The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or
THE POLICE JURY.
Lake Providence, La, Dec. II, 1902.

/ Lake Providence, La, Dec. II, 1902.
The Police Jury of the parish Of
East Carroll met this day pursuant
to adjournment.
There were present: Police Ju.
rors Robt. Nicholson, president;
w. G. Hope. Phil Mcclure, a. NJ.
Nelson and G. A. Voelker, and c..
5. WHY, secretary.
The reading of the minutes of
last meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Voelker, Sc
conded by Mr.. Mcclure, the presi-
dent was authorized to borrow, if
necessary, sum sufficient 10 pay
the principal and interest on the
bonded debt falling due on Jan
nary LIST, 1908.
Hon. w. g. Wyly and Hon. c..
f. Davis appeared before the Police
Jury and addressed them on the
liquor-license question, the former
presenting a petition with ninety
five signatures, asking that the
license for retailing liquors be fixed
at not less than one thousand dollars.
Rev. Father Maize and Rev. Mr..
Boberg also advocated high license.
Messrs. Crump, Millikin and
Stockner opposed the raising of the
whisky license.
Therenpon the Police Jury went
into executive session to discuss the
license question.
After executive session the fol-
lowing ordinance offered by Mr..
Mcclure, seconded by Mr.. Hope,
was adopted, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy parish license tax for the
calendar year 1908, or any part
thereof, upon all persons, asso-
citation of persons, business
firms and corporations pursuing
i'll the parish of East Carroll
any trade, profession. vocation.
calling or business, except upon
those who are exempted by Ar
ticle 229 of the Constitution
from the payment Of a license
tax, and to collect and enforce
payment of said license tax:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of East
Carroll, That there be and is here
by levied for the calendar year 1908
and for any part of same parish
license upon all persons, association
of persons, business firms and cor
porations pursuing, in the parish of
East Carroll, any trade, profession,
vocation, calling, or business, ex-
sept upon those who are exempted
Dv Article 229 of the Constitution
from the payment of license tax.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the amount of said license
AK to be collected from the persons,
associations of persons, business
irms and corporations pursuing the
several trades, professions, voca
ions, callings or business, subject
o license taxation, be and the same
s hereby graded and classified as
'et out in Act No. Ill of 1898 las
by Acts Nos. lo3 and l3l
If 1900 and by Act No. 1873 of 1902
md in Acts Nos. SO, 95 and 223 of
1902, of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Louisiana, and that
he same amount of license fixed in
'aid Acts for State purposes be and |
S hereby fixed and imposed for par.
sh purposes for the calendar year
1908, or any part thereof, pro
,ided that, on dealers in distilled, |
llcoholic, or malt liquors, there be
md is hereby levied and imposed a
,arish license tax for said calendar
'ear, or any part of same, three
lines the amount imposed on such
Iealers for State purposes.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
to-, That the license herein levied
hall become delinquent at the same
ime, shall bear the same rate of in
crest, be subject to the same pen
lilies, be secured in the same man.
err, and be enforced by the same
roceedings as provided by law in
eference to State license.
Thereupon the Police Jury ad
1iournpd.