The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18
AN ORDINANCE
Leyyiag Licenses in the City Of shreve-
port for the Year 1908.


and is hereby levied license for the
wear 1908, on each person. association
Of persons or business firms and cor
porations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation. calling or business sub
ject to license under Articles 22o and
212 of the Constitution. as follows, to-
wit:
Sec 2. All licenses shall be due and
collectable between the Ist and 5th Of
January. 1903, and all unpaid licenses to
become delinquent on the 18th day of
January, 1903, after which date penal
ties shall apply.
All firms that commence business after
the 18th dav of January shall become
delinquent unless license is paid within
"a hours. The city controller shall be-
gin the collection of licenses imnledi-
ately after the first of January, 1903.
and collect the same as fast as possible.
Sec g. Annual licenses for ali 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 tho 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-fve thousand dollars or
more, the license shall be fifty-two and
one-half (s52. 500 dollars.
Second Class When the said receipts
are fifty thousand dollars rr more, and
less than seveflty-hve thousand dollars.
the license shall be thirty five $3.50 dol
lars.
Third Class. When the said re-
ceipts are. forty thousand dollars or
more and less than fifty thousand dol
lars, the license shall be overweight
($2S) dollars.
Fourth Class. When the said receipts
less than forty thousand dollars. the IL
cense shall be tWentv-one (S2D dollars.
Fifth Class. When the said receipts
are twenty-five thousand dollars or more
and less than thirty thousand dollars,
the license shall be nineteen and one-half
$50 SOY dollars
Sixth Class When the said receipts
are less than twenty-five thousand dol
lars the license shall be fifteen (SI59
dollars.
q Provided. nothing herein shall be con-
strued TO apply to the business of grind
ing meal, ginning cotton or making SUI
gar by any farmer or planter.
PARAGRAPH q That for each business
of carrying on bank, banking conpar V
association. corporation or agenev the
license shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus, as follows,
to-wit.
First Class. When said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is three
hundred thousand dollars or more, and
the license shall be three hundred and
fifty $3.50 dollars.
Second Class. When said declared Or
nominal capital and surplus is two ,ulf-
bred thousand dollars or more, and un-
der three hundred thousand dollars. the
license shall be two hundred an fifty
$3.50 dollars.
Third Class When said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is one hun
dred thousand dollars or more, and less
than two hundred thousand dollars. the
license shall be one hundred and fifty
=(SI5o1 ollars.
Fourth Class. When said declared or
nominal capital and surplus is fifty
thousand dollars or more and Under one
hundred thousand dollars. the license
shall be seventy-fve 1873 dollars.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus, as provided in this section. shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
ntial statement made in pursuance of
existing laws.
or each business Of carrying on pri-
vate banking house, business or agency
there shall be two classes only, and the
license shall be based on the total de-
clared capital invested il, said business.
whether said capital is owned or in use
or 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 hundred
and fifty tSi5o) dollars.
Second Class. When said capital is
under one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. the license shall be seventy five
slS7s1 dollars.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus, as provided in this section. shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
nual statement made in pursuance of ex
isting laws.
For each business of carrying on pri-
vate bankin~ house, business or agency
there shall be two classes only, and the
license shall be based on the total de-
clared capital invested in said business,
whether said capital is owned or in use
or deposit in this State or elsewhere, as
follows
First Glass. When said eapital IS one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
more. the license shall be one hundred
and hftv tSI5o1 dollars.
Second Class. When said capital IS
under one hundred and fifty thousand
.do,.ars. the license shall Be seventy five
lS7s dollars.
Sec. i. Be il further enacted. etc.
That for carrying on the business ptr-
suits known as cotton factorage and
commission business. sugar factorape,
grain and produce commission lto
Of any other factorage or eofllfa
business. brokerage in money stocks,
bonds. real estate, produce. sugar. cot
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