The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-03-04
State of Louisiana of 1893: which license
shall be graded and fixed as follows:
IICENsE on 'RErAIL DEALERS.

amount of sales as follows
First class-When gross sales are
| fifty thousand dollars or more the
license shall be $50 90
Second class-When gross sales are
| forty thousand dollars or more and
under fifty thousand dollars the IL
eenses shall be 40 90
Third class-When gross sales are
thirty thousand dollars or more. and
license shall be 80 90
Fourth class-When gross sales are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more
and less than thirty Thousand dollars,
the license shall be % 90
Fifth class-When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars or more and
less than TWENTY-FIVE thousand dol
lars the license shall be 20 90
Sixth class-When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more and
less than twenty thouand dollars the
license shall be 10 OO
Seventh class-When gross sales are
five thousand dollars or more and less
than fifteen thousand dollars the
license shall be 10 90
Eighth class-When gross sales are
less than five thousand dollars the
license shall be 3 90
Provided-That if any distilled. vinous.
malt or other kind of liquor be sold in con-
nection with the business OF any retail
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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 gallons for less than
$3.50.
Provided further, That retail drug stores
owned or controlled and managed by reg
istered pharmacist and selling ylnous,
spirituous or alcoholic liquors in less guam
titles than one quart as drug or medicine
only, shall pay the license mentioned In
this section. and shall not be required to
procure the license imposed as retail liquor
dealers. saloons &C., under this ordinance.
Sed 3, Be it further ordained, That for
every wholesale mercantile business.
whether as principal. agent or on commits,
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.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. That for
each and every business of carrying on
banking company, association, corporation
or agency, or any private banking estab-
lishment where the capitals fifty thousan
dollars or more, the license shall be SO.
Where the capital is less than fifty thous-
and dollars the license shall be $50.
Sec 8. Be it further ordained, That
every omnibus, or regular coach, or herdic
business, collecting agencies, or agents for
the collection of monies, accounts, notes
&C.. and for every business OF Keeping a
warehouse or storage room or landlng
where goods and merchandise are received
and delivered the license shall be based on
the gross annual receipts OF sald 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. 6. Be it further ordained, That each
| and every debenture redemption company,
or loan and investment company. whether
| domiciled in or our out of the state, shall
| be subject to an annual license tax as fol-
| lows:
| First class-Where the gross re-
ceips are ten thousand dollars or
more, the license shall be 800 90
| Second class-Where the gross re-
ceipts are less than ten thousand dol
| lars the license shall be 20 OO
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained. That for
carrying on each business of electric light,
saw mills employing ten or more hands,
| telegraphing, telephoning, cotton glnnery,
| the license shall be based on the gross an
nual receipts as follows: Provided, that
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
receipts are over fifteen thousand dol
lars. the license shall be so 90
Second class-When the receipts
are less than fifteen thousand dollars
shah he Is 90
Sec. s. That for every business of keep
ing theatre or opera house the license
shall be so;
Provided, that no museum, menagerie.
circus or other travelling show shall be per-
mitted to make exhibitions within the
town, unless they have first paid license
based on the number of attaches. whether
proprietors, performers or other employees
as follows.
First class--When the number of
Shall be 500 90
Second cIass-When the number of
persons is twenty or more and less
than thirty the license shall be 20 W
| Third class-When tho number of
persons is ten or more and less than
twenty, the license shall be 90 CO
| Fourth class--When the number of
persons is less than ten the license
shall be % OC
Sec 9. Be it further ordained, That each
and every peddler or hawker other than
peddlers of fruit, vegetables, oysters,
graded as follows:
i When travelling on foot the license
shall be : 10 90
When travelling in one horse ve-
hice the license shall be 70 W
When travelling in two horse We
hice the license shall be 10 w
water craft the license shall be 200 90
! Sec, TO- Be it further ordained, That for
every business of keeping hotel where
| lodging and eating are combined, the
license shall be based on the number oil
rooms, as follows:
| First class--When the number OF
| rooms is nine or more, the license
shall be $40 90
Second class When the number of
rooms is more than six and less than
nine. the license shall be 90
Provided, That for every business OF
| lodging alone the license shall be estimated
on the same basis as for hotels, but grad
uated at one half rates, provid ed that
boarding houses pay 60 per cent. OF the
rates of hotels.
Sec. H. Be 1t further ordained. That for
each and every butcher shop where the
gross sales are five thousand dollars or
more. the license shall be $40, and where
| thu gross sales are less than five thousand
dollars the license shall be Sl5.
| Sec 10. Be it further ordained, That Tor
each and every horse drover whose sales
are five thousand dollars or more shall pay
license of SIS; if less than five thousand
dollars. the license shall be S10.
| See. IL. Be it further ordained, That Tor
every business of bar room. carbaret, coffee