The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-04
AN ORDINANCE
Levying Licenses In the City Of Shreve-
port for the Year 1908.

| legal assembly convened. that there be
| and IS hereby levied license for the
wear 1908, on each person, association
Of persons Or business farms and cor
porations pursuing any trade. profcs-
sion. vocation, calling or business sub
| jeCt to license under Articles go aud
| ZAP Of the Constitution. as follows, to-
| Wit:
Sec. ;. All licenses shall be due and
/ c0l'ectable between the Ist and 9Th of
| january 1908. and all unpaid licenses to
| become delinquent on the 18th day of
| january, 1908. after which date penal
ties shall amply.
All t1rnS that commence business after
the 18th dav of January shall become
delinquent unless license is paid within
u hours. The city controller shall be-
gin the collection of licenses immedi-
ately after the first of January, 1908,
and collect the same as fast as possible
Sec. 3. Annual licenses for all kinds
of business hereinafter named, except as
afterward provided for, shall be gradu-
ated as follows:
MANUFACTURERS.
Paragraph /. That for carrying on
each business of manufacturing subject
to license under Art 22o of the Con-
stitution, the license shall be based on
gross annual receipts of said business as
follows to-wit:
First Class When the said receipts
are seventy-hve thousand dollars or
more. the license shall be hfty-two and
one-half ($52.5o) dollars
Second Class When the said receipts
are fifty thousand dollars Or more, and
less than seventy-five thousand dollars,
the license shall be thirty-fte ($3s) dol
lars.
Third Class, When the said re-
ceipts are forty thousand dollars or
nlore and less than fifty thousand dol
lars. the license shall be twentv-eight
$3.50 dollars. g<
Fourth Glass. When the said receipts
are thirty thousand collars or more and
less than forty thousand dollars, the IL
cense shall be tWentv-one ($2I) dollars
Fifth Class When the said receipts
are twenty thousand dollars or more
and less than thirty thousand dollars,
the license shall be nineteen and one-half
(SIo.5o) dollars
Sixth Glass. When the said receipts
are less than twenty-five thousand dol
lars the license shall be fifteen {$I5)
dollars.
Provided. nothing herein shall be con-
straed to apply to the business of grind
ing meal, ginning cotton or making SUI
gar by any farmer or planter.
PARAGRAPH 2 That for each business
of carrying on a bank, banking companr
association, corporation or agencv the
license shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus, as follows.
to-Wit
First Class When said declared or
nominal caDital and surplus is three
hundred thousand dollars or more, and
Under four hundred thousand dollars.
the license shall be three hundred and
fifty ($35o) dollars.
Second Class When said declared OF
nominal capital and surplus is two hum
dred thousand dollars or more, and I'M
der three hundred thousand dollars, the
license shall be two hundred an Fifty
lsaso1 dollars.
Third Class. When said declared OF
nominal canitai and surplus. is one hum
bred thousand dollars or more, and less
than two hundred thousand dollars. the
license shall be one hundred and fifty
iSI5o) ol1ars
Fourth Class. When said declared. or
nominal capital and surplus as. fifty
thousand dollars or more and under one
hundred thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy five (S751 dollars.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus, as provided in this section shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
fsual statement made ii pursuance of
existing laws.
For each business of carrying on pri-
waite banking house, business or agency
there shall be two classes only, and the
license shall be based Oh tie total de-
CARED capital invested III said business.
whether said capital IS owned or III use
or deposit iii this State or elsewhere.
as follows
First Class. When said capital IS one
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars or |
more, the license shall be one hundred
and fifty {SI5o1 dollars.
Second Class When said capital is |
i'nder one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. the license shall be seVenty-fve
lS751 dollars.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus. as provided in this section. shall |
III stSSNtldiiiCd statSi apdSEd ltpofi ttiG dill
nual statement made in pursuance of ex-
isting laws.
For each business of carrying on prs
vate banIeir house. business or agency
here shall be two classes only, and the
license shall Be based On the total de-
slared capital invested III said business.
whether said capital is owned or III use
II deposit in this State or elsewhere, as
follows
First Class. When said capital IS one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more the license shall be one I1ntired T
ind fifty eSI5o) dollars.
Second Class. When said capital is
inder one hundred and fifty thousand
iollars, the license shall Be seventy FIVE
ISIS dollars.
Sec d Be il further enacted, etc.,
Fiat for carrying on the business pi.r-
'liits known as cotton faetorage and
business sugar facterape,
sraiil and produce commission houses,
II any other factorage or. commission
litsIness. brokerage in money stocks,
,aYds real estate, produce. sugar, cot Z