The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-11


ness provided for in this section shall be
conbined with any other business provided
in section six, the same classification shall be
made As prescribed in this section; but the
price of the licenses shall be equal to the
Ificenses required for each business separ-
ts!y.
| that for the business of keeping billiard
| tables, pigeon holes. jenny lind, pool or
bagatelle table, and ten pin alleys, from,
which revenue is derived, license Of $40.
for each such table or alley shall be
paid in addition to any other license due by
leys may be situated.
Provided that all persons, associations Of
persons business firms and corporations
engaged in the sale of soda water, mead,
be rated as follows:
First class-When the gross sales are
$1,000 or more. the license shall be SIS.
Second class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000, and not more than $4,000,
| the license shall be $40.
Third class-When the gross sales are less
than $4,000. the license shall be S..
Provided that the provision shall not ap-
ply to places doing the business herein
| named where alcoholic malt liquors are
sold; provided further, that druggist, etc,
selling soda water, mead, etc., shall be re-
quired to take out . license under this ordi-
nance.
Section II. Be it further ordained etc.,
that the annual license for the kinds of busi-
ness hereinafter named. shall be graduated
in four classes as follows, viz:
That for every individual company
| carrying on the profession or business of
draying, trucking keeping cabs, carriages,
hacks or horses for hire. undertakers. master
builders and mechanics who employ assis-
lance. the license Shall be for said profess
sion or business, as follows:
First class-When said gross annual re-
ceipts are $4,000 or more, the license shall be
Second class-When the said gross an
nual receipts are $1,000 or more. and less
than $4,000, the license shall be $40.
Third elass.when the said gross annual nus"
$1,000, the license shall be SIS.
Fourth class-When the said gross annual
receipts are less than $3.50, the license shall
be 81.
That every individual or individuals carry
ing on the business or profession of physi-
clan, attorney at law, dentist, oculist, pho
tographer, by whom any articles are sold or
of various kinds taken by himself, agency
for publication, freight, ticket, claims, pa
tent rights, and all other business not herein
specially provided for, shall be graded the
be one-half of those established by this
ton. and provided no license shall be issued
hereunder for less than s..
Section II. Be it further ordained etc.,
ming rods. and clocks, shall pay a license an
nually of $zoo.
Sc ction I3. Be it further ordained etc.,
that when any two or more kinds of business
provided for, whe:: any person, firm or
company have more than one place of bust
ness, there shall he separate license required
for each separate business or kind of busi-
ness.
Section "a. Be it further ordained etc.,
that the annual receipts, capital, sales and
premium in this ordinance, referred to
basis of license, are those tor the year for
Is~~f, ~ ~. &~<,s
standard for their estimation, is, and shall
be as provided for in section I6 of aSt No.
$50 of 1890, and the basis for same to be
determined by the sworn statement of the
applicant, provided that if the tax collector
be not So tsfcd with the said sworn state
ment, he shall traverse the same by a rule,
as provided. and--iQ-lhe manner and mode
prescribed in the constitution and in sections
II s. IS of said act of 1890, or other penal
ties provided by law.
Section IS. Be it further ordained etc., that
the tax collector is hereby required to keep
a license register, in which he shall enter the
names of every person, association of per-
sons. business firms or corporations. with the
trade, Profc ssion, VOCATION, calling bust
ness pursued, the class and graduation of the
same, the amount of license thereon and the
date of the collection payment thereof.
On the 3Ist day of Dec. of each and every
year the said tax collector shall make and
deliver to the secretary of the City Council
of said town full and complete transcript
said secretary shall by special report lay be-
fore said City Council at its first regular ses-
sion after SAID date, and shall file among the
same archieves of the corporation for future
reference use.
Section IS. Be if further ordained, etc.,
that on the first day of March each year the
ex-offcio tax-collec,or shall deliver to the at
torney to be appointed as hereinafter pro-
vided, complete list Of all delinquent IL
cense payers, and the attorney to DC APP
pointed as hereinafter provided, shall imme-
diately proceed to collect same in accordance
with this ordinance; and if not collected
within thirty days from date of delivery of
lists by the collector of taxes, it shall be the
duty OF said attorney to render a written re- |
port 6 living the reason for non-collection to |
the collector, whose duty it shall be to sub |
NIT same to the city council.
Section II. BE it further ordained. etc.,
that the mayor, Immediately after the pro-
of this ordinance, shall designate |
an attorney at-law, whose duty it shall be to
aid the collector; and upon all licenses and |
penalties collected through the agency of |
said attorney, the delinquent owing the Ii |
cense shall pay commission to him of ten |
per centum, calculating same upon the ag-
gregate amount of license and penalties so |
collected and paid over to the tax-collector. |
The attorney SO appointed shall serve during |
the pleasure of the mayor. |
Section 10. BE it further ordained, etc.,
that all unpaid licenses shall bear interest at |
the rate OF two per cent per month, from the |
lrst day of March each year, and the collec |
tor shall collect said license and interest in |
the manner provided by existing laws.
Section I9. Be it further ordained, etc.,
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