The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-12-19
II spaces exceeds one thousand, the license

shall be $50.
/ Second class-When the number Of seats
or spaces is less than one thousand, the
license shall be S25.
That no museum, menagerie, floating
/ opera, circus or other travelling show shall
| be permitted to make exhibitions within
tn 5 parish unless they have first paid a
license based on the number of attaches.
4 whether prOprietors, performers or other
! employees, as follows
First class-When the number of said
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
| be S10O
Second class-When the number of said
/ persons is twenty-five or more and less
/ than fifty, the license shall be SIS.
Third class-When the number of said
persons is less than twenty-five, the license
shall be $50.
That for every business of flying horses
| or other legitimate amusement, exhibition,
! ete, net otherwise provided for the license
| shall be SIG.
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs.
/ Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
der or haWker shall pay an annual license
/ graded as follows
When travelling on foot, $50; when tray-
| cling on horseback $50; when travelling
| in two-horse vehicle, $10d; when travelling
| in one-horse vehicle, $50; 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 a peddler or hawker, but that he
or they must pay license in his or their
/ own name but that this proviso shall not
/ apply TO water craft and
Provided, further, that all parochial or
/ executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peddlers OF
/ hdWkers to exhibit their licenses and the
said peddler or haWker failing to exhibit
the same, the said officers are directed and
empowered by this ordinance to seize said
stock Of merchandise and turn same over
70 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 ten collars in each and every
case from any peddler or haWker, clerk
/ or clerks employed by the aid peddler OF
hoWker. when peddling 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 foI
! less than the ful9 rate for the current
| year.
/ Provided further, that the words ped
! dler or hawker' under the provisions OF
! this ordinance shall be held to include and
/ apply to all transient merchants and
| itinerant vendors selling to consumers by
/ sample or by taking orders, whether fol
! 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
| and vegetables, fruits and ice, nor to per.
sons selling their own work or produe-
| lions.
! SUSTENANcE, REFREsHMENT AND LODGING
/ Paragraph 10,--That for every business
/ Of keeping a hotel or boarding house where
| lodging and eating are combined, the IL
cenSe shall be based on the number of fur
niShed lodging room for guests, as fol
! lows:
First class-When said rooms are in
| aum I,a thirty or more, the license shall
Second class When said rooms are il
number fifteen or more and less than
! thirty the licenses shall be $50.
/ Third class-When said rooms are il
number twelve or more and less than
| fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
| Fourth ciass-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and les than twelve,
| the license shall be So
Fifth class-When said rooms are in
| number nine or more and less than twelve,
| the license shall be So.
| Provided, that boarding houses pay fifty
| (oQl per cent. of the rates of hotels; and
| Provided. that no person who keeps a
! boarding house in connection with schools
| or colleges for the accommodation of stu
| dents and employees thereof. shall paw, any
| license as boarding house keeper and that
| no license shall be required when the num-
| Der Of said rooms is less than provided for
| 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.
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 to 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 $1,000 or
more, the license shall be $1,000.
Second class-When said receipts are
or md lass Tl.aT1 +t1a
license shall be 800.
Third class When said receipts are less
than 5000, the license shall be $500.
selling refreshments for charitable pur-
poses; provided further, that no establish
ment selling or giving away OF otherwise
disposing Of any spirits, wines, alcoholic OF
malt liquors in less quantities than five
gallons, shall pay less than $500.
Provided further that any person or firm
desiring TO conduct bafroom, cabaret,
coffee house, cafe, beer saloon. liquor ex-
change, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
house or beer garden, and desiring a license
to conduct such business in any locality
within the parish Of Ascension, prior to
address a sworn petition to the police
Jury IN which he shall state the loca-
ton OF the place or places, the street and
the number IN which 1t is intended that
such establishment shall be conducted the
name and place of residence Of the person
or persons applying for the license, or If
style Of he firm or the name of the corpora
ton and the names and places OF residence
OF the individual members of the firm or
the officers and stockholders of said corr
porati9u, as the case may be, and shall
contain allegations that said person OF
persons Or officers or stockholders in said
corporation are citizens of the state OF
Louisiana, laW-abiding and of good moral
character, and that such persons firm or
corporation, or any member, officer or
stakeholder thereof is not disqualified I'M
der the provisions Of the license law of the |
state OF Louisiana, regulating and affecting |
the sale of intoxicating liquors, from en-
gaging in said business, This petition |
must be accompanied by the affidavit of |
two reputable citizens domiciled in the |
truth Of all the allegations contained in |
applicants petition, as hereinaboye speci- |
fed Notice of the fling of this petition |
setting forth the name of the applicant |
the place where he intends TO locate his |
establishment, snail be published during ten |
parish of Ascension if there be no |
daily newspaper published in the parish of |
ASCENSION. in that case said notice /
shall be published three times in a weekly I
censionf after said publication and upon
due proof thereof the police jury shall [
proceed to pass upon said application. The |
ordinance OF the police jury granting ap-
pilcahts sueh permission shall be applicants
warrant Tor obtaining a license after pay
ing for the license according TO tine caSsi-
heatl6n contained in this ordinance. If /
however, an opposition is fled to an ap-
ptIcauts petition. the police jury shall /
hear the parties cohtfadietorily and in
as possible and dispose OF the matter ac-
coFdiBgiy.
Provided further, That no privilege for the
opening OF any bamoenl, cabaret, coffeS