The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

: ton, calling or business, except those =,
pressly exempt from such license tax bv a,
ticle 2o6 and 2o7 of the constitution of tn
State.
Be it further enacted that on and after tn
date of this enactment the Sheriff and ia
collector of this parish shall begin to collec
as fast as possible, from each of the pei
sons, association of persons, business firm
and corporations pursuing within the paris
Of Lafayette, any trade, profession, voca
ton, calling or business, license tax here
matter provided and graded. All license
shall be due and collectable during the frs
two mont his of the year, and all unpaid Ii
| censes shall become delinquent on the frs
day of March pro~., and persons or firm
commencing business after that date shall
| become delinquent within ten days after tn
date of opening said business trade.
SECTION III.
Be it further enacted that the annual Ii
| cense for all kinds of business hereinafte
named, except afterward provided, shall
| be gradu ated as follows:
.- SECTION ~.
| GRocEHs AND DEALERS.
First-When the gross sales are $4,000
| or more and under $50, 900, the license shall
be SIS. s-e--
Second-When the gross sales are $40, ooo
or more and less than $4,000, the license
shall be $50. =
Third-When the gross sales are $4,000
CT more and less than 10000, the license
shall be $I5.
Fourth-When the gross sales arc less
than $15,ooo and more than $1,000, the Ii.
cense shall be $40.
Fifth-When the gross sales arc s, 900 @,
less, the license shall be s..
SECTION v.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That every
business or 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 IL
cense shall be based on the gross receipts of
said business follows:
First Class-When said gross receipts are
$1,000 or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second Class-When said gross receipts
are $1,000 or more and less than $500, the
license shall be $500.
Third Class-When said gross receipts are
less than $1,000, the license shall be 31oo.
Provided, no license shall be charged for
selling refreshments for charitable or re-
ligious purposes; and that when any bust
ness provided for in this section shall be
combined with any business in section d, the
same classification shall be made as pre-
scribed in this section, but the price of the
license shall be equal to the license required
for each separately,
SECTION vi.
PERSONAL PROFESSION.
Every individual or individuals carrying
on the business or profession of physician
editor, dentist, occulist,
agency for publications.
claims and patent rights, shall pay license
of IS.
SECTION VII.
RAILROAD AGENTS.
Every railroad ticket agent or seller shall
pay a license graded according to the num-
her of companies represented by him as f OIL
lows: One company, SAG; two companies,
E4o; three or more componies, $50.
..- SECTION VIII
PfDDLERs AND HAwKERs.
T ~, !
pay an annual license as follows:
When travelling on foot, S..
When travelling on horseback $40.
When travelling in one horse vehicle x1s
When travelling in two-horsc vehicle, $2o |
When travelling in boat or barge, 400
:he IL or
lis their name. but that this provso shall no.
Provided further. Tha, all executive officers of
his parish IRIS arr hereby empowsred and directed
license. and the said peddiers or hawkers falling to
By this sss to sea ss
took and merchandise of said peddlers hawkers
with due information as to the @ioiean
OF sa. each s @
very case from any peddler or hawker clerk or
eddns license Of ' ,hs ae when
SECTION TX.
ADJUSTMENTS.
No museum, menagerie, circus or other TRAVELLING |
how shall be permitted to make exhibition within
lie less they nave hrSt paid license
pom the number of attaches whether proprietors |
erformers, or employees, follows:
First-When the number of said persons is one !
undred or more. the license shall be $500.
SecOnd-When the number said persons is !
and less than one hundred the |
cense shah be 5000 t-aT
Third-whsn the number of said persons is fifty
We. license shall 5000. 1
Fourth-When the number Of persons is thirty or |
ore and less than fifty. the license shall be $eso
Fifth-When the number OF said persons 8 twenty
more and less than thirty. the license shall be
4
Sixth-when the number Of said persons i. ten or
ore and less than twenty, the license Ssso
Seventh--When the number OF said persons il five
more and less than ten. the license be Sroo
.e tFcense shall be 1zs -'
Ninvh-When tire number Of said psxsona e ahr..
g license shall be $50
Tensh-When the number of said persons is two.