The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-16

shall be SIS
No license shall issue for less than five dollars.
PROFESSIONAL AND Personal OCCUPATIONS
SEC g. Be IL further ordained, etc. That the
annual license for the kinds OF business herein
after named, shall be graduated into seven
classes, as follows, viz: ..
That for every individual or company carry
ing on the profession of business agency Tor
keeping cabs, carriages, hacksOr horses 10l llire'
OWNERS or lessees of toll bridges and ferries
agency for steam boats, draying, trucking, uh-
dertaker master builders mechanics VINO en-
nloy assistance, agency for insurance company,
real estate agents, pawn brokers, storing, saw
mills, telegraphing, telephoninS, glnnefy, man
ufacturiug cotton seed Oil, oil cake or cotton
seed meal, the license for said profession or oc-
CupatiOn shall be:
| First class-When said gross annual receipts
are five thousand dollars or more and less than
six thousand dollars, the license shall be nlty
dollars.
| Second eass-When said gross annual receipts
are four thousand dollars or more, ana less
! than five thousand dollars, the license snail
| be forty dollars.
Third class-When said gross annual receipts
are three thousand dollars or more ana less
than four thousand dollars the license snail
/ be thirty dollars.
! Fourth class-When said gross annual receipts
/ are two thousand dollars or more, a. less than
| three thousand dollars, the license shall DE
/ twenty-five dollars.
| Fifth class-When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or more, ana less tliih
! two thousand dollars, the license snail DC
! twenty dollars. ..-
! sixth class-When said gross annual receipts
! are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more,
and less than one thousand dollars, the license
shall be five dollars and fifty cents.
Seventh class-When said gross annaal n ire re-
GENTS are less than seven hundred and fifty dol
| lars, the license shall be four dollars.
That every individual or individuals car car
rying on business or profession OF 't;ot atiot
F; ney at law, Physician, Editor, Dchtlst,
Oculist P biography agency 10
publications, freight, ticket, claims, patent
rights, and all other business not here'n proVid.
"a Po, lnon ,or a6aIf
forth, but the licenses shalt he 0ne-half OF
those established by this section, and provided
no license shall he issued hereunder for less
than five dollars
SEC, 7. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That when
any two or more kinds OF business are complll-
ed, except herein expressly provided 1or, there
shall be separate license required FOR each klliu
SEC. g. That the annual receipts, capital,
sales and premiums in this ordinance referred
to as basis of license, are those OF the year iof
which the license is granted, the standards 1of
their estimation shall be prima tdcte those OF
the preceding year. if the business mas neell
conducted previously by the same parties, or
by parties to whom they CEaim to be successors:
If the firm or company be new, the amount OF
gross sales for the first SIX months shal pc COL,
side red the basis, and twice that amount shali
be estimated as the annual fecelpts OF such
business provided, that any person eomlnen
cling business after the first day OF Jniy' shail
nav one half of the above rates.
SEC. 8. That the business OF the previous ear as
also the actual condition and results OF business
of the current year for new hrms' assoclatol
corporations, for the purpose OF calculating IL
cense, shall be ascertained on the sworn stare
ment of the persons in interest his or their duly
authorized agent or officer. ~ .
SEC TO- 1t is hereby expressly pfoEluea tlstl
each person, association OF persons business
firm, or corporation, required to take out q II
cense under this ordinance snail pc re4u'TGa ; ~ ~
post the same in a conspicuous place In ms OF
their place of business, under penalty Oh nor
less than ten or more than one hundred collars
recoverable by the tax collector be1ohe @ ore, any ~
the duty of the tax collectar to Visit In person
| or by deputies the severM places OF business
and ascertain that the provisions OF thls sectlon
are strictly carried out.
SEC. II. No receipt issued by a tax collector
in place of the license itself shall be valid and
this clause shall be construed to prevent tnt
tay collector from issuing a receipt in lieu OF
the appropriate form to any persons, assoela
tion Of persons, business firms and corr Dratlons
SEC. -. The Parish I AK Collector snall pre-,
mare and keep a book in which he shall record
or file the statementsJnade under oatn oi a,. aal
persons, association OF persons, business nfms
, or corporations who may apply for license tG
pursue any trade, profession, vocation, calling
or business under tnis ordnance;
SEC 49, The Tax Collector is hereby reqnf
ed to keep license register IN Wnicn ne sna ~
:, enter the names of every person, association o.
, : persons, business firms OF corporatohs, VIII VIII
the trade profession, vocation, calling or busl
ness pursued, the class ana and ID ~,
date of the collection or payment thereol. ~ ~
the first annual meeting of thu Police jury fSdri dr'
y said Tax Collector Snat iuithS oI ttiiu toh
! transcript OF said lie nse register, q copy
which transcript the eareasurer shall lay peioI,
!; the Police jury at its regular session or eacl
/ year. and shall file the same in his once TOT III
l ture reference or use. ,,
SEC, IA That the Tax Collector shall coilec
/ sand licenses in the manner provided by exist
r ing laws: r,, A.. nov co,,ector sba,, he a,i6w
ed commission of five per cent upon an i,a nusn
u u SEC. 16. That all parish license ordinan OF OF
o and a. other ordinances or parts OF ordinances
r on rhe same subject matter are hereby repea
= ed. l.. NJ n0AsHi, 0;Sn,+
e II. ., EsroReE, ClerA. President
It AN ORDINANCE.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Haas Resolved that where
= = as on the 10th Dec '8s. 1t was ordained ina
= the sum of S35 900 be assessed and leyled as IN
II amount of taxes to be collected for the service
. and expenses for the year 1889 which amoun
20 was appropriated as per budget mace thsaS ua
" now therefore Be it resolved, tnaT TO secul
, that amount a tax of ten Q0) mills on the dolls
and is hereby eyea On all napsS PrGer no
-. cluded on property on the assessment roll 81
q mated within the incorapOrted towns OF Opelo
u sas Washington, Grand Coteau, V1le Plate al
orr Arnaudville and that on the property situate
"a q within these Incorporated towns, TO de!fa
50 their proportion of the expenses OF the Grimm
on proceedings, there be levied in accordance WI
u II Sec 95 of General Assembly OF louisiana reg
" lar session of 1878 approved March Attn 1873 L
n of five t5) mills on the dollar. ~ as iuian
u y ordained that there is hereby levied an annu
y, NJ license tax for the year A. ID. 1889, upon ea'
u u person. association of persons, OF puslhe
firms and corporations, pursuing any tfau
go profession, vocation, culilns OF BUSHES s[>o =
,S ss those expressly exempt from such license u
sS Ss by articles 2O6 and 207 OF the Constltutlon;
pc Ut asToRGE Clerk President.