The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-02-23
AN ORDINANCE

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4, 1889.
AN ORDINANCE
TO levy, collect and enforce payment Of an an
nuai parish license tax In the parish OF st;
Landry for the year Eighteen hundred and
sociation Of persons or business
firms and corporations pursuing any
trade profession, vocation, calling or busi-
/ ness, except those who are exempt from
such tax by articles 2o6 and 2OT OF the con-
stitution.
SECTION I. Be it ordained By the Police Jury
levied an annual parish license tax for said par
ish for the year 1889 upon each person,
association OF persons OF business firms
in said parish Of St. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
2O6 2O7 of the State constitution.
sECTIoN2. Be it further ordained, etc., That
on or before the Goth day Of March the Parish Tax
Collector shall begin to collect fast possible,
from each of the persons or business firms, as
sociations of persons and corporations pursuing
in the present year eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine within said parish, any trade.
a parish license tax as, hereinafter grad
uated. All parish licenses shall be
due and collectble on or before the. 2oth day
81 Shall beeoe denouent @ ater at date and
from and after that date shall bear interest at
the rate OF two per cent, per month, and the
mission to the District Attorney Of ten per
centum aNn the aggregate amount of licenses
and pet alties collected and paid over to the Tax
Collector, besides costs Of suit; and the pay
ment thereof shall be secured by privilege in
favor of the Parish, next in rank to that of the
state and the Tax Collector shall collect said
license, interest and costs i'll the manner plOSid-
ed by existing law.
SECTION 3. Be 1T further ordained, etc., That
the annual Parish license Tax for the kind Of
business hereinafter named shall, except as
afterwards provided, be graduated in thirteen
classes.
For every business of selling at retail, wheth-
er as prin cipai agent on commission, or other
wise the license shall be based on the gross an
nual amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are two hun
dred thousand dollars or more. and under two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be two hundred dollars
second Class-When gross sales are one hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars or more, aud
under two hundred thousand, the license shall
be one hundred and fifty dollars
i Third Class--When gross sales are one hun.
hundred and fifty thousaad dollars, the license
shall be one hundred dollars
/ Fourth Class When gross sales are seven.
ty-flye thousand dollars or more, and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall he
! seventy five dollars.
FIFTH Class--When gross sales are fifty thou
! ty-five thousand dollars, the license shall be
sixth Class-When gross sales are forty thou.
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
Eighth Class-When gross sales are twenty
! Ave Thousand dollars or more, and under thirty
! thousand dollars, the license shallsee twenty
five dollars.
Ninth CIass-Whsn gross sales are twenty
! thousand dollars or more, and under twenty.
! five thousand dollars, the license shall be tWen-
( ty doilars.
Tenth Class-When gross sales are fifteen
I. Thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
! { b o u a n d dollars, the license shall be nj.
Eleventh C. fss-when grog: .,sales are less
/ one thOusand.mve hundred dollars the license,
shall be ten dollars.
! PrlzideR that If any distilled, vinous, malt or
other kind of mixed liquors be sold in connec-
tion with the business of Retail Merchant, Gro
! Ger. Restaurant, Oyster House, Confectionery
or Druggist in less quantities than ono pint,
the license for such additional business shall be
as provided for in section II OF act 101 OF the
provided no license shall issue to sell liquor in
less quantities than five gallons for less than
fifty dollars.
ke-p PEDpLERs AND HAwkERs.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
each and every peddler or hawker shall pay an
annual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot Ave dollars; when
travelling on horse back, ten dollars; when
travelling in one-horse vehicle fifteen dollars !.
when ETaV6k1uk III TWO uUESG-S0ulClS, IlITby 0Ol>
lars; when travelling on boat, barge or other
water craft, $780, provided no hawker
or pedeler, whose stock does not exceed in val
cense. and provided further that constables or
police officers throughout the parish are hereby
empowered and directed to cause all peddlers
License, M M and if the peddlers or hawkers fail tc
produce or exhibit the same, the constable or
parish officer shall retain their stock OR mer.
chandise until said peddlers or haWkers procure
/ eb E1a1i aI Fiapnaar
SEC s. Be it further ordained, etc., That
for every business Of keeping hotel or board
when odgng o ana ea6ng n are GG
of furnished lodging rooms for guests as foi
lows, viz:
First Class-When said rooms are in number
a one hundred and fifty dollars.
| Second Class-When said rooms are in NUM-
Der Is or more and lass than so the license shall
be one hundred dollars.
i Third Class-When said rooms are in number
|, twelve or more, and less than fifteen, the IL
eense shall be s75 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 and less than nine, the license snai
be forty dollars.
Provided that no person who keeps board
ing house in connection with schools OF col
leges, for the accommodation of students and EN-
! plOyees thereof, shall pay any license az poacd
ing house keeper.
Provided further that no Incense Snau pe Ce
auired when the number Of said rooms is les!
fhan provided for in class five; that for every
business of lodging alone, the license SHAH o.
estimated on the same basis as for hotels
but graduated OF one-half above rates provid
ed that boarding houses pay 60 oIo OF the rate
of hotels
coffee house. cafe, beer-saloon, liquor exchange
drinking saloon, grog shop, beef-house, beer
garden or other place where anything TO o.
drank or eaten on the premises Is sold dlrecti.
or Indirectly, the license shall be based on tn
' First Class-When said receipts are i've thou
L sand dollars or more, and less than seven thou
, sand five hundred dollars, the license shall b.
one hundred dollars.
second Ciass--When said receipts are tT
slDthousand dollars or more, and less than nv
Third Ciass--When said receipts are less tha
two Thousand dollars, the license shall be MT
ProVideel no license shall be charged 70
selling refreshments for charitable or rengioa, o,
ing or giving away, or otherwise dlsposlng Z
fTiy spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt liquor
less than lve gallons, shall pay less than nft
- dollars. x.,.a 4.t,o
= and ten pin alleys, a license OF ten dollai
: for each table or alley shall be pait
II, addition to any other license due by the @
tablishment in which these tables may Dc slt'
ated. 80.
ness provided for in this section shall be combil
ed with any business provided for in this iicenl
ordinance the same classification Ehali pc mao
AZ prescribed In this section !; but the price
the license shall be equal to the license reQul
ed for each business separately