St. Landry democrat., 1889-02-16
POLICE FURY ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Fixing Parish Licenses for
the Year 1889, Adopted by he Police
Jury Of st. Landry, Monday, February
4, 1899.
AN ORDINANCE

'lsHSt -iil'''' upon alt persons, or as
firms and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
ness, except those who are exempt from
Sacii tax by articles FOG and POT Of the con
Stituton.
SECTIoNl. BE il ordaiAcI by tie Police Ju9,y
o. he iHrjsh Of 81. L0HG1'y, that there il hereby
levied IN annual parish license tax fo- said pai-
ish for the year 1899 upon each person.
association OF persons or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade, pro
l2SSlon. vocation, calling or business
i'll said parish OF 81. Landry except those who
arc expressly exempt from such tax y articles
BOG, zo7 of the State constitution.
SECTIoN2. BE il t'uhcy ordaiacd, etc." That
on or before the goth day of March The Parsh1 Tax
Collector shall heginto collect as fast as possible,
from each OF the persons or business firms,
sociations of persons and corporations pursuing
in ,hc present year eighteen hundred and
eiehty-ninc within said parish, any trade,
profession, vocation. calling or business,
p parish license tan ~ hereinafter grad
due and collcctihe on or before the 10th day
of March, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent after that date, and
from and after thai date shall bear interest at
the rate OF Two per cent, per month, and the
delinquent owing the license shall pay Il com
MISSION TO the District Attorney of ten per
centum OH The aggregate amount of licenses
and penalties collected aRd paid oyerto the Tax
ment thereof shall he scsNred by privilege IN
favor o. the Parish. next y rank I" that OF the
license, interest and costsIn The manner pro> i'd
CT by existing law.
sEcrIoN3. Be il c$o'"ai""d. etc.,, That
ns rsfsh iG H tx ep1
afterwards provided, be ~adnated III thirteen
classes.
For every business Of selling at retail. wlictll
cr rs principal agent on commission, or other
wise, tho license shall be based on the gross an
nuai amount Of Sacs, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are two hum
bred thousand dollars or more, and under two
hundred and fifty th"MMsand dollars, the license
snail he two hundreds Sats
drea and fifty thousand dollars or more. and
under two hundred thousand, the license shall
be one hundred and fifty dollars
Third Cass-When gross sales are one hum
bred Thousand dollars or more, and under one
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be one hundred dollars
Fourth Class When gross sales are seven
ty-tiye thousand dollars or more, and under one
hundred thousand dolaFS the license Sll;til ne
seveuty-fiye dollars.
Fifth Class-Whcn gross sales are fifty thou
sand dollars or more, and under seven
| ty-tve thousand dollars, the license shall be
sixth Class-When gross sales are forty tholl-
| sani dollars or more and under fifty thousand
dollars. the license shall be forty dollars.
Seventh Class-When gross sales are thirty
| thousand dollars or more, and under forty
| thousand dollars, the license shall be thirty
| dollars.
! Eighth Class-When gross sales are twenty
| five Thousand dollars OF more, and under thirty
| thousand dollars, the license shall.be twenty
| five dollars.
| Ninth lrass-When gross sales are twenty
| thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
| five thousand dollars, the license Shall be tWen
| ~ dollars.
| thousand dollars more, and under twenty
thousan d dollars, the license shall be til
! teen dollars.
Eleventh Class-Whcn gross sales are less
one thousand five hundred dollars tie license,
| shall be ten dollSrs.
Provided that il any distilled, vino.:s, malt or
other kind of mixed liquors be sold i'll conHec
ton with the business Of Retail Merchaut, Gro
Ger. Restaurant, Oyster House, Confectionery
or Druggist IN less quantities than one pint,
ire license for suct additional business shall be
as provided for i'll section IL of act lO1 of the
General Assembly 1886, adopted July s, 1886,
provided no license shall issue to sell liquor in
less Quantities than live gallons for less than
fifty dollars.
FEDDLERs AND HAwKERa.
SEC. A. Be ii further Ordained, etc., That
each and every peddlnr or hawker shall pay an
annual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot five dollars; when
travelling OH horse back, ten dollars; when
travelling i'll One-horse vehicle fifteen dollars;
when travelling in two horse-vehcle, thirty dol
lars when travelling on boat, barge or other
water craft, s100; provided no hawker
or nedtller whose stock does not exceed in val
ne len dollars. will be required TO pay any Ii
eense, and provided further that coilstables or
empowered and directed to cause all peadlels
and hawkers to produce OF exhibit their Parish
License. and if the peddlers OF lawkers fail to
produce or exhibit the same, the constable or
pa,isb officer shall retain their stock or mer-
chandiselmtil said reddiers or hawEers procure
their Perish License.
SEC. 5. BIZ IL ftHthfl oiUdiHed, etc, That
for every business of keeping. q hotel or board
ng-aollse when lodging and eating are COM
hned the license snail be based Oh the number
of furnished lodging rooms for guests as fol-
lows, viz:
First Class-When said rooms are iii number
so or more and less than 45 the license shall be
one hundred and fifty dollars.
Second ClasS-When said rooms are in MINI
Der is or more and less than 80 the license shall
he one hundred dollars.
Third Class--Wlen said rooms are in number
twelve or more and less than fifteen, the Ii
cense shall be SIS dollars.
Fourth Class-When said rooms are in number
nine or more. and less than twelve, the license
shall be fifty dollars.
Fifth Class-When said rooms are in number
six or more aud less than nine, the license shall
be forty dollars
Provided that no person who keeps Il board
ing house iii connection with schools or col
lcges, for the accommodation of students and en-
ployees thereof, shall pay any license as board
ing house keeper.
Provided further that no license shall be re-
CURED when the number of said rooms is less
than provided for III class five; that for every
business OF lodging alone, the license shall he
estimated on the same basis as for hotels, /
but graduated at oHe-half above rates prOyid- |
ed that boarding houses pay 60 oIo of the rates |
OF hotels.
coffeehouse. cafe, beer-saloen, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grag shop, beer-house, beer |
garden or other Place where anything to be I
drank Or eaten ON the premises is sold directly |
or indirectly, the license shall be based OH the
annual gross receipts of said business, viz:
First Class-When said receipts are five thou I
sand dollars more and less than seven thou
sand five hundred dollars the license shall be /
one hundred dollars.
Second Ciass--When said receipts are two
thousand dollars or more, and less than five I
dollars, the license shall be seventy I
five dollars.
Third Class--When said receipts are less than
two thousand dollars, the license shall be fifty |
Provided, no license shall he charged for
selling refreshments for charitable or religious
provided that no establishment sell
ing or giving away, or otherwise dispOsing of /
any spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt liquor in
less than five gallons, shall pay less than fifty
dollars
That thc business of keeping billiard tables
pigeon hole. Jenny Lind, pool or bagateie tables
and ten pin alleys, a license of ten dollars
for each table or alley shall be paid,
in addition to any other license due by the cs-
in which these tables may be stu
ated
Provided further that when any kind of bust
ness provided for in dissection shall be combin-
ed with any business provided for in this license
the same classification shall be made
Is prescribed in this section, but the price OF
he license shall be equal to the license requir-
sl Tor each business separately.
ADJUSTMENTS.
And for every business OF museum, menage-
fle. circus OF other travelling show, exhibition
,r performance, the license shall he based ON
,he number of attaches, whether proprietors,
performers, employees as follows, viz
First class-When the number of said per-
sons Is over thirty, and less than fifty the H.
sense shall be $500.
Second class-When the number of said persons
IS over twenty and less than thirty the lfneense