The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-04
Proceedings of Town Council.
REGULAR MEETING.
Donaldsonville, La. Aug. q, 1907.

The council met at 8 o'clock p. M. in the
| mayors Office at the powerhouse, with Mayor
| Chas Maurin in the chair and the following
aldermen present. JAS Won Lotten, first
ward NJ Tobias and D. Israel, Jr., second
ward; j. E. Blum and W D. Park. third ward.
| Absent-Wn. Dill, first ward.
Mr.. Won Lotten submitted the following or
| dinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect ana enforce payment of an
annual town license tax in the town
of Donaldsonville upon all persons,
association of persons and corpora
| lions pursuing any trade, procession
| vocation, calling OF business, except
those who are expressly exempt from
such tax by the state constitution.
| Section lie it ordained bys the town
| council OF the town Of DonaidsenViile, Ihat
| there is hereby levied an annual Town II
cense tax for said town for the year 1905
| and each subsequent year upon each per-
| son, association Of persons aud corpora
| ton pursuing any trades procession, Feca-
| ton, calling or business III said town Of
Donaldsonyllie. except those who are eze
pressIy exempt from such tax by the state
| constitution.
Section BE it further ordained, That
| on the second day OF January, 1908, and
each Subsequent year, the town tax col
| Iector shall begin to collect and shall! col
| lect as fast as possible from each OF the
| persons association of persons and corpora
| lions pursuing in the year 1908 and each
| subsequent year, within said town, any
| trade profession vocation, calling or bust
ness, town license tax as hereinafter
graduated All town licenses shall be que
| and collectible on or before the tenth OF
| January 1903, and each subsequent year,
| and all unpaid licenses shall become delln-
| duent on that GATE, and all persons, etc,
| who commence business after that date
] shall become delinquent unless the town
license is paid within ten days.
| MANUFACTURERS.
| Paragraph 1.-That for carrying on each
| business of manufacturing not expressly
| exempted by the cons. 5.lon, the license
/ shall be based on grss& annual receipts
/ of such business as f0l.oaa:
| First ciass-When said receipts are
| S50.G00 or more, the licGase shall be $35.
/ Second class-When said receipts are
| $4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
/ the license shall be $50.
/ Third class-When said receipts are
$50, 600 or more and less than $4,000, the
| license shall be S25.
Fourth class-When said receipts are
| $25.o0 or more and less than $4,000,
/ the license shall be $50.
| Fifth class-When said receipts are less
| than $4,000. the license shall be SIS.
Provided, nothing herein shall be con
strued to apply to the business of grind
| ing meal ginning cotton or making sugar
| by any farmer or planter
/ BANKING HOUSES OR AGENCIES.
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| of carrying on bank banking company,
| association, corporation or agency, the
license shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus whether said
/ capital is owned Or in use, or on deposit
| in the town or elsewhere, as follows
First class-When said capital and sur
plus is 100000 or more, the license shall
| be $50
Second class-When said capital and
surplus is $50. 1000 or more and less than
100000, the license shall be SIS.
/ Third elass-When said capital and
| surplus is less than $4,000, the license
shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
| surplus as provided in this paragraph shall
be asccrtained and based upon the annual
| statement made in pursuance of existing
| laws.
FAcroRAGE, COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE.
| Paragraph 3.-That for carrying the
| business pursuits known as cotton factor
age and commission business, sugar factor
| age. grain and produce commission houses,
or any other factorage or commission bust
| ness, brokerage in money, stocks, bonds,
real estate, produce, sugar, cotton or any
| other brokerage business whether buying
or selling for actual spot or future deliv-
ery where the intention of the parties is
| to make an honest and bona fide delivery,
the license shall be based on the gross an
| nual commissions and brokerage on sales
and purchases, as follows:
First class-When the gross annual com
| missions exceed $1,000, the license shall
| be $50.
! Second class-When the gross annual
! commissions are $4,000 or less, the license
! shall be $50.
SELLING AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Paragraph 4.-That, for every wholesale
| mercantile business, whether as principal,
agent on commission, by auction repre-
| the license shall be based on the gross
| amount of sales, as follows:
First class-When gross sales are $780,
600 or more. the license shall be $3.50.
1 Gn,1 Dl1
! s250.G00 or more and less than S5o0,000
| the license shall be 500.
| Third class-Nhen gross sales are less
than $2500G0 the license shall be $50.
| No person or persons shall be deemed
| wholesale dealers unless he they sell by
| the original or unbroken package or bar
| rel only. or to dealers for resale. If they
| sell in less quantities than original and
| unbroken packages, or barrels they shall
| be considered retail dealers AID pay license
| as such.
Paragraph 5.-That for every business
| of selling at retail, whether as principal,
| agent or on commission. or otherwise, the
| license shall be based On tde gross annual
| amount of sales. IS follows:
First class--When gross sales are $780,,
| 900 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second class-When gross sales are
| S1OO,09 or more and under 100000, the
| license shall be SIS.
Third clasS-When gross sales are $780,
! 00o or more and under 100000, the
| license shall be $50.
Fourth class-When gross sales are S25,-
| 000 or more and under $4,000, the IL
cense shall be&$2o.
Fifth class-When gross sales are $780,
600 or more and under $4,000, the Ii
| cense shall be $15.
Sixth class-When gross sales are SIS
600 or more and under $4,000, the
! license shall be SO.
Seventh class--When gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under $4,000, the
| license shall be SIS.
Eighth class-Nhen gross sales are I'M
der $4,000, the license shall be So.
Provided, that if any distilled, vfnous,
malt or other kind OF mixed liquors be
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
house. confectionery or druggist, in less
quantities than five gallons the license for
such additional business shall be as pro
yided for in Paragraph II Of this ordi-
nance: provided further, that no license
| shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than i've gallons for less than $500
Provided, further. that If drug stores
soda fountains or other aerated water
dealers offer for sale IN connection with
sueh waters any yiaous, spurious or aleo-
none liquors, sGch drug stores. soda
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
CURED TO take out q license as retail liouor
dealers. as provided in Paragraph II of
this ordinance.
INSURANCE.
Paragraph G.-That each and every in
| surance company. society association. cor
poratton or other organization or firm or
individual, doing and conducting an jnsur-
anee4 business of any kind life fire, ma
rine, river, accident other, in this town,
whether said company. society association
corporation. or other organization or firm
or individual, is located or donliciIed here
or operating here through a branch de-
partmSat resident board, loezal office firm
,311 corporation. or agency of any
I II ind NA.tr.,,