The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-05
ORDINANCE.

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persons. or business firms or corporations
pursuing any trade, profession. vocation,
calling or business. except those who are
expressly exempt from such license tax
by articles FOG and 207 OF the Constitution
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of Abbeviile. Louisiana. That
there Is hereby levied an animal license
tax for the year 1898 and each subsequent
year upon each person, association OF per-
sons, or business firms and corporations.
pursuing any trade, profession. vocation.
calling or business except those expressly
exempt from such license tax by Articles
2G6 and 207 of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc. All
licenses shall be due and coilectible dur
ing the first two months of each year. and
all unpaid licenses shall become deiin-
quent on the LIST day of March of each
year, and shall bear interest at the rate
0f3 per cent. per month from said date,
or at the time of their becoming due and
exiaibie. aud all firms who commence
business after that date shall become de-
~linguent unless the license is paid within
five days.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained. etc.
That license shall be graded in three
classes. except as afterward provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
That for every merehantile business of
selling at retail, whether as principal,
agent. or III commission, or othe} wise the
license Shall be based on fhegross mount
of sales for the year as follows:
First-rIa~s-M hen the sales are fifty
thousand dollars, OF more, the license
shall be aft dollars.
Secnna-cTISs When the gross sales are
forty thaa~atd dollars. or more and less
than tiffF thousand, the license Shall be
forty doiiaia.
Thira-class-When the gross sales are
$50, GOO or more and under $4,000, the Ii
cense shall be $50.
Fourth-class-Wlien gross sales are SS25,-
G0 armore and under 5000 the license
shall be So.
Fifth-elass-When the gross sales are
over $50. 0G0 or morc and under SIS. 600, the
license Shall be $40.
SiNth-ciass- When gross sales are SIS
COO or more AID under 100000, the license
shall he SIS.
Seyenth-class-When gross sales. are
less than Q 500 and more than 5000 the
license shall be. $40.
Eighth-class-When gross sales are S.
OCO or less. the license shall be S..
Provided. that il any distilled. yinous,
| malt. or other kind of mixed liquors. be
sold in connection with the business of
retail merchant, grocer. restaurant, oys-
ter house, confectionery or druggist, i'll
less quantities than liYe gallons. fhe Ii
cense for such additional business shall
he, as hereinafter prov ded in See. :, of
this ordnance; provided further, that no
license shall issue to sell liquors III less
quantities than five gallons for less than
fifty dollars.
Sec. 5. BE it further ordained, etc.
That for carrying on the business of te-
legrapuy or pnbiic telephone the license
shall be graduated as follows:
the gross ANIMAL receipts are ST.
O80 or more, the licenses shall be $40.
When the gross annual receipts are S.
eco or less. the license shall be $40.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained. etc.
That any museum, m~enagnrie, circus or
travelling show exhibiting under tent, the
license shall be graduated us follows:
When the number Of attaches. whether
propTietors, performers or employees, are
100 or more. the license shall be 500; when
the number are 70 or more, the license
shall be So; when the number are 90 or
more. the license shall lie $50; and when
the number are 25 or less, the license shall
be S25 for each day.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business of keeping a ho-
tel where lodging and eating are combin-
ed the license shall be based on the num-
Der OF rooms for guests. as follows:
Flrst-claSs-Whe said rooms are SIX or
AAAcA1 ~ 80 fNAAN9 iiAAF NIX HsA AFlACt %
Second -eiess-When said rooms are less
than six the license shall he five dollars.
Provided. that for lodging alone the IL
cense shall be one-half the above rates.
Sec. s. Re it further ordained etc.
That for every business of bar room, ca
baret, coffee-house. pee saloon. grag shop
beer garden. or other plaee whore any
thing to be drank or eaten on the premis-
es IS sold directly, the. license Shall be
based on the gross receipts of said busi-
mess. as follows:
First-class When said gross receipts
are seven thousand five hundred dollars.
or more, the license shall be two hundred
dollars.
See0nd-class-When said gross receipts
are five thousand dollars, or more and
less than seven Thousand five hundred
the license sha be one hundred dollars.
Ihlrd-class-When said gross receipts
are less than live thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars.
Provided, 10 license shall be charged
tor selling refreshments for charitable or
religious purposes; and that when any
business provided for in this section shall
be combined with any business in Sec. a
the same classification shall be made as
prescribed IN this section; the price of the
license shall be equal to the license re-
quired foc each separately.
Sec. O.. Be it further ordained. etc
That for every business IF keeping a liv-
cry stable. or of persons keeping cabs.
hacks. carr ages and horses foi hire. the
license shall he $40, when the yearly re-
ceipts exceed $4,000; when the yearly re-
ceipts exceed 5000 the license shall be $40
when said receipts are less than $500 the
license shall be IS.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted etc
That any individual or individuals carry
ing on busincss,o r profession Of physician
attorney ut law, editor. dentist, sculist
fruit or Ice cream dealer. soda water deal
er. or c~fnfeet oHrr. oyster stand. billiard
table nom which . revenue is derived.
eaeh eoneeft ant'theatrical performance.
except When such performances are given
for CHARITABLE purposes, lumber dealer.
YRN.Hisrant. nedl or bnnE..r