The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-26
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To levy and force payment Of an annual
license tax upon ai persons. association of
persons. or business firms or corporations
any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business. except those who are
expressly exempt from such license tax
by articles 206 and 207 Of the Constitution.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of Abbeyille. Louisiana. That
there is hereby levied an annual license
tax for the year 1888 and each subsequent
year upon each person, assoc1atlol III per-
sons. OF business firms and 60 p0iatians.
pnrsning any trade, profession. vocation.
calling or business except THOSE expressly
exempt from such license tax by Articles
206 and 2G7 of the Constitution.
Sec. {. Be it further ordained etc. All
licenses shall be due and cotlectibie dur
ilg the lilst two months Of eath year. and
ali unpaid licenses shall become defin-
|unent on the Isl day of March Of each
year, and shall bear interest AT the rate
of 2 per cent. eI mantl, from sa}d date,
or at the time Of their becoming due and.
exiaible. aud all firms who commence
business after that date shall tlecnnle de-
.i1inquent unless the license is paid within
five days.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That License shall be graded i'll three
classes, except as afterwards provided.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained. etc.
That fer every mefchantile itnsiness Of
selling lat retail, whether as principal,
agent. uf ui commission, nr otiie Wise the
Ijeeiss siat}i t,t. isistd an fllegitss5 ansatanf
uf sil for The yeal rs follows:
Fist pi4ss-Nsit en the salts afa I'll :
thonSatI dollars, or i..are. the ~i.esnse
rl%.f 80. VEft4.A#I&syF EaG5g
Second clsss-U ken the gross 5 ] stie
forty fiHtttsants d~s,tlats. ~ more arm les
than tftv thousand, thc license sisatl he
forty dollars.
Tlifl-cl4s-Wlten the gross sales IRE
So. 900 OF n0fr All under S4u,G90, the IL
cel,se shall 81 $50.
.0en na g aid under 5000 tie license
hffl-elass-Wlen The gross sales are
over S2t.Gt0t ar m0g9' ailG untler S.5tt09, tE
license shall be 10.
sixth-cia ass When gross sales ma sif
COS or iaar AID attlef S-0,ttai, che iteslss
slea1i i, rs.
seventh @lass-When ggass ales j
less than 80. 20 aa3 mufe iitan $@sst ta
license shall he SD.
Eig;ttl-claaS-Ehen gross sales are
OF OF less. the license Stall br =
Provided. that lfitHy aiStHesi, NfEtttas
III -. III VAN D AlLE - al 49, ~ #sfhr
sold iii con,erti il Hl9l rte a.sstli - ~
retail merchant. grocer. restaurant, aS.k
ter house, confectionery OF GEt3ggi /. II
less quantities tilaA i've g%.i!ji.s, tfSs Is
ceiise for stieh additional Ius;tiees stas
be as hereinafter prey ilrd IN Sec 3, q
this ORDINANCES: provided far heF th{f ms
license shall Issue 70 sell liquors III less
quantities than five gallons for less than
fifty dollars.
See. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That for carrying on the business IT te-
! legraphy or pnblie telephone the license
shall be graduated as follows.
When the gross annual receipts are ST.
600 or more. the licenses shall be $50.
When the gfoss annual reeeipts are $3s-
| Go or less, tie license shall be SO.
Sec. 6, Be it further ordained, etc.
That airy museum, menagurie, circus or
travelling show exhibiting Hnaer tent, the
license shall be graduated as follows:
When the number Of attaehes. whether
proprietors, performers or employers, sie
100 or more. the license shall lie SlQ9;s hen
the number are IS OF more, the license
shall be SIS; when the number are az or
more, the license shall be $50; and when
the number are % or less, the license shall
be SIS for each day.
See. Z. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business Of keeping a ilo-
tel where lodging and eating are combin-
ed the license shall he baseti gu the NUM-
Der of rooms for guests, as follows:
First-class-When said rooms are SIX or
more the license shall be ten dollars
Second-cioss-When said rofHIs arc less
than six tile license shall be five dallars
Provided. that for lodging alone tie IL
cense shall be one-half the above rates.
Sec. s. Ee it further ortIaiAed etc.
That for every business nj slir foili, asl-
baret, cotfee-house beer SAILOR. glas shop
beer garden. or other plica where any
thing to be drank or eaten on tire prenais-
based on the gross receipts of said busi-
ness, as follows:
First-elass When said gross receipts
are seven Thousand five hundred dollars,
or more, the license shall be two hundred
dollars.
Second-flass-When said grosr receipts
are five thousand dollars, or more and
less han seven thousand five hundred
the license siia ] be one hundred dollars.
Third-class-Wlen said gross receipts
are less than i've thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars.
Provided, no license shall be charged
for 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. 4,
the same classification shall hi made rs
prescribed iii this section; the price of the
license shall be equal to the license re-
CURED fo- each separately.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business Of keeping q liy-
cry stable. or of persons keeping cabs,
hacks. carr ages and horses for hire. the
license shall be SO, when The yearly re-
ceipts exceed $1,000: when the yearly re-
ceipts exceed $1,000 the license shall be $40
when said receipts are less than 500 the
license shall be IS.
Sec. 10. BE it further enacted, etc.
ing OH business,or profession of pilysirian
attorney at law, editor, dentist. ecu3ist
fruit or ice cream dealer, soda water deal