The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-01-21
THE NEW LICENSE LAW.

The following is the license law,
as adopted by the Legislature at
its last sitting, and about which
50 much has been said and asked
The definition placed upon a ped
dler or hawker in that act, seems
to be the point Of objection; it
rohibiting any species of solicit
ing trade, without the solicitors
first having taken out the license
required, just as though he were
actually offering the articles for
sale-further than this, it will be
seen that it prohibits receiving or
ders in the same way, whether
they be solicited or not, in the
use Of the word ''taking" So
many people have asked about
the new law, that we thought it
we'll to PIT lish it. We are in no
manner qualified to say what it
means; we hear it about that this
means one thing and that another;
but on this branch Of the issue, we
would prefer that the law speak
for itseis-it is amply capable of
doing SO, in that its terms are
rarely specific, SO far as this para
graph is concerned. The law fol-
lows here:
AN ACT.
70 amend and Fe-enact Section II of
Act No. 1O3, approved july 10.
1908, entitled "An act to amend
and re-enact Section Nos. II and
Il OF Act No. III of 1898, entitled
an act to levy, collect and enforce
payment OF an annual license tax
upon all persons, association of !
persons, or business firms and cor
porations pursuing any trade, pro-
tesslon, vocation, calling or bust |
ness, except those who are express |
~ excepted from ,uch license tax
by Article 229 Of the Constitution.
and prescribing the mode and |
method in which certain persons |
subject to license shall make re-
port Of their business"
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Loulsian, That Section Il of Act No.
lO3 OF the General Assembly Of the
State OF Louisiana, approved july
10Th, 1900, entitled IAN act to amend
and re-enact Sections Nc. 10. u and
a OF Act No. III of 1898, entitled AN
act to levy, collect and enfore paw
nent OF an annual license tax upon all
association of persons. or
business firms and corporations pur-
'uing any trade, profession, vocation,
'alllng or business, except those who
IRE expressly excepted from such Ii
ense tax by Article 229 of the Con-
and prescribing the mode
lno method IN which certain persons
uO]ect TO license shall make report
u their buslness,'' be amended and +!
e-enacted SO as to read as follows:
Sec. l.. Be it further enacted. etc |:
nat the license herein provided for
hall be graded in thirteen classes. or
Q many thereof as shall be herein
fter indicated, as follows: s
That for every business of keepinp
theatre, opera house, amphitheatre. t
of music, license shall he
ased upon the quantity Of space de- I
oeeo 10 spectators, be calculated by
le number OF seats or ordinary space
n seats as follows:
First Class-When the number OF +
Eats or spaces are one thousand or t
ore, the license shall be four humid d
d dollars, 800.
second Class-When the number of
aus or spaces are seven hundred and 8
W or more, and less than one thous-
10 the license shall be three hundred q
,llars, $500.
Ihlrd Class-When the number of
ats or spaces are FIVE hundred or s
ore, and less than seven hundred b
ID ffty, the license shall be two
,ndred and fifty dollars, $3.50. Ii.
Fourth Class-When the said num- /;
r 81 seats is Less than Eve hundred