The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-15

water, mead. CONNECTIONS cake &c. exciu-
siyely the license shall be based on the
gross annual receipts as follows:
First class When the gross sales are
two thousand dollars, the license shshpe
SO.
Second class. When the gross saies are
two thousand dollars or less, the license
shall be as. Provided that druggists sell
ing soda water &c. shall be required 10
take out license under this act.
Sec. is. Be it further enacted, That Tor
eyery individual or company carrying on
the profession Of or business agency oil
steamboats,, draying, trucking, keepins
cabs. carriages. hacks or norses .oi ILL.,
the license shall be based on the gross
annual receipts as follows:
First class. when the gross annual re-
CENTS are one thousand dollars or more,
the license shall be fifteen dollars.
Second class when the gross annual re-
ceipts are less than one thousand ooiiars'
the license shall be ten dollars.
That for every individual or lndlVlduais
carrying on the business or profession OF
physicisn attorney at law. editor. DENTIST
occulist. Photographer. jeweler, and any otn,
err business not herein provided LOT; snan
| he graded the same as above set forth; put
the license shall be one half of those estao-
lished by this section. provided no license
shall issue tor less than nve dollars; N
travelling vendors of stores, lightning roos
and clocks, shall pay q license annually Oh
two hundred dollars, whether travelling rs
| peddlers or not. mi,
Sec. is. Be it further resolved, That for
| every business of draylng or nauhns loi
! hire or running 8 hack. the license snail pc
| five dollars for each and every Vehloie eli
! ployed.
Sec. 10. Be it further resolved. Inat
| each and every cotton buyer who buys an
nuaIly one Thousand bales cotton or ieSs'
| shall nav an annual license OF twenty-five
Second class. That each and every cotton
buyer who buys annually over l000 pales'
shall pay an annual license Of fifty dollars.
| Sec. 20. Be it furthered ordained. Ihat
| no license be Issue under THIS ordinance
| for less than five dollars.
| Sec. 81. Be it further ordained. Ihat 10
CARVING on the business Of undertaken, tue
license shall be i've dollars.
Sec. %. Be it further ordained. That the
method OF determining and coiiectlng
licenses under this ordinance shall De the
same as provided by Act Ill OF the acts OF
the General Assembly OF Louisiana foI
1898. for the collection Of state license. and
that the fines, penalties and interest FOL
| any violation of this ordinance shall be the
same as provided by Act III of 1898, and by
the charter and ordinances Of this town. :,
! Sec. o. Be it further ordained, That all
laws or parts of laws In conflict Wild this
ordinance are hereby repealed, ana ina,
this ordinance shall take eHect from anu
after its passage. mt,
Sec. "a. Be it further ordained, Thai
| when two or more ordinances are CONT lneu
, except as herein expressly PROVIDED LOT
! there sh all be q separate license required
for each kind OF business
The marshal was instructed to strict
ed enforce the ordinance relative to
shooting fireworks.
The Finance Committee filed the
following report, which was read anc
adopted:
Lake Providedce, La, Dsc. 6, 1900.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board Of
Commemorative. your Finance Com
mittee. beg leave to report that VIZ
have examined the report of the Mar
shall & Tax Collector dated this day
which shows that be has collected
Fines ..............:... ..........So SU y y
Licenses 1900. sS47.5O; less com. $50 l
Taxes 1899 ......... -...............
Taxes 1900 $3.50; less com. -. So g
Park, Davis & Co., discount vaccine 81
1922
We also examined the report of tn
Treasurer dated this day. which show
a balance on hand of s47986, which
we find correct.
We have examined and approves
the following claims. and recommen'
their payment.