St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-02-04
OPELOUsAs, LA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY /, SUB
BANKING.

: Paragraph g That of each business 0
=, carrying on bank, banking company, as
d sociation, corporation or agency, the licens
shall be based on the declared or non1ina
= capital and surplus, whether said capita
II and surplus is owned, or in use, or on de
d posit, in the State or elsewhere, as follows
O. to-Wit:
2 First class-When said declared or nom
Q inal capital and surplus is one hundred
4 thousand dollars or more, and less thar
e two hundred thousand dollars, the licens,
i shall be one hundred and fifty dollars
$3.50
: Second class-When said declared O.
V nominal capital and surplus is fifty thous
e and dollars or more, and under one hun
|. dred thousand dollars, the license shall bs
: seyenty-fve dollars, SIS.
I The declared or nominal capital and sur
1 plus as provided in this section, shall bt
. ascertained and based upon the annua
5 statement made in pursuance of existing
i laws to the State Treasurer
\ For each business of carrying on pri
. Vate banking house business or agency
: there shall be one class only, and the Ii
/ capital invested in said business, whether
i 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
, 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.
4 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
and fifty dollars, $3.50.
Second class-When gross sales are one
hundred thousand dollars or more, and
under one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, the license shall be one hundred dol
| lars, $iO0.
Third class-When gross sales are seven
4 ty-hVe thousand dollars or more, and un-
der one hundred thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be seventy-tive dollars, $75
1 Fourth class-When gross sales are fifty
| fhn11Gand Jlarc nd
enty-fiye thousand dollars, the license shall
| be fifty dollars $50.
! Fifth class-When gross sales are forty
thousand dollars or more, and under fifty
| thousand dollars, the license shall be forty
dollars, $40
thousand dollars or more, and under forty
thousand dollars, the license shall be thir-
ty dollars, $50.
Seventh class-When gross sales are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more, and
under thirty thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty-five dollars, $25.
Eighth class-When gross sales are TWEEN
ty thousand dollars or more, and less than
twenty-five thousand dollars, the license
shall be twenty dollars, $40.
Ninth class-When gross sales are fifteen
thousand dollars or more, and less than
twenty thousand dollars, the license shall
be fifteen dollars, SIS.
than fifteen thousand dollars, and more
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be ten dollars $40.
Eleventh.-When gross sales are five
thousand dollars or less, the license shall
be five dollars, SIS.
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, oyster house,
confectionery or druggist, in less quantities
than five gallons, the license for such adj
ditional business shall be as hereinafter
provided for in section eight OF this ordin-
ance; provided furtLar than no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons for less than one hundred
I00e dollars.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
each and every insurance company, socie-
ty, association, corporation or other organ
ization or firm, or individual doing and
conducting an insurance business of any
kind, life, fire, marine, river, accident or
other in this parish, whether such compa-
ny (society), association, corporation, or
other organization or firm or individual is
located or domiciled here or operating
here, through branch department resi-
dent board, local office, firm, company, cor
poratlon, or agency of any kind whatsoey-
er shall pay separate and distinct license
on said business for each company repre-
sented. and said license shall be based on
the gross annual amount of premiums on
all risks located within the parish, and up
on risks located in this State, other States
or foreign countries, upon which no license
has been paid therein, as follows:
First class-When said premiums are ten
thousand dollars, and less than twenty
thousand dollars, the license shall be three
hundred and fifty (350) dollars.
Second class-When said premiums are
less than ten thousand dollars, the license
shall be three hundred {3oo) dollars.
Provided, That no corporation not incor
porated under the laws of the State, nor
any foreign society, firm or partnership,
shall do business in this parish, except
through an agent duly authorized and ac
credited for the purpose Of said business,
and for all purposes connected with Gcen-
ses and taxation and service of process,
said agent TO be appointed by authentic
act, and certified copy of the act to be |
deposited in the office of the secretary of
State Any person or firm who shall fill |
up or sign policy or certificate of insur-
ance on open marine or fire insurance pol
icy, or otherwise issue by corporation or
association, or persons, not located or rep
lied agent, shall be considered an agent of |
such corporation or person or association,
and shall be liable for all licenses, taxes
and penalties enforced by the provisions of
this ordinance upon such person, corpora
ton and association, as If represented by a
legally appointed agent.
Provided, Thatnothing herein contained |
shall apply to mutual aid societies, which /
pay mutual insurance policies by assess
ments upon members, whether the same |
be or be not domiciled in the parish.
CARRY AND STORING.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained etc, That |