Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-12-21
LicPNce Ordinance
for the Year 1909,
Adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish Of
st. John the Baptist December 5, 1901.

| Section l. BE it ordained ,v the Police Jury of
the parish of st John the Bantist that the, be
levied for said parish for the wear 1909 ,ncn acb
person association of persons. business firm. or
corporations prIrsH5ng any tr de- at"n calling
or business in the perish of ST. John the Raptist
a hcence As hereinafter graduated
RETAIL MERCHANT
Section 2. Be it further ordained etc that for
every business of selling groceries or merchandise
or drugs at retail whether as principal agent on
commits ion or otherwise the licence shall be based
ON the gross annual amount of sales and the ieen-
ces shall be graduated in five classes as follows:
FlIsi class-W hen gross sales are thirty thou
dollars.
Second class-When gross sales are twenty-five
thensand dollars or more, the hcence shall be
twenty-five dollars.
Third class-When gross sales are twenty thou
% sand collars or more. and less than twenty-five
thousand dollars. the iceuce shall be twenty
Fourth class-When gross sales are less than
hfteen thousand dollars I'D more than six thou
sane doars, the llcenee shall be fifteen dollars.
rlIth class-N hen gross sales are five thousand
dollars or less the licence shall be FIVE dollars
Provided thst if liquors sold IN connection
wlth the business of retail merchant the liceDce
for such combined business shall be equal to tho
amount OF licences imposed on each separate bu-
SinesS.
LIQUORS AND REFRESHMENTS.
Section B. Be it further ordained ETC.. that for
every barroom cabaret or other uIace where H.
quors are sold the cence shall be based on the an
nual gross receipts of said business as follows:
FIRST elass-When said gross annual receipts are
thirtyfve hundred dollars or more the iicenca
shall be tn rty-fve dollars
second class-When said gross annual receipts
are less than thirty five hundred dollars the licen-
ce shall be thirty dollars
Provided that anyone commencing business on
or after the first of July shall pay one half of the
above rates.
PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs
section 4 Be it further ordained that each and
every peddler or hawkeI or solicitor of goods.
wares or merchandise of anv description. whether
by sample or otherwise, shall paw an annual IL
cence graduated as follows: when travelling ON
loot, hve dollars; when travelling on horseback
or bicycle ten doflars when travelling in onehorsa
vehicle, twenty dollars; when travelling in two
horse vehicle, thirty dolars when travelling on
board of barge other water craft tifty dollars
Butchers and bakers each five dollars
Provided that anyone commencing business ON
or after the first of July of each year shall pay one
half of the above rates.
Be it further ordained that any narfv or nar+;a.
found SO peddling without icence shall nav a fine
of not more than ten dollars nor less than five dol
lars and lmprlsonment in the parish Jail for not
more than ten days nor less than five days or
both. at the discretion of the Court recoverable
Dy any court OF competent Jurisdiction.
BE II further ordained that the sheriff be and is
hereby requested to furnish to the Police jury al
their regular session of the month of November Of
each year list of parties who have not up to said
meeting paid their icence. said list to contain the
name and amount in principal aud and interest
due by each party at said date
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATIONS.
Section S. Be it further ordained that for every
individual or firm carrying on the business of at.
norney ~ At law physician druggist other bus
shall be graduated as follows:
First class-When gross receipts are one thou
sand dollars or more the cenee shall be ten dollars
Second class-When gross receipts are less than
one thousand dollars the licence shall be five
dollars.
Section 6. Be it further ordained that the annual
receipts and sales in this ordinance referred
to as the basis of the licence are those of the
year for which the hcence is granted the standard
for their estimation shall be prima facie those Of
the preceding year. if the business has been con.
Quoted previously by the same parties or by par
ties to whom they claim to be successors.
II the firm of business be new, the amount Of
dered the basis and six times that amount shall bs
estimated as the annual receipts of such business
Provided that any one commencing business
on or after the hrst day OF July shall pay one half
The sheriff or tax-collector shall have the right
to require from any one applying for q licsnce
in his Office.
Section l. Be it further ordained that the sheriff
and Ofcio tax collector shall enforce the coee.
ton immediately after the promulgation Of the
above and aforementioned icence rates and from
the beginning of each snbsAqnent year and that.
all unpaid licences shall become delinquent ON tho
frst day Of April, 1902, and on the first day Of
April OF each Subsequent year. and from said
uatc Snail Dear Two per cent interest per month
until paid, and all firms or persons who commences
business after that date shall become delinquent
unless tn. icsnce is paid within ten days there
after. and II shall also bear two per cent interest
per month until paid.
Section 8. That If any business shall be con-
Quoted without lieence, the Sheriff and ex-0facia
Tax-Colector shall, through the attorney appoint
ed BY the Governor to aid in the collection of Il
cences, and on motion in the proper court and
which shall be without deposit for COSTS take D
rule, as prescribed by the State law on the party
or parties doing business to show the fifth
day. exclusive of holidays, after the service there
of, which may be tried out of term time and in
chambers Why said party parties should not
pay the amount Of the licences claimed and penal
ties or be ordered to from the further pursuit.
Of said business until after having obtained Q II.
cence and in case such rule is made absolute the
order thereon rendered shall be considered judg-
meDt in favor Of the parish for the amount decree6
due by the defendant for the licence interest," pc.
nalties and costs.
Section 9. That the payment of all licences shaIl
be secured by first privilege in favor of the parish,
and the sheriff, exofficio tax-c0llector. shall re.
ceive commission sof five per cent. upon all Il.
cences collected and paid into the parish treasury
and the attorneys commission ON delinquent T.
cences IL hereby fxsd at ten per cent. on the
amount due and sued for In principal and inter.
est. same to be paid by the delinquent.
All regulations in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
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