The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-12-22

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G. Siasdous . 90
HI. Hebert 90
S. Mudd 90
Felix Mouton .... ... 90
Lafayette Advertiser -. IS 90
DR.. ]. F. Mouton II 90
F. Demanade Observation-Disclosures 70 SO
A. E. Mou,on ,o5 o.
Moved and duly seconded tina, lumber
account of J. G. Nickerson be rejected.
Motion carried.
Moved by F. E. Girard, seconded by G.
A. DeBlanc, that the street committee be
instructed to have second street at the point
where it crosses railroad fixed in such con-
diton that the travelling public may use
said street from one side to the other across
said railroad. Adopted.
Moved by &. A. DeBlanc, seconded by
C.. O. Mouton. that the W. w. & E. L.
committee ascertain the probable cost of
| two public water drinking fountains in the
town and consider best location for same.
Adopted.
Moved by F. E. Girard, seconded by G.
A. DeBlanc, that license law of 1899 rela-
tive to retail liquor dealers be amended and
graded as follows:
Glass 1 of the license law as found in
| the existing law shall be $4,000 90
Class 1900 90
Adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
Yeas-F. E. Girard. F. Demanade, Z. O.
Mouton. H. Hohorst. Adopted.
The 1900 licenses law was then adopted
with the above changes for the current year
1901. as follows:
AN ORDINANCE to levy, collect and en-
force the payment of an annual license
tax upon all persons, associations of
persons or business FIRMS and corpora
tons pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business, except
those expressly excepted from such Ii
cense tax by Article 22o of the consti-
tuition, and prescribing the mode and
method in which certain persons, SUBJ
ject to license, shall make report of
their business.
Section I. Be it enacted, etc., that on
the second day of JAM, A. D. 1901, and
each subsequent year the tax-collector
shall begin to collect and shall col
lect fast possible from each of the per-
sons business firm, associations Of persons,
and corporations, pursuing within this town
any trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business, license tax hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and collectable
during the first two (z) months of each year
and all unpaid licenses shall become delin-
quent on the first day of March of each year
and all firms that commence business after
that date shall become delinquent unless the
license Is pau " ii Inn tCr1 Izoj days
Section z. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
that the annual license for all kinds of bust
ness hereinafter named except afterward
provided, shall be graduated in classes.
MANUFACTURE.
That for carrying on each business of
manufacturing subject to license under arti-
Gle 22o of the constitution, the license shall
be based the gross annual receipts of said
business. follow:
Glass I. When the said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be 1880.
Glass 2. When the said receipts less
than $751; the license shall be SIS.
BANKING.
That for each business of carrying on
bank, banking company, association, cor
poration or agency they shall be based on
as follow:
Glass I. When the said declared nom
inal capital and surplus is 500, 600 or more
and less than $500, 900 the license shall be
$I5o
Glass 2. When the said declared or nomi-
nal capital and surplus is $4,000 or more
and less than $1,000 the license shall be
SIS,
inal capital and surplus is $4,000 or less,
the license shall be $50.
The declared Or nominal capital sur
plus, provided in this section, shall be s.
certained and based upon she annual state
ment made in pursuance of existing laws.
MERCHANT LIE BUSINESS.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, that
for every wholesale mercantile business,
whether principal. agent or commission,
by auction. representing foreign merchants
| or otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross annual amounts of sale follows:
Glass I. When the gross sales $780,,
900 and not more than 100000 the license
shall be 500.
Glass 2. When the gross sales are $780,
ooo or less, the license shall be $50
Provided, that no person or persons shall
be deemed wholesale dealers unless he or
they sell by the original or unbroken pack
ages or barrel only; and provided further,
that no person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he they sell to
dealers for resale. If they sell in less guam
titles than original aud unbroken packages,
or barrels, they shall he considered retail
dealers, ard pay license such. That for
every business of selling at retail whether as
principal, agent or commission, or otherwise,
the license shall be based the gross an
nual amount of sales, as follows:
Glass l.. When the gross sales $780,,
900 or more and under $4,000. the license
shall be $40.
Glass z. When the gross ST. les are $780,
600 more and less than $40, 900, the Ii
cense shall be $50.
Class 3. When the gross sales are $zs.-
900 or more and less than $3o, 900. the Ii