The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
BARROOMs, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.

Paragraph 11.-That for every business o
keeping barroom, cabaret, coffee house, cafe
beer saloon, grog shop, beer house, beer gar
| place where anything to be drunk or eaten or
the premises is sold, directly or indirectly, the
| license shall be based on the annual gross re-
| ceIpts of said business, as follows:
| First ciass-When said receipts are $500 OF
| more, the license shall be $780,
Second elass-When said receipts are 5000
$50 0l0 al' l'ss ''An e''''' us 1''enso snan DC
Third class-When said receipts are less than
5000, the license shall be $500.
Provided no license shall be charged for
selling refreshments for charitable purposes
| provided, further, that no establishment sell
ing or giving away or otherwise disposing OF
any spirits, wines, alcoholic or malt LIQUORS in
less quantities than five gallons shall pay less
than $500.
When any kind of business provided for in
this paragraph shall be combined with any
other business provided for herein, the same
classification shall be made as prescribed in
this paragraph; but the price for the licenses
shall be equal to the license requisite for each
business separately
That for the business of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon hole, Jenny Lind, pool or baga-
telle or ten-pin alleys, license of $3.50 for each
table or alley shall be paid, in addition to any
other license due by the establishment in
which said tables or alleys may be situated.
Provided, that 10 license shall issue for less
than one year to carry on the business, trades
and occupations mentioned in paragraph five
and eleven.
Mr.. klos moved, and was seconded by Mr. Sc
vafio, that the minimum liquor license be fixed
at $500.
Mr.. Goette moved that the minimum be fixed
at $3.50. The motion was seconded by Mr.. ! rmi-
tage, and when put to vote resulted as fol-
lows: 4eas-Goette, Armitege-2. Nays-keuss
Bergeron. Esneault, klos Sevario-5.
Roll call on Mr. Klos' motion resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas-Reuss, Bergerou Esneault. KOS,
Sevario-5. Nays-Goette, Armitage-2.
SODA WATER, CONNECTIONS. ETC.
Paragraph 12.-That ali persons, association
OF persons or business firms and corporations
engaged in the sale of soda water, mead con-
fections, cakes, etc, exclusively, shall be rated
as follows:
First class-When the gross sales are $4,000 or
more, the license shall be SIS.
Second class-When the gross sales are less
than $1,000 and more than $1,000 the license
shall be $40.
Third elass-When the gross sales are less
than $1,000, the license shall be S.
This paragraph shall not apply to places do
ing the business herein named where alcoholic,
vinous or malt liquors are sold.
Druggists, ETC., selling soda water, mead,
etc., shall be required to take out license
under this paragraph.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION
Paragraph 13-That for every individual or
company carrying on the professional or bust
ness agency for steamboats,, draying, trucking,
sASSRA1A5
hlTe, undertakers, carriers or lessees of toll
bridges and ferries, master builders, stevedores,
bill posters and hackers, contractors and me-
chanics who employ assistance. the license
shall be graduated into three classes, as follows
First class-When the gross annual receipts
are $500 or more, the license shall be $40
Or more and less than $1,000, the license shall
be S1o.
Third class-When said receipts are less than
$1,000, the license shall be S..
That every individual or Individuals carrvine
on the business or profession of attorney at law,
physician, editor, dentist. oculist, photo
herein provided for. shall be graded the same
as above set forth, but the licenses shall be one
half OF those established by this section pro-
Flded, no license shall be issued hereunder for
less than $3.50.
That all travelling vendors of stoves, lightning
rods and clocks, shall pay license annually of
S1oo
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 3-Be it further ordained, etc., That
When any Two or more Kinds of business are |
combined, except as herein expressly provided |
for, there shall be separate license required |
for each kind of business.
Section 4.-That the annual receipts capital |
sales and premiums in this ordinance referred |
TO as basis of license, those for the year I
.or which the license is granted; the standard I
Tor their estimation shall be prima facie those I
Of the preceding year, if the business has been I
previously by the same parties or by I
parties to whom they claim to be successors.
gross sales for the first two months shall be
considered the basis, and six times that amount
shall be,estimatedas theIannual receipts of such
provided, that any person commence
ng business after the first day of July, ped
Hers and retail liquor dealers excepted shall
BAY one-half of the above rates.
Section 5.-Ihat the business OF tie previous
rear, as also the active condition and results of
business of the current year for new firms, as
ocIatlons or corporations, for the purpose of
calculating licenses, shall be ascertained on the
worn statement of the person or persons in
interest," his or their duly authorized agents or
,fHcer, made before the tax collector or his
leputy; provided, that if the tax collector be
lot satisfied with said sworn statement. he
hall traverse same by a rule taken in the
roper court. which rule shall be tried sum-
narily, whether an answer be thereto filed or
lot. On the trial of said rule the books and
written entries and memoranda of said person
Il, persons, firms, companies, corporations, or
,arties, shall be brought into court and sub
ected to the inspection and examination of the
curt, the officer who took the rule and such ex-
,erts as he may employ or the court may APP
loint: provided, that this inspection shall not
e construed as emitting the defendant to in
foduce in evidence said books and documents
ny more than he would have been without
uch inspection provided, also. that the license
hall issue in accordance with the sworn state
aents notwithstanding the prospect or pend
ncy of the rule. and the final rectifeation
49, 49, L. AZ. H.