The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-01-21
City Council Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La, Jan. 2, 1893.

LAFAYETTE, La, Jan. 9, 1893.
A meeting of the City Council ws5 held
this dav and the following members were
present, to-wit: VIM. Campbell. Mayor,
James Hannen, L. F. Rigues. Gus. La
coste, Numa Schayot. j. f. Martin, AL
fred Hebert. Absent: F. Demanade.
The minutes of the regular and special
meetings were approved.
Resolved, that the following Licenses
for the year 1893, be and the same is
hereby adopted, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
To lew and enforce payment Of an an
nual license tax upon all persons. asso-
citation of persons. or business firms or
corporations pursuing any trade. profess
sion, vocation. calling or business. except
those who are expressly excepted from
such license tax by articles 2O6 and 2O7
of the Constitution.
Section l. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, That there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for
the year 1898 and each subsequent year
upon each person, association of persons.
or business firms and corporations. pur-
suing any trade. profession, vocation.
calling or business except those expressly
exempt from such license tax by Articles
2O6 and 207 of the Constitution.
Sec Be it further ordained. etc.
That immediately after the PRONUNCIATION
Of this Ordinance the tax collector shall
collect as fast as possible. from each per
son or business firm, association of per
sons and corporations. pursuing within
the limits of said town any trade. profes-
sion, vocation. calling or business. IL
cense tax as hereinafter graduated. All
licenses shall be due and collectable dur
ing the first two months of the year, and
all unpaid licenses shall become del,n-
quent on the first day of March of said
year, and all persons who commence bus
mess after that date shall become delin
quent unless the license is paid ten days
from the date of opening; and after the
1st Of July half license shall be collected.
Sec B. Be it further ordained. etc.
That licenses shall be graded in three
classes. except as afterward provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained etc.
That for every mercantile business Of
selling at retail. whether as principal
agent. or on commission. or otherwise.
the license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales for the year 1888 as fol
lows:
First C,ass-When the sales are twent,
thousand dollars. or more, the licenst
shall be twenty dollars.
Second Class-When the gross sales
are fifteen thousand dollars. or more, and
less than $50. 600, the license shall be fit
teen dollars.
Third Class-Wher. the gross sales are
less than fifteen thousand dollars. and
more than five thousand, the license shall
be ten dollars.
Fourth Class-When gross sales are
five thousand dollars, or less, the license
shall be five dollars.
Provided. that if any distilled. vinous.
malt. or other kind of mixed liquors, be
sold in connection with the business OF
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant. Oys-
ter house, confectionery or druggist In
less quantities than FIVE gallons. the, IL
cense for such additional, business shall
be as hereinafter provided in Section y OF
this ordinance; provided further, that no
license shall issue to sell liquors in less
quantities than five gallons for less than
one hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. Be It further ordained. etc.
That for carrying on each business vi
telgraphing or telephoning, the license
shall be based on the gross annual re-
ceipts as follows:
First Class-When gross annual re-
ceipts are over twenty thousand dollars,
the license shall be thirty dollars
Second Class-When the gross annual
receipts are less than twenty thousand
dollars. and more than fifteen thousand
dollars, the license shall be twenty tive
dollars
Third Class-When the gross annual
receipts are fifteen thousand dollars, or
less. the license shall be fifteen dollars
See s Be i, further ordained. etc,
That for every business of keeping the
atre. or hall where entertainments are
given. the license shall be ten dollars for
each one thousand inhabitants OF the
town, to be paid by the person owning OF
controlling for rent or hire the building
or builcings in which said entertainments
are given; provided that all travelling
troupes or shows of any kind using said
hall shall pay, in addition, the license
imposed by the section of this ordinance
The provisions of this section applying
to such halls only when used by loca
clubs, societies. ETC.. and not to travelling
! troupes or companies. ~
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained. etc.
/ That no museum, menagerie, circus OF
other travelling show. shall be permitted
I to make exhibition within the corporate
limits unless they have first paid license
of one hundred dollars said amount be
ing imposed and to be paid before eact
and every performance; provided. tina
an additional license for each and every
side show Of ten dollars for each perfor
nance shall be issued and paid befor'
exhibition ox sa.e is allowed.