The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-09-13
EXTRACT from Town Council proceeding of Au.
gust IL, 1885,
REVENUE BHEA.

EXTRACT from Town Council proceeding of Au,
gust II, 1885,
REVENUE BILL.
Be it ordained by the Town Council of the
town of Lake Charles, La, That for the puF-
pose Of defraying the expenses Of the town
Of Lake Charles, l4B,, for the current year. an
annual al V0iorUR tax OF eight millss 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 1889,
to-wit
BE It enacted by the Town Council Of the town
of Lake Charles That there Is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1888 upon each
person. association Of persons OF business hFms
and corporations pursuing any trade profession,
vocation, calling or business, except those ex
pressy exempt From such license tax by Articles
| 206 and POT Of the Constitution,
BE it further enacted, That on the End day of
January of each year the town Tax ColeetOr
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 be due and cOlleGtable during
! the first tWOG2months of each year and all unpaid
| license shall become delinquent on tho hrat day
| Of March Of each year, aud all hrns who com
n1uentIniess the license Is paid within ten days
he it further enacted That for each business
| of carrying on banking company association
corporation or agency the license shall be based
| on the declared or nominal capital and surplus
when the said capital and surplus Is owned OF in
| use or on deposit In the corporation Of Lake
| Charles lst, When the annual grOss commissions
exceed $40 900 and more than $50 600 the license
shall be $500. 3nd, When tho annual gross com
missions exceed $50, 900 and no more than $40 OOOi
| the license shall be S225. 3rd, When the annual
gross commissions exceed $4,000 aud no more
| than $50, 000r the license shall be @lslSO Attn,
When tho annual gross commissions exceed 52e
| $3.50 5th When the annual gross commissions
exceed $lb 600 and no more than $2OOOOi bhe IL
CenBe shall be $ll2.5O. 9th When tho annual
gross commissions exceed $4,000 and no more
than SIS 600, the license shall be $40. lthl When
| the annual gross commissions exceed $1,000 and
NO more than 10000, the license shall be $50
That for every retail merchant whose annual
gross receipts are $50 900 or more and under $i5
600, the license shall be $50. 2nd, When the
gross sales 80 900 or more and under $50 OOO
the license shall be $40. Ord, When the gross
sales are $50 600 or more and under $40 900 the IL
CenBe shall be $50 4th When gross sales are
$4,000 or and under $50 900 the license shall
be $25 5th, When the gross sales are 500 600
and less than $25, 900 the license shall be S2O.
9Th When sales are $l5 900 or more and less than
$20,000 the license shall be $l5. 7th, When sales
are less than SIS 900 the license shall be 80. Pro
yided that if any distilled vinous, malt or other
kind Of liquor be sold In connection with tho bu
siness Of retail merchant, grocery OF restaurant
than iys gallons, the license for such additional
| business shall be $50.
INSURANCE.
That for each and every insurance company as
sociatOn, corporation, organization or hTn OF IN
dividnal doing and conducting an insurance bust
ness of any kind-lite FIRE, marine river, accident
Of other, in the town Of Lake Charles whether
such company society, association or corporation
or other organization or firm or indiytdu9i IS 10
Gated or dOmiCiled here or operating here through
branch department, resident board, local office,
firm, company, corporation or agency Of any
kind whatever shall pay separate aud distinct
license on said business for each company repre-
sented, and said license shall be based on the
gross annual amount Of premiums on all risks 10
Gated within the corporation Of Lake Charles,
upon which no license has been paid thFein, as
follows, to wit;
When said premiums are ave thousand dollars
and upwards, ten dollars for each company repre-
Thousand dollars, i've dollars for each company
represented
BE II further enacted, That f0T every business
Of transporting money merchandise Or other arti
Gles by express Or transfer, and the gross annual
receipts are less than twenty-five thousand dol
lars the license shall be twenty five dollars.
AAIUsEMENTs.
That for all opera houses OF theatres, forty dol.
lars.
b. 1t further enacted, That no ciHcus, meuag
erie, museum or other travelling show shall be
permitted to make exhibition within the corpora
tiOn Of Lake Charles unless they have first paid
pTOprietOrB, performers of employees as follows
When tho number Of said persons Is 100 or more
the license shall be two hundred dollars, When
the number Of said persOns Ia 10 or more and less
than 100, the license shall be one hundred and
fifty dollars When the number Of said persons
Is 80 or more and less than -, the License shall
be one hundred dollars. When the number Of
| said persons = 30 or more: and less than So the
license shall be seventy five dollars When the
number Of said persons is % Or more, and less
| than 3O the license shall bo fifty dollars. When
a mi q IA Il
than 90 the license shall be forty dollars, When
| the number Of said persons is five or more and
When the number Of said persons IS less than Ave
the license shall be twenty dollars. Organ grind
ers' license shall be two dollars and 1fty cents
B9 I further enacted IRat syeEy BsddlsF g. o. Or
on horseback, ten dollars when In one.h0rse yeh-
Gle, fifteen dollars when IN twO-hOrse vehicle
| twenty FIVE dollars. Provided, any pcddler or
| hawker whose stock does not exceed IN value ten
dollars, shall pay license Of two dollars and fifty
cents.
That for every business of keeping hotel
where lodging and eating are combined, when
said hotel has six OF more and less than nine
furnished rooms, the liceuse shall be twenty dol
| lars. When the number Is nine or more the
| license shall be thirty dollars.
| That for every business Of keeping bar room
Cofeehouse, beer saloon grog shop or other place
where anything to DO drunk or eaten y sold on
the premises, directly or Indirectly the license
shall be based on the annual gross receipts, az
| follows; When receipts are SI,500 OF more and
less than $40 COO license $50 when receipts arc
5000 or more and less than 81, 500 license 500 !
when receipts are 81 900 or more and less than
5000 lceDse fzS when receipts are less than
81 600, license $50.
oda.wateT, mead, coIfections, cakes etc, excln
sively shall psy license as follows When gross
receipts are 5000 or more, and less than ss GOO
lI sSP5S 6Eg aa bl9 Sf a9n aa fiSS e eeSss
| shall be St5 when gross receipts are $1,000 OF
more and less than ~ 00o the license shall be 40
%beP gross EeeeiptsaEe less than s gQQ thS license
etc, selling saltwater, mead, etc shall be re-
quired TO take out license under this act,
PROFESSIONAL AND Personal OCCUPATIONS.
That every Individual or individuals carrying
on the business on profession Of physician, attor
ney atlew editor, dentist oceglist Photographed
patent rights, and an other business not herein
provided for, shall be graded as above set forth
but ne licences slal be o9e-halt q those estab
shall issued hereunder for less than i've dollars
WAGONS.
Be II further ordained by the Board Of Alder
men 81 the ToBg Of Lake Cherries That i sghal
BE unlawful apd subject q me y ten qollaFs
run any team within the corporate limits 81 Leke
Charles or carrying on any, q the follqyi99g
tradss etg pniii he q t9ssy shaa hage arSt paia p
0pe-bUrse dTay, hack or wagon, i've dollars two.
horse dray hack oE wagon ten dollars two-ox
WaAon orcHrt, ten dOllafs 80Qa Vouuofs' teams,
| other than those residing in town ten dollars,
/ Vegetable psddlers residing in Or out of town
/ Eve dollars. an permanent o. trapeient huek
/ sters no matter Of what nature where any game
/ 81 ehnnee q an induecnept to putehase ~ 0r ont
/ OF doors twenty five dollars. An peddlefa not
/ herein mentioned ave dollars. N
BE tt further ordained, That az persons herein
mentioned as using teams On tie streets are here.
Y BY required e obtain tfoq the tax collector tip
plate With blue surthee nj the number Of license
painied 10 red figures, apd have the spine put ID
] & aeonapieu0ue place on said vehicle
Be ii further 0rdalned, That For every indi-
| business agency for steunhoats drayhe, truck
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