The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
State of Louisiana OF 1893; which license
shall be graded and fixed as follows:
LICENSE ON RETAIL DEALERS.

license shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sales as follows:
First class-Wben gross sales are
n MY .n Shall he $50 %
second class-When gross sales are
forty thousand dollars or more and
under fifty thousand dollars the IL
cepses shall be ~ w
Third class When gross sales are
thirty thousand dollars or more. and
u Inuo shall he 80 90
Fourth class-When gross sales are
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars or more
and less than thirty thousand dollars,
the license shall be 20 w
Fifth class-When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars or more ana
less than twenty-five thousand dol
lars the license shall be ~ w
! sixth class-When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more and
! less than twenty thouand dollars the
| license shall be ID w
five thousand dollars or more and less
than fifteen thousand dollars the
| license shall be III w
Eiohth class-When gross sales are
| less than five thousand dollars the
! license shall be w
malt or other kind of liquor be sold in con-
nection with the business of any retail
| merchant grocer, oyster house. CONNECTION
ery or i'm less quantities than five gallons,
the license for such additional business
| shall be as in hereafter provided in Section
VII of this ordinance. PROVIDED iurlher
| that no license shall issue to sell liquors III
less quantities than gallons Tor less than
Provided further. That retail drug stores
owned or controlled and managed by reg
istered pharmacist and selling Vlnous,
sprituous or alcoholic liquors in less guam
titles than onesquart as drug or mediclne
only, shall pay the license mentioned IN
this section. and shall not be required to
procure the license imposed as retail nquor
dealers. saloons &C., under this ordinance.
Sed g. Be it further ordained, That for
| every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as principal, agent or on commas
sion when the gross sales are two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars or more, the
license shall be 800. When the gross sales
are less than two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars the license shall be $50:
See A. Be it further ordained. That lot
each and every business of carrying on
banking company, association, corporation
or agency, or any private banking estaD.
lishment where the capital is fifty thousand
dollars or more, the license shall be So
Where the capital is less than fifty thous-
and dollars, the license shall be 500.
Sec. 3. BE il further ordained. Ihat
business, collecting agencies, or agents Tor
the collection of monies, accounts, notes
&c. and for every business Of Keeping
warehouse or storage room or lanaihg
where goods and merchandise are received
and delivered the license shall be based on
the gross annual receipts OF said BUSINESS
r as follows:
First class-When the receipts are
Twenty-Five thousand dollars or more
the license shall be $40 90
Second class-When the receipts
are less than twenty-five thousand
dollars, the license shall be ~ w
! Provided that warehouses receiving less
than 1880 per year shall pay no license.
j Sec. 6. BE it further ordained. That each
: and every debenture redemption company,
| or loan and investment company, whethei
domlciIed in or our out of the state, snail
e be subject to an annual license tax as ioi'
r lows:
FIRST class-Where the gross re-
: ceips are ten thousand collars or
Y more, the license shall be sou W
= Second class--Where the gross re-
ceipts are less than ten thousand dol
e lars the license shall be 20 w
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That foi
, carving on each business of electric light
q saw mills employing ten or more hands
+ telegraphing, telephoning, cotton ginnefy
the license shall be based on the gross an
: nual receipts as follows: Provided, tna'
ell this section shall not apply to cotton gins
#. ginning for hire not over four hundred
- Bales of cotton per annum:
e First class--When the gross annual
). receipts are over fifteen thousand dol
$ lars he license shall be $50 OF
Second class-When the receipts
are less than fifteen thousand dollars -
, shall be ~ W
Sec. s. That for every business of keep
ing theatre or opera house the license
shall be SO;
If Provided, that no museum. menagerie
/, circus or other travelling show shall he per
:" mitted to make exhibitions within TIT
town. unless they have first paid license
= based on the number of attaches, whethe
v proprietors performers or other employees
=, as follows.
First class--When the number of
q persons is thirty or more the license
Shall be 500
Second class--Whe the number of
Q persons is twenty or more and less
than thirty the license shall be 10
Re Third class-Wh en the number OF
Il persons is ten or more and less than
twenty. the license shall be 00
Fourth cass--When the number OF
II persons is less than ten the Incense ~ .
shall be 20
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That eac
L and every peddler or hawker other thai
e pedders of fruit. vegetables, oysters
lie poultry or eggs. shall pay an annual 1ceps
f. graded as follows:
. When travelling on foot the license
u shall be ~
1t When travelling in one horse We
+ bicle the license shall be 20 Y
When travelling in two horse We
~ hicle the license shall be 10
~ When travelling on any KIND OF
water craft the license shall be ZOo Y
Sec. TO- Be it further ordained, mat 10
every business of keeping hotel wher
lodging and eating are combined, TN
- license shall be based on the number
- rooms, as follows
- First class--When the number OF
VI rooms is nine or more, the license
shall be CIV
Second class When the number OF
w rooms is more than six and less than
:, nine. the license shall be
% Provided, That for every business
VS. lodging alone the license shall be estimate
to on the same basis SIS for hotels, but graz
- uated at one half rates. provided tn'
I'D boarding houses pay go per cent. OF I'd
rates of hotels. 9
ID See. H. Be it further ordained. That &c
each and every butcher shop where III
~ gross sales are five thousand dollars
w more, the license shall be $50, and whei
w thu gross sales are less than five thousan
w dollars the license shall be $lo.
70 See. H. BE it further ordained, Ihat &c
10 each and every horse droyer whose salt
w are five thousand dollars or more snaii pa
w a license of Sl5; if less than five thousan
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