The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-03-01
NO. %.

sand dollars, the license shall be twenty dollars.
Second Class-When said receipts are four
thousand dollars or more, and less than five
thousand dollars, the license shall be fifteen
dollars.
Third Class-When said receipts are three
thousand dollars or more, and less than four
thousand dollars the license shall be twelve
dollars.
thousand dollars. or more, and less than three
thousand dollars, the license shall be ten dol
lars.
Fifth Cass-when said receipts are one thou
sand dollars or more, and less than two thou
sand dollars the license shall be seven dollars
and fifty cents.
Sixth Class--When said receipts are seven
hundred and fifty dollars or more, and less than
one thousand dollars the license shall be five
dollars.
than seven hundred and fifty dollars, the Ii
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 oculist, pho
tographer, agency for publications. freight,
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
DROVEES OF HORSES, MULES AND CATTLE.BD
SEC. I. For every business of drovihg for
the sale OF mules, horses, cattle, or any other
animals. the license shall he based on the num-
hGr of horses. mules cattle, or any other ami
mals ill said drove
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than ten and less than twenty, for which shall
be paid $500.
Second Glass When the number shall be more
tkan twenty and less than forty, for which
shall he paid $50.
Third CIass-When the numser shall be more
than forty and less than sixty, for which
Fourth Class--When the number shall be more
than sixty and less than one hundred, for
which shall be paid $500.
Fifth Ctass-When the number shall be more
than one hundred and less than two hundred,
for which shall be paid $500.
Provided, that in no this ordinance be
( So construed aS 10 require any one having stock
for sale, which shall have been raised by him
i'll this parish, to pay a license.
COTTON GINS.
SEC. 8. For every business of ginning cot
ton the license shall be based on the number OF
ba:Gs of cotton ginned.
First Class-When the number of bales OF
cotton ginned shall be more than 400 and less
than 500, for which shall be paid $500.
Second Class-When the Enumber of baesa Of
Gotten ginned shall be more than 500 and less
than COO, for which shall be paid $7.sO.
Third Class-When the number of bales of
cotton ginned shall be more than 600 and less
than 100, for which shall be paid $1,000
Fourth Cass-When the number of bales of
cotton ginned shall be more than 700 and less
than 800, for which shall be paid $500.
Fifth Class-When the number of bales of
cotton ginned shall be more than 800 and less
than 1o0o for which shall be paid $1,000
Sixth Glass When the number of bales of
cotton ginned shall be more than 1000 and less
than 1900, for which shall be paid $2500
THRAsHING MACHINE.
| SEC. 0. For every business of thrashing rice
the license shall be based on the number of
barrels of rough rice thrashed, and shall be
| 50 for every 1000 barrels thIashed; provided,
that in ease 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 basiness are
combined, except as herein expressly provided
for there shall be a separate license required
| for each kind of business.
Re III further OptfaiDa6- etc that
| the annual receipts, capital sales and premiums
in this ordinance referred to as basis OF license
granted. the standard ter their estimation shall
| be prima faeia those "a the preceding year il
/ the business has been conducted previously by
! the same parties, or by parties to whom they
| claim to be successors of. IL the firm or COM
/ pany be new the amount of gross sales for the
! first six months shall be considered the basis,
and twice that amount shall be estimated as
! the annual receipts of such business, provided
| that any person commencing business after the
| 1st Of July shall pay one half OF the above
| rates.
| SEC IA. Be it further ordained, ETC., that
| the business of the previous year as also the
! actual condition and results of business of the
| current year for new firms, associations or cor
| pOrations for the purpose of calculating Hcen-
/ ses shall be ascertained on the sworn statement
| of the persons i'll interest, his or their duly
| authorized agent or officer.
| SEC. 13. It is hereby expressly provided that
I each person, association OF persons, business
| firm, or corporation, required to take out Ii
| eense under this ordinance, shall be required to
| post the same i'll cons pieuOus place in his OF
| their place of business under q penalty of not
less than ten or more than one hundred dollars,
recoverable by the tax collector before aEy
court of competent jurisdiction, and it shall be
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. IA. Noreceipt issued by a tax collector
In place of the license 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 any persons, associa
ton OF persons, business firms and corpora
tions.
I SEC Is. The Parish Tax Collector shall pre-
pare and keep book, in which lie 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 requir-
ed to keep n license register, in which he shall
. enter the names of every person, association of
persons, business firms corporations, With
the trade profession, vocation, calling or DuSl-
ness pursued, the class and graduation OF the
same the amount of license thereon and the
date of the c0llectionsab payment thereof. On
the first annual meeting of tile Police Jury the
said Tax Collector shall make out and forward
to the Parish Treasurer a full and complete
transcript Of said license register, q copy of
which transcl pt the Trea urer shall lay before
the Police Jury at its regular session OF each
year, and shall file the same in his office Tor fu-
lure reference or use.
SEC H. That the Tax Collector shall collect
said licenses in the manner provided by exist"
ing laws
SEC. 1s That the Tax Collector shall be al
lowed d commission of five per cent. upon all
licenses collected and paid into the parish trea'
sury
SEC 49, That all parish license ordinances
! and all other ordinances, or parts OF ordinances
on the same subject matter are hereby repeal
! ed.
: AN ORDINANCE.
On motion of l.. j. Dossman belt resolved
u that whereas on the 9th day of December 1889
il was ordained that the sum of $4,000 be assess
ed and levied as the amount of taxes to be col
; lected for the services and expenses for thu
! wear 1880, which amount was appropriated q!
. per budget made that day, now therefore, Be i
= resolved that to secure that amount, tax O
; ten n0) mills on the dollar be and is hereby
levied on all property borne on the aSseSsmen
roll OF the Parish, and not included on pf Opert!
on the assessment roll situated within the in
3 c0rporated towns of Opel0usas, Washington
II Melville and that on the property situate'
$, within these incorporated towns, TO defra.
their proportion of the expenses OF the Grimm
10 al proceedings, there be levied IN acc0rdanc
ID with Section 95 of General Assembly OF Louis
ana regular session of 1878, approved March 1t
r 1878 tax OF five (5l mills on the dollar. IL wa
pe further ordained that there is hereby levied a
annual license tax for the year A. D., 1880, upo
r each person, association OF persens' or uuslnss
~ firms and corporations pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling or business, excel
r. these expressly exempt from such license Ia
id by article 2G6 and 207 OF the Constitution.
= Attest: d. NJ. BOAGHi,
n n H. f. EsToRGE, Clerk. President
MS JEFF WELBORN