The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS.
LAFAYETTE, La, Feb. IS, !

met tnlS Gay win the tOllOwlnE members
present: X: c. Landry, H. NJ. burke, Z.
{: Brown. Aft. A. Delhomn1e and Alfred
iebert. Absent: J.. G. ST. Julien, A. ID.
Landry and JOS w. Broussard.
BY motion of MIR. Hebert, Mr.. Ludovic
Billaud was appointed road-overseer of the
3rd ward, vice J. c. Buchanan, exempted
by law.
BY motion of Mr.. Hebert, duly seconded,
the parish licenses for the year 1896 were
fixed the same as the State licenses and the
following ordinance was adopted relative
thereto: Yeas:-R: c. Landry. H. NJ.
burke, Alfred Hebert, Alfred \. Del
homme and e. &. Brown. Nays:-None.
LICENSE ORDINANCE FOR 1896.
An ordinance to levy and enforce the
payment of an annual license tax upon all
persons, association of persons, business
firms and corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business ex-
cept those expressly exempt from such Ii
cense tax by articles 2o6 and 2o7 of the con-
stitution of the State.
SECTION
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
parish of Lafayette, that there is hereby
levied an annual license tax for the year
1896 upon each person or association of
persons pursuing any trade, profession,
cation, calling or business. except those
pressly exempt from such license by
,icles 200 and 2o7 of the constitution of the
State.
SECTION II.
Be it further enected that on ard after the
date of this enactment the sheriff and tax
collector of this parish, shall begin to col
lect as fast possible, from each Of the
persons, associations of persons, business
firms, and corporations pursuing within the
parish of Lafayette any trade. profession,
vocation, calling or business, license tax
hereinafter provided and graded. All Ii
censes shall be due and collectible during
the first two months of the year, and all
paid licenses shall become delinquent the
first day of March prox, and persons or
firms commencing business after that date
shall become delinquent within ten days af-
ter the date of opening said business or
trade.
SECTION III.
Be it further enacted that the annual Ii
cense for all kinds of business hereinafter
named except afterwards provided shall
be graduated as follows:
SECTION Nv.
GROCERS AND DEALERS.
First-When the gross sales are SIS, 900
or more and under $4,000, the license shall
Second-When the gross sales are $40, 900
or more and less than SIS, 900, the license
shall be $40.
or more and less than $4,000, the license
shall be SIS.
Fourth-Nhen the gross sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $1,000 the Ii
cense shall be $40.
Fifth-Nhcn the gross sales 5000
less, the license shall be S..
SECTION V.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That every
business bar room, cabaret coffee house,
beer saloon, grog shop, beer garden other
Places where any distilled, vinous, malt or
other mixed liquors are sold directly, the Ii
cense shall be based the gross receipts of
said business follows:
First Class-When said gross receipts arc
$1,000 or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second Class-Nhen said gross receipts
are $4,000 or more and less than $500, the
license shall be $500.
Third Glass When said gross receipts
less than 5000, the license shall be 500.
Provided, no license shall be charged for sell
ing refreshments for charitable religious
purposes; and that when any business pro-
viled for in this section shall be combined
with any business in section 4, the same
classification shall be made as prescribed in
this section, but the price of the license shall
be equal the license required for each
separately.
SECTION VI.
PERSONAL PROFESSION.
Every individual or individuals carrying
ON the business or profession Of physician,
att"rney-at law, editor, dentist. occuiist,
claims and patent rights, shall pay a license
Of s..
SECTION VII.
RAILROAD AGENTS.
Every railroad ticket agent or seller, shall
pay license graded according to the num-
her of companies represented by him fol-
lows: One company, S25: two companies,
$40; three or more companies. $50.
SECTION VIII.
PEDDLERS AND HAWKERs.
Each and every peddler and hawker shall
pay an annual license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, S.
When travelling on horseback, SO.
When travelling in One-horSe vehicle, SIS.
When travelling in two-horse vehicle, $50.
When travelling in boat or barge, 500.
SECTION TX.
ADJUSTMENTS,
No museum, menagerie, circus or other
| travelling show, shall be permitted 10 make
exhibition within the parish unless they have
first paid license based upon the number
of attaches, whether proprietors, performers
! Or employees, follows:
| Fust-Whcn the number of said persons
$500.
| Second-When the number Of said per-
! sons is seventy-iive more and less than
| one hundred, the license shall be $500.
| Third-When the number of said persons
| is tifty-fivc, the license shall be $500.
Fourth--Nhen the number of said per-
sons. is thirty or more and less than fifty, the
! license shall he S25o.
Fifth-Whcn the number of said persons
! is twenty more and less than thirty, the
license shall be 5 200.
Sixth-When the number Of said persons
| is ten and less than twenty, the Ii
| cense shall be $50.
! Scvcnth-Whcn the number of said per
| sons is five more and less than ten, the IL
| cense shall be 500