St. Landry democrat., 1890-12-20

| to call upon me, and will give them all til
| information possess free OF charge.
july 26-3m GILBERT l.. Dl PRE-
AN ORDINANCE
40 levy, collect and enforce payment OF an in
nual license tax upon all persons. associa
| tons Of persons, or business firms aud con
! porations, pursuing any trade, profession
| vocation, calling, or business, in the corpc
rate limits OF the town OF Olielouslo, LA
except those who are expressly cXCcpIct
from such license tax by Articles BOT an
BOT OF the Constitution OF the state of ioui
| siana.
ice of the Toun of Opelousas, La, That there /
| hereby levied an annual ncense fax for III
| year A d., 1884, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
| One, aud for each subsequent year, upon cacl
person, association OF persons or business firm
| and corporations pursuing any trade, PROBES
| sion, VOCATION calling, or business, III the COZ
| porate limits of the town of Opelorsas, La, *
! cept those expressly exempt from such llccns
| tax by Articles 2O6 and 207 of the Constitution
| of the State of Louisiana.
! SEC. 2. Be it further ordaincd, That "n liz
| second end day OF January, A. D.. 1891, an,
| each subsequent year, the Collector OF III,
| Board of Police of the town OF Opcousas. La.
shall begin to collect and shall collect fat II;
| possible from each of the persons or bushes
| firms, association of persons and corpul;,'I"n
| pursuing within the corporate limits OF tn
| town of Opelousas, La, any trade, profession
vocation, calling or business, a Icrns" tan II
hereinafter graduated. All licenses shall h,
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 .
each year, and all firms who commence bust
ness after that date Shall become dtln4uen
unless the license is paid within ten day after
commencing.
MANUFACTURERS.
SEC. 3. That for carrying on each business q
manufacturing, not expressly exempted ny Ar
tccs COG and DOT of the Constitution OF the >tal,
of Louisiana, the license shall be based "u gro~:
| annual receipts OF sad business as f"ii"N~ to
wit:
Glass l. When said receipts are one Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more. the llcens,
shall be One Hundred and Five Dollars, SlU5 90
Class . When said receipts are One Huudree
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than ON
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the Ii
cense shall be Seventy Dollars. $1,000.
Glass ). When said receipts are Niucly-iiv,
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than one
Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license shall h,
Sixty-fvc and me halt Dollars, So 80.
Glass L. When the said receipts are Ninety
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Nine
ty- tive Thousand Dollars, the license shall ha
SiXty-three Dollars, $500.
Glass s. When the said receipts are Seventy
ive Thousand Dollars or more, and under Nine
ty Thousand Dollars, the license shall he Fifty
swo and one-half Dollars, So 50.
Glass e. When the said receipts are Fifty
Thousand Dollars or more, aud less than seven
ty five Thousand Dollars. the license shall hi
Thirty tive Dollars, $500
class :. When the said receipts are Forty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall he Twenty
eight Dollars, $500.
Glass 8. When the said receipts are Thirty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Forty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall he twenty
one Dollars, s2l.o0.
Class 9. When the receipts are Twenty five
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than Thirty
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Nineteen
and eha!f Dollars, Sl9.5o.
Class IL. When the said receipts are less than
twenty five Thousand Dollars, the license shall
DC Fifteen Dollars, $500, Prorided, nothing
herein shall be construed to apply to the bust
ness of grinding meal, ginning cotton or max
fn@ sugar by any farmer or planter
BANKING.
SEC. 4. That for each business OF carrying on
II bank, banking company association, corpora
ton or agency, the license shall be based on the
declared or nominal capital and surplus, Wlctll-
said capital and surplus is owned, or III use,
on deposit here, i'll the state, or elsewhere, Us
follows, tO-Nlt:
Class l. When said declared or nominal capt
tai and surplus is Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars or more, the license shall be Four Hundred
and Fifty Dollars, $4,000.
CtdsS ,. When the said DECLARED OF nominal
capital or surplus is Three Hundred THOUSAND
Dollars or more, and under -Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars, the license shall bt Three
Hundred aud Fifty Dollars $4,000
Class 3. When the said declared or nominal
Dollars or more, and under Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars, the license shall he Two
Hundred aud Fifty Dollars, $4,000.
Glass A. When said declared or nominal cuItl-
TAI and surplus is One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars or more, and less than Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars the license shall be Que Hundred
and Fifty Dollars. $4,000.
CLASS 5. When said declared OF uOnlillI! CAPT
tal is Fifty Thousand Dollars OF mole. and IN
der One dundred Thousand Douls. the license
shall be seventy-hvc Dollars, $500.
The declared or nominal capital and surlplus
as provided i'll this section shall be ;scertainrd
aud based upon the annual statement nltttlp iii
pursuance Of existing laws to the State Tlr;.s-
urer.
For each business M carr, me AN :. rriv-..r.,
oankiug-house business or agency, there shall
be three classes only, and the license shall be
based on the total declared capital invested i'll
said business, whether said capital is owned or
In use, OF deposit here, i'll this State or else
where, as follows:
Class /: When said capital is Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars or more, the license shall be
Five Hundred Dollars, $4,000
CIqss 2 When said capital is Two Hundred
aud Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, aud under
shall he Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. s25o.o0.
Class 8. 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 and Fifty Dollars,
$4,000.
SEC. 5. Be it FURTHER ordained, etc. That each
and every pawn-broker or keeper OF 4 loan OF
ice, whose capital in actual use Is Fifty Thou
sand Dollars or more, shall pay license of Five
Hundred Dollars, $4,000 and when the capital
in actual use is less than Fifty Thousand Dol
lars, the license shall be Three Hundred and
Seventy tive Dollars, $4,000
SEC. 6. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That for
every wholesale mercantile business, whether
as principal agent, or commission, by auction,
foreign merchants, or otherwise,
the license shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sales, as follows:
Glass !. When gross sales are Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, the license
shall be One Hundred Dollars, $4,000.
Glass 2. When gross sales are less than Two
and Fifty Thousand Dollars the Ii
cense shall be Fifty Dollars, 5000,
sFo<fI hot MOI S1t. fislI
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, they, sell to dealers for sale
If they sci IN less quantities than original and
uubroken packages or barrels, they Shall be
considered retail dealers and pay licenses as
such.
SEC 7. Be it further ordained, etc, That for
every business Of selling at retail, whether as
principal, agent on commission, or otherwise;
the license shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sales, as follows:
Glass !. When gross sales are Ono Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, the license |
shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, $4,000:
GLASS 2. When gross sales are One Hundred
Dollars or more, and under One Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the license
shall be One Hundred Dollars, 10000
Glass 8. When gross sales are Seventy-tVe
Dollars or more, and under one Hun
lred Thousand Dollars, the license shall be sev-
Dollars, $500.
CtQSS 4. WueQ gross safes are litJ HouSth"
Dollars or more, and under seventy-fye Thou
,and Dollars, the license shall be Fifty Dol
ars, $4,000. observation-disclosures,
class S. When gross sales are Forty Thousand
Dollars or more and under Fifty Thousand
Dollars the license shall be rorty no7nrs $40
dollars or more. and under Forty Thousand
collars, the license shall be Thirty Dollars, $50
Glass I. When gross sales are Twenty +; y ilt
Dollars or more, ana under Ihlrty
Dollars, the license shall be Twenty
i've Dollars, $500. ,r,. ,c,,,,
and Dollars or more, ard under twenty-five
,hnusand Dollars the license shall be Twenty