The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-05

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selling at retail, whether as principal,
agent, or On commission, or otherwise the
license shall be based ON the gross amount
of sales for the year as follows:
First-class-When the sales are fifty
Thousand dollars, or more, the license
shall be fifty dollars.
Second-class-When the gross sales are
forty thousand dollars. or more and less
than fifty thousand, the license shall lie
forty dollars.
Third-class-When the gross sales are
10000 or more and unde $4,000, the Ii
cense shall be $50.
Fourth-class-When gross sales are $685.
Geo or more and under SIC, 900 the license
shall b. SIS.
Fifth-elass-When the gross. sales are
over 100000 or more and under SIS, 600, the
license shall be $50.
900 or mere and under $4,000, the license
shall be SIS.
Seventh-class-When gross sales are
less than $4,000 and more than 5000 the
~licelise shall be $40.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gross sales are 3d.
000 or less. the license shall be S..
Provided, thai If any distilled. v%inous,
malt. or other kind of mixed ligtlors. be
sold in connection with the business of
retail merchant, grocer. restaurant, oys-
ter house. confectionery or druggist, III
less quantities than five GALLONS. the IL
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be as hereinafter prey ded in Sec. S, IF
this ordinance: provided further, that Ut
license shall issue to sell liquors in 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-
legraphy oE,pnblic telephone the license
shall be graduated as follows:
hen the gross annual receipts are ST.
600 or more. the licenses shall lie $50.
When the gross annual receipts are 3d.
co or less, the license shall be SO
Sec. 6, Be it further ordained, etc.
That any museum, menagnrie, circus or
travelling show exhibiting under tent, the
license shall be graduated as follows:
When the number of attaches. whether
pr0pTlet0fs, performers or employees. are
100 or more. the license shall be Sl00;when
the number are IS or more, the license
shall be SO; when the number are % or
more, the license shall be $50; and when
the numEer are % or less, the license shall
be SIS for each day.
Sec. z. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business Of Keeping a ho-
tel where lodging and eating are c0lnbiII-
ed the license shall lie based on the num-
Der of rooms for guests. as follows:
First-ciass-When said rooms are SIX or
more the license shall be ten dollars.
Second-closS-When said rooms are less
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Provided. that for lodging alone the Ii
cense shall be one-half the above rates.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained etc.
That for every business of bar room, ca
baret, coffee-house. beer saloon. r shop
beer garden, or other place where any
thing to be drank or eaten OH the premis-
es is sold directly, the license shall be
based on the gross receipts of said busi-
ness, as follows:
First-class When said gross receipts
are seven Thousand five hundred dollars.
or more, the license shall be two hundred
dollars.
Second-elass-When said gross receipts
are t~iye.thousand dollars. or more and
less than seven thousand five hundred
the license shall be II hundred dollars.
Third-class-When said gross receipts
are less b a five Thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars.
Provided, no Aeense 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 he made as
prescribed in this section; the price of the
license shall be EQUAL to the license re-
quired fo4 each separately.
Sec. g.. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business of keeping a liy-
cry sta BILE, or of persons keeping cabs,
hacks. carriages and horses for hire, the
license shall be so when the yearly re-
ceipts exceed S75. 800; when the yearly re-
ceipts exceed $1,000 the license shall be $40
when said receipts are less than 5000 the
license shall be IS.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc.
That any individual or individuals carry
ing on business, or profession of physician
attorney at law, editor. dentist, oculist
fruit or ice cream dealer, soda water deal
er. or confectioler, oyster stand, billiard
table from which a revenue is derived,
each concert and theatrical performance,
except when such performances are given
for charitable purposes, lumber dealer,
Snowman. restaurant, peddler, banker,
knlfe-board, gift enterprise, sewing ma
chine agent, aud photographer by whom
any articles are sold or dealt in than the
simple photographs taken by himself. aud
all other business not herein provided
shall be graded the same as persons in
ordinances: provided, no license shall be
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the license issued in pursuance Of
this ordinance shall commence ON the LIST
day of January and end on the 3lst of
December. 1893. and from year to year
lected i'll the manner provided by the
charter of the town, and according TO
sections Is, l6, II, Is, 10. 20, u. %. %, q,
and Act No. $50 of the General Assembly
af 1890.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained. etc.
That a person, firm or company having
more than one place of business shall pay
a separate license for each place of bust
mess.