St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-07
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

the. minutes of yesterday was. dispensed
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On motion of Mr.. Durrio, be it resolved
that the petition of the residents of Plais-
ance cove adjoining prairie Ronde, asking
to be included i'll the hog law district and
that bayou Petit JOSH should be given them
as a line, be granted as prayed for ~ tn
:. The following license ordinance having
been read three times, section by section,
was unanimo mously adopted cepting that
dred dollars, Withdrawing been read
| three times, was adopted-the.tyote being
as follows aye, Barry, stagg, Robin, Haas !;
nay, Bihm, Durio. - u z-.tfass ;itgaysS Fro
-5na. - AN ORDINANCE ~ eroHQs
To levy, collect and enforce payment of.sn
- annual license tax upon all persons,
associations ofpersons or business firms
and corporations, pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or busi-
ness, except those who are expressly
excepted from such license tax by Arti-
cles 2O6 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. d. 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 2o6 and 2G7 of the
Constitution. p =. aEe 4Ese THirefaT
SEC. 2 Be, it further ordained, ETC., That
on the second day of March, A. ID. 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,
pursuing within the parish any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business, a Ii
cense tax as hereinafter graduated. 68s
All licenses shall besdue and collectible
from the second day of March, and9all 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. s9ss:s
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. es s
ftsss az~ MANUFAcTURERs.5 al4 v4+s
+ Paragraph l. That for carrying on each
business of manufacturing not expressly
exempted by Articles 206 and 207 of the
Constitution, the license shallbe based on
gross annual receipts of said business as
follows, to-Wit: sc-o. .tS
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, $l40. 500 slaar~se
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. h
Third class-When the said receipts are
one hundred thousand dollars or more,
and less than one hundred and fiftysthou-
sand dollars, the license shall be seventy
dollars, $40: rA-.s7t .sS
Fourth class-When the said receipts are
ninety-fye Thousand dollars or more, and
less than one hundred thousand dollars,
~ ses "a = I'F1>' - - ; s,Etr'>e
E;fti,' alassG +,a sa;13 ,-ace;,,tss..,rres
n;1,ety ths,,s dollars or more and less
+ha,, -, o+11"Ewa +Lansanas d.,lI.rs thaei;-
Sixth elass-When the said .receipts are
sayantv-f;ve bousand dollars ar more and
nneer ninety thonsand dollars the License
10 t;ftT,t,.o a,,d IL doil ars so n
'l. -Sayenth classNWhen the said rareii1ts h
are tiftv thousand flnlfars or more and less
than seyeI,tvsfye thousand dollars. the IL
cense shall he thirtv-fiye dollars S35.
E;ohi ih classNWban tha ssesi rena;nts are
forty thonsanI, dnlIsrs or more snd less
tban III fftu thansand dailars tha l;censa
shall he fwantv OFT daIJars s3a- !. 49,
Mn Il, classsyVi3an tha 'said -raca;,,ts ara
=, danars o,. More .and lose
thar thai far.tu thnusand dollars the ieense=
cI, . ehof fyya RI oil (
Tenth class9When the said rece;nts are
twentv-t;Ve = veil tbonsand dollars or more and
iess IM si tIa, th;rtp flnusand dofIars tba Ii.
cansa sh III ha ,,;nataen and nna-ha1f AL
' iars xia s,i So ~ - -. 80
Eio,ra,.th vn ,,,ss-yr,,a,,s ~, ,ece;,+s ara
la.s tho,, 20 t,n,,eand toIla,s tho
l;na,,sa iSas sh,ll ha' ;f,aa,, aailars
prou;aad noth;ng herein sh ali ha onn-
ed ta aI,a1v 70 fha ass nf
,,,aaI ,,;npIHnay yonttan ~, n, Lng S7,t,ar h1
fass.,,, -. =, a.e4a, = ~
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81 - s5z- BANKING ,er s4asS ss.ge
Paragraph 2. That for each business of
CARRYING on a 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: s ~ ~ s5s5s 544 3sfe ,7ses4g
1st class-When said declared or nominal
capita, and surplus is sonehundredthousa
dollars or. more, and less than two hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars, $3.50
Second class-When said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is fifty thous-
and dollars or more, and under one hum
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be
seventy five. dollars, $75. s4g
The declared or nominal capital and sur
plus as provided in this section, shall pc
ascertained and based upon the annual
statement 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 IL
| eense shall be based onsthe total declared
capital invested n SAID business, zWhether
sad capital Is Owned or IN. use, 20 or deposit
| in this State or elsewhere, as follows:
First CldSS-When SAID clpltal is one