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

mess Of sugar and nolasses exclusively
or either of them. the license shall be
based on the gross annual receipts of
said business as follows:
There shall be three classes. viz:
First class. When the gross annuaM
REGENTS are four thousand five hundred
dollars or more, The license shall he one
hundred and fifty ($15o) dollars
Second class When tie gross annual
receipts are three thousand dollars or
more. and less than four thousand dol
lars, the licenses hall be one hundre&
and ten t$Iro) dollars
Third class When the gross unnu54
receipts arc: less than three thousand
dollars, the license shall be sevcrtv-fise
(S75) dollars.
Provided further. that for carrying on
the business of refining sugar and mo-
lasses. or either of them. the annual city
license shall be one-ei ghth of one per
cent upon the gross receipts of such bus
mess.
Provided. that for the business of
carrying on, operating or running any
horse or steam or electric railroad or
both, for the transportation Of passen-
gers within the limits of city, there shall
be three grades based on actual gross
receipts as follows, viz:
First class When the annual gross
receipts are twenty-five thousand dol
lars or in excess of that amount. the IL
censes hall be one hundred ($1oo) dol
lars.
Second class. When the annual gross
receipts are less tl1a. twenty-five thous-
and dollars and more than three thous-
and dollars, the license shall be fifty
$500 dollars.
Third class. When the annual gross
accepts are three thousand dollars or
less. the license shall be fifteen ($I5)
dollars
Provided further, that each and ev-
cry company, association. corporation or
firm conducting the business of deben-
ture redemption company, or loan and
investment companies. whether domi-
ciled III or ont of the State but author
lied o do business herein, shall be sub
iect to an annual license based upon the
gross receipts as follows. to-wit:
First class When the gross receipts
are over ten thousand dollars. the IL
cense shall be one hundred ($ioo) dol
lars
Second class. When the gross receipts
are ten thousand do'tars and less, the IL
cense shall be seventv-fve ($75) dollars.
See. II. Be it further enacted. etc.
That for carrying III each business of
gas light, electric light, water works,
shoot the chutes, miniature railroads.
saw mills employing ten CIR more hands,
telegraphing fincluding local and dis
trict telegraph1, telephoning, express
company. cotton compress or glnuerv,
cotton pickery. slaughter house distil-
lery and rectifying alcoholic or malt
liquors, brewing ale, beer, porter or
other malt liquors, manufacturing to-
bacco. cigars or cigarettes, refining ST.
gar or molasses or either of them, man
ufacturing cotton seed oil. oil cake or
cotton seed meal, the license shall be
based on the gross annual receipts of
each person, association of rersons bus
mess firm or corporation engaged in said
business, as follows:
First class. When the said gross an
nual receipts are fifty thousand dollars
or more, the license shall be one hundred
and twenty five fSI251 dollars.
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-tllree dollars and s,senty-fve
cents lse375).
Third class. When the said gross an
nual receipts are twenty-five thousand
dollars or more and less than thirty -sev
en- thousand FIVE hundred dollars, the Ii
cense shall be sixty two dollars and fifty
cents lSoa.so).
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 ESQ., dollars.
Fifth class. When the said gross an
nual receipts are over fifteen thousand
dollars and less than twenty thousand
dollars, the license shall be thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents $3.50.
Sixth class When the said gross an
nual receipts are less than fifteen tfous-
and dollars. the license shall be twenty
($2o) dollars.
Sec H. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That all associations. corporations or
companies chartered or created by the
laws of other states or foreign countries
who NAV engage in their own names or
| in the name of their representatives or
agents in this city in the sale of coal
oil. petroleum, naptha, benzine or other
mineral oils. whether crude or refined,
shall paw as annual license Of FIVE dol
lars for each one thousand dollars of
| such sales.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted. etc.
That all associations, corporations or
companies. doniciled outside of this
State who directly or through an agent
or representatives. deal in fresh meats.
or cured. salted or smoked meats, in this
| city shall nav an annual license of two
dollars for each one thousand dollars of
proceeds from all such business
Sec. II. Be it further enaced ETC.,
/ That the license herein provided for
shall be graded III two classes or so
many thereof as shall be hereinafter in
Dictated as follows:
That for every business of keeping
a theatre. opera house, an1phitheatre.
academy of music. license shall be based
on the quantity of space devoted to spec
tators. to be calculated by the number of