The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29

That for every merchantile business of
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:
F1rst-class-When the sales are City
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 he
forty dollars.
Third-class-When the gross sales are
$500 or more and under $40, 900, the Ii
cense shall be $50.
Fourth-class-When gross sales are $685.
00O or more and under $4,000 the license
shall be $25.
Fifth-class-When the gross sales are
over 800, 900 or more and under $25. 600, the
license shall be $40.
Sixth-class-When gross sales are SIS
600 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be SIS.
license shall be $40.
E1ghth-class-When gross sales are S.
600 or less, the license shall be SIS.
Provided, that if any distilled, vinous,
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. in
less quantities than five gallons. the Ii
cense for such additional business shall
be as hereinafter provided in Sec. 8, of
this ordinance: provided further, that no.
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 or public telephone the license
shall be graduated as follows:
hen Tie gross ANIMAL receipts are ST.
200 or more, the licenses shall be $40.
When the gross annual receipts are S.
ot0 or less, the license shall be $40.
See. 6, Be it further ordained, etc.
That s'5y mnsenm; menagurie, circus 0
travelling show exhibiting under tent. the
license shall be graduated as follows:
When the number of attaches. whether
proprietors, performers or employees. are
100 or more the license shall be 800; when
the number are Is OF more. the license
shall be $40; when the number are 30 or
more, the license shall be $50; and when
the number are 25 or less, the license shall
be $25 for each day.
Sec. {. 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 OF the num-
Der of rooms for guests, as follows:
Ffrst-class-When said rooms are six or
more the license shall be ten dollars.
Seeond-closs-When said rooms are less
than six the license shall be five dollars.
Provided. that for lodging alone the IL
cense shall be one-half the above rates.
See. s. Be it further ordained etc.
That for every business of bar room, ca
baret, co~tfee-house, beer saloon. grog shop
beer garden, or other place where any
thing to be frank or eaten on the premiS-
,es is sold directly, the license shall be
based on the gross receipts of said bust
ness nc fnlinwc.
First-elass When said gross receipts
are seven thousand five hundred dollars.
or more, the license shall be two hundred
dollars.
Second-class-When said gross receipts
are FIVE thousand dollars, or more and
less than seven thousand five hundred
tho license shall be one hundred dollars. !
Third-class-When said gross receipts
are less b a five thousand dollars. the IL
cense shall be fifty dollars.
Provided, no license shall be charged
Tor selling refreshments for charitable or
business provided for in this section shall
be com blned with any business in Sec. 4,
the same classification shall he made rs !
prescribed IN this section; the price Of the
license shall be equal to the license re-
quired 70: each separately.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained. etc.
That for every business of keeping a liy-
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hacks, carriages. and horses for hire. thel
license shall be $50, Whtn the yearly re-
exceed 81, 800; when the yearly re-
exceed $1,000 the license shall be $40
when said receipts are less than 5000 the
license shall be s..
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted. etc.
That any individual or individuals carry
on btsiness,or profession of physician
at law, editor, dentist, ~nculist
fruit or ice cream dealer, soda water deal
er, or confectioner, oyster stand, billiard
from which a revenue is derived.
each concert and theatrical performances.
except when such performances are given
Tor charitable purposes, lumber dealer,
bowman, restaurant, peddler. banker.
knife-board, gift enterprise. sewing ma
chlne agent, aud photographer by whom
my articles are sold or dealt IN than thei
simple photographs taken by himself. and
other business not herein provided
shall be graded the same as persons in
nerchantile business in Sec. 4 of this
ordinance; provided, no license shall lie
ssued hereunder for less than IS per wear
Sec. IL. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the license issued IN pursuance OF
his ordinance shall commence on the 1st
lay of January and end on the 31st of
december. 1898, and from year to year
hereafter, and said license shall be col
ected IN the manner provided by the
IS, 16, II, Is, 10, 90, 81, %, 81. q.
nd Act No. 100 of the General Assembly
f 1890.
Sec. IL. Be it further ordained, etc. ]
a person. firm or having
nore than II place of business shall nav ]
separate license for each place Of bust
less.
Sec. IS. Be it further ordained. etc.
hat where any two or more business are
ombined, except as herein expressly pro-
-ided for, there shall be a separate Ii
ense required for each kind of business. !