The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-09

To levy. collect and enforce payment of an an
nual parish license tax in the parish OF st;
Landry for the year Eighteen hundred ana 10
sociation of persons or business
firms and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or pusi-
ness, except those who are exempt from
such tax by articles -16 and 207 of the con-
stitution.
sEcrroN I, Be 1T ordained By the Police Jury
of The Parish of st. Landry, that there Is hereby
levied an annual parish license tax Ior M sald par
association Of persons or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade, pro.
fesson vocation, ealing goena or tnoss oaslnsss mess
are ar N expressly exempt from anch tax by articles
90s. 2OI of the State constitution.
SECTION 2. Be 1T further ordained, etc., That
ON or before the 2oth day of March the Parish Tax
Collector shall begin to colleet as fast as possible
from each of the persons or business firms, as
soeiations of persons and corporations pursuing
in the present year egnIeen s huaared nT trsde aha
profession, vocation, calling or business
q parish license tax as, hereinafter grad,
uated. ALI parish licenses g., shall an.I DE DC
due af ana Mare4 eHee.aDss and 0 al ii unpaid licenses
shali heeome delinauent after that date, and
from and after that date shall bear interest al
the rate of two per cent, per month, anu tne
delinuuent owing the license shall pay com
mission to the District Attorney OF ten pei
centum on the aggregate amount OF license
aud penalties collected and paid over to the Ta1
Collector, besides costs OF suit and the pay
nent thereof shall be secured by privilege Il
favor of the Parish, next in rank to that OF tn
state, aud the Tax Collector shall collect san.
lie nse, interest and costs in the manner prosio
s.cTToN 8, Be 1t further ordained, etc., Tha
the annual Parish license Tax for the KIND 0
business hereinafter named shall, except q
afterwards i divided, be graduated In thiftee
classes. NJ .a., .--,,,.t
For every business of selling at retail. whetf
or as principal, agent on commission, or othei
wise the license shall be based on the gross an
! n,,al amount of sales as follows:
FIRST Class-When gross sales are TWO nun
dred thousand dollars or more, and under wv
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the hcehs
shall be two hundred dollars
arad and fifty thousand dollars or more, an
nnder two hundred thousand, The license sha
isa one hundred and fifty dollars.
Third Ciass-When gross sales are one hul
dred thousand dollars or more. and under Oh
hundred and fifty thousand dollars the heens
shall be one hundred dollars.
Fourth Glass When gross sales are seNel
tv-fivss Thousand dollars or more, and under OF
hundred thousand dollars. the license snai
seventy five dollars. a..- .,o
Fifth Class--When gross sales are fifty tho
sand dollars or more, and undef sege
ty-fiye thousand dollars, the license shall
, fifty dollars. A..
sixth Glass When gross sales are re forty yi tho
, sand dollars or more. and under fifty thousaf
, dollars, the license shall be forty dollars.
Seventh Class-When gross safes are tniE
! thousand dollars or more, ana undef ior
: thousand dollars, the license shall be thif
Eighth class-Wnen gross sales are twent
five Thousand dollars on more, and un0er thir