St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
Police .sssy ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Fixing Parish Licenses for the Year
1890, and each subsequent Year, Adopted by
the Police Jury Of st. Landry, Tuesday, Janu'
ary 81. 1890.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment OF an
annual parish license tax in the parish OF St.
Landry for the year Eighteen Hundred and
Ninety and each subsequent year, upon all per-
! sons or association of persons or business firms
/ and corporations pursuing any trade, profes'
! sion, vocation calling or business. except those
/ who are exempt from such tax by articles 2ot
! and GOT OF the constitution.
! SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish OF ST. Landry, that there is hereby
levied an annual parish license tax for said par
! ish for the year 1890 and for each subsequent
! wear upon each person, association OF persons
! or business firms and corporations pursuing any
trade. profession. vocation, calling or business
| in said parish OF ST. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
! 2GG. 2G7 OF the State constitution.
! SEC 2. Be it further ordained, CITE, That on
/ or before the I'd day OF January 1880, ard OF
/ each subsequent year. the parish tax collector
shall begin to collect as fast rs possible, from
! each of the persons or business firms, assocla.
! tons OF persons and corporations pursuing i'll
/ the present year 1890 ana each subsequent year
/ within said parish, any trade. profession, Voca-
! ton, calling or business, parish license tax as
! hereinafter graduated. All parish licenses
shall be due and collectibe or before the first
/ day OF March of each year, and all unpaid IL
| censes shall become delinquent after that date.
| and from and after that date shall bearlnterest
at the rate OF two per cent, per month, ana The
! dpIinoueut owing the license shall pay com
mission to the district attorney of ten per cent
/ on the aggregate amount of licenses and penal
ties collected and pad over to the tax collector
! besides costs of suit and the payment thereon
shall be secured by privilege in favor of the
| parish. next in rank TO that OF tue state and
the tax collector shall collect said license, inter
est and costs i'll the manner provided BY exist
J ing law.
! SEC. 3. Be il further ordained, etc, that the
| annual parish license tax for the kind OF bust
ness hereinafter named shall, except as after
wards provided, he graduated in thirteen class
es For every business OF selling at retail, who
| ther as principal, agent on commission, or 9th
erwse, the license shall be based on the gross
annual amount Of sales, as follows:
| First Class-When gross sales are two him
bred thousand dollars or more, and under two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
! shall be one hundred and fifty dollars.
| Second Class-When gross sales are one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars or more, and
under two hundred thousand, the license shall
Third Class-When gross sales are one hun
Gred thousand dollars or more, and under one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be seyenty-fve dollars
Fourth Class-When gross sales are seventy
five thousand dollars or more and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall he
fifty dollars.
Fifth Class-When gross sales are fifty thon-
/ sand dollars or more and under seventy-five
thousand dollars, the license shall he thirty
five dollars.
Sixth Class-Whcn gross sales are forty thou
sand dollars or more, and under fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be thirty collars.
Seventh Class-Whon gross sales are thirty
thousand dollars or more, and under forty thou
sand dollars, the license shall be twenty-five
dollars.
Eighth Class-When gross sales are twenty
i've thousand dollars or more, and under thirty
| thousand dollars, the license shall be twenty
dollars.
Ninth Class-When gross sales are twenty
thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
five thousand dollars, the license shall be fif-
teen dollars
Tenth Class-When gross sales are fifteen
| thousand dollars or more, and under twenty
five thousand dollars, the license shall lie ten
dollars.
Eleventh Class--WEen gross sales are ten
thousand dollars or more. and under fifteen
thousand dollars, the license shall be eight dol
lars.
Provided that if any distilled: vinous, malt or
other kind OF mixed liquors be sold III eonnec-
ton with the business Of retail merchant gro
Ger. restaurant, oyster house, confectionery
druggist in less quantities than five gallons,
the license for such additional business shall be
as provided for In section II of act 1Ul of the
General Assembly 1886. adopted July 8, 1886.
provided license shall issue to sell liz TOR in
less quantities than five gallons for less than
nifty dollars.
PEDDLERs AND HAwkERs
SEC. A. Be it further ordained. etc. that each
and every peddler or hawker shall pay an an-
nnai license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot five dollars when
travelling on horse back ten dollars when ira
Yelling i'll oue-horse vehicle, fifteen aoilars!;
~,
lars; when travelling oil boat, barge or other
water craft, fifty dollars provided no Eawker
or peddler, whose stock Goes not exceed in val
ne ten dollars, will he required to pay any Ii
eense, and provided further that constables or
police officers throughout the parish are hereby
empowered and directed to cause all peddle1s
and llawkers to produce or exhibit their parish
license, and if the peddlerS or llawkers fail to
produce or exhibit the same, The constable or
parish officer shall retain their stock or mer-
chandfse until said peddlers or hawkers pro
cure their parish license.
SEC, s. BE it further ordained, etc, that for
every business OF keeping a hotel or boarding
house when boarding and eating are combined,
the license shall be based OH the number OF fur
nished lodging rooms for guests as follows, viz
First Cfass-When said rooms arc in number
twelve or more, and less than fifteen the Ii
eense shall be thirty dollars.
Second Class-When said rooms are in NUM-
Der nine or more and less than twelve, the IL
cense shall be twenty dollars
Third Ciass-Wlor said rooms are in number
six or more and less than nine, tie license shall
be I'll teen dollars.
Provided that no person who Keeps a board
ing house in connection with schools and col
eyes, for the accommodation of students and
employees thereof, shall pay any license as
boarding house keeper
Provided further that no license shall be re-
quired when the number Of said rooms is less
than provided for in class three; that for every
business of lodging alone, tho license shall be
estimated on the same basis az for hotels aud
boarding honses, but graduated at oneEaf
above rates.
Thategery business OF bar.room, cabaret cot
fee house, cafe, beer saloon. liquor exchange,
drink saloon, grog shop, beer house, beer gar
en-, or other place where anything to be drank
or eaten on the premises is sold directly or in
directly, the license shall be based on tile annu
al gross receipts of said business, viz:
First Class-When said receipts are five thou
sand dollars on more. and less than seven thou.
sand FIVE hundred dollars, the license shall be
seventy fire dollars.
Second Class-When said receipts are two
thousand dollars or more, and less than five |
thousand dollars, the license shall be sixty dol
lars
Third Class-When said receipts are less than |
two thousand dollars, the license shall BIO fifty
dollars.
Provided, no license shall he charged for sell |
ing refreshments for charitable or religious |
provided that no establishment sell I
ing or giving away. or otherwise Gisposing of /
any spirits, wines alcoholic or malt liquor in /
less than i've gallons, shall pay less than fifty
dollars.
That the business OF keeping billiard tables, I
pigeon hole, jenny lind, pool or bagatelIe tables
fay, l1la