The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-02
PARISH ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce pay ment Of an an
nual parish license tax in the parish OF st;
Landry for the year Eighteen hundred and
eighty.nine, upon all persons, or as
sociation of persons or business
firms and corporations pursuing any
trade profession, vocation, calling or busi-
ness, except t1ose who are exempt from
such tax by articles 2O6 and 207 of the con-
stitutieD.
SECTION L. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of The Parish Of 81 Laad,y that there Is s hereby
ish for the year 1889 upon each person,
association of persons or business firms
and corporations pursuing, s, any trade, ,.,p pro,
in said parish of st. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
20G. 2O7 of the State constitution.
SECTION O. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
on or before the Goth day of March the Parish Tax
Collector shall begin to collect as fast as possible,
from each of the persons or business firms, as
in the present year eighteen hundred and
eiehty-nine within said parish, any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or 1 business ness
parish license tax as hereinafter grad
mated. All parish licenses shall be
due and eollectibe on or before the 2eta DAY
of March, and all unpaid licenses
sbalI beco,ne delinauent after that date, and
from and after that date shall bear interest at
the rate of two per cent. per month, and the
delinquent owing the license SHAH pay com
mission to the District Attorney OF ten pei
and penalties collected and paid over TO the Tax
Collector. besides costs OF suit and the pay
maDt thereof shall be secured by privilege ~
favor of the Parish, next in rank to that or tne
State and the Tax Collector shall collect sals
license. interest and costs in the manner proN1d
ed by existing law. ,,.
the annual Parish license Tax for the kind o.
businesA hereinafter named shall, except III
AFTERWARDS provided, be graduated III thrteel
classes. .., ,.,,
For every business of selling at retail, whefh
er as principal, agent ON commission, of otnei
wise. the license shall be based on the gross an
nual amount of sales as follows:
First Class--When gross sales are two nun
drad thousand dollars or more, ana unuef I'VE
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the licens
ahali be two hundred dollars
second Class-When gross sales are one nun
dred and fifty thousand dollars or more, an,
uren ndar ~ two hmndred thousand, the license shal
lie one hundred and fifty dollars.
Third Class-When gross sales are one huI
dred thousand dollars or more and under OH
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the ilcens
: shall be one hundred dollars.
Fourth Glass When gross sales are sever
|, ty-fiye Thousand dollars or more, ana unaer o.,
hundred thousand dollars, the license shaii
seventy five dollars.
Fifth Class--When gross sales are nity tho'
J sand dollars or more, and under sever
!, ty-fiye thousand dollars, the license shall
Z fifty dollars.
!, OSfxth Class-When gross sales are forty tno
!. sand dollars or more, and under nfty thousah
+ dollars. the license shall be forty dollars.
Seventh Class-When gross sales are tnlrl
thousand dollars or more, ana undef iorl
y thousand dollars, the license snail De thif'
4 dollars.
q q Eighth CIass-WheB gross sales are tWent
% FIVE I'll snsand dollars or more, ana unoeE thir