The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-12-14
POLICE JURY
Ordinance of
Licenses for the Year
1902.

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| following members present: ]. c. buchanan
F. G. Modton, J. A. Liable, J. q. Blanchet,
| Alonzo Lacy, Alex NJ. Broussard and Johr
| Wilmington. Absent: NJ. Blleaud, Jr., ant
| Saul Broussard.
| The president being absent the secretary
| called the meeting to order and Mr.. Liable
was elected president protein.
| The minutes of the previous meeting were
| read and approved.
| BY motion of MIR. Mouton the following
| resolution adopted: Resolved that i,
| shall he unlawful for any railroad train to
| obstruct any public crossing within the par
| ish for a longer period of time than ten min
utes and any violation of ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punish
able by fine not exceeding SIS recoverable
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
On motion of Mr.. Mouton, Mr.. Lacy was
appointed to confer with the section boss of
| the Louisiana Western road, to the dan
gerous condition of The public crossings at
Mrs. T.. Broussard's and Gerac's ginnery.
A communication from DIR. III. d. Guidry,
president of the Board of Health, asking
| that the Jury fix reasonable compensation
for his services as health officer of the par
| ish was read and by motion of Mr.. Lacy the
sum of 500 per annum was allowed DIR.
Guidry salary in consideration of in
creased duties and responsibilities.
BY motion of Mr.. Lacy the sum of $3.75.
was transferred from the 9Th ward special
road fund to Ist ward fund.
BY motion of Mr.. Mouton the Jury re-
solved to employ parish attorney and Hon.
G. HI. Mouton was unanimously elected to
the Office at salary of 5000 per annum
By motion of Mr.. Mouton the following
ordinance fixing the license tax of the parish
for the calendar year 1902 was adopted
AN ORDINANCE to levy, collect and
force the payment of an annual license
tax upon all persons, associations of
persons or business firms and corpora
tions pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business, except
those expressly excepted from such IL
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tuition, and prescribing the mode and
method in which certain persons, sub
ject to license, shall make report of
their business
Section /. Be it enacted by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette, State OF
louisiana, that there is hereby levied
annual license tax for the year A. d. 1902,
and for each subsequent year, upon each
person, association of persons. or business
firms and corporations, pursuing any trade.
profession, vocation, calling business,
subject to licenses under Article 22e of the
Constitution.
Section z. Be it enacted, ETC.. that on
the second day of January, A. u. 1902. and
each subsequent year, the sheriff and tax
collector shall begin to collect and shall col
lect as fast possible from each of the per
business firm, associations of per-
Sons, and corporations, pursuing within this
parish any trade, profession, vocation, cal
ling or business, license tax her einafter
graduated. All licenses Except other
wise hereinafter provided) shall be due and
collectable during the hrst month of each
year, and all unpaid licenses shall become
delinquent on the first day of February of
each year, and all firms that commence
business after that date shall become delin
quent unless the license is paid within ten
(Io) days.
Section ;. Be it further enacted, etc.,
tn lat 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
manuf acturing subject TO license under arti
Gle 22o OF the constitution. the license shall
he based on the gross annual receipt of said
business, follows:
Class I. When the said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $50. 900 the
license shall be $1,000.
Class 2. When the said receipts are less
than S25, 900 the license shall be SIS.
BANKING.
That for each business of carrying
bank, banking company, association, cor
the declared or nominal capital and surplus,
as follow:
Class I. When the said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is 100000 or
more and les, than 100000 the license
Glass 2. When the said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is $50, 900 or
more and less than 100000 the license
snail De US.
Class 3. When the said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is $4,000 or
less, the license shall be $50,
The declared nominal capital
plus. as provided in this section, shall be
Certaned and based upon the annual state
ment made in pursuance of existing laws.
MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
Section 4. 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
the gross annual amounts of sale as follows:
Class 1. When the gross sales are $780,
900 and not more than $500, 900 the license
shall be 500.
Class 2. When the gross sales $780,
900 or less. the license shall be $50.
Provided, that no person or persons shall
be deemed wholesale dealers unless he
they sell by the original Or unbroken pack
ages barrel only: and provided further,
that no person persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he they sell to
dealers for resale. If they sell in less guam
titles than original and unbroken packages,
or barrels, they shall be considered retail
dealers, and pay license as SUCH That for
every business of selling at retail whether
as principal, agent or commission, or other
wise, the license shall he based on the gross
annual amount of sales, as follows;
Glass I. When the gross sales are $780,,
900 more and under $4,000, the license
shall be $40.
Class 2. When the gross sales $780,
900 more and less than $4,000, the Ii.
cense shall be $50.
Class When the sales