The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Sept. II, 1905.

Donaldsonville, La, Sept. u, 1906
The police jury of Ascension parish met this
day in regular session, at the courthouse, and
was called to order at 1910 p. m. PRESENT.
B. Reuss. president. first ward; George Berge
ron, second ward ;Sidonius Goette, third ward
Albert Esneault, fourth ward; L. W. Armit-
age. fifth ward; j. e. Klos, sixth ward: n.
G. Sevario, seventh ward; r. Prosper Landry
clerk. Absent. 7. King eighth ward.
The following ordinance was read and
adopted by sections:
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect and enforce payment of an
annual parish license tax in the parish OF
| Ascension upon all persons, association OF
persons and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust.
ness, except those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constitution.
Section 1.-Be it ordained by the police jury
of the parish of Ascension. That there is hereby
levied an annual parish license tax for SAID
parish for the year 1907 and each subsequent
i year upon each person. association of persons
and corporations pursuing any trade, pro-
fesslon. vocation, calling or business IN SAID
4 parish of Ascension, except those who are ex-
| pressly exempt from such tax by the state
constitution.
Section BE it further ordained, That on
1 the second day of January. 1907 and each sub
seQuent year. the parish tax collector shall
begin to collect and shall collect as fast as pos
sible from each of the persons, association of
persons and corporations pursuing in the year
1897 and each subsequent year, within said
parish, any trade profession, vocation, calling
or business a parish license tax as hereinafter
graduated. Ali parish licenses shall be due
and collectab1e on or before the first day of
March, 1907. and each subsequent year, and all
unpaid licenses shall become delinquent on
that date. and all persons, ETC., who commence
business after that date shall become delin-
quent unless the parish license is paid within
| ten days.
MANUFACTURERS.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each bus
mess of manufacturing not expressly exempted
| by the constitution, the license shall be based
| on gross annual receipts of such business as
follows:
First class-When said receipts are $4,000 or
more, the license shall be $35.
| Second class-Mhen said receipts are $4n QUO
| or more and less than S50o00, the license shall
| be $50.
/ Third elass-When said receipts are $4,000 or
be- SIS. anu less 'nan st0'000' inc 1l'sAs' snail
Fourth class-When said receipts are $4,000
or more and less than $4,000, the license shall
| be $40.
/ Fifth class-When said receipts are less than
| SIS 600, the license shall be $15.
| Provided. nothing herein shall be construed
| to apply to the business of grinding meal, GIN
ming cotton or making sugar by any farmer or
4 planter.
BANKING HOUSES OR AGENCIES.
| Paragraph 2.-That for each business of carry
| ing bank, banking company, association,
corporation or agency, the license shall be
| based on the declared or nominal capital and
| surplus, whether said capital is owned or in
follows:
/ First class-When said capital and surplus is
4 500, 600 or more, the license shall be $780,
| Second class-When said capital and surplus
kis s5oot0 or more and less than 100000, the
| license shall be SIS.
Third class-When said capital and surplus is
less than $4,000, the license shall be $50.
| The declared or nominal capital and surplus
! as provided in this paragraph shall be aseer-
tanned and based upon the annual statement
| made in pursuance of existing laws.
| FAcToRAGE. COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE.
| Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on the bnsi-
| ness pursuits known as cotton factorage and
commission business, sugar factorage. grain
and produce commission houses, or any other
factorage or commission business brokerage in
| money, stocks bonds real estate produce,
sugar, cotton or any other brokerage business,
whether buying OF, selling, for actual spot or
future delivery, where the intention of the
parties is to make an honest and bona ide de-
| livery, the license shall be based on the gross
annual commissions and brokerage on sales
and purchases, as follows:
First cIass-When the gross annual commits
sions exceed S. 900, the license shall be $50.
Second class-When the gross annual COM
missions are 5000 or less the license shall
be s25..
SELLING AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Paragraph THAT for every wholesale mer-
camille business, whether as principal, agent
on commission, by auction, representing for
eign merchants or otherwise, the license shall
be based on the gross annual amount of sales,
as follows:
more the license shall be $3.50.
Second class-When gross sales are S250,000 or
more and less than $4,000, the license shall
be $780,
Third ciass-When gross sales are less than
$250,0fO, the license shall be $50.
No person or persons shall be deemed whole
sale dealers unless he or they sell by the origi.
nal or nnbrcken package or barrel only, or to
dealers for resale II they sell in less quantities
than original and uDbroken packages, or
barrels, they shall be considered retail dealers
and pay license as such.
Paragraph 5.-That for every business of SELL
ing at retail, whether as principal, agent or on
commission. otherwise, the license shall be
based on the gross annual amount OF sales, as
follows:
FIRST cIass-When gross sales are 100000 or |
more, the license shall be $l50.
Second class-When gross sales are St00, 900 or |
more and under 100000, the license shall be
SIS.
Third class--When gross sales are $50, 600 or |
more and under 100000, the license shall be |
more and under s50,00O the license shall be $40.
Fifth class-When gross sales are $4,000 or |
more and under $25, 900, the license shall be s15
So - s--os F,''e'o' - 4NeoNNsS sii'iA -
Seventh class-When gross sales are $4,000 |
or more and under $4,000, the license shall |
be 49,
Eighth class-When gross sales are under
$4,000, the license shall be SIS.
Provided, that if any distilled, vinous, malt I
or other kind of mixed liquors be sold in con-
nection with the business of retail merchant,
grocer, restaurant oyster house, confectionery
the license for such additional business shall /
be as provided, for in paragraph II OF this
ordinance; provided further, that no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons for less than $500.
Provided, further. that if drug stores, soda I
fountains or other aerated water dealers offer
for sale in connection with such waters any
vinous, spurious or alcoholic liquors, such /
drug stores, soda water fountains or dealers
shall be required to take out license as retail
liquor dealers, as provided in paragraph Ii of
this ordinance.
Provided, that farmers or planters having
stores situated on their plantations or farms
and selling or advancing supplies to their en-
pIoyees exclusively, shall not be cassed as |
merchants nor shall they be required to take
out license under this paragra phi but they will |
be subject to license as retail liquor dealers,
as herein provided if they sell any vinous |
spurious alcoholic liquors.
INSURANCE.
Paragraph 6.-That each and every insurance
company, society, ASSOCIATION, corporation or
other organization or firm or Individual. doing
and conducting an insurance business of any
kind, life, fire, marine, river accident or
other, in this parish whether said company
society, association, corporation, or other or
or firm, or individual is located or
domiciied here or operating here through q
branch department. resident board local office,
firm, company, corporation, or agency of any
kind whatsoever, shall pay separate and
distinct license on said business for each com
pany. represented. and said license shall be
based On the gross annual amount of premiums
on all risks located within the parish, as
follows:
First class-When said premiums are $4,000
or more, the license shall be SIS.
Second class-When said premiums are S10-
300 or more and less than $4,000. the license
shall be $780,
Third cass-When said premiums are less
than $4,000, the license shall be SIS.
That each and every fire. marine and river
Insurance guarantee surety or indemnity COM |