The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-28

benevolent and charitable purposes, wheth
Ell the same be or be not domiciIed in this
town.
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE AND EXPRESS.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each
business Of telegrapning, telephoning, ex-
press company OF agency, the license shai!
oe based on the gross annual receipts OF
each person, association Of persons. pusl-
ness, nrm or corporation engaged IN said |
business, as follows:
First class-When said receipts are |
Geo or more, the license shall be $20. |
Second class-When said receipts are |
less than $4,000, the license shall be |
SO.
Paragraph S.-That for every business
of keeping q theatre, opera house, amphi |
theatre academy of music, the license
devoted for spectators, 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 elass-When the number of seats
or spaces is less than one thousand the
license shall be $50,
THAT no museum, menagerie, circus or
other travelling show shah be permitted
to make exhibitions within this town IN.
less they have first paid license based
on the number of attaches. whether pro-
prtetors. performers or other employees,
as follows
First class-when the number of said
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
Second cIass-When the number of said
persons is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty, the license shall be SO.
Third class-When the number of said
persons is less than twenty-five, the license
shall be $25.
That for every business of flying horses
or other legitimate amusement, exhibition,
etc, not otherwise provided for, the license
! shall be SO.
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs
| Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
dler or hawker shall pay an annual license
When travelling on foot, $50; when trav-
| cling on horseback, $50; when travelling In
tvo-horse vehicle, $100; when travelling
! in one-horse vehicle, SO; when travelling
| on any kind of water craft, $500; and
Provided further, that no person shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk or
clerks of peddler or hawker, but that he
Of they must pay a license in his or their
/ own name, but that this proYiso shall not
/ apply to water craft: and
| Provided further, that all municipal or
/ executive officers are hereby empowered
| and directed to cause all peddlers or
| hawkers to exhibit their licenses, and the
| said peddler or hawker falling to exhibit
| the same, the said officers are directed and
| empowered by this ordinance to seize said
| stock or merchandise and turn same over
| to any court of competent 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 fen dollars in each and every
case from any peddler or hawker, clerk
or clerks employed by the said peddler or
hawker, when peddling without q 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 than the full rate for the current
1 year.
Provided further, that the words ped
dler or haNker' under the provisions of
this ordinance shall be held to include and
apply to all transient merchants and
sample or by taking orders, whether for
immediate or future delivery. The pro-
visions governing peddlers shall not be
construed to apply to persons selling and
distributing fresh meat, eggs, fish, poultry
| ard vegetables, fruits and ice, nor to per-
sons selling their own work or Produe-
| lions.
sUsTENANCE. REFREsHMENT AND LODGING.
Paragraph 1o.-That for every business
Of keeping hotel or boarding house where
| lodging and eating are combined, the IL
@cerse shall be based on the number of fur
nished lodging rooms for guests, as fol-
: FIRST class-When said rooms are in
number thirty or more, the license shall
be $50
Second cass-When said rooms are. in
number fifteen or more and less than
thirty, the license shall be 500
Third class-When said rooms are in
number twelve more and less than
fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
Fourth cass-When said rooms are in
Number nine or more and less than twelve
The license shall be $12.
Fifth class--When said rooms are in
number six or more and less than nine
the license shall be S..
Provided, that boarding houses pay fifty
(50) per cent of the rates of hotels; and
Provided, that no person who keeps q
boarding house in connection with schools
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay any
license as boarding house keeper, and that
, no license shall be required when the mum
Der of said rooms is less than provided fol
in class FIVE.
For every business of lodging alone, the
license shall be estimated on the same
! | basis as for hotels and boarding houses
: but graduated at one-half the above rates
BARRooAIs, BILLIARD TABLES. ETC.
Paragraph 11-That for every business
of keeping a barroom, cabaret, coffee-house
cafe, beer saloon, grog shop, beer house
! beer garden, liquor exchange, drinking
saloon or other place where anything tc
be drunk or eaten on the premises is sold
directly or Indirectly, the license shall be
based on the annual gross receipts of said
, | business, as follows:
First class-When receipts are $500 OF
more the license shall be $1,000.
, Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, and less than $1,000, the
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $4,000, the license shall be $500.
Provided no license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable puT
poses :; provided, further that no estab
lishInent selling or giving away or other
wise diSposing of any spirits, wines, alec
holic or malt liquors in less quantities
than five gallons shall pay less than $500.
When any kind of business provided fol
in this paragraph shall be combined witt
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 tht
: license requisite for each business sepa
That for the business of Keeping billiard
: / tables, pigeon-hole, Jenny Lind, pool o.
bagetele or ten-pin alleys, a license of S2.5t
for each table alley shall be paid, il
addition to any ether license due by tht
Z establishment in which said tables or al
, IeyS may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONNECTIONS, ETC.
: Paragraph 12.-That all persons, associ
alton of persons or business firms and cor
poratfons engaged in the sale of soda wa
ter mead eonfections, cakes, etc, eXciu
= sively shall be rated as follows:
: First class-When the gross sales ar
! $4,000 or more, the license shall be SIS.
Second class-When the gross sales ar
less than $4,000 and more than $4,000, thu
license shall be $40.
Third class-When the gross sales ar
> less than $4,000, the license shall be So.
This paragraph shall not apply to place.
| doing the business herein named where al
: cohoIie vinous or malt liquors are sold.
: Druggists, etc. selling soda water, mead
: etc. shall be required to take out lieens
: | under this paragraph
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION
Paragraph 13.-That for every individu
!, al or company carrying on the profession
J | or business agency for steamboats,. dray
Y Ting, trucking. keeping cabs, carriages
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