The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-20
ABBEVIILE LOUISIANA SATURDAY JANUARY 20, 1894

sixth class-When gross sales ART
$15, 900 or more and under $40, 1000, thu
license shall be $15.
Seventh class-W When gross sales art
less than $15, 900 and more than So, 900
the license shah be $40.
Eight class When gross sales are
$5 900, or less, the license shall be $5.
Provided, that if any distilled, vinous,
malt, or other kind ofmixed liquors, be
sold in connection with the business OF
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant,
oyster house, confectionery or drug
gist, in less quantities than five gallons,
the license for such additional business
shall be as hereinafter provided in sec
tion 8, OF this ordinance; provided fur
ther, that no license shall issue to sell
liquors in sell quantities than five gal
Ions for less than fifty dollars.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained etc.,
that for carrying on each business of
telegraphing, telephone, the license
shall be $40.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained etc.
That no museum, managerie, circus,
other travelling show, shall be permitted
to make exhibition within the corpor-
ate limits, unless they have first paid
a license of fifty dollars, said amount
being imposed and to be paid before
performance; provided that an addi-
tional license for each and every side
show of five dollars shall be issued and
paid before exhibition of same is
allowed.
Sec. z. Be it further ordained etc.
That for every business of keeping a
hotel where lodging and eating are
combined the license shall be based on
the number of rooms for guests, as
follows:
First Class-When said rooms are six
or more the license shall be ten dollars.
Second Class-When said rooms are
less than six the license shall be five
dollars.
Provided, that for lodging alone the
license shall be one-half the above rates.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained etc.
That every business of bar room, ca
baret, ffee-house, beer saloon, liquor
exchange drinking saloon, grog shop
beer garden, or other place where any
thing to be drank or eaten on the
premises is solid directly, the license
shall be based on the gross receipts of
said business, as follows:
First Glass When said gross receipts
are seven thousand five hundred dollars.
or more, the license shall be two hun
dred dollars.
Second Glass When said gross re-
ceipts are five thousand dollars, or
more and less than seven thousand five
hundred, the license shall be one hun
dred dollars.
Third Class-When said gross re-
ceipts are less than five thousand dol
lars, the license shall be fifty dollars.
Provided, no license shall be charged
for. selling refreshments for charitable
DR. religious purposes; and that when
any business provided for in this sec
ton shall be combined with any busi-
ness in section 4, the same classification
shall be made as prescribed in this
section; the price of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each
Sec. 8. Be if further ordained ETC.,
hat for every business Of keeping a
livery stable, or of persons keeping
,abs, hacks, carriages and horses for
lire, the license shall be $40, when the
7early receipts exceed 81, 900 the license
,hall be SO; when said receipts are
ess than $4,000 the license shall be $5.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained ETC.,
hat in addition to the graduated sys-
em as herein adopted there shall be a |
system so as to apply to |
raffcs, trades and professions, yoca |
ions, calling or business of any kind,
where the graduated system is not ap- |
,lied, and not being in conflict there
With, as follows, to wit:
From each attorney at law, physi-
ian, dentist, editor, photographer and |
'culist, FIVE dollars.
Each fruit and ice-cream dealer, |
oda water or confectionery, So.
Each oyster stand, So.
Each billiard table, from which a |
evenue is derived, $5.
From each auction store, per month, |
8.
Each concert and theatrical perform |
nee, $5; provided that where such |
performances are given by charitable
r benevolent associations for their own
no license charged.
Every lumber yard, $3.50.
Each small show, $5 for eachsper-
Each cigar and tobacco stand, and
very person keeping stand where
Office, chocolate or cooked food is sold,
ncluding lunch houses, So.
Each peddler or hawker of clothing,
ewelry, notions, cutlery, pictures,
wares, spectacles, etc, $5.