The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08


OF operating here through q branch de-
psrtment, resident board, local Office, firm,
company, corporation, or agency of any
kind whatsoever, shall pay separate and
distinct license on said business for each
company 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
100000 or more, the license shall be S75.
Second class-When said premiums are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
the license shall be $50.
Third class-When said premiums are
less than $4,000, the license shall be
That each and every FIRE, marine and
river insurance guarantee, surety or in
demnity company, society, association,
corporation, or other organization or frm,
or individual, doing or conducting . nre,
marine or river guarantee, surety or In
demnitg business Of any kind in this parish
Or any other insurance aot otherwise pro-
Tided for, whether such company, society,
association corporation, or other orgAnisa-
ton or firm, or Individual, is located or
domiciled here, or operating here through
branch department, resident board, local
office, firm, company, corporation or agency
OF any kind whatsoever, shall pay q Bepa-
for each company represented, and said
license shall be based on the gross annual
amounts of premiums on all risks located
within the town, as follows:
$4,000 or more, the license shall be sac.
Secona c1ass-Wnen sa1a premiums are
less than $4,000 the license shall be SIS.
Provided. plate glass ana steam boiler
inspection insurance shall pay only one
third Of above rates.
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall apply to any secret or fraternal soci-
cites or associations organized solely for
benevolent and charitable purposes, wheth-
er the same Be or be not aon1iciled In this
parish.
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE AND EXPRESS.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each
business of telegraphtng tslephoRing, ex-
press company or agency, the license shall
be based on the gross annual receipts of
e2ea person, association Of persons busi-
Rsss. hrn or corperatisa saSssed In said
bESEega, az fellows:
$4,000 Or more, the license shall be $40
Second class-WheR said receipts are
less than $16,96e, the heeRss SHALL be
$40.
Paragraph 9.-Thet fer every business
OF keeping q theatre, opera house, anphi-
theatre eF academy of music, the license
devoted for spectators. to be calculated
By the number of Ssats se ordinary space
for seats, as follows:
First clsss-EheR the number of seats
OF spaces excS6ds eHe thousand, the license
shall Be e59.
secoad cl3ss-wRsa the number Of seats
or spaces IL less thaa eae thousand, the
license shall be $50.
other travelling show shall be permitted
70 make exhibitions within this parish I'M
less they have first paid q license based
Oh the aanbsr Of attaches, whether pro-
prletorR, performers sr other employees,
SO follows:
First class-Wbea the number Of said
persons Is fifty sr mere, the license shall
Second claas- ybnn tba n,,uhor ~ soJa
persons Is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty, the license shall be S7a.
Third clasS-WheB the number Of said
persons 10 less than twenty-five, the license
shall be S25.
PEDDLEEs AND HAHkRRs
Paragraph 0.-That each and every ped
dler or hRBker shall pay IA annual license
graded az fellows:
Whsa travelling on feet, s5a; Uhss trav-
cling on horseback, $50; UAea travelling Ia
two horss vehicle, S109; Basa travelling
e seensse yshis!a SO RAsa tFsvsliHg
Provisea AHrthE, that no person shall
be aIlowsa 70 sell goods - the clerk or
CLERKS Of peSdlss er haBker, but that he
or they must pay license Ia hig or their
own name, bat that this proYfso shall not
apply to water craft; ana
Provided further, that all parochfal or
executive ctleers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peSdlsrs sr
said peddler or hawkeT feiliRs to exhibit
the same the said officers ara erected and
empowered By this ordinance to SeiEs said
to any court OF competent jurisdiction,
with due Information as to the violation Of
this act
Proviaes further, that saia executive
the sun Of tea Collars In each ana every
casa from aRy PefdisF or hswkeT. cisrk
or clerks employed by TIE ssIa pe9alep or
haTkeF, whea peedling without 4 license
! ~ viz InrfJ I. Il. -
of ten dollars tie Be recoyereS before any
court Of competent Jurisdiction sat eli the
goods 60 seized
Provides furthss, thss ne license shall
less than tbs fall rate fer the eqFreHt
year.
Prov'des further, that ths worss peg
der or hawker' gaass the pTovisions ef
this ordinances shall be Reid to iRcIRae saa
apply to ell traasiest merchants an6
tiners1t ys4Gors selling to coazeaers By
sample OF by tRAiRg orders, whether for
immediate or fGtGrs delivery. EAe pre-
visions governing pSddleTB shall net be
construed to apply 70 persons selling GnG
distributing fresh meat, esse, aBh, poultry
sne vegetables, fruits aRS ice, Ror ts per
soEs selling their oWA wsrk OF Rreggc-
tIonB.
sUsTRzAScs, RaFRasEMHX7 AEp Lo8aIBe.
Paragraph 10-That fer every business
OF keeping hotel er boarding house where
lodging ans eating are combined. the IL
lows:
First cEass-wAen said rooms are in
number thirtS or Easrs, the liesH1s shall
Second elass-HAsn said rooms are in
number fftseR or more sRa less than
thirty, the license shall be $50.
Third clas8-Whsa sale rooms ere in
number tRslve or more ana less than
fifteen, tbs license shall be SIS.
Fourth claas-Whea said rooms are In
number HiHs OF more and lees than twelve
the license shall be $1A
Fifth cIsBS-WkeR said PaoHa are in
numbsr six or more aza less thzR aine,
the license shall be 60
Provided, that boarding houses pap flfty
l50) per caat Of the rates of hotels snd
boarding house in connections 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 VIXEN thu num-
Der OF said rooms Is less than provided for
in class Ave
For every business Of lodging aloHs, the
license EAhtl be estimated on the same
basis as for hotels ana boarding houses,
but graduated al ens-hElf the above "a ez
BARRooNS, BILLIARD TABLES, FIG
Paragraph 11.-That for every business
of keeping barfoom. cabaret, coRee-house
cafe, beer saloon, sros shop, beer house,
beer garden. liquor exchange, drinking
saloon or other place Hhera anything 10
be drunk or csten on the premises IL sold.
directly or indirectly, tAe license shall be
based on the annual gross receipts of said
business, as follows:
First class-WheH receipts are $500 or |
more the license shall be $1,000.
Second clsss--When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, and less than 1880, the |
license shall be $3.50.
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $1,000, the license shall be $500.
Provided, no license shall be charged