St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-12

shall be twenty ght dollars, S2s.
4 Ninth elass-When the said receipts al
4 thirty thousand dollars or more, and les
than forty thousand dollars, the icens
/ shall be twenty-one dollars, $21.
Tenth class-When the said receipts al
less than thirty thousand dollars, the ]
cense shall be nineteen and one-half do
/ lars, $780,
Eleventh class-When said receipts ar
less than twenty five thousand dollars, tn
license shall be fifteen dollars, SIS.
Provided, nothing herein shall be cor
strued to apply to the business of grindin
| meal, ginning cotton or making sugar b
/ any farmer orplanter.
BANKING.
Paragraph 2 That for each business Q
carrying on bank banking company, as
| sociation, corporation or agency, the icens
shall be based on the declared or nomina
capital and surplus, whether said capita
and surplus is owned, or in use, or on de
posit, in the State or elsewhere, as follows
to-wit:
First class-When said declared or nom
inal capital and surplus is one hundred
thousand dollars or more, and less thai
two hundred thousand dollars, the licens
shall be one hundred and fifty dollars
$150
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nominal capital and surplus is fifty thous
and dollars or more, and under one hun
dred thousand dollars, the license shall bt
seventy-five dollars, $75.
The declared or nominal capital and sur
plus as provided in this section, shall be
ascertained and based upon the annua
statement made in pursuance of existing
laws to the State Treasurer.
For each business of carrying on pri
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there shall be one class only, and the Ii
cense shall be based on the total declared
capital invested in said business, whether
said capital is owned or in use or deposit
in this State or elsewhere, as follows:
First class-When said capital is one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less
and under two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty dollars, $50.
Sec. 4. 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, as fol-
lows:
First class-When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty and not more than five
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall
be one hundred dollars, $780,
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 pack
age or barrel only; and provided further,
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 COM
mission or otherwise, the license shall be
based on the gross annual amount of sales,
as follows:
First class-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 fifty dollars, $3.50.
Second elass-When gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars or more. and
lnder one hundred and fifty thousand dol
ars, the license shall be one hundred dol
ars, 500.
Third class-When gross sales are seven
y-fve thousand dollars or more, and un-
Ter one hundred thousand dollars, the Ii
,ense shall be seventy-fye dollars, s75
Fourth class-When gross sales are fifty
dollars or more, and under sew
enty-fve thousand dollars the license shall
oe fifty dollars, $50
Fifth class-When gross sales are forty
dollars or more, and under fifty
thousand dollars, the license shall be forty
lollars, $40
Sixth elass-When gross sales are thirty
dollars or more, and under forty
dollars, the license shall be thir-
y dollars, $50
Seventh class-When gross sales are
thousand dollars or more, and
1nder thirty thousand dollars, the license
;hall be twenty-five dollars, $25
Eighth class-When gross sales are twen-
y thousand dollars Or more. and less than
twenty-five thousand dollars, the license
'hall be twenty dollars, $40
Ninth class-When gross sales are fifteen
dollars cor more, and less than
,wenty thousand dollars, the license shall
De fifteen dollars, $15
Tenth class-When gross sales are less
han fifteen thousand dollars, and more
han five thousand dollars, the license
hall be ten dollars $40.
Eleventh class-When gross sales are five
dollars or less, the license shall
De five dollars, s..
Provided, That if any distilled, vinous,
malt or other kind of mixed liquors be sold
n connection with the business of retail
merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster house,
confectionery or druggist, in less quantities
han five gallons. the license for such ad-
litional business shall be as hereinafter
provided for in section eight of this ordin-
ance; provided further, that no license
'hall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
han five gallons for less than one hundred
1907 dollars.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, etc, That
Zach and every insurance company, (socie-
" association, corporation or other organ
zation or firm, or individual doing and
conducting an insurance business of any
Kind life, fire, marine, river, accident or
,ther in this parish, whether such compa-
ly (society). association, corporation, or
,ther organization or firm, or Individual is
oeated or domiciled here or operating
lere, through a branch department, resi-
lent board, local office, firm, company, cor
'oration, or agency of any kind whatsoey-
r shall pay separate and distinct license
N said business for each company repre-
ented, and said license shall be based on
he gross annual amount of premiums on
ln risks located within the parish and up
N risks located in this State, other States
n foreign countries, upon which no license
las been paid therein, as follows, to-wit
First class-When said premiums are ten
housand dollars, and less than twenty
housand dollars, the license shall be three
hundred and fifty $500 dollars.
Second class-When said pre- NUNS are
ess than ten thousand dollars, the license
hall be three hundred 5000 dollars.
Provided, That no corporation not incor-
'orated under the laws of the State, nor
my foreign society, firm or partnership,
hall do business in this parish, except
through an agent duly authorized and ac-
.redited for the purposes of said business,
md for all purposes connected with icen-
es and taxation and service of process,
aid agent to be appointed by authentic
Ict, and certified copy of the act to be
deposited in the office Of the Secretary of
'tate. Any person or firm who shall fill
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