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

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IAN ORDINANCE to levy, collect and en-
force payment of an annual license tax
upon all persons, associations OF PERSONS
of business firms and corporations. rur-
suing any trade. profession. vocation.
| calling or business. except those VINO
are expressly excepted from such license
tax oy articles 400 ana 2o7 OF the con-
| stitut'on-
| Section I. Be it ordained by the city
council of the town of Lafayette, that there
\ is hereby levied an annual license tax for the
year A d 1896 and for each subsequent year,
upon each person, association of persons or
business firms and corporations. pursuing
business. except those expressly exempt from
such license tax by articles zo6 and 2o7 of
the constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.:
that Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION OF
| this ordinance, and each subsequent year, the
! constable and ex-oficio tax-collector of the
| town of Lafayette shall begin to collect and
shall collect As fast possible from each OF
| the persons or business firms, association of
persons and corporations pursuing within the
limits of said town, any trade, profession,
vocation, calling OR business, q license tax As
hereinafter graduated. All licenses shall be
| due and collec.ible during the FIRST two
months of each year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on the first day of
March of each year, and all firms who COM
mence business after that date shall become
delinquent unless the license is paid within
! ten days.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC..
that the annual license. Of all the kinds Of
hNPAInaffAP after.
wards provided, shall be graduated in three
classes.
Section 4. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that for every business OF selling at retail,
whether as principal. agent on commission or
otherwise, the license shall be based on the
gross annual amount of sales, as follows:
First cIasS-When gross sales are $4,000
or more, the license shall be SIS.
than $4,000, and more than IS ,ooos the IL
cenSe shall be $40.
Third class-When gross sales are 5000
or less, the license shall be S..
Provided, that if any distilled, vinous, malt,
or other kind of mixed liquors be sold in con-
nection with the business of retail merchant,
the grocer, restaurant, oyster house, confec-
tionery or druggist, in less quantities than FIVE
gallons, the license for such additional business
shall be as hereinafter provided for in Sec
rion g of this ordinance; provided further,
that no license shall be issued to sell liquors
in less quantities than FIVE gallons for less
than 500.
Section S. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that for carrying each business of tele-
graphing Including local and district tele-
graph), teiephoning or express company, the
license shall be based on the gross annual
receipts of each person, association of per-
sons, business firm corporation engaged in
said business, as follows:
First class-When the said gross annual
receipts are over $40, 1000, the license shall
be $50.
Second class-When the gross annual re-
ccipts are over SIS, 900 and less than <zo,-
900, the license shall be $25.
Third class-When the said gross annual
receipts less than s. 5000, the license
shall be SIS.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that for every business of keeping a theatre
opera hall where entertainments are given
(the population of the town being less than
5000 and over 5000, the license shall be
S1s, to be paid by the person. corporation,
association OK municipality owning or con-
trolling TOR rent or hire, the building or
oulld'ngs in which said exhibitions are held.
Provided, that no museum, menagerie,
circus or other travelling show shall be per-
mlttcd to make exhibition within the corPor-
ate limits, unless they first pay license,
based on the number CT attaches, whether
ProPr'etors, performers or employees, as fol-
lows:
First class-When the number of said per-
sons is titty or more, the license Shall be
500.
Second class-When the number of said
persons FORTY more and less than flftv.