The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05
PROCEEDINGS OF The POLICE
JURY OF FAST CAEHOLL.
Lake Providence. La Pee.

Lake Providebee. La Pee. 2s, 1900
The Hon Police jury Of East Car
rolt, met this day pursuant to call OF
the President
Present. Hon Robert Nicholson,
President; Yapcey Bell. CLERK; w. G.
Hope and A. NJ. Nelson.
Absent--P Phil Mcclure and T.. W..
Jay.
The following License Ordinances
offered by Mr. Hope, was adopted
An ordinance to levy. collect and en-
force payment ofsa parish license
tax for the calendar year 1901 up
ON all persons. association OF per-
sons, business firms. and corpora
tons, pursuing any trade, pro-
fessioD. vocation, calling. or busi-
ness, in the parish of East Carroll.
Except those who are expressly ex-
empt from such license tax By Ar
ticie 229 of the Constitution) and
prescribing the mode In which
certain persons subject TO license
shall make report of their business.
Be il ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish of East Carroll, That Act
No. SO of the Acts of 1900 providing
for a license tax on the sale. By whole
sale or retail. of pistols or pistol cart
ridges. and the general license law ot
the State Of Louisiana. being Act No.
lO3 of the Acts of 1898. as amended by
Acts Nos. l03 and Isl OF the ActsSof
1900. ot the General Assembly of Lou
isiana. be and the same are hereby
adopted as the parish license ordinance
for the calendar year 1901; and tnae'-
for the purposes OF parish Incense tax
alton. the persons, association OF per-
sons, business firms and corporations.
pursuing any trade. profession, voca-
ton, calling, or business, IN the parish
of East Carroll Except those express
| ly exempt from such license tax under
article 229 of the Constitution) be and.
they are hereby classified and graded
! as set out IN said Act No. SO OF 1900
and in said Act No. III OF 1898,
amended<as aforesaid, and upon each
| of them is hereby levied a parish license
tax fortthe ealandur year 1901 in the
same amount and at the same rate OF
license taxation as is imposed by the
4 State of Louisiana for State purposes.
provided, however, that there is here-
I BIZ levied parish license tax for the
calendar year 1901 or for any part OF
said year. on each and every retail
+ dealer in 4yinous, malt or distilled
i liquors two and one-half times the
: amount imposed by the State on such
business;
Be it further ordained, That every
person trapping for raecoon, beaver.
otter. mink or other fur-bearing ami
mails or in any manner taking fur from.
such animals in the parish OF East
Carroll. shall pay license OF S5u per
annurn, which license shall be collected
by the sheriff of East Carroll parish;
Be it further ordained ETC., That
every. person who shall be found trap
lping or in any other manner taking.
fur in the bounds of the parish OF East
Carroll without having first pro-
cured a license to do so, shall pay u
fine of not less that IS nor more than
$50 for such offense, which fine shall
be collected before the magistrate OF
! the ward wherein the otfense is conf
mitted;
Be it further ordained. etc. That all
license collected as well as all fines col
lected in pursuance of this ordinance
after paving the cost of such collections
shall be paid into the parish treasury
to be placed to the credit OF the pubic
school fund of the parish of East Car
roll;
Be it further ordained, ,etc., That the
provisions of this ordinance shall not
apply to any bonafide citizen of the
; State of Louisiana;
Be it further ordained. etc, That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict withthe provisions of this or
dinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
. The following report of the Finance
Committee was adopted, towit:
Lake Providence, La, Dec. 2s, 1909.
To the Hon Police Jury of East Carroll
We. the Committee on Finance, recom'
mend the approval and payment of the fol
. lowing claims. presented at this meeting
Geo Blackburn, fees ........ Sl9 -
, C E Davis. witness ,..............tI 0e
III Mcclure, witness ss.........-..... Y.
j w Kilbohrue. witness, ss,............. W
E w Constant. jury com ..........-.. y. y.
] w Dnnn. Dec salary ry...... Al OK
- Dec jail account. ....... 123 y