The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-17

ordinance of the town council granting APP
plicants such permission shall be applicants
warrant for obtaining a license after pay
ing for the license according to the classi-
feation contained in this ordinance. If,
however, an opposition is flied to an APP
plicant's petition the town council shall
hear the parties eontradietorily and in a
summary manner, and with as little delay
as possible and dispose OF the matter ac-
cordingly.
Provided further that the town council
shall not grant any privilege for the open
ing of any barro0m, carbaret, coffee house,
cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange drinking
saloon, gr0g shop, beer house or beer
garden, except upon the written consent of
a majority of the bona fde property
owners, or their agents, within three hum
dred feet moving along the street front of
cabaret, coffee house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog shop,
beer house or beer garden; provided that
the town council shall have power and
authority to refuse to grant any such
privilege even when accompanied by the
written consent of the property owners or
their agents aforesaid, whenever the council
shall deem such refusal advisable.
The town council shall revoke any privi-
lege on the petition of a like number of
persons, any prior privilege to the contrary
Notwithstanding. No privilege for the
opening OF any barroom, cabaret, coffee
house, cafe, beer Saeon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer house or
beer garden within three hundred feet of
any church, or of any school where children
are taught shall be granted.
When any kind of business provided for
in this paragraph shall be combined with
any other business provided herein the
same classification shall be made as pre-
scribed in this paragraph; but the price of
the licenses shall be to the license requisite
for each business separately
That for the business of keeping billiard
table pigeon hole, Jenny Lind pool or
bagatelle or ten-pin alleys, license of
30 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.
Thus for every business conducted for
the selling of spirituous vinous or malt
liquors by the wholesale or original pack
ages in quantities of not less than five
gallons, the license shall be based On the
follows:
First elass-When gross annual receipts
are $4,000 or more, $500.
Second cIasS-When gross annual re-
ceipts are less than $4,000, $3.50.
Provided further, when any business has
already retail liquor license of $500, they
shall not be REQUIRED to take this additional
SODA WATER, CONNECTIONS, ETC.
Paragraph 12.-That all persons, assoei-
alton OF persons or business firms ana cor
ter, mead, eonfeetions cakes, ETC., exelu-
sively shall be rated as follows:
First class-When the gross sales are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be SO.
less than $4,000 and more than $4,000 the
license shall be SO.
Third class-Nhen the gross sales are
less than $1,000, the license shall be SIS.
This paragraph shall not apply to places
doing the business herein named where al
cohoiic, vinoas Or malt liquors are sold.
Druggists, etc, selling soda water, mead,
etc, shall be required to take out a license
under this paragraph.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION
Paragraph 13.-Tha1 for every individu-
tfIns
or business agency for steamboats,, dray-
ing, trucking, keeping cabs carriages
hacks or horses to hire, undertakers. car
rfeFs or lessees of toll bridges and ferries
master builders, stevedore, bill posters
and taekers. contractors and mechanics
who employ assistance, the license shall be
graduated fntos54!Fee classes. as follows:
First class-Nhen the gross annual re-
eeipts are $4,000 Or more the license shall
Second class-Nhen said receipts are
license shall be SIC.
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $4,000, the license shall be So
That every individual or individuals car |
rying on the business or profession of at /
torney at law, physician, editor, dentist /
octIilst, photographer jeweleT, and all |
other business not herein provided for |
shall be graded the same as above SET |
forth. but the licenses shall be ene-half of |
those established by this section pro-
ylded, no license shall be issued hereunder
That all travelling vendors OF stoves
lightning RODS and clocks shall nav a IL
cense annually of S1G0.
That for every Individual or company
owning any cart, dray or wagon, or vehi- |
Gle used for public hire for hauling freight /
merchandise or other articles, the license
shall be five teal dollars. The mayor is
authorized and required to purchase a Suf- I
Rclent number of license plates with the |
date of the current year stamped thereon I
and numbered from one upwards, one of T
whleh ne shaiI issue for each such licensed T
vehicle. Any person driving any such yehi-
cies without having first paid the required I
license, nd to whose cart. dray, wagon I
or other vehicle is not attached a license I
piate issued 70 him for the current year
shall be fined not less than i've nor more
than ten dollars. or be imprisoned for a I
period Of six to twelve hours, one or both. +
at the discretion of the mayor
That each and every pawnbroker or
Keeper OF pawn office shall be required TO
pay an annual license of $50
That all travelling vendors of stoves
lightning rods and clocks, or other mer..s
eeh1andise, shall pay license annually of
PISTOLS, sIFIEs AND cARrnIDaEs
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges rifles
or rife cartridges, blank pistols and blank T
pistol cartridges in this town shall pay an I
ated as follows:
First c1ass-When gross sales are s10.-E
oo9 or more, the license shall be $50
second ciaSs--lAlen gross sales are less
than $4,000, the license shall be SIS.
Third class--When- gross sales are nm
der $4,000. the license shall be S25
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a
dealers for resale
Section Be IT ordained, etc. That
every retail dealer in pistols or pistol
cartridges, rifles or rifle cartridges blank
pistols or blank pistol cartridges in this
town. shall pay an annual license tax. on
said business graduated as follows:
First elass--WheR gross sales are $4,000
Dr. more, the license shall be 5000
Second class-Afhe gross sales are less
nan $4,000 ana more than S2500 the
license shall be $50.
Third class-Nhen gross sales are Iessl
-han $500. me license shall be 800
said licenses shall be collected by fhe
sah collector Of the tpBu Of DoHaIdsenyiIge