St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-12-06
AN ORDINANCE


10 levy. collect and enforce payment of an an
mual license tax upon all persons, hSS"rla
tons Of persons, or business firms and cor
porations, pursuing any trade professions
vocation, calling, or business, III the c"rlm
rate limits OF the town of Opclousa-, La.
except those who arc expressly excepted
from such license tax by Articles POO and
l07 of the Constitution OF the state OF Lou
siana.
SECTION l. BE il o,'daincd by the Eo",d NJ Fr
zee Of m" Torn Of Opeio"S0s, L.. That there Is
hereby levied All annual license tax for the
year A D., 1891 Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
One, and for each subsequent year, upon each
person, association OF persons OF business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade, probes
sion. VOCATION calling, or business, III the cor
porate limits of the town OF Ope"usas, Lat rA-
cept those expressly exempt from such license
tax by Articles BOG and 2U7 OF the constitution
of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 2. BE It t",ihr, o'ininrd, That on the
second (2nd) day of January A. D., 1881. and
each slseuucnt year, the Collector III the
Board of Police OF the town OF Opclolis;S, La,
shall begin to collect and shall collect as fast It's
possible from each Of the persons or business
pursuing within the corporate limits OF III"
town of Opelousas, La, any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business. a license tax is
hereinafter graduated. All licenses shall he
due and collcctiblc during the first two months
of each year, and all unpaid licenses -shal! be
come delinquent Oh the first day OF March OF
each year, and all firms who commence bust
ness after that date shall become dclnlnrn,
unless the license is paid within ten days after
commencing.
MANTFACTrREEs.
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tclcs 2Gi and 207 of the Constitution Of til" stale
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wit:
EiuSS /. When said receipts alr one funhlch
and FIlty Thousand Dollars or more, the license
Ciuss ,. When SAID receipts arc one Hundred
/ Thousand Dollars or more, ana less lh.th one
iiunAlrd and Fifty Ihnn>anu i'"ltol>, the It.
rcnse shall be Seventy Dollars. >i"'"'
CLASS T. When SAID receipts are NihttY ny"
Thousand Dollars or more, ana LESS thitn one"
Hundred Thousand Dollars, til" license shall he
| 5ixty-tivc and enc halt Dollars, So 81"
Chuss 4. When the said receipts are Ninety
thousand Dollars or more. and less than Nlne-
y five Thousand Dollars, The lcetr>r shai! he
SiXty-three Dollars, 5000
class 5. When the said receipts are Seventy
| ive Thonsand Dollars or more, and under Sine-
ty Thousand Dollars the license shall he Fifty
two and onc-half Dollars, So 50.
class c. When the said receipts are lltS
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Seven
ty live Thousand Dollars, the license shall he
Thirty -hve Dollars, $500
CtUss !. When tie SAID lecelrte are Forty
Thousand Dollars OF more, and less than Fifty
Thousand DotIais, the license shall hc Twenty
s:ight Dollars, $500.
ttass 8 When the said receipts are I1ir1y
Thousand Dollars OF more, and less than Forty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
one Dollars, s2l00
ttuSS y " men the receipts are ilf Z
thousand Dollars OF more. and less than Thirty
Thousand Dollars. the license shall bc Nineteen
and half Dollars, Si95o
CtUSs 10, When the said receipts are less han
twenty five Thousand Dollars. the hcthS" Sld ii
be Fifteen Dollars, Slo.oo, IfofWtd, nothing
| herein shall be construed to apply to the husl-
uess OF grinding meal, SihnihS cotton or max
InG sugar by any farmer or planter,
BASkISG
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=, hank hamtin% comnanv assnciatinn cnrnm',
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tou "i .no 1',i , We 10" Oh
VI nn a'In q"
1 90 atn;t hra m tn Git, =" ~, w "o
tn,t low e 70 49, ~ '"> NV Nv ~ 49,
"qHee', VIA, sold j..,o,., ar mammal o,n,
t,i md anrnina ia Enur Hnn,ired ,rhnusnua Dtri
ia,s nr n,nre tba licamsa shnn ha Fan, UilniI,l
and Fiftr Dollars st5n q, '''' v
TL,s. . Whan tha saiI l..l,rel M mammal
canitai az snrnlns is Tire Unndred Thnnsam1
Dollars or more and nnIer Fnur HunIred
Thousaud Dollars the license shall he Three
(Iuss 3 When the said declared or nominal
,onitai and snrnlus IA Tw, Hundred Thousond
Dnllars or more and uuder Three Hundred
Thonaanh DoIfars tho Ijcensa ehan h,. tru.o
Kindred and FIFTY Dollars. ss5o.GD'
CIosy4 When sand declared or nominal cam.
tai aud surnlus ia one Hundred Thous,uI Dol.
lars or more, and less than Two Hundred Thou
sand DoIlars the license shall he one Uun,lred
and Fifty Dollars $50 90
class 5 When said declared or nominal capi-
Ia! is Fifty Thousand Dollars or more and IN
sha II he Seyenty-tiv Dollars $500
The declared or nominal captal and surplus
as provided in this section shall be asccrtainrd
snd based mon the annual statement made M
pursuance Of existing laws to the state Trris.
urer.
For each business OF carrying on Il PRIV ale,
banking house business or agency there. shall
be three classes only, and the license shall be
based on the total declared canltal invested in
said business, whether SAID canital is owned or
in use, or deposit here. in this State or else
III,
class l. When said capital is Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars or more, the Incense shan be
Five Hundred Dollars $500 CO.
fToss p When said capifal is Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more and under
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license
shall be Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars S25oU0
Glass 3. When said capital is One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or less, and under
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. the
license shall be one Hundred aud Fifty Dollars
$4,000
SEC s. Be il further trttuiued etc., That each
and every pawn-broker or keeper of loan OF
ice whose capital in actual use is Fifty Thou
sand Dollars or more, shall pay license OF Five
Hundred Dollars $500 90 and when the capital
in actual use is less than Fifty Thousand Dol
lars, the license shall be Three Hundred and
Seventy five Dollars. $4,000
SEC 6. Be it ttfrther oyduined. etc., That iul
every wholesale mercantile business, whether
as principal agent, or commission, by auction,
REPRESENTING foreisn merchants. or otherwise
the license Shall be based on the gross anuual
amount of sales as follows:
Glass l. When gross sales are Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars OF more, the licruSe
shall be One Hundred Dollars 10000
Glass . When gross sales are less than Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars the H.
rense shall be Fifty Dollars, $50 co.
Protided, That no person, or persons, shall he
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or they.
sell by the original or unbroken package or
barrel only and provided further, That no per
son, or persons. shall be deemed Wholesale deal
ers unless he or they, sell to dealers for resale.
If they sci in less quantities than original ana
npIroyon D,.Eores nr barrala tba1- he