St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-28
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OpELousAs, La, Tuesday, Jan'y 13 1891

| Inc ponce jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present, E. NJ. Boagni president
Bihm, DIR. E. S. Barry and s. Haas.
| On motion of DIR. Barry, the reading o1
the minutes of yesterday was dispensed
with
On motion of Mr. Durio, be it resolved
that the petition of the residents of Plais
anee cove adjoining prairie Ronde, asking
to be included in the hog law district and
that bayou Petit JOSH should be given them
as line, be granted as prayed for.
The following license ordinance having
been read three times, section by section
was unanimously adopted-excepting that
part imposing liquor license of one hun.
| dred dollars, Withdrawing been read
three times, was adepted-the vote being
as follows: aye, Barry, Stagg, Robin, Haas
| nay, Bihm, Durio.
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment of an
annual license tax upon all persons
associations of persons or business firms
and corporations, pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling or bust
ness, except those who are expressly
excepted from such license tax by Arti-
cles 206 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 license
son, association of persons Or business firms
and corporations, pursuing any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business, ex-
cept those expressly exempt from such
license tax by Articles 2O6 and 2O7 of the
Constitution.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
on the second day of March, A. D! 1891, the
tax collector of the parish 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 parish any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling Or business, Ii
cense tax as hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and collectible
from the second day of March, and all un-
the first day of May, and all firms who
commence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license is
paid within ten days
SEC 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the annual licences for all kinds of busi-
ness hereinafter named, except as after
ward provided, shall be graduated.
MANUFACTURERS.
Paragraph l. That for carrying on each
business of manufacturing not expressly
exempted by Articles 206 and 207 of the
Constitution, the license shall be based on
gross annual receipts of said business as
follows, to-wit:
First class-When the said receipts are
two hundred thousand dollars or more,
and under three hundred thousand dol
lars, the license shall be one hundred and
forty dollars, $140.
Second class-When the said receipts are
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more, and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and five dollars, $105.
Third class-When the said receipts are
one hundred thousand dollars or more,
and less than one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, the license shall be seventy
dollars, $40.
ninety-fiye thousand dollars Or more, and
less than one hundred thousand dollars,
the license shall be sixty-fye and one-half
dollars, $3.50. :
Fifth class-When the sana receipts are
ninety thousand dollars orapore, and less
than ninety-fiye thousand dollars, the IL
cense shall be sixty three dollars, $63.
Sixth class When the said receipts are
seventy-five thousand dollars, or more, and
under ninety thousand dollars, the license
shall be fifty two and one-half dollars $3.50.
Seventh class-When the said receipts
are fifty thousand dollars or more, and less
than seventy-five thousand dollafs, the Ii
cense shall be thirty-five dollars, $35.
Eighth class-When the said receipts are
forty thousand dollars or more, and less
than fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-eight dollars, .$2S
Ninth class-When the said receipts are
thirty thousand dollars or more, and less
than forty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-one dollars, s2I.
Tenth class-When the said receipts are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more, and
less than thirty thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be nineteen and one-half dol
lars, $3.50.
Eleventh class-When said receipts are
less then twenty-five thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifteen dollars, SIS.
Provided, nothing herein shall be con-
strued to apply to fhe business of grinding
meal, ginning cotton or making sugar by
any farmer or planter.
BANKING.
Paragraph q That for each business of
carrying on bank, banking company, as
sociation corporation or agency, the license
shall be based on the declared or nominal
capital and surplus whether said capital
and surplus is owned, or in use, or on de-
post, in the State or elsewhere, as follows,
to-wit:
1st class-When said declared or nominal
capital and surplus is onehundredthousand
dollars or more, and less than two hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars, $50:
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nominal capital and surplus is fifty thous-
and dollars or more, and under one hum
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be
seventy-fye dollars, SIS.
The declared or nominal capital and sur
plus as provided i'll this section, shall be
ascertained and based upon the annual
statement made in pursuance OF existing
laws to the State Treasurer.
For each business of carrying on pri-
ia har hnr,co hy1c
there shall be one class only, and the Ii
cense shall be based on the total declared
capital invested in said business, whether
said capital is owned or in use or deposit
in this State or elsewhere, as follows:
First class-When said capital is one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less,
and under two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars, $50.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, etc, That
for every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as principal, agent or commission,
by auction, representing foreign merchants
or otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of sales, as follows:
First class-When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty and not more than live
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall
be one hundred dollars, $l00.
Second class-When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less
the license shall be fifty dollars, $50
Provided, no person or persons shall be
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or
they sell by the original or unbroken
package or barrel only; and provided fur
ther, that no person or persons shall be
deemed wholesale dealers Unless he or they
sell to dealers for resale. II they sell in
less quantities than original and unbroken
packages or barrels they shall be consid-
cred retail Dealers and pay licenses as such.
That for every business Of selling at retail,
or otherwisa the license shall be based ON