The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-12-13

Section 5. Be il further enacted, that
for carrying on each business of telephon-
ing Including local and district telegraph
express company, ginnery, manufacturing
cotton seed oil, oil cake cotton seed
meal, that license shall be based on the
gross annual receipts of each person, asso-
citation of persons, business firm or corpora
ton engaged in said business. as follows:
Provided that this gnnery gins less than
400 bales.
Glass I. When the said gross annual
receipts Sz5,ooo more, the license
shall be s6e.5o.
Class 2 When the said gross receipts
are over $50, 900 and less than $4,000 the
license shall be $50.
Class ;. When the said gross receipts
are over SIS 900 and less than $40, 900, the
liceuse shalt be $3.50.
Glass 4. When the said gross receipts
are less than $4,000 the license shall be
$40.
Provided that any agency for any other
establishment selling by the Wholesale, ale,
beer, other alcoholic or malt liquors in
unbroken packages usually contained in
kegs, barrels, etc., shall pay license based
as follows:
the license shall be $500
Class 1. When the said gross annual re-
ceipts less than $4,000 and more than
So, 600 the license shall be $500
Class 2. When the gross annual receipts
are less than s, 900, the license shall be $50.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Sc c,ion 6. BE it enacted, ETC., that for
every business of keeping theatre, opera
house, amphtheatre, academy of music,
museum, managere, circus other travel
ing show, the license shall be based upon
the number Of the attaches, whether pro-
prietors, performers, or other employees, as
follows:
Class 1. When the number of said per-
sons is one hundred the license
shall be 500.
Class 2. When the number of said per
sons is seventyhve or more and less than
one hundred the license shall be SIS.
Class ;. When the number of said per
sons is fifty more and less than seventy
five the license shall be $50.
Class 4. When the number of said per-
son is thirty or more and less than fifty the
license shall be $40.
Class s. When the number of said per-
sons in twenty more and less than thirty
the license shall be $50.
Glass 6. When the number of said per-
sons is ten or more and less than twenty the
license shall be $50.
Class 7. When the number of said per-
sons is five or more and less than ten, the
license shall be SO.
Provided that the license for every hall
or place where public entertainments are
given not provided for in this section shall
be based upon the seating capacity as fol-
lows:
When the number of seats or spaces num-
Der 600 or more the license shall be $e5.
When the number Of seats or spaces num-
Der less than 500 the license shall be $40.
Provided further that no license shall be
required for balls given by private persons
or for charitable purposes.
PEDDIERs AND HA wkERs.
Section E. Be it further enacted. ETC.,
that each and every Peddler or hawker shall
pay an annual license graded follows:
When travelling on foot s.; when travel
ing on horseback, $40; when travelling in
one-horse vehicle, $40; when travelling in
two horse vehicle, $3.50.
Provided that, no person shall be allowed
to sell goods clerk or clerks, of any ped
dler hawker, but that he or they must
pay license in his or their own name.
1t is further provided that all members of
the City Council and executive officers
hereby empowered and directed to cause all
pedClers hawkers exhibit their city
license, and that the said peGdlers Or
hawkers failing to produce exhibit the
same, the said officers and members of the
City Council are directed and empowered
by this act TO seize said stock of merchandise
and turn the same over TO any court of COM
petent jurisdiction with due inform alton as
to the violation of this act. Provided
further that the said executive officers shall
be entitled to receive fees, the sum of s.
in each and every case from any peddler or
hawker, clerk clerks employed by said
peddlers, or hawkers when peddlng with
out a license in violation of this act. The
said amount of S. to be recovered before
any court of competent jurisdiction out of
the goods seized.
Provided further that no license shall be
issued to any pedder hawker for less
than full rate for the current year.
HOTELS, ETC.
Section 7. Be it further enacted, etc,
that for every business of keeping hotel
where lodging and ca ting are combined the