St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-14

dollars, $40.
Sixth class When gross sales are thirt
thousand dollars or more, and under fort
thousand dollars, the license shall be thil
ty dollars, $50.
Seventh class-When gross sales ar
under thirty thousand dollars, the icens
shall be twenty-five dollars, $25.
Eighth ciass-When gross sales are twen
ty thousand dollars or more, and less thai
twenty-five thousand dollars, the licens
shall be twenty dollars, $40.
Ninth class--W When gross sales are fifteel
thousand dollars or more, and less thel
twenty thousand dollars, the license shall
be fifteen dollars, SIS.
Tenth class-When gross sales are les
than fifteen thousand dollars, and NOR
than five thousand dollars the licens,
shall be ten dollars, $40
Eleventh class-When gross sales are fiv,
thousand dollars or less, the license shall
be five dollars, S..
Provided, That if any distilled, vinous
malt or other kind of mixed liquors be solo
in connection with the business of retail
merchant. grocer, restaurant, oyster house
confectionery or druggist, in less quantitie.
than five gallons, the license for such ad
ditional business shall be as hereinafter
provided for in section eight of this ordin
ance; provided further, that no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons for less than one hundred
(1O0) dollars
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha1
each and every insurance company, (socie
ty) association, corporation or other organ
lzation or firm, or individual doing and
conducting an insurance business of any
kind, life, fire, marine, river, accident OF
other in this parish, whether such compa
ny (soeiety), association, corporation, OF
other organization or firm, or individual is
located or domiciled here or operating
here, through branch department., resi-
dent board, local office, firm, company, cor
er shall pay separate and distinct license
Oh said business for each company repre-
sented, and said license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of premiums on
all risks located within the parish, and up
on risks located in this State, other States
or foreign countries, upon which no license
has been paid therein, as follows, to-Wit:
First class-When said premiums are ten
thousand dollars, and less than twenty
thousand dollars, the license shall be three
and fifty (350) dollars
Second class-When said premiums are
less than ten thousand dollars, the license
shall be three hundred (3OO) dollars.
Provided, That no corporation not incor-
porated under the laws of the State, nor
any foreign society, firm or partnership,
shall do business in this parish, except
an agent duly authorized and ac-
credited for the purposes Of said business,
and for all purposes connected with licen-
ses and taxation and service of process,
said agent to be appointed by authentic
act, and certified copy of the act to be
deposited in the office of the Secretary of
State. Any person or firm who shall fill
up or sign policy or certificate of insur-
ance on open marine or fire insurance pol
icy, or otherwise issue by a corporation or
or persons, not located or rep
in this parish by a legally author
such corporation or person or association,
and shall be liable for all licenses, taxes
and penalties enforced by the provisions of
this ordinance upon such person, corpora
ton and association, as if represented by a
legally appointed agent.
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall apply to mutual aid societies, which
pay mutual insurance policies by assess
ments upon members, whether the same
be or be not domiciled in this parish.
CARRY AND STORING.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc, That
every omnibus or regular coach, or herdic
business, and for every business of trans
porting money, merchandise or other arti-
cles. by express or transfer, of operating
one or more tow boats or tug boats, or
keeping a warehouse or storage room, the
license shall be based on the gross annual
receipts of said business, as follows:
First class-When gross annual receipts
are twenty five thousand dollars or more,
and less than seventy-five thousand dol
lars, the license shall be forty (401 dollars.
Second class-When the receipts are less
than twenty-five thousand dollars, the Ii
carcn cha N hn ten ff0A dollars
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec Z Be it further ordained, etc, That
for carrying on the business of cotton gin
merry, the license shall be based on the
number of bales ginned, provided that no
license shall be imposed or collected on
cotton gins ginning for hire not over four
hundred (i0O) bales:
First class-When said number of bales
are 450 and not more than $50, the license
shall be ten (10) dollars.
Second class-When said number of bales
are $50 and not more than $50, the license
shall be twenty l20) dollars
Third class-When the said number of
bales are 75O or more, the license shall be
twenty-five (25) dollars.
AMusEMENTs
That for every business of keeping the
atre, opera house, amphitheatre, academy
of music or circus, a license shall be based
ON the number of attaches:
1st class-When the number of said per-
sons is seventy-fve or more, the license
shall be four hundred (400l dollars.
I'd class-When the number of said per-
sons is fifty or more, and less than seventy
five, the license shall be three hundred
1907 dollars.
Sd class-When the number of said per-
sons is thirty or more, and less than fifty,
the license shall be two hundred and fifty
dollars
4th class-When the number of said per-
sons is twenty or more, and less than thir-
9TH class-When the number of said per-
sons is ten or more, and less than twenty,
the license shall be one hundred and fifty
dollars
9th class-When the number of said per
sons is five or more, and less than ten, the
license shall be one hundred dollars.
Tth class-When the number of said per-
sons is four, the license shall be seventy
five dollars.
sons is three, the license shall be fifty dol
lars
9th class-When the number of persons
is two, the license shall be forty dollars.
10th class-When the number is one. the
license shall be thirty dollars.
Each and every peddler or hawker shall
pay an annual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, (51 FIVE dollars,
when travelling on horseback, {1O) ten dol
lars, when travelling in one-horse vehicle,
(15) fifteen dollars, when travelling in two
horse vehicle, (s0) thirty dollars, when
on boat, barge or other water
craft, (1OO) one hundred dollars, provided,
no hawker or peddler, whose stock does
not exceed in value {10) ten dollars, will
be required to pay any license; and pro-
vided further, that constables or police
officers throughout the parish are hereby
and directed to cause all ped
dIers and hawksra to exhibit their parish
licenses, and if the peddleFs and hawkers
constable or police officers shall retain
IL ri stock or m rnerchandise until said nod