St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-07

the license shall be seyenty-five dollars.
| 94th class-When said rooms are in nun
Der nine or more, and less than twelve, the
license shall be fifty dollars. 8 sas g e
9th class-When said rooms are in mum
| ber six or more, and less than nine, the
license shall be forty dollars. see
| Provided, Thatn person who keeps Z
/ boarding house, in connection with schools
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay
any license as boarding-house. ~ @@@
/ Provided further, That no license shall
| be required when the number of said
rooms, is less than. provided for in class
| five; that for every business of lodging
alone the license. shall be. estimated on
| the same basis as for hotels, but graduated
at onehalf rates; provided, that boarding
| houses pay sixty per cent of the rates o.
| hotels. EHs@ ~ z
| That for every business of bar-room
! cabaret, ceffee-house, cafe, beer saloon
| liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog-
| shop, beer house, beer garden, or othe.
place where anything to be drunk or eaten
| on the premises is sold directly or indirect
| ly, the license shall be based on the annu
| al gross receipts of said business, as fol
lows, viz That for this business there
shall be one extra class. 80 zfl'
1st elass--When said gross annual re-
ceipts are five thousand dollars or more
or less than seven thousand and five hun
dred dollars, the license shall be two hun
dred dollars. al.
ID class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are three thousand dollars or more
or less than five thousand dollars, the
license shall be one hundred dollars. n.
Provided, No license Sol be charged
| for selling refreshments for charitable OF
religious purposes; provided, that no es-
tablishment selling or giving away, OF
otherwise disposing of any spirits, wines
alcoholic Or malt liquors in less quantities
than one pint shall pay less than one hun
dred dollars; provided further, that when
any kind of business provided for in this
other business, the same classification
shall be made as prescribed in this sec
ton; but the price Of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each busi-
ness separately. ~ .aIl.
That for the business of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon holes, Jenny. Lind, pool or
bagatelle tables, and ten-pin alleys, from
which revenue is derived, a license of ten
dollars for each such table or alley shall
be paid in addition to any other license
due by the establishment in which said
tables or alleys may be situated. 5%
lst class-Whe the gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars and more
than two thousand dollars. the license
shall be ten dollars. 3s4z 55s5 s;sgs
ID cfass--When the gross sales are less
than two thousand dollars, the license
shall be five dollars.
Provided, That this provision shall not
apply to places doing the business herein
named where alcoholic, vinous or malt
liquors are sold.
selling soda water, mead, etc, shall be re-
quired to take out a license under this or
dinance.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
SEC g. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the annual license for the kinds of busi-
ness hereinafter named, shall be gradual
ed, as follows, viz:
| That for every individual or company
carrying on the profession or business
agency for steamboats,, draying, trucking
keeping cabs, carriages, hacks or horses
for hire, underta kers, owners or Iessees OF
toll bridges. and ferries, master builders
steyedores and mechanics who employ as.
| sistance, the lfsense for said profession OF
occupation. t H
1st class-When said gross annual re-
ceipts are five thousand dollars or more
and less than six thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifty dollars,
I'd class-When said gross annual re-
ceipts are four thousand dollars or more
and less than five thousand dollars, the
license shall be forty dollars.
Sd class-When said gross annual re:
ceipts are three thousand dollars or more
| and less than four thousand dollars, the
license shall be thirty dollars ii
4th class-When said gross annual re-
ceipts are two thousand dollars or more
and less than three thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty-five dollars.
5th elass-When the said gross annual
receipts are one thousand dollars or more
and less than two thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars. l.. Ia
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receipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars or more, and less than one thousand
dollars, the license shall be fifteen dollars.
9s7th class-When the said gross annual
| receipts are less than seven hundred and
fifty dollars, the.license shall be four dol
lars That every individual or individuals
carrying on the. business or profession Of
physician, attor1ne ~ at-laW, editor, dentist
ocuIist, photographer, by whom any ar
ticles are sold or dealt in other than the
simple photographs ofyarious kinds taken
by himself, agency for publications, freight
ticket claims, patent rights, and all other
business not herein provided for shall be
graded the same as above set forth, but
the license shall be one half of those es-
tablished by this section, and provided nc
license shall be issued hereunder for less
than FIVE dollars. sa
Sec. TO- Be it further ordained, etc. Thai
all travelling vendors OF stoves, hghtning
| rods, and clocks, shall pay a license annu
ally Of two hundred dollars, in this parish
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained, etc, Thai
when any two or more kinds Of business
are combined except as herein expressly
provided for, there shall be a separate
license required for each kind of business
SEc.#12 Be it further ordained, etc, Tha,
the annual receipts, capital, sales and pre-.
| MUM in this ordinance, referred to as a
basis of license, are those for the year fol
which the license is granted; the standard
for their estimation shall be prima facie o1
the preceding year # 4 the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties
orsby parties to who they claim to be sue
cessors. If the firm or company be new
| the amount or gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts of such business
| provided that any person commencing
business after the first Of July, shall pay
one-haf Of the above rates.
Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the business Of the previous year
as. also the actual condition and result.
OF business of the. current year, fol
new firms, associations or corporations
for the purpose of calculating licenses
shall be- ascertained by the tax collec
tOT III VIC sWoiH otdtcAfcHo VI VIC EEI
/ son or persons III interest, his or theil
duly authorized agent or officer, made
before the tax collector or his deputy
provided, that if the tax collector b
not satisfied with the said sworn state
ment, he shall traverse the same by /
rule, taken in proper court, as provided
in the Constitution, which rule shal
be tried summarily, whether an an
swer be thereto filed or not. On th,
/ trial Of said rule, the books and writ