The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-02-02
Town Council.


Abbeville, Louisiana, met at the court
house in said town, this day, according
to adjournment. Present: DR.. E.
Bourne, Mayor, and Messrs. Wise,
Mills, Gastal and Wall aldermen.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting of the
Council was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, the report of
the committee on license law was read
section by section.
On motion of Mr.. Wall, duly second
ed, the following ordinance was adopt
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 OF business, except those who
are expressly exempt from such IL
cense tax by virtue of Articles 2O6
and 2O7 of the Constitution of this
State.
Section /. 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,
profession, vocation, calling or business
within the limits of the corporation of
Abbeville, except those expressly ex-
empt from such tax by Articles 206 and
2O7 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That Immediately after the
PRONUNCIATION Of this ordinance the
Secretary shall issue, and the Consta-
BILE and Collector shall collect forthwith
from each person or association of per-
sons, firm or corporate pursuing in
the town of Abbeville, any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business, a
license 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 1.
When gross sales are $4,000 or more
and under $50, 900 the license shall be
Forty Dollars $4,000
Glass 2. When gross sales are $780,
600, 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
$25.OO
Class 4. When gross sales are $780,
600, or more, and less than $25, 900. the
license shall be Twenty Dollars $4,000
Glass 5. When gross sales are $15,-
600, or more, and less than 1000, the
license shall be Fifteen Dollars $500
Glass 6. When gross sales are less
than $15, 900, the license shall be Ten
Dollars $1,000
Provided, that if any distilled, vim
Ous, malt or other kind of mixed IL
quors be sold in connection with the
business of retail merchant, grocer,
or druggist in less quantities than five
gallons, the license for such additional
business shall be as provided for in sec
ton - of this ordinance; and prori-
ded further, that no license shall issue
to sell liquors in less quantities than
five gallons for less than Fifty Dol
lars $4,000
Sec. 4. Substance and Refreshments.
Every business of keeping hotel,
| where lodging and eating are combined,
and having six (6) or more furnished
lodging rooms, the license shall be Ten
| Dollars $1,000
Sec. S. That for keeping billiard ta-
bles, pigeon holes, ten pin alleys, from
which revenue is derived, the license
shall be Five Dollars ,.. $500
Sec. 6. That the business Of selling
soda water, mead, confectionery, cakes,
etc, shall be licensed as follows:
Glass ]. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are more than $3.50, and less
than $1,000, the license shall be Ten
Dollars $1,000
Glass 2. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are less than $3.50, the license
shall be Four Dollars $400
Sec. 7. That for every individual or firm
carrying on the business or profession
of physician, attorney at law, editor,
dentist, oculist or photographer, the
license shall be Five Dollars $500
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.
Class l. When gross annual receipts
are $3.50 or more, the license shall be
Ten Dollars $1,000