The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-13
Proceedings of the Police Jury
Continued from Fourth Page.
Second class-Wben said receipts are less
than SIS, 600, the license shall be $40.

keeping !. theatre. opera house, amphi-thearte
or academy of music, the license shall De based
upon tho quantity of space devoted for speeta-5
tors, to be calculated by the number of seats
or ordinary space for Seats as follows:
First class-When the number OF seats or
spaces exceeds one thousand, the license shall
be $50,
Second class-When the number of seats or
spaces is less than one thousand, the Icehse
shall be $25.
That no museum, managerie, circus or other
travelling show shall be permitted to make
exhibitions within this parish unless they nave
first paid a license based on the NUMBER OF
attaches, whether proprietors, performers Or
other employers. as follows:
is fifty or more. the license shall be $780,
Second ciass-When the number OF 4 san
persons is TWENTY-FIVE or an more ana less shah
Third ciass@When the number of said per-
sons is less than twenty-five, the license shall |
be $25.
PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs.
Paragraph 9.-That each and every peddleror |
hawker shall pay an annual license graded as |
follows:
When travelling on foot, $50; when travelling
on horseback, $50; when travelling in two horse
vehicle, 500; when travelling IN one morse
vehicle, SIS; when travelling on any kind OF
water craft, $500; and
allowed to sell goods as the clerk OF clerks OF
peddler or hawktr but that he or they must
pay license in his or their own name. put |
that this proviso shall not apply to water
Provided further that all parochialor munic..
ipal executive officers are hereby empoWegIea
and directed to cause all pedulers or haWkers
to exhibit their state licenses, ana the saia
peddler or hawker failing to exhibit the same,
the said officers are directed ana empoWereia py
this ordinance to seize said stock or merchan-
disc and turn same over to any court OF COM
petent jurisdiction, with due information as
to the violation of this act.
Provided further, that said executive officer
shall be entitled to receive as fees the sum OF
ten dollars in each and every case from any
neddler or hawker, clerk or clerks employed
by the said peddler or hawker, when peddllng
without license IN violation of this law; the
same amount of ten dollars TO be recovered
before any court OF competent jurisdiction out
of the goods SO seized
Provided further, that no license shall +. be
issued to any peddler or hawker for less fhan
the full rate for the current year.
sUsrENANcE, REFREsHMENT AND LODGING.
Paragraph 1O-That for every business OF
keeping hotel or boarding house where lodg-
ing and eating are comblned ~ the license Sc shan
be based on the number OF furnished lodging
rooms for guests, as follows:
First class-When said rooms a re IN number
thirty or more, the license shall be $50.
Second class-When said rooms are in num-
license shall be SIG.
Third class When the rooms are in number
twelve or more andless than fifteen, the license
Fourth class-When sad rooms are in num-
Der nine or more and less than twelve, the
license shall be Sl2.
Fifth class-When said rooms are in number
six or more and less than nine, the license shall
be S.. -. ~.
(5O) per cent. of the rates of hotels and
Provided. that no person who keeps board
ing house in connection with schools or colleges
for the accommodation of students and. en-
ployees thereof, shall ray any license as board
ing house keeper, and that no license shall be
required when the number of SAID rooms is less
than provided for in class i've.
For every business of lodging alone, the
| license shall be estimated on the same basis
as for hotels and boa riding houses, but gradu-
ated at one-half the above rates.
BARRooMs, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Paragraph 1l.-That for every business OF
keeping barroom, cabaret, cotfee-honse, cafe.
beer saloon gr9g snopi peer mouse peer gar gar
place where anything to be drunk or eaten on
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 or
more, the license shall be $1,000.
Second class-When said receipts are 5000
or more and less than $500, the license shall be
$3.50.
Third class-When said receipts are less than
5000, the license shall be $500.
Provided, no license shall be charged for
selling refreshments for bic purposes
provided further, that no esta blishment sell
| ing or giving away or otherwise disposIng OF
any spirits, wines, alcoholic malt liquors in
| less quantities than five gallons shall pay less
| than $780,
| When any kind of business provided for in
| this paragraph shall be combined with any
| other business provided for herein. the same
! classification shall De 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 i've
and eleven.
Mr.. Klos moved, and was seconded by Mr.. Sc
vario, that the minimum liquor license be fixed
| at $500,
| Mr. Goette moved that the minimum be fixed
| at $3.50. h. motion was seconded by Mr. rmi-
/ 6age, and when put to vote, resulted as fol-
| lows Yeas-Goetts, Armitage-2 ays-neuss.
| tergeTon. sneault, klos, Sevario-5.
Roll call on Mr. Klos' motion resulted as fol.
| lows Yeas-Renss, Bergeron, Esneault, Klos,
sevario-5 Nays-Goette, Armitage-2.
SODA WATER, CONNECTIONS, ETC.
| Paragraph 12.-That all 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
1 as follows:
/ FIRST class-When the gross sales are $1,000 or
| more, the license shall be SIS.
\ Second class-When the gross sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $1,000 the license
/ shall be $40.
Third ciass-When the gross sales are less
/ than $1,000, the license shall be S..
4 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 the professional or bust
ness agency for steamboats,, draying. trucking,
| keeping cabs, carriages, hacks or horses to
(! hire, undertakers, carriers iessees of toll
! bridges and ferries, master builders. steVedores
| bill posters and tackers, contractors and me-
| chanies who employ assistance, the license
shall be graduated into three classes as follows
First cla> s-When the gross annual receipts
| are 5000 or more, the license shall be $40.
| Second class-When said receipts are $1,000
| or more and less than $1,000, the Incense shall
| be $1o
Third class-When said receipts are less than
| $1,000, the license shall be S..
That every individual or individuals carrying
on the business 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-
yided, 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
$1oo.
1 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 a separate license required
| for each kind OF business.
1 Section 4.-That the annual receipts. capital,
| sales and premiums in this ordinance referred
to basis OF license, are those for the year
for heir estimation shall be prma faeie those
of the preceding year, it the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties or by
/ parties to whom they claim to be successors
| If the firm company be new, the amount OF
gross sales for the first two months shall be
considered the basis, and six times that amount