The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-29

sending circulars throughout the country cati-
ing attention to the facilities afforded by the
foreign mails to forward money abroad for
the tickets of foreign companies. This is an
other practical demonstration of the axiom
/ that prohibition won't prohibit.-LouiSiana
Review.
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment of an an
Dual license tax upon all persons, assoeia-
tions of persons, or business firms and cor
porations, pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling, or business, in the corpo-
rate limits of the town of Opelousas La,
except those who arc expressly excepted
from such license tax by Articles 206 and
2o7 of the Constitution OF the State Of Loui-
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
ice Of the Totrfs Of OpetoNS0s, LG, That there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for the
year 4. D., 1891, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
9ne and for each subsequent year. upon each
/ person, association Of persons or business firms
sion, vocation, calling, or business, in the cor
porate limits Of the town OF Opelousas, La, e1-
cept those expressly exempt from such license
AK by Articles 206 and DOT OF the Constitution
4 of the state of Louisiana.
Sec Be 1t further ordained, That on the
seeond f2nd) day OF January, A. D.. 1891, and
each subsequent year, the Collector OF the
Board of Police of the town OF 0pelousas, La,
shall begin to collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons or business
firms, association Of persons and corporations
pursuing within the corporate limits OF the
fown of Opelousas, La, any trade, profession,
/ vocation, calling or business, license tax as
! hereinafter graduated. All licenses shall be
lue and collectible during the first two months
| of each year, and all unpaid licenses shall be.
come delinauentm to on the first day OF March h,si of
less after that date shall become delinquent
unless the license is paid within ten days after
MANuFAcruRERs.
SEC. 8. That for carrying on each business Of
/ manufacturing, not expressly exempted by Ar
tioles FOG and 20T OF the Constitution Of the Stale
OF Louisiana, the license shall be based on gross
annual receipts of said business as follows, to-
4 wit:
/ and Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, the license
shall be One Hundred and Five Dollars. s1o5 90;
/ Glass g. When said receipts are One Hundred
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than One
| Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, the IL
/ cense shall be Seventy Dollars, $1,000.
| Glass 8. When said receipts are Ninety-nye
Thousand Dollars or more and less than One
/ Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license snail be
| slxty-five and ene-half Dollars, $3.50.
Glass 4. When the said receipts are Ninety
Thousand Dollars or more, aud less than Nine
| tsr-fye Thousand Dollars, the license shall ne
Sixty-three Dollars, $6300
Glass s. When the said receipts are Seventy
five Thousand Dollars or more, and under Nine
IL. Thousand Dollars, the license shall be Fifty
| tg7o and one-hah Dollars, So SO.
Class g. When the said receipts are Fifty
Thousand Dollars or more, and less than seven,
| ts-fiye Thousand Dollars, the license shau be
| lirty five Dollars, $500.
Glass Z. When tie said receipts are Forty
Taousand Dollars or more, and less than Fifty
aLiiays s1a m ,ns e1''.1 eo
| Class s. When the said receipts are Thirty
1aonsand DoIlars OF nore ana les ieSs u .an ror.s
Inoqsanu oolLrs' sas ~ the lieeAso shii 20
one Doliarss 2s!.ou. a,o4, &C.
Ot0SS v Wnen cue feceipIs sIe M 1MonIy M nsU ~
1Lousanl LoiaIs u aagLs, aau y ssss Il ~ s
md one-half Dollars, $3.50.
gsaSS tV es sa es I eens sha
ln9usan1 =, on I,sJ sS othiny
be Fifteen Dollars, $1,000, Proptaeo, notnang
nereln snall De eonstLuea ~ apply " eo @ 1 ua9l
ness OF Srlhulng 1neal, elnnnis SHLlon uf naa@
lGg sugar py any tarHief VI plahteF.
BANKING
ssc 4 That fnr' ZACH I,,,si1,ass of CARRYING on
9,anir l,onlrpe . cnrnr,a1,y aasncfation eornors-
.a, m She Iiaense sl,aIi he based Oh The
Saia,ad Or noyoi1aaI cantaI and s1rnlIIs yyhefI,-
az sats oanitai and snrnlf1a is oyynef or in use
81. @ ae,oasif bare owe in the state or elseyhere IA
~ Fsn1 or 4o.1rit 80 y -
5Yrss4 - Whan saia declared or nominal capi-
al an5 s1rni1,s ia Four Hnndred Thousand Dol
f,.s @ % ~, = ,o1,se the Iieense shall he Four Hunired
and Fifty Dollars. $4,000
I5Igss = When the said declared or nominal
cs11itai r sur,,ins ia Three Hundred Thousand
nailars on more and under -Four Hundred
TnnSrsd and Fifty Dollars $4,000
91Iass a When the said declared or nominal
| initial and slIrDIus ia Two Hnnfired Thousand
/ ia 5sllars br more. and under Three Hundred
onssi Do1laTs 1st IaS neense aas 81 snaH 10
IYI0ss 4 When said declared nr nominal capi.
| T.. and Surplus is One Hundred Thousand Dol
isrs OF more and less than Two Hundred Thou
| sand Dollars, the license shall be One Hundred
| a a Fifty Dollars, S15oao
| fInss s. When said declared or nominal eapi-
/ IL ia Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and ur-
dsr Ona Hundred Thousand Dollars the license
a1iali Be- Seyenty-flye Dollars, $500.
| Fhe declared or nominal capitaI and surplus
ag provided in this section shall he ascertained
8, based upon the annual state statement made in
ps rsua1 &C Of existing laws to the State Treas
ufer.
| For each business of carrying on a private
| ba mixing house business or agency, there shall
! be three classes only, and the license shall ba
based on the total declared capital invested in
| sid business, whether said capital is owned or
ii use, or deposit here, IN this State or else
| where, as follows:
class i. When said capital is Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars or more, the license shall be
Five Hundred Dollars, s5Oo.oO.
Glass 2. When said capital is Two Hundred
| aid Fifty Thousand Dollars or more, and under
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, the license
| Eh al be Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, S25000
Glass g. When said capital iB One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars or less, and under
| Tsfo Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, tho
! license shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars,
$1,000.
4 cal.