The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-07

or either Of them. the license shall be
based un the gross annual receipts OF
said business ~ follow:
There shall he three classes. WV;
First class When the gross annual
REGENTS arc four thousand FIVE hundred
dollars or more, the license shall De one
hundred and fifty ($l5o) dollars.
Second class. When the gross annual
rrrctrts ARE three thousand dollars or
more, and less than four thousand dol,
Iaf~. the licenses hall he one hundred
and ten 'tSIto) dollars.
Third class, When the gross annual
rcrcptv arc less than three thousand
dollars, the license shall be sevcntr-tive
t&7sl dollars.
Provided further. that for carrying on
the business Of refining sugar and mo-
tuA&eS or either Of them, the annual city
iicrn%c shall be- nnc eighth Of one per
cert upon the gross receipts Of such bus
Inc ~.
Provided. that for the business Of
carrying utl. operating or running any
horse IF steam or electric railroad or
both. for the transportation Of paSSen-
gel> wit1in.thr limits If city. there shall
he three grades based on actual gross
receipts ~ follows. w.;
First class, When Tic annual gross
receipts arc twenty five Thousand dol
lars or IN eNcc,s 81 that atnonnl. the H.
ren>es hall bc onc hundred ($too) dol
lars,
Second class When the annual gross
receipts are less tina twenty five thous-
and dollars and more than three thous-
and dollars. tho license shall be fifty
$500 dollars,
Third class When the annual gross
,cceipts are three thousand dollars or
Je>s, the license shall be fifteen ($is)
dollars
Provided further, that each and ev-
cry company, association. corporation or
firm conducting The business Of debenD
ture redemption company, or loan and
investment companies, whether d0ni-
rtled IN Of ont Of the State, but author
ICED 10 do Business herein. shall be sub.
icct to All annual license based upon the
gross receipts as follows, to-wit 49,.
First class. When the gross receipts
are over ten thousand dollar. the IL
cense shah be one hundred $1,000 dol
lars.
Second class. When the gross receipts
are ten thousand dD,lars and less. the r.
cense shall be sev@ntv-five ($7s) dollars.
Sec. II, Be il farther enacted. etc,
That @aGarrying III each business Of
gas light. electric light water works,
shoot the chules. miniature railroads.
saw mills employing ten or more hands,
teleEraphing (includpg local and dis
trict telegraph), telephoning, express
ep
cotton piekery, slaughter house, distil-
lery and trectifying alcoholic or malt
liquors, brewing ale, beer, porter or
other malt liquors, manufacturing to-
bacco, cigars Or cigarettes. refining st-
gar or moasses Of either Of them. man
featuring cotton seed oil, oil cake or
cotton seed meal, the license shall be
based on the gross annual receipts Of
each person. association Of refrons bus
mess firm OF corporation engaged in said
business, as follows:
First class. When the said gross an
nual receipts are fifty thousand dollars
of more. the license shall be one hundred
and twenty-five ($I25) dollaf51.
Second class. When said gross annual
receipts are thirty@seven thousand five
hundred dollars or more, and less than
fifty thousand dollars, the license shall
be ninety-threc dollars and enty-hve
cents t$o37sl.
Third class. When the said gross an
naal receipts are twenty-five thousand
dollars or more and less than thirty sew
ca thousand five hundred dollars. the IL
censc shall be si%ty-two dollars and fifty
cents (S62, 5o).
Fourth. class. When the said gross
annual receipts are over twenty thous-
and dollars and less than twenty-five
thousand dollars, the license shall be
fifty $500 dollars. ~
Fifth class. When the said gross an
nual receipts arc over fifteen thousand
dollars and less than twenty thousand
dollars, the license shall be tl1irty-seven
dollars and fifty cents ($37. 5o).
Sixth class When the said gross an
nuai receipts are less than fifteen thoHs
and dollars, the license shall he twenty
{S2o) dollars. -sI-
Sec IL. BE it further enacted. ETC.
That all associations. corporations or
companies chartered or created by the
laws Of other states or foreign countries
who may engage in their own names or
il the name of their representatives or
agents in this city IN The sale Of coal
oil, petroleum., naptfa. benzine or other
mineral oils. whether crude or refined.
shall paw as annual license Of five dol
lars fof each one thousand dollars Of
such sales. ~ ~
Sec u. Be it further enacted. etc,
That all associations. corporations or
companies. domieiied outside of this
State, WHO directly or through an agent
on. representatives. deal in fresh meats.
or cured. sailed or smoked meats. in this
city shall ray an annual license Of two
dollars for each one thousand dollars OF
proceeds from all snch business
Sec. IA BE it further enae:t,l &c,
That the license herein provided for
shall be graded in two classes or so
many thereof as shall be hereinafter in
dicated as follows: ~.
hat for every business of keeping
a theatre, opera house, amphitheatre,
academy Of mhsic, license shall be based
on the quantity Of space devoted 10 spec
tators, to be calculated BY the number of
seats or ORDINARY snare f1r7 seats 4. fol.