St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-21
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tliC iCCIlSG slidil DC tScSCIlty-dNt QOildFS.
4til class-When said rooms are in hum
Der nine or more, and less than twelve, the
license shall be fifty dollars.
9th class-When said rooms are in mum
ber SIX Or more, and less than nine, the
license shall be forty dollars.
Provided, That no person who keeps g
boarding 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 one-half rates; provided, that boarding
houses pay sixty per cent Of the rates Of
hotels.
That for every business of bar-room
cabaret, coffee-house, cafe, beer saloon
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog-
shop, beer house, beer garden, or other
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.
1st class-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 hum
dred dollars.
I'd 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.
Provided, No license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable or
religious purposes; p&1ided, that no es-
tablishment selling OF giving away, or
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
ordinance shall be- combined with any
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 bust
ness separately.
That for the business of keeping billiard
bagatelle tables, and ten-pin alleys, from
which revenue is derived, 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.
1st class-When the gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars and more
than two thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars
I'd class-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.
Provided further, That druggists, etc,
selling soda water, mead, ETC., shall be re-
quired to take out license under this or
dinance.
AND PERSONAL occiIp ALTON
SEC g. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the annual license for the kinds of bust
ness hereinafter named, shall be graduat-
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, undertakers owners or lessees of
toll bridges and ferries, master builders
and mechanics who employ as.
sistance, the license for said profession or
occupation
1st class-1When said gross annual re-
ceipts are five thousand dollars or more
and less than six thousand dollars, the
license shall be fifty dollars.
Cd class-When said gross annual re-
ceipts are four thousand dollars or more,
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.
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.
9th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are one thousand dollars or more,
and less than two thousand dollars, the
license shall be twenty dollars
9th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
lars or more, and less than one thousand
dollars, the license shall be fifteen dollars.
7th class-When the said gross annual
receipts are less than seven hundred and
lars That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
attorney-at-law, editor, dentist,
Oculist, photographer, by whom any ar
ticles are sold or dealt in other than the
simple photographs of various kinds taken
by himself, agency for publications, freight,
ticket, claims, patent rights, and all other
graded the same as above set forth, but
the license shall he one half of those es-
tablished by this section, and provided no
license shall be issued hereunder for less
than five dollars. ~
Sec 10. Be it further ordained, etc, That
all travelling vendors of stoves, lightning
rods and clocks, shall pay license annu-
ally of two hundred dollars, in this parish.
SEC IL. Be it further ordained, etc, That
when any two or more kinds Of business
are combined except as herein expressly
provided for, there shall be separate
license required for each kind of business.
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the annual receipts, capital, sales and pre-
mium in this ordinance. referred to as
basis of license, are those for the year for
which the license is granted the standard
for their estimation shall be prima facie of
the preceding year if the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties
Or by 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 nav
one-half of the above rates.
SEC. 13. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the business OF the previous year J,
IS also the actual condition and results
of business OF the current year, for
new firms, associations Or corporations,
for the purpose Of calculating licenses,
shall be ascertained by the tax collec-
tor in the sworn statement of the per-
son or persons in interest, his or their
1uly authorized agent or officer, made
before the tax collector or his deputy :;
that if the tax collector be
not satisfied with the said sworn state
ment, he shall traverse the same by a
rule, taken in proper court, as provided