Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-12-28

st. John the BaptlSt december D, 1901.
Section /. Be it ordained bv the Police Jury of
the parish of St John the Baptist that there he
levied for said parish for the year 1902 each
person, association of persons. business firms or
corporations pursuing any trs e. vocation calling
or business in the parish Of ST. John the Baptist
licenee as hereinafter graduated.
RETAIL MERCHANT.
Section . Be it further ordained etc that for
every bnsine-s Of selling groceries merchandise
or dralgs 1T retail whether as principal ageat on
eonniss or otherwise the iccnce shah bc based
on the gross annual amount of sales aud the licen-
ces shall be graduated in five CLASSES follows:
First class-When gross sales thirty theu-
sand daars or more the ieencs shall be thirty
dollars.
Second class-When gross sales are twenty-five
thousand dollars or more. the lieence shah be
tWentv-tiye dollars
Third class-When gross sales are twenty thGn-
sand dollars or more, and less than twenty five
thousand dollars, the ioeuce shall be twenty
| dollars
( Fourth elass-Nheil gross sales are less than
| fifteen thousand dollars aad more than six thou
sand dollars, the lfcence shall BIZ fifteen dollars.
Fifth elass-Wheu gross sales are five thousand
| dollars OF less, the heence shall be Ave dollars
/ ProFiaet th7t il liquors are sold IN connection
/ with the business ef retail merchant the ieence
tor such combined business shall be equal IN the
amount OF licences imposed ON each separate bu-
| siness.
LIQUORS AND REFREsHMENTs.
Section ; Be it further ordained ete that for
every bar-roon. cabaret or other place where H.
quors sold the iceuce shall be BASEL the aa-
nHal gross reeeipts Of siid business. as follows:
! First class-W hen said gress annual receipts are
thiTty-tive hundred dollars or more, the Hoence
/ shall be thsIty-tive dollars.
/ Second class-When said gross annual receipts
are less than thirty FIVE hundred dollars the een-
/ ee shall he thirty dollars.
] Provided that anyone commencing business on
or after the first of Juiy shall pay half of the
/ above rates.
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs
Section {. Be it further ordained that each ard
every peadler or hawkeI solicitor Of goods
wares or merchandise Of anv description. WI ether
/ by sample or otherwise, shall pay annHai IL
cenee graduated follows: When travelling on
| foot, five dollars; when travelling horseback
or beyceten dollars; when travelling in one. horse
vehicle, twenty dollars; when travelling III two
/ horse vehicle, thirty dollars; when travelling on
board of barge other water craft fifty dollars.
/ Butchers and bakers each i've dollars.
Provided that anyone commencing business on
or after the first of July of each year shall pay
| half OF the above rates.
Be it further ordained that any party or parties
! fonnd SO peddling withont eenee shall pay line
Of not more than ten dollars lass Than five dol
lars aud imprisonment in the parish jail for not
| more than ten days less than five days or
both. at the discretion OF the Court, recoverable
by any coart OF competent jurisdiction.
Be it further ordained that the sheriff be and is
hereby requested to furnish to the Police Jury at
their regular session Of the month November of
each year list of parties who have up 10 said
meeting paid their lieeBce. said list to eonta the
due by each party at said date
PROFESSIONAL. AND PERSONAL OCCUPATIONS.
Section ) Be it further ordained that fer every
individual or firm carrying on the business of at
torney at law, physician. druggist. or other busI
ness not herein specially provided Tor the leeDee
shall be graduated as follows
First elass-Wten gross receipts thou
sand dollars more the lieence shall be ten dollars
| Second elsss-Ehen gross receipts are less than
one thousand dollars, the icenee shall be five
dollars
Section G. Be it further ordained that the ANIMAL
receipts and sales in this ordinance referred
| to as the basis of the Ecenee those Of the
year for which the lieenee is granted the standard
for their stmatioB shall be prima face those of
the preceding year, If the business has been con-
dueted previously by the same parties or BY par
ties TO whom they claim to be successors.
| If the firm of business be new the amount OF
gross sales for the first two months shall be eonsi
dered the basis and sx times that amount shall be
estimated as the annual receipts of such business.
| Provided that any one comm eneing business
on or after the first day of July shall pay one halt
of the above rates.
The sheriff tax collector shall have the right
| to require from any one applying for lieence
statement of the amount of sal annual sales
ceipts. which sworn statement shall be kept file
in his Office
Section Z. Be it further ordained that the sheriff
and -oicio tax collector shall enforce the eollec-
ton immediately alter the PRONUNCIATION of the
above and aforementioned icence rates and from
the beginning of each subsequent year and that,
all unpaid licences shall become delinuuent the
first day of April 1902, and on the first day of
April OF each Subsequent year. and from said
date shall bear two per cent interest per month
until paid, and all firms or persons who commence
business after that eafz siall become ueliEunent
unless the icsnce i paia within ten days fhste
after, and it shall aisa b~ss nea cent inse est
per month until patti
Section 8. That sps oassnesa sasf be COR
Quoted without Ii sues she Sheriff assd cfheis
Tax Collect IT shall, fvlah the assafBss appoint
ed by the Governor 60 af5 In tbs cassesif,n of IL
| cences and motion IN the proper court and
which shall be without deposit for COSTS take
rule, prescribed by the State law, 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 lie
cence and in such rule is made absolute the
order thereon rendered shall be considered iudg-
ment in favor of the parish for the amount decreed
due by the defendant for the hcence, interest Pc
nalties and costs.
Section 9. That the payment of all licences shall
be secured by first privilege in favor of the parish,
and the sheriff. ex-oific0 tax-c0llector, shall
ceive a commission of FIVE per cent. upon all Ii.
cences collected and paid into the parish treasury
and the attorneys commission on delinquent H.
cences is hereby fixed 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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