The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-13
Town Council Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, Jan. 3, 1894.

| session.
There were present: J. O. Lege,
Mayor, and Aldermen E. A. Mazerolle
and DR.. C. j. Edwards.
Absent: j. A. Petty and r. H. Mills.
The minutes of last meeting were
| read and adopted.
The Treasurer submitted his quar-
terly report, which was approved and
ordered spread upon the minutes:
ABBEyILLE. LA, Jan. 1, 1894.
To the Hon. Mayor and members of the
Town Council of Abbeville, La.
Gentlemen Il beg leave to submit the
following as my report for the quarter
ending December 81, 1888:
GENERAL FUND.
To bal on hand per last report $943 40
To amt reed from con coll 45 90
By amt paid out per vouchers 1S0 75
70 balance ssO7.H
STREET AND BRIDGE SsFUND
To bal OH hand per last report S147 81
, BY amt paid out per vouchers So 62
To BALANCE $9s.29
SINKING FUND.
To bal on hand per last report $199 36
Leaving bal on hand 1899 80
Respectfully Submitted,
GEc. w. SUMMERS, Treasurer.
& A'3iifEif: f E fiS.sa.. H;,,, ria-ne, Committee
On motion of Dr.. Edwards duly sec
oned, the following ordinance was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the town OF Abbeville, La, that from
and after this date, it.shall be unlawful
for any person to stand any Stallion or
Jack for service within the corporate
limits of the town of AbbeVille, La,
and any person or persons violating
same shall be subjectto a fine not ex-
ceeding ten dollars ($lO).
The Con. Collector made a verbal
report stating that since his collection
as reported in the October meeting of
this body, he had collected S234.0l
which he had turned over to the Treas
urer as shown by the Treasurer's re-
c5ipt which he exhibited.
The bill of The Vermilion Star for
printing the proceedings of this body of
dates of June 10Th and July 10th 1898,
amounting to $7.45 was reduced to
1925, and the Secretary authorized to
issue warrant accordingly.
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy and enforcement payment OF
an annual license tax upon all persons,
association of persons, or business firms
or corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business,
except those who are expressly ex-
cepted from such license tax by articles
206 and POT of the constitution.
Sec 1. Be it ordained by the. town
council of Abbeville, Louisiana. That
there is hereby levied an annual license
tax for the year 1894 and each subse-
quent year upon each person, assocla-
tion of persons, or business firms and
corporations, pursuing any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business
except those expressly exempt from
such license tax by Articles 2O6 and
207 of the constitution.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained, etc.
That Immediately after the promul
cation of this ordinance the Constable,
Collector shall collect as fast as pos
sible, from each person or business
firm, association of persons and corpor-
ations, pursuing within the limits of
said town any trade, profession, voca-
tion, calling Or business, a license tax
as hereinafter graduated. All licenses
shall he due and collectable during the
first two months of the year, and all
unpaid license shall become delinquent
on the first day of April of said year,
and all persons who commence busi-
ness after that date shall become de-
linquent unless the license is paid ten
DAYS from the date of opening; and
after the 1st of July half license shall
be collected.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That license shall be graded in three
classes, except as afterwards 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
thelicense shall be based on the gross
amount of sales for the year 1898, as
follows:
First When the sales are fifty
thousand dollars or more, the license
shall be fifty dollars.
Second CLASS When the gross sales
are forty thousand dollars, or more and
less than fifty thousand, the license
shall be forty dollars.
Third Glass When the gross sales
are $50, 900 or more and under $40, 0,000,
the license shall be $50.
Fourth Glass When gross sales are
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