St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-02-14
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

Inc ponce jury met pursuant 20 ADJOURN
ment; present, z. NJ. Boagni president
Messrs. P. stagg, P. Robin, II Durio, c. T
Bihnl, DR.. E. S. Barry and s. Haas.
On motion of DIR. Barfx the reading OF
the minutes of yesterday was dispensed
\ with.
On motion of Mr. Durio, be it resolved
that the petition of the residents of Plais-
to be included in the hog law district and
| that bayou Petit Josi 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 adopted-excepting that
part imposing 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.
T AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment of an
annual license tax upon all persons,
| associations of persons 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 207 of the Constitution.
| SECTION /. 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
gnu eofpoaaol1ns' pir ,s;,,ass ,s;,us, pao
iessioi, soeas.o fna,,. s,,n1, ~
G,ePt euose 30; s,oe a'a ooz % of ~
license TAX ny Afticies 1oo anu @o' VI .iie
ools'isuttoi u, y d = frt,,ar ora.;nad o+o Tha+
ohe. = DC n in,. nf Marah n 1sa1 4Ia
tax collector of the parish shall begin to
collect and shall collect as fast as possible
from each of the persons or business firms,
i, ,ar;sh any trade nro.
l isu.iis .;, m,.ilr aa1f;n !, h,,e;,,ass' Il
na,sso -, hera;, aftar sradpatad
cehse taa as nefelnaasel d eai,aot;hlo
fro,,, the second dav Of March and ali m
,,a;d rne,,sas sh.I iaco.sa dal;nnnant nn
aaa fha frst ,Ses1s daw Of Nav and ali 1;rna who
ass aftar that date shaIi
Iona., IoaleiieI daii91 Gue .nlas. the l;censa ;s
,,o;4 ,,r;+k;,, Gr1I NV .ia,. da1s
paw c WIZ Pa = ~ fnrther ordained etc That
tho ele o. o1 licennas for al kinds of h1s;.
naes rae "h.s, hara;nafter named excent az after
"aio piosiueo' sii'As ~ s.
MANUFAcTuRERs-
Paragraph l. That for carrying on each
business of manufacturing not expressly
exempted by Articles 2o6 and 207 of the
Constitution, the license shall be based on
gross annual receipts of said business as
follows, to-wit:
L
two hundred thousand dollars or more,
and under three hundred thousand dol
lars, the license shall be one hundred and
forty dollars, $40. Il
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
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
ninety-fve thousand dollars or more, and
less than one hundred thousand dollars,
the e, license shall be slxty7hye ana one-half
F;ftb a.s %I,.o wben III s,;5 raea;nts are
n;nafu tba1sand dnl,ars.,r more and less
4i,a,, at,.t;ua tIa,,sa,,a dnIIars fha IL
cansa sha ali he sixty-threa dollars sSa
Sixth ciassSWhen the said receipts are
savanf1-f;ve t1nnsand dollars ~ i, ore and
nnder ninety thonsand dollars the license
oil ha f;ftg,twn and ana.haIf dollars S59 n
% sarenth ,'s sslass0When the the said rece;nts -
are t;ftv thonsand dollars or more and less
than seyentv-f;ve thonsand dollars. the IL
censa shall he th;rT live dollars s35
Mehth the elassIWhen the saidIfece;ats are
fortT thnnsand dnlISrs or more and less
than fiftv fhousand dollars the license
shoIl 10 fran fr-eigIt dnlIarc goo
Ninth eiass9WSen the said rece;nts are
tbirtu tbonsand dollars or more and less
than fortv thousand dollars the license
shall be twenty-one dollars, s31.
Tenth eIassS.When the said receints are
twentv-tiye thousand dollars or more and
less tIan thirty thousand dollars. the il
cansa sh III ha ninateen and nna-balf dol
lars s1aaO
Eieventi, class-Wben said receipts are
loco then twantv-t;va thnnsand dollars the
Ecensa shali he '4iftaen. dollars Ak
Prov;dad notbing harein shall he CON
s+rnad 10 annIy to fba hns;nass of orinding
meal oinnino cotton or making sugar hy
anv farmer or nlanter
BANhIsS.
Paragraph q That for each business of
carrying 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 observation-disclosures
dollars or more, and less than two hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars, $50.
Second elass--When said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is flfty thous-
and dollars or more, and under one hum
dred thousand dollars, the license shall be
seventy-five dollars, S7h.
The declared or nominal capital and sur
plus as provided in this section, shall be
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, ana the II,