The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-23
State Of Louisiana OF 1898; which license
shall be graded and fixed as follows:
LICENSE ON RETAIL DEALERS.

amount of sales as follows:
First cIass-When gross sales are
i;aepse Stall he $50 o.
/ Second cIass-When gross sales are
forty thousand dollars or more and
under fifty thousand dollars the IL
censes shall be 40 w
Third class-When gross sales are
thirty thousand dollars or more. and
under forty thousand dollars, the
license shall he 80 90
| Fourth class-When gross sales are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more
the license shall be 25 90
Fifth class-When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars or more and
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 Is 90
| Seventh class-When gross sales are
five thousand dollars or more and less
! than fifteen thousand dollars the
| license shall be III w
Eighth class-When gross sales are
less than five thousand dollars the
| license shall be w
Proyided-That if any distilled. vinous.
malt or other kind of liquor be sold in con-
| Dection with the business of any retail
merchant. grocer, oyster house. cohieellon-
| ery or in less quantities than five gallons.
! the license for such additional business
shall be as in hereafter provided in Section
| VII of this ordinance. provided further
that no license shall issue to sell liquors in
less quantities than 3 gallons for less than
$3.50.
Provided further. That retail drug stores
owned or controlled and managed by reg
! istered pharmacist and selling Vinous,
spirituous or alcoholic liquors in less guam
/ a.. ); al nrt
only, shall pay the license mentioned in
this section. and shall not be required to
procure the license imposed as retail lquor
dealers. saloons &c. under this ordinance.
Sed, 8, Be it further ordained, That for
every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as principal. agent or on commls,
] 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 500:
Sec A. Be it further ordained, That Tor
each and every business of carrying on
banking company. association, corporation
or agency. or any private banking estab.
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 $40,
Sec D. Re il further ordained. That
every omnibus. or regular coach, or heroic
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the collection of monies, accounts. notes
&C.. and for every business of keeping
warehouse or storage room or landing
where goods and merchandise are received
and delivered the license shall be based on
the gross annual receipts of said business,
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 10 w
Provided that warehouses receiving less
than $3.50 per year shall pay no license.
Sec. G. be it further ordained. That each
and every debenture redemption company,
or loan and investment company. whether
domlcied in or our out of the state, shall
he subject to an annual license tax as fol-
. lows:
FIRST class-Where the gross re-
ceips are ten thousand collars or
more, the license shall be sou w
Second class-Where the gross re-
ceipts are less than ten thousand dol
, lars tbe license shall be % 90
Sec 7. Be it further ordained. That fol-
. carving on each business of electric light
saw mills employing ten or more hands.
telegraphing, telephoning. cotton ginnery
J the license shall be based on the gross an
npal receipts as follows: Provided, tina,
this section shall not apply to cotton gins
ginning for hire not over four hundred
bales of cotton per annum:
: First class--When the gross annual
3 receipts are over fifteen thousand dol-
lars. the license shall be S2o VI
Second class-When the receipts
are less than fifteen thousand dollars
G shall he 10 W
See. s. That for every business of keep
), ing theatre or opera house the license
u shall be $40;
e Provided that no museum. menagerie
. circus or other travelling show shall be per
A mitted to make exhibitions within TN
:, town. unless they have first paid license
based on the number of attaches, whethe
e proprietors, performers or other employees
: as follows.
First class When the number of
/ persons is thirty or more the license
S Shall he 500 o.
: Second class-When the number of
q persons is twenty or more aud less
than thirty the license shall be 10 o.
: Third cass-When thu number of
! persons is ten or more and less than
: twenty, the license shall be 90 U
!, Fourth class--W hen the number OF
: persons is less than ten the license
$ shall be 20 "
d Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That eacl
a and every pedder or hawker other thai
j. peddlers of fruit. vegetables, oysters
poultry or eggs. shall pay an annual liceDs
. graded as follows:
When travelling on foot the license
shall be 3 10 O
When travelling in one horse We
: hicle the license shall be 20
When travelling in two horse ve-
hicle the license shall be 70 U
When travelling on any kind OF
j. water craft the license shall be 200 0
Sec 10. Be it further ordained, That 10
every business of keeping hotel wher
e lodging and eating are combined, tn
license shall be based on the number o
J rooms, as follows
First class--Wh hen the number of
rooms is nine or more, the license
u shall be $40 O
Second CLASSY When the number of
rooms is more than six and less than
i nine the license shall be "
j, Provided, That for every business o
lodging alone the license shall be estimate.
q on the same basis as for hotels, but grad
uated at one half rates, provided tina
boarding houses pay go per cent. OF LII
. rates of hotels.
See. IL. Be it further ordained. That TO
zach and every butcher shop where TIL
gross sales are five thousand dollars o
more, the license shall be $50, and wher
e the gross sales are less than five Thousand
: dollars the license shall be Sl5.
u Sec 12. Be it further ordained, That TO
. each and every horse drover whose sale
are five thousand dollars or more shall pa.
: a license of $l5; if less than five Thousand
I dollars. the license shall be SlJ.
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