The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

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lars and are no more than fifteen thous-,
and dollars, the license shall be seventy
FIVE ($7I) dollars.
Fifth Class When the annual gross
commissions exceed five thousand dol
lars and are no more than ten thousand
dollars, the licenses hall be fifty ($5o)
dollars.
Sixth Class When the annual gross
commissions arc FIVE thousand dollars
or less the license shall be twenty five
($25) dollars
The intention and purpose of this sec
ton is to embrace and include all COM
missions or brokerage received by any
person or persons firms or company on
all sales and purchases made, whether
the thing bought or sold is delivered or
not.
Sec ). Be it further enacted. etc,
That each and every pawn-broker or
keeper of a loan office, whose capital, in
more, shall be graded as eighth class,
section fourth, the license shall be FIVE
hundred ($5oo) dollars; that when the
capital in actual use is less than fiftv
thousand dollars shall be graded as 9th
class, section fourth, the license shall be
three hundred and seventy-fve 1878
dollars
Sec. f. Be it further enacted, etc,
That for every wholesale mercantile
business, whether as principal, agent or
commission, by auction, representing the
foreign merchants or otherwise, the Ii
cense shall be based on the gross annual
amount Of sales, as follows:
First class. When the gross sales are
one million five hundred thousand dol
lars or more. the license shall be four
hundred $4,000 dollars.
Second class When gross sales are
one million dollars or more, and under
one million FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars. the license shall be three hundred
81 soo) dollars.
Third class. When gross sales are
eight hundred thousand dollars Or more,
and under one million dollars, the IL
cense shall be two hundred and fifty
(S2so) dollars.
Fourth class When gross sales are six
hundred thousand dollars or more, and
under eight hundred thousand dollars,
the licenses hall be two hundred ($2oo}
dollars.
Fifth class. When, gross sales are
five hundred thousand dollars or more
and Under six hundred thousand dollars,
the license shall be one hundred and fiftv
f$IsoJ dollars
Sixth class. When gross sales are two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more and not more than FIVE hundred
thousand dollars, the license shall be one
hundred ($Iool dollars
Seventh class. When gross sales are
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
or less, the license shall be fifty ESQ.,
dollars
Provided, that no person or persons
shall be deemed wholesale dealers I'M
less he or thew sell BY the ORIGINAL or
nnbroken package orA barrel only and
provided further. that no person or per-
sons shall be deemed wholesale dealers
unless he or they sell to dealers for re-
sale. II they sell in less quantities than
original unhroken packages or barrels,
they shall be considered retail dealers,
and pay licenses as such. That for everv
business selling at retail, whether as
principal, agent on commission or other
wise the license shall be based on the
gross annual amount of sales. as fol-
lows
First class When gross sales are two
hundred thousand dollars or more, the
license shall be one hun red and fifty
(SI5o1 dollars.
Second class. When gross sales are
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
or more. and under two hundred thots-
and dollars, the license shall be one hum
dred fSIoo) dollars.
Third class. When gross sales are
seventy Ave thousand dollars OF more.
and under one hundred thousand dol
lars, the license shall be seventy-hve
(S75) dollars.
Fourth class. When gross sales are
fifty thousand dollars or more, and url-
der seventy-hve thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty ($5o) dollars.
Fifth class. When gross sales are forty
thousand dollars or more, and under
fifty thousand dollars. the license shall
be forty f$4o) dollars.
Sixth class. When pross sales are
thirty thousand dollars or more and un-
der forty thousand dollars the license
shall be thirty (S7o) dollars
Seventh class. When gross sales are
twenty-five thousand dollars or more and
under thirty thousand dollars, the Ii
.cense shall be twenty-five (S25) dollars.
Eighth class. When gross sales are
twenty thousand dollars or more and I'M
der twenty-five thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be twenty ($2o) dollars.
Ninth class. When gross sales are
fifteen thousand dollars or more and un-
der twenty thousand dollars, the license
shall be fifteen (SI5) dollars.
Tenth class When gross sales are
less. than fifteen thousand dollars and
more than FIVE thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be ten (SIo) dollars.
Eleventh class. When gross sales are
five thousand dollars or less, the license
shall be five ($5) dollars.
Provided. that if anv distilled. vir,ous,
malt or other kind Of mixed liquors be
sold in connection with the business of
retail merchant, grocer, oyster house,
confectionery. or in less quantities than
five gallons, the license for such addi-
.tional business shall be as hereinafter
provided IN section - of this act nre-
svided further, that no license shall issue
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