The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1906-01-13
ORDINANCE

sons. OF business firms and co.por a.
tons. pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, cSlliny or business in the
town Of -. FranciSvIlle. Louisiana,
except those who are expressly except
ed from such license tax by article 30
LOT the Constitution of the State of
| Louisiana.
Be IL ordained by the Mayor and
BOARD Cf Aldermen OF the town of St
Fra cisvilie, State Of Louisiana, 10
regular session convened GA thls the
! 9TH day OF November 1905.
! Section I. That there Shcrcby levied
J an annual license tax for the wear \.
| u. lSlO, and Tor each subsequent year.
upon each person, t>soCiatiOu OF per
-On~, or business firms Ur corporations.
| pursuing any trade profe s-ion, VoCa-
tion, calling or business Conducted.
pursued, Carried On ur operated with
IN the limits of the town Of 1T. Francis
vile. state OF Louisiana. which NAV
I've subject tu such LICENSE tax under
article s2p IT he Constitution OF the
Safe of Louisiana.
Section =. That on the second day Of
January 1000, and each subsequert
year, the tax solicitor Of the said town
shall begin to collect. and shall collect
as fast as possible from each OF the
persons or business firms, assoc alton
ct persons ana corporations pursuing
within the limits of said town, any
trade. profession. vocation. calling or
business, a license tax as herein pro-
vidcd- All licenses shall be due and
collrctable during the first two months
Of the year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on the FIRST
day OF March of each wear, and all
firms who commence business after tina.
date, shall become delinquent unless
the liceuse IL paid within ten DAYS.
Section ). That the annual muni-
cipal license hereby levied ix declared
10 be the same a.. and 20 Toe graduated
IN accord lance with the Constitution and
laws Of the State of louisiana now in
force, and is hereby declared to bc the
same as To graduation, and in amount
as the license laws Of the State Of Lou
isiana now in force for State purposes
are to he determined in accordance there
with. to-v'it: Act No. III of the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana of
''hc session ot 1858, and the subsequent
acts of the Genera Assembly of Louisi-
ana amendatoTy thereof. 1t il hereby
declared To- be the intention of this body
TO herein levy the same license tax for
municipal purposes, both is to gradu-
alton and amount a. - now imposed
by the General Assembly for State
purposes. to which laws special refer
ence = hereby made as being part
hereof for the purpose aforesaid; pro-
NIded, that tbs restriction shall not
apply To dealers in distilled. alcoholic
and malt liquors, the license for the
carrying On OF which business shall be
a. hereinafter provided in this ordi-
nance.
section :. That the procedureiu the
collection of municipal licenses herein
! levied aud that tn ascertain the amount
| 'ue for same by the tax collector OF the
| town, shall be the same as - now pro-
! vided 10y law for State PURPOSES. and
! particularly in Act No. III of the Gen
eral ssembiy of the State OF Louisi-
ana of the session Of 1898, as amended
by subsequent acts OF the said General
Assembly and at subsequent sessions
and the penalties imposed upon. and
interest and costs to be collected from
deiinq uents are declared TO be the same
and collected IN the same manner As
provided by said Act Of the General
Assembly ,and a. amended by Subss-
luent acts for stare purposes; the said
own to employ such counsel a. they
nay deem necessary to assist ITS tax
c..l=ctor in the collection. of said liz
ceI SEES.
Section ). That for every business
or dealer in distilled. alcoholic or
malt liquors. whether selling by whole
levied, graduated and determined A.
follows, ia this municipality 4.
When the gross annual receipts of
said business are $50, 1OO.OO) Fifty
1 hOus3nd Dollars or more. the license
/ shall be 81, 800. 0Ol One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars.
When the gross annual receipts of
said business are 1857. 900 O0l Thirty
seven Thousand Dollars and less than
| $50, OOO.OO) Fifty Thousand Dollars,
the license shall be Isl. 900. OO) One
Thousand Dollars.
VIII II the gross annual receipts of
said business are CS25, 900 .OO) Twenty
five Thousand Dollars or more. or less
than 1897, oOO.o0j Thirty-seven Thous-
and Dollars. the license shall he
| $500. OOl Eight Hundred Dollars.
When the gross annual receipts of
said business are less than ISIS. 900. OO)
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars. the an
! nual license shall be $4,000 Six
Hundred Dollars
Section o. Be IL further ordained /:
That the annual license tax for muui-
| cipal purposes on the sale of pistols
| and pistol cartridges, and rifles and
| rifle cartridges, blank pistols and
| blank pistol cartridges, hereby levied
| for the carrying on of said business in
| said town, shall be the same as TO
graduation eand amount as now pro-
| vided for State purposes by Act No. 6S
of the regular session of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana OF
the year 1904, which Act is hereby
! specially referred to as part hereof for
the purposes afo. csaid. And the said
mun cipal license lev led in this section
shall be collected by the tax-collector
of the said Town in the Same manner
other license taxes.
Re-