New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-02-25
CALL MEETING or THE BOARD
or TRUSTEES.

NEW lBEtiA, IA., tD. lSth. lSH2.
The Board of Trustees of the town of
New Iberia, met this day in special session
pursuant TO call, with Mayor .Ino Fisher
in the chair and tie following members
present to-wit: Messrs w. X. Burke. IA.
Path, J. Dreyfus and j. A. Fagot-Absent.
Messrs. J. Lamperez and Z. r. Duperer
The Mayor stated the object Of the meet
ing to be to authorize the issuance of notes
to raise money to pay for the Dynamo at
the depot, and also to adopt a license
ordinance for the year 1899 1t was
moved by Mr.. j. Dreyfus, seconded by Mr..
L. A. Patn and carried that in ease the
town does not get IA satisfactory all night
service that the town will take possession
of the Dynamo purchased by the town and
operated by Mr. Broussard.
1t was moved by Mr. Dreyfus. seconded
| by Mr.. Patin and carried that the guarantee
of the Dynamo, purchased by the
town, against all defects for one wear be
turned over to the Secretary for safe keep
ing.
1t was moved by Mr.. Dreyfus, seconded
by Mr.. Burke and carried that the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized TO issue
two notes of equal amounts, one payable
March LIST, 1900, and the other payable
March 1st. 1901, with per cent per an
mum interest from date in the name of
the corporation of New Iberia, the two
notes to be issued for sufficient amount
to raise Fifteen Hundred and Two and
Eighty One Hundred Dollars in cash being.
the amount required to pay for the
Dynamo at the depot, and that one of
these notes be placed in the budget of
expenditures of the town of 1899 and the
other of 1900, and that Mr. S. Broussard
he requested to put up this Dynamo and
give electric light service as soon as pos
sible.
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Dreyfus presented the following license or
dnance, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE levyin5 an annual license for the
year 1899 upon each person or business firm and
corporation pursuing within the corporate lin
its of the town of New iberia any trade. pro
fession, vocation. calling or business, except
those expressly exempt from such license tax
by Articles 229 and $50 of the Constitution of
1898, said license tax to he graduated as here
matter expressed. and moved TINT the same he
adopted
The ordinance reads as follows to wit:
SECTION l. Be it ordained that there is hereby
levied an annual tax for the year 1899 upon each
person, association of persons business firms
and corporations pursuing within the corporate
limits of the town of New iberia any trade. pro
fession, vocation calling business except those
expressly exempt from such license tax by Art- |
cles 2Z9 and 23o of the Constitution said license
tax to be graduated hereinafter expressed. |
That all licenses shall be due and coectable dur
ing the first two months of the calendar year, and
all unpaid licenses shall become delinquent on the
1st day of March, 1899, and all firms. who |
commence business after that date, shall become |
delinquent unless the license is paid within ten |
days, and the annual receipts, capital sales and
premiums in this act referred to basis for |
license, are those for the year for which the II |
cense is granted the standard for the estimate
shall be prtma tdcte of the preceding year If the
same party or by parties to whom they claim to
be successors.
If the firm company be new, the amount or |
gross sales for the first two months shall be con
sidered the basis and six times that amount shall |
be estimated as the annual receipts of such bust |
ness, providing that any person commencing bust |
after the first day of July shall pay one half
of the license rates. |
SEC Q Be It further ordained: That the |
annual license for all kinds of business hereuaf |
ter named, except as afterward provided, shall be |
graded as follows;
MANUFACTURES
That for carrying the business Of manufae
$50 Of the Constitution the license shall be based
upon the gross annual receipts of said business in |
the following manner, to-wit;
First class.-When the said receipts one
hundred thousand dollars or more, and less than |
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the Ii. |
cense shall be seventy dollars.
Second Class.-When said receipts ninety
Ave thousand dollars or more and less than .one
hundred thousand dollars, the license shall be
sixty five dollars.
Third Class-when the said receipts are nine
ty Thousand dollars more, and less than ninety
five thousand dollars the license shall be sixty |
three dollars.
Fourth Class-when the said receipts are
seventy five thansand dollars or more or less than
ninety thousand dollars, the license shall be fifty
two dollars
Fifth Class.-when the said receipts are fifty
thousand dollars more, and less than seventy
five thousand dollars, the license shall be thirty
five dollars.
thousand dollars or more. and less than hfty
thousand dollars, the license shall be twenty eight
dollars
Seventh Class.--when the said receipts are
thirty thousand dollars more. and less than
forty thousand dollars the license shall be TWEEN
ty-one dollars.
Eighth Clsss.-when the said receipts are
twenty five thousand dollars more. and less
than thirty thousand dollars, the license shall be
nineteen dollars.
Ninth Class.-When said receipts less tlfan
twenty FIVE Thousand dollars. the license shall he
fifteen dollars. Provided. nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the business of grinding
meal. ginning cotton making sugar by any
farmer or planter.
That for each business Of carrying bank,
banking company, association corporation or
agency, the license shall be based upon the de-
elared or nominal capital surplus, follows,
to-wit.
Fir. Hass-When the said declared nom
,ital and surplus is three hundred thou. |
-...a.. dollars or more and under four hundred
Thousand dollars the license shall be three hund
red and fifty dollars.
Second Class. s.--when the said declared or nom
insl capital and surplus is two hundred thousand
dollars or more and under three hundred thou. |
sand dollars. the license shall be two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Third Class-Wheu the said declared or nom
insl capital and surplus is one hundred Thousand
dollars more, and less than two hundred
dollars. the iieene shat be one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Fourth Class.-when said declared nominal
capital and surplus is fifty thousand dollars or
more, and under one hundred thousand dollars
the license shall be seventy Ave dollars.
Fifth Clsss.--When the said declared or nom
inal capital and surplus is fifty thousand dollars
OF less. the license shall be fifty dollars.
The declared nominal capital and surplus as
provided In this section. nall be sseertaned and