St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-01-31

7 ber twelve or more, and less than fifteen
Z the license shall be seyenty-fiye dollars.
4th class-When said rooms are in mum
I Der nine or more, and less than twelve, th,
: license shall be fifty dollars.
: 9th class-When said rooms are in mum
Der six-or more, and less than nine. the
i license shall be forty dollars. @
Provided, That no person who keeps {
, clearinghouse, 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
4 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
/ 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.
1 1st class-When said gross annual re
ceipts are five thousand dollars or more
dred dollars, the license shall be two hun
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 OF
religious purposes; provided, that no es-
tablishment selling or giving away, or
| otherwise disposing of any spirits, wines,
alcoholic or malt liquors in less quantities
than one pint shall pay less than one hum
dred dollars provided further, that when
any kind of business provided for in this
lordinanee 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 busi-
ness separately.
That for the business Of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, pool or
bagatelle tables, and ten-pin alleys, from
dollars for each such table or alley shall
4 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, yinous 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
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, undertakers, oWnersjors lessees of
toll bridges and ferries, master builders,
steyedores and mechanics who employ as
sistance, the license for said profession ar
occupation.
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
"a class-Wten said gross annual re-
ceipts are four thousand dollars or more,
and less than five thousand dollars, the
license shall be forty dollar
Sd class-When said gross <annua1 re-
|
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.
5th 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
fifty dollars, the license shall be four dol
lars That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
physician, attorney-at-law editor, dentist,
oculist, photographer, by whom any ar
tieles 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
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 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
ally of two hundred dollars, in this parish.
Sec. II. 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. r. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the annual receipts, capital sales and pre-
MUM in this ordinance, referred to as a
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 1t 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 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 eollec-
tor in the sworn statement of the per-
son or persons in interest, his or their
duly authorized agent or officer, made
before the tax collector or his deputy
provided, 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 courts provided
in the Constitution, which rule shall
be tried summarily, whether an an
swer be thereto filed or not On the
trial OF said rule, the books and writ