The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-02-23
sons is over FIVE and less than ten the license
shall be SIS
No license shall issue for less than five dollars.

SEC. g. Be it further ordained, ETC. That the
annual license for the kinds Of business Eerelu-
alter named, shall be graduated into sei iel
Glasses, as follows, viz:
That for every individual or company carry
ing on the profession OF business agency ftir
keeping cabs, carriages hacksot horses for hire,
owners or lessees of toll bridges and ferries,
agency for steam boats, draying, trucking, IN
dertaker. master builders, mechanics who enl-
ploy assistance agency for Insurance company,
real estate agents. pawn brokers, storing, aa|
mills, telegraphing, telephoning, syinrery, man
ufaoturing 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, tho license shall be fifty
dollars.
Second class-When said gross annual receipts
are four thousand dollars OF more, and teeb
than five thousand dollars, the license shall
be forty dollars.
Third class-When said gross annual receipts
are three thousand dollars or more, and less
than four thousand dollars the license shall
Fourth class-When said gross annualUaceip.s
are two thousand dollars or more, and less 1n%c -
Fifth class-When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or moro, and less than
two thousand dollars, the license shall be
sixth elass-when said gross annual receipts
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more
and less than one thousand dollars. the license
Seventh class--When said gross annual re-
ceipts are less than seven hundred and dfty dol
lars, the license shall be four dollars:
rying on business or profession OF Attor-
Ssyyis4 9sy at lfy Physician Edt0r agsncp penis
rights, and all other business not herein Drovid-
cd for shall be graded the same as above set
forth, but the Licenses shall be one-half Of
those established by this section, and provided
No license shall he issued hereunder for lesa
than five dollars
SEC. Z. Be II further ordained etc., That when
any two or more kinds Of business are combin-
ed, except herein expressly provided for, there
shall be separate license required for each KIND
of business.
sEc. 8. That the annual receipts, capital,
to as basis of license, are those of the year for
which the license Is granted, the standards for
their estimation shall be primo facse those OF
the preceding year. if the business has been
conducted previously by the game parties, or
by parties to whom they claim to be successors:
II the firm or company be new, the AMOUNT OF
gross Gales for the first six months shall be con-
sidered the basis, and twice that amount shall
be estimated as the annual receipts OF such
business provided, that any person commen
cling business after the first day of July, shall
pay one-haf of the above rates.
SEC. 9. That the business Of the previous year as
also the actual condition and results OF business
of the current year for new firms, associations,
corporations, for the purpose Of calculating IL
cense, shall be ascertajned on the sworn state
ment Of the persons in interest, his or their duly
authorized agent or officer.
SEC. 10. It Ia hereby expressly provided that
each person, association of persons, business
firm, or corporation, required to take out IL
cense under this ordinance shall be required TO
post the same in 8 conspicuous place in his or
their place Of business, under penalty OF not
! less than ten or more than one hundred collars,
recoverable by the tax collector before any
@ tie duty Il tRe taS eoIlsotor y Ttsit M IL person
or by Deputies the several places Of business
and ascertain that the provisions Of this section
are strictly carried out.
SEC IL. No receipt issued by q tax collector
in place Of the license itself shall be valid, and
this clau-s shall be construed to prevent the
tax collector from issuing receipt in Heu OF
the appropriate form to any persons, as3oeia'
tion Of persons, business firms and corporations.
SEC. l2 The Parish AK Collector shall pre-
pare and Keep cook, in which ne snail RECORD
or file the statements maue under oath OF all
persons, association OF persons, business hrms
or corporations who may apply for license to
pursue any trade, profession, location calling
or business under this ordinance.
SEC. Is. The Tax Collector Is hereby requtr-
ed to keep license register, in which he snail
| enter the names Of every person. association OF
| persons, business firms or corporations, with
the trade, profession, vocation, calling or hnsl-
| ness pursued, the class and graduation OF the
| same, the amount Of license thereon and the
date Of the collection or payment thereon. Cn
! { + first annual meeting OF the PsAce jury the
san Tax Collector shall mCke out ana Toward
/ to the Parish TreasurerA full and complete
transcript OF SalO uceilSEa reSISteE, q SCPs, VI
which transcript the Tre&Aurer shall lay before
| tho Police Jury at its regular session Of each
year, and shall file the same in his Office for flu
/ ture reference or use.
/ SEC. H. That the Tax Collector shall collect
said licenses in the manner provided py eZiat-
! ing laws.
ed q commission of Eve per cent. upon all ltcen'
ses collected and paid into the parish treasury
i SEC. is. That all parish license ordinances,
\ and all other ordinances, or parts Of ordinances
! on the same subject matter are hereby repeal
!, ed. +, N. BOAGNi,
a. E. EafoReE, Clerk. President
AN ORDINANCE.
/ On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved that where
as on the 10th Dec 'a3. 1t was ordained thai
the sum of $36, 600 be assessed and levied as TIE
and expenses for the year 1889 which aInouGl
was appropriated as per budget made that dss
now therefore Be 1t resolved, that to secure
that amount tax OF tan C10) mills on the sollal
be and is hereby levied on, all property bcrre
ON the assessment roll Of tho parish and not in.
uated within the incoraported towns Of Opelou
sas, Washington, Grand Coteau, Vile Plate ant
Arnaudville and that on the property situated
within these incorporated towns, to defra,
their proportion of the expenses OF the crtEltnS
proceedings, there be levied In accordance witt
lar session Of 1878 approved March 4th 1873 ta'
Of Ave (6) mills on the dollar. 1t was Turthe
ordained that there is hereby levied an snpua
license tax for the year A. d. 1889, upon eac
person associciahon Of persons, or buslnes
firnas and corporations, pursuing any trade
those expressly exempt from such license ia!
E. NJ. BOAGNf,
n. E. EgToRGE Clerk. President