,000 den
d0llars).
Provided, thatnothing herein contained shall
apply to mutual aid societies which pay mutual
insurance policies by assessment upon members
whether the same be or not domiciled in the
town OF OpeioiIsas, La.
AMUsENENTs.
SEC. v. Be it further ordained, etc, that for
every business OF keeping a theatre or opera
house, the license shall be $40 twenty dollarsl,
and the said license of twenty dollars afore-
said to be paid by the person. corporation or
company owning or controlling the said thea
ire or opera house for rent or hire. That for
every business OF museum, menageric, circus
er travelling show the license shah be graded
and based on the number of attaches. whether
proprietors, or performers, or employees, as
follows viz:
one hundred or more, the license shall be $500
tive hundred dollars9
5 Glass 2. When the number OF said persons is
seventy five or more and less than one hundred,
the license shall be s400 -four hundred dollars.
Glass g. When the number of said persons is
fifty.0r more and less than seTenty-fiye, the IL
cense shall m be SOP three hundred dollars.
Glass 4 When the number OF said persons is
thirty or more and less than fifty, the license
shall be 5000 two hundred dollars.
Glass g. When the number Of said persons is
twenty or more and less than thirty. the license
shall be sl75 tone hundred and seventy-tye dol
Iars).
Glass g. When the number of said persons is
shall be $50 tone hundred and fifty dollars. E
Glass /. When the number OF said persons is
tive or more and less than ten, the license shall
be 800 lone hundred dollarsl.
Glass g. When the number of said persons is
four the license shall be SIS tseventy five dol
fars).
Glass q. When the number of said persons il
three, the license shafl be $50 fifty dollars
Glass 10. When the number of SAID persons il
two the license shall be $40 forty dollarsl
Glass IL. When the number ia one the license
shall be $40 thirty doliarsl
That for every hall where balls or entertain
unents not above provided for are given the Ii
cense shall be $40 (ten dollars.
Provided, this shall not apply to balls given
by private parties or for charitable purposes.
SEC. WI. Be it further ordained, etc, that for
each person carry ing ON the business or calling
of selling or dealing in railroad or steamship
tickets, whether said tickets are sold on the
streets, the Office of the company he repre-
senfs or that of any other company a icense
graded upon the number of companies he re-
presents as follows, tg-wit
Glass /. One company S25 twenty five dol
larsl; class 2, two companies $40 forty dolarsl;
class g. three or more companies $50 fifty dol
larsl.
HAwKERs, PEDDLERs. ETC.
SEE. VII. Be it further ordained, etc, that
each and every peddier or hawker shall pay a
license based and graded as follows, viz:
Class /, when travelling on foot IS tive dol
.ars); class 2, when travelling ON horseback $40
item dollarsp; class 8, when travelling in one
horse vehicle SIS fifteen dollars: class 1, when
In tWo-horse vehicle $50 thirty dol
lars1
Provided, no haWsers or peddlers whose
stock does not exceed in n3yaiuG Ten dollars, will
be required 10 pay any license.
sUsTENANeE AND REFRESHMENTS.
SEC VIII Be it further ordained, etc, that
for every business of keeping hotel where
lodging and eating are combined, the license
shall be based and graded on the number, ,0f
furnished lodging rooms for guests as follows