The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-10-18
Extract from Town Council proceeding of An
gust ~, 1881
REVENUE BILL.

Be it ordained by the Town Council of the
town Of Lake Charles, La, That for the pRr-
pose of defraying the expenses Of the town
Of Lake Charles, L8., for the current year, an
aunual ad VOLOrtga tax of eight mlllss on the
dollar on all the property, real and personal,
situated In the corporate limits OF the town,
subject to taxation, shall be levied, assessed
and collected In United States currency.
Moved and carried, that the following
License Act be adopted for the year 1850,
tO-witF
Re it enacted by the Town Council, of the town
of Lake Charles, That there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1890, upon each
persOn, association of persons or business firms
aud corporations, pursuing any trade, profession,
VGGattQh, calling or business, except those eX-
pressiy e&empt from snch license tax by Articles
2O8 and 987 Of tbs Constitution,
Be 1t further enacted That on the 2nd day OF
January OF each year the town Tax C0lectOf
shall begin to collect and shall collect as fast as
possible, from each Of the persons or business
firms, associations of persons and corporations
pursuing within the corporate limits, any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business license
tax as hereinafter graduated
All license shall DO due and eOllsGtable during
the first twOt2lmOnths Of each year, and all unpaid
license shall become delinquent on the first day
of March Of each year, and all firms who com
meuce business after that date shall become de-
linquentunleBs the license Is paid within ten days.
BE it further enacted, That for each business
fR carrying on banking company association
y
on Ehs declared or nominal capital and surplus
WAfP f8S said capital and surplus is owned or In
use Of Nj deposit in the corporation Of Lake
Charles. tSt Bhen the annual gross commissions
exceed 80 COD sF1 more than $50 600 the license
shall be $500. 2pd, When the annual gross com
missions exceed $50 Ra2 and no more than $40 OOOl
the license shall be $22s. 2rd, When the annual
gross commissions exceed s25,O0O and no more
than $50 0O0 the license shah be 4isl5O. 4th,
When the annual gross COmmissiORS exceed SO
900 aRd no more than $25 900 the license shall be
&iig. 5th, When the annual gross commissions
exceed $i5. 600 and no more than 100000, the y,
cense shall he $ll2,50. 9th, When the annual
gross commits siO8s exceed $4,000 and no more
than SIS O00 the license shall be SIS. 1thr When
the annual gross commissions exceed 1000 and
mo more than $10, coo the license shall be $50.
That for every retail merchant " hose annual
gross receipts are $50 900 or more and under Ia,
600 the license shall be $50, end When the
gross sales are $40, 900 more and under $50 10
the license shall be $40. 3Td, When the gross
sales are $50 900 more and under 80 600 the H.
cense shall be $50, 4th, When gross sales are
S25 600 OF more and under $50 900 the license shall
1 be $25 5th When the gross sales are go, OOO
aRd less than $2j, 600 the license shall be y2J
ok When sales are SIS 900 or more and less than
so laG The license shall be SIS 7th When sales
are less tGgB $l5 600 the license shall be So Pro
vided, that 4 gRg distilled, yinOus, malt or other
| kind of liquor bic 6sA in connection with the DH'
siness Of retail nl9FgR88t grocery Or restaurant
| oyster house, CQnteGEAnaE OF druggist ~ less
than five gallons the iGGIlsP 4YF such adullOhal
I business shall be $50.