St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
hundred and fifty dollars or more, and less than
one thousand dollars the license shall be five

| hundred and fifty dollars or more, and less than
one thousand dollars the license shall be nve
/ dollars.
! Seventh Class-When said receipts are less
| than seven hundred and fifty dollars, the IL
| cense shall be two dollars and fifty cents.
!, That every individual Or individuals carry
ing on the business or profession of physician,
attorney-at-law. editor, dentist, ocullst, pho-
tographer,. agency for publications 1relgnt,
/ ticket, claims and other business not herein
provided for shall be graded the same as above
set forth. but the license shall be one-half OF
those established by this section and provided
no license shall BE issued hereunder for less
| than two dollars and fifty cents.
DRoNERs OF HORSES, MULES AND CATTLE.
/ SEC T. For every business OF drOviDg for
| the sale Of mules. horses, cattle, or any other
! ANIMALS the license shall be based on the mum
| her of horses, mules, cattle, or any other AMI
| mails, i'll said drove
First Class-When the number shall be more
than ten and less than twenty, for which snail
| Second Glass " hen tie number shall be more
| than twenty and less than forty, for which
| shall he paid $3.50
| Third Class--Whcn the number shall be more
| than forty and less than sixty, for which
shall be paid $1,000
| Fourth Class-Whcn tie number shall he more
! than sixty and less than one hundred, for
which shall be paid $500.
Fifth Class-E!hcn the number shall he more
than one hundred and less than two hundred.
for which shall he paid $500
Provided, that in no case this ordinance he
so construed as 10 require any one having stock
for sale, which shall have been raised ny him
| in this parish TO pay Il license.
COTTON GINS.
SEC. s. For every business ot ginning cot
| ton the license shall be based on tie number OF
ba es OF cotton ginncd.
First Class-When the number OF bales Of
cotton glnued shall be moro than 400 and less
than 500. Tor which shall be paid $500.
Second Class-WBtn the number Of bales %!
cotton ginned shall he more tllan 500 and less
than t00 for Which shall be paid $50.
Third Class-Whcn the number Of bales Of
cotton ginne.. shall be more than 500 and less
than 1cO. for which Shall be paid $1,000.
Fourth tlass--When the number OF bales OF
cotton Ginncd shall be more than 700 and less
| than 800, for which shall be paid $1,000.
Fifth Class-When the number of bales Of
cotton gnned shall be more than $40 aud less
than 1000. for which shall be paid $1,000.
sixth Class-When the number OF bales Of
cotton ginned shall he more than 1000 and leas
than 1900, for which shall be paid $500
TIRAstilsG aACuINE.
SEC .. For every business of tilrashin@ rice
the license shall he based on the number Of
barrels of rough rice thraahcd. aud shall he
So for every 1000 barrels mashed; provided,
that i'll 10 case any license be collected when
less than 5000 barrels are thrashed.
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained. etc, that
when any two or more kinds of business are
combined, except as herein expressly provided
for there shall be separate license required
for each kind of business
SEC. H. Be it further ordained, etc, that
tue annual receipts. capital sales ana premiums
are those for the year for which the license is
granted. the standard for their estimation shall
be prima facia those OF the preceding year il
the business has been conducted previously by
the same parties, or By parties 10 whom they
claim to be successors Ct. II the firm or COM
pany be new the amount of gross sales for the
first six months shall lie considered the basis
and twice that amount shall he estimated as
the annual receipts Of such business, provided
that any person commencing business after the
LIST of July shall pay ono half OF the above
rates.
SEC. II. Be it further ordained, etc. that
the business of the previous year "a also the
actual condition and results of business of the
current year for new firms, associations or cor
poratons for the purpose Of calculating licen-
ses shall be ascertained on the sworn statement
or the persons i'll interest, his or their duly
authorized agent or officer.
SEC. 10. 1t is hereby expressly provided that
each person, association OF persons business
firm or corporation, required to take ont Ii
cense under this ordinance shall he required to
post the same in q CONS oieuouS place in his or
their place OF business under penalty of not
less than ten or more than one hundred dollars,
recoverable by the tax collector before any
court OF competent Jurisdiction, and it shall he
the duty OF the tax collector to visit in person,
or By deputies, the several places Of business
and ascertain that the provisions of this section
are strictly carried out. and all parties shall be
obliged under the above penalty to produce
and exhibit their license to any member of the
Police Jury, or any other parochial officer, on
demand
SEC. H. No receipt issued by a tax collector
In place Of the liceEse itself shall be valid, and
this clause shall be construed to prevent the
tax collector from issuing receipt in lieu Of
the appropriate form to ally persons. associa-
ton OF persons, business firms ana corpora
tons.
SEC Is. The Parish Tax Collector shall IRE
pare and keep book, in which he shall record
or file the statements made under oath OF all
persons, association OF persons, business firms
or corporations who may apply for license to
pursue any trade, profession, vocation, calling
or business under this ordinance
SEC. 16. The Tax Collector is hereby reql,ir-
ed to Keep license register, i'll which he shall
enter the names OF every person, association OF
persons, business firms or corporations with
the trade, profession, vocation, calling or bllsi-
ness pursued, the class and graduation OF the
same, the amount of license thereon and the
date of the collection or payment thereof On
the first annual meeting of the Police Jury the
said Tax Collector shall make ont and forward
to the Parish Treasurer q full and complete
transcript of snid license register, q copy of
which transcript the Urea urer shall lay before
the Police Jury at its regular session of each
year. and shall file the same in his office for fu-
SEC. II. That the Tax Collector shall collect
said licenses in the manner provided by exist
ing laws
SEC. 49, That the Tax Collector shall be al
lowed commission Of five per cent. upon ali
licenses collected and paid into the parish trea-
st,ry.
and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances
on the same subject matter are hereby repea-
cd.
AN ORDINANCE
On motion of L. J. Dossman be it resolved
that whereas on the sth day of December 1882
il was ordained that the sum OF $1,000 be assess
ell and levied as the amount of taxes to be col
leeted for the services and expenses for the
year $780, which amount was appropriated as
per budget made that day. now therefore. Be it
resolved that to secure that amount a tax Of
ten a0) mills on the dollar be and is hereby
levied on all property borne on the assessment
roll of the Parish, and not included on pr Onerty
on the assessment roll situated within the in
ccrpcrated towns Of Cnel0usas, Washington
Grand Coteau, Vile Platte, Arnaudville and
Melville, and that Oh the property situated
within those incorporated towns, to defray
their proportion Of the expenses of the GRIMM
al proceedings, there be levied in accordance
with Section 95 Of General Assembly OF Lollisi-
ana regular session of 1878, approved March 4th
1878 tax of five t5D mills on the dollar 1t was
further ordained that there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year A. D.. 1880, unon
each person, association of persons, or business
firms and corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business except
those expressly exempt from such license tax /
by article 2eG and 207 of the Constitution,
Attest: e. NJ. DOAGNT,
III. Il. EsTORGE, Clerk. President