St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-03-01
POLICE sUgY ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Fixing Parish Licenses for the Year
1880, and each Subsequent Year, Adopted by
the Police Jury Of st. Landry, Tuesday, JAM.
airy 21. 1890.
AN ORDINANCE


airy 21. 1880.
AN ORDINANCE
To levy. collect and enforce payment OF al
annual parish license tax in the parish of st
Landry for the year Eighteen Hundred ant
Ninety and each subsequent year, upon all per
sons or association of persons or business tirm
and corporations pursuing any trade, pro1es
who are exempt from such tax by articles 20
and 207 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
year upon each person, association OF persons
or business firms and corporations pursuing any
in said parish of st. Landry, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by articles
206, 207 of the State constitution.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc. That on
or before the I'd day OF January 1890, ana OF
each subsequent year, the parish tax collector
shall begin TO collect as last as possible, from
each of the persons or business firms, associa
tons OF persons and corporations pursuing IN
the present year 1880 and 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 dine and collectibe on 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 bear interest
at the rate of two per cent, per month. and the
delinquent owing the license shall pay com
mission to the district attorney of ten per cent.
on the aggregate amount OF licenses and penal
tics collected and paid over to the tax collector,
besides costs Of suit; and the payment thereof
shall be secured by privilege in favor of the
parish, next in rank to that OF the State. and
the tax collector shall collect said license, inter
est and costs nj the manner provided by exist
ing law.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further ordained. etr., that the
annual parish license tax for the kind of brsi-
l,n, ptr,af Ton, nod hnH al
wards provided be graduated in thirteen class
es. For every business OF selling at retail, whc-
ther as principal, agent on commission. or 9th
erwisc, the license shall be based on the gross
annual amount Of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are two hun
dred thousand dollars or more and under two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
Second Class-When gross sales are one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars or more, aud
under two hundred Thousand, the license shall
Third Class-When gross sales are one hun
dred thousand dollars OF more. and under one
hundred ,,ud fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be se,enty-fve dollars.
Fourth Class When gross sales arc seventy
five Thousand dollars or more, and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall be
fifty dollars.
Fifth Class-When gross sales are fifty thon-
sand dollars or more, and under seventy-fve
thousand dollars, the license shall be thirty
five dollars
sand dollars or more, and under fifty.th0usand
dollars, the license shall be thirty dollars.
Seventh Class-When 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-
five 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 ClassWhen gross sales are fifteen
thousand dollars Or more, and llndcr twenty
FIVE thousand dollars, the license shall he ten
dollars.
Eleventh Class-When gross sales are ten
thousand dollars or more, and under fifteen
thousand dollars, the license shall be eight dol
lars.
Provided thai if any distilled vinous. malt or
other kind of mixed liquors he sold IN connec-
ton with the business of retail merchant, gro
GER. restaurant, oyster house. confectionery or
druggist in less quantities than five gallons,
the license for such additional business shall be
as provided for in section II OF act 1Ol of the
General Assembly 1886 adopted July, 5, 1886.
provided no license shall issue TO sell LID nor in
less quantities than five gallons for less than
fifty dollars.
PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, that each
and every peddler or hawker shall pay All an
Gnal license graded as follows:
travelling on horse back, ten dollars; when ira
yelling i'll one-horse vehicle, fifteen doliarsr;
when travelling in two-lorse vehicle, thirty dol.
lars; when travelling OH boat barge or other
water craft, fifty dollars provided no hawker
or pedder, whose stock does not exceed in val
lie ten dollars, will be required to pay any Ii,
cense, and provided further that constables or
police officers throughout the parish are hereby
empowered and directed to cause all peddlers
and hawkeps to produce or exhibit their parish
license. aud if the peddlers or lawkers fail to
l,,1,t
parish officer shall retain their stock or mer-
chaDdise until said peddlcrs or hawkers pro
cure their parish license.
SEC. 8. BE it further ordained, etc, that for
every business OF Keeping 4 hotel or boarding
house when boarding and eating are combined |
the license shall be based on the number of fur
nisheo lodging rooms for guests as follows, viz:
First Ciass-When said rooms are in number |
Twelve or more, and less than fifteen, the Ii |
3ense shall he thirty dollars.
Second Class-Wllen said rooms are in num-
Der nine Or more and less than twelve the IL |
,ense shall be twenty dDllars.
Third Class-When said rooms are in number I
Xix or more and less than nine, the license shall
De fifteen dollars.
ng house in connection with schools and col
ses, for the accommodation of sstudents and |
employees thereof, shall pay any license as
boarding house keeper.
Provided further that no license shall he re-
luired when the number of said rooms is less
han provided for in class three; that for every
BUSINESS OF lodging alone, the license shall be
stimated on tue same basis as for hotels and
boarding houses, but graduated at one half
,bove rates.
That every business of Gar-lOOn1. cabaret cot
GO house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange,
rink saloon, grog shop beer house, beer gar
en-, OF other place where anything to be drank
r eaten on the premises is sold directly or in
rectly, the license shall be based on the annr-
! gross receipts of said business, viz:
First Class-When said receipts are five lou
and dollars OF more, and less than seven thou
and tive hundred dollars, the license shall be
twenty-five dollars.
Second Class-When said receipts are two
housand dollars or more, and less than five
thousand dollars, the license shall be sixty dol.
irs.
Third Ciass-When said receipts are less than
wo thousand dollars, the license shall be fifty
0llars.
Provided, no license shall be charged for sell
,g refreshments for charitable or religious
lrposes; provided that no establishment sell
Is or giving away, or otherwise dsposing of
ny spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt Huuor in
SO than i've gallons, shall pay less than fifty
pillars.
That the business Of keeping billiard tables,
ge0n hole, jenny lind, pool or bagatelle tables,
I'D ten pin alleys, a license of two dollars and
'ty cents for each table or alley shall be paid,
addition to any other license due by the es- | :
blshment in which these tables may be stu. !
ed. ,
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