The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-22
Proceedings of Board of Police
OPELoUsAs, Nov. 18th, 1890

presiding; j. Is. SandaZ Il. j. Clements, E. La
/ treyte, j. I. Stewart, and Geo. Pulford. Quo
rum present
The minutes of previous meetings were read
and adopted.
Mr.. sandoz offered the following license or
dinanee for 1891, and moved that the same be
twice read and adopted-ana the said ordinance
having been twice read, the same was nnani-
monsly adopted as follows, viz
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment of an an
nual license tax upon all persons, assoeia-
tions OF persons, or business firms and cor
porations, pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling, or business i'll the corpO-
rate limits Of the town of Opelousas, La,
except those who are expressly excepted
from such license tax by Articles 206 and
2o7 of the Constitution of the State of Loui-
siana.
SECTION /. BE it ordained by the Board Of Po-
lice of the Torn Of OpetoNsaS La. That there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for tho
year A. ID. 1891, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
One, and for each subsequent year, upon each
person, association OF persons or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade, profes-
sion, vocation, calling, or business, in the cor
porate limits of the town of 0pelousas, La, ex-
cept those expressly exempt from such license
tax by Articles 206 and DOT OF the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana.
SEC. q. Be IL tatTtieF ordained That on the
second t2ndl day of January A. D., 1891, and
each subsequent year, the Collector of the
Board of Police of the town of Opelousas, La.
shall begin to collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons or business
firms, association OF persons and corporations
pursuing within the corporate limits of the
toyn of Opelousas, Id; any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business, a license tax as
hereinafter graduated, All licenses shall be
due and collectible during the first two months
OF each year, and all unpaid licenses shall be-
come delinquent on the first day OF March of
each year, az all firms who commence husi-
ness after tls i date shall become delinquent
unless the III tnse is paid within ten days after
commeneing.S
MANUFACTURERS
SEC. 8. That for carrying on each business of
manufacturing, not expressly exempted by Ar
ticles 206 and 207 Of the Constitution OF the state
of Louisiana, The license shall be based on gross
annual receipts of SAID business as follows, to-
wit:
Glass /. When said receipts are One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, the license
shall be One Hundred and Five Dollars, s1o5.00.
Glass O. When said receipts are One Hundred
thousand Dollars or more, and less than One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the IL
cense shall be Seventy Dollars, $1,000.
Class 5. When said receipts are Ninety-five
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Sixty-f1ve and tnehalf Dollars, $780,
Class 4. When the said receipts are Ninety
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Nine
ty-five Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Sixty-three Dollars, $1,000.
Class s.. When the said receipts are Seventy
i've Thousand Dollars or more, and under Nine
ty Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Fifty
two and one-haIf Dollars, $50 80.
Class g.. When the said receipts are Fifty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Seven
tY-Hye Thousand Dollars the license shall be
Thirty five Dollars, $500.
Glass 4. When tho said receipts are Forty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
eight I4SRars, $500.
Glass s, When the said receipts are Thirty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Forty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
one Dollars, S21 90,
Glass p. When the receipts arc Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Thirty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Nineteen
aud one half Dollars, $3.50.
Glass TO- When the said receipts are less than
Twenty five Thousand Dollars, the license shall
be Fifteen Dollars, $500, Pf0tided, nothing
herein shall be construed to apply to the busi-
nesr Of grinding meal, ginning cotton or maxi
ing sugar by any farmer or planter.
BANKING.
SEC 1. That for each business OF carrying on
d bank, banking company association, corpora
tion or agency, the license shall be based on the
declared or nominal capital and surplus whene
er said capi.taaI and surplus Is owned, or i'll use,
or on depoaU here, in the State, or elsewhere, as
follows, to-Wit:
Glass l. When said declared or nomiIiiil eapi-
tai aud surplus is Four Hundred Thousand Dol
Lars or more, the license shall be Four Hundred
and Fifty Dollars, $4,000.
Glass 2. When the said declared or nominal
capital or surplus is Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars or more, and under Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Three
Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $4,000.
Class 8. When the said declared or nominal
capital and surplus is Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars or more. and under Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars, S25000.
Glass i. When said declared or nominal capi-
tai and surplus is One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars or more, and less than Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, the license shall be One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars S150.e0.
Glass s. When said declared or nominal capi-
tatis Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and I'M
der One Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license
shall be Seventy-fve Dollars, SIS 90.
The declared or nominal capital and surplus
as provided in this section ehallbe ascertained
and based upon the annual statement made in
pursuance OF existinSsasWs to the state Treas
Foreaeh business 81 carrying on private
banking house business or agency, there shall
be three classes only, and the license shall be
based OH the total declared capital invested in
sid business whether said capital is owned CIR
in use, or deposit here, in this State or else
where as follows:
Ctass l. When said capital is Five Hundred
Z thousand Dollars or more. the license shall be
Five Hundred Dollars. $4,000
s Class q. When said capital is Two Hundred |
aud Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and under !
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license /
shall be Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $250.00.
Glass S. When said capital is One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or less, and under
I wo Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the |
license shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, |
sl5n.00.
SEc. s. Be IL further ordained, ETC., That each
and every pawn-broker or keeper of a loan Of |
Ace. whose capital in actual use Is Fifty Thou t
Sslu D9tar6 or En0re Snali pay n license OF rive
Hundred Dollars, $4,000; and when the capital |
in actual use is less than Fifty Thousand Dol I
lars, the license shall be Three Hundred and I
Seventy-fiye Dollars, $3T5.00.
SEC. g. Be Ut further ordained; ETC., That for
every wholesale mercantile business, whether /
as principal agent, or commission, BY auction, /
foreign merchants, or otherwise, i
the license shall be based on the gross annual I
amount OF sales, as follows:
Class i. When gross sales are Two Hundred I
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, the license [
shall be One Hundred Dollars, $4,000
s6ltxss 2. When gross sales are less than Two +
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the Ii I
cense shall be Fifty Dollars, 5000,
Il I9s0ridgd, That no person. or persons, shall be 1
deemed ~ h0iesale dealers, unless he, or they, /
sell by the original or unDrOken package or I
barrel only and provided further, That no per- I
son. OF persons. shall be deemed wholesale deal
erS unless he. on they, sell to dealers for resale
If they sci in less quantities than original aud
packages or barrels, they shall be +
considered retail dealers and pay licenses as Il
sHeh.
SEc7. 81 II Jltftltef. ordained etc., That for
every e1lsness 0f selling at retail, whether as 4
the license shall he based on the gross annual 4
amount Of sales, rs follows
Class /. When grUEs sales are Ono Hundred {
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more. t he license
shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $4,000.
C9dss 2. Wien gross sales are One Hundred L
Thousand Dollars s,r more. ana under One Hun
irptl aud Fifty Thousand Dollars, the license
saail BIZ gne Hundred Dollars, $4,000.
Class s. When gross Gales are Serenty-fiv
Thousand Dollars or mere. and under One Hun
ireit Thousand Dollars the license shall be Sey-
sntys fSxe Dollar 1880.
\ Glass 4. When gross sales are Fifty Thousand
Dollars og more, and under Seventy i've Thou