St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-01-31
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

On motion OF DIR. Barry, the reading O.
the minutes of yesterday was dispensed
with.
On motion of Mr Durio, be it resolved
that the petition of the residents of Plais
ance cove adjoining prairie Ronde, asking
to be included in the hog law district anC
that bayou Petit osi 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. notwithstanding thai
part imposing a liquor license of one hun
dred dollars, withdrawing been read
three times, was adopted-the vote being
as follows: aye, Barry, Stagg, Robin, Haas
nay, Bihm, Durio .
AN ORDNANCE
To levy, collect and enforce Enent 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 2O7 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
tax for the year A. ID. 1891, upon each per
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 20G and 207 of the
Constitution.
Sec. 2. 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 lkthin the parish any trade, pro-
fession, vocation. calling or business, IL
cense tax as hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and colleNible
from the second day of March, and all un-
paid licenses shall become delinquent on
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 FOG and 2o7 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, $1iO.
Second class-When the said receipts are
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
mere, and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and five dollars, $l05.
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.
Fourth class-When the said receipts are
less than ore hundred thousand dollars,
the license shall be sixty-five and one-half
dollars, $65.50.
Fifth class-When the sid receipts are
ninety thousand dellars or more, and less
than nineSy five thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be sixty-three dollars $63.
Sixth class-When the said receipts are
under ninety thousand dollars, the license
shall be ffty-two aid one-half dollars $52.5O.
Seventh class-When the said receipts
are fifty thousand dollars or more, and less
than seventy-five thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be thirty-fiye 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, $28
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, 81. et Il =
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 2. That for each business of
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-
posit, 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
dollars, the license shall be one
and fifty dollars, $3.50.
Second class-When said declared or
capital and surplus is fifty thous-
and dollars or more, and under one hun
uTGu bllouSdllu uoIldES, IIlC llCcISc SHALL NC
seventy-five dollars, $75.
The declared or nominal capital and sur.
plus as provided in this section, shall be
and based upon the annual
made in pursuance of existing
laws to the State Treasurer.
For each business of carrying on a pri-
vate banking house business or agency,
there shall be one class only, and the liz
cense shall be based on the total declared
ito1 my ta6 cnid b11c;tacc hpt hnr
said capital is owned or in use or deposit
in this State or elsewhere as follows:
First class-When said capital is one
and fifty thousand dollars or less,
and under two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars $3.50 ~
Sec. T. 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,a follows:
First class-When gross sales are two
and fifty and not more than five
hundred thousand dollars, tbe license shall
be one hundred dollars, 500.
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. IF 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,
whether as principal, agent on commission
or otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of sales,as follows
First elass-When gross sales are one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more. and under two hundred thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
md fiftv dollars %ikn