The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-12-05

/ Iector shall begin to collect and shall col
| Iect as fast as possible from each OF the
persons, association of persons and corpora
] lions pursuing In the year l9e9 ana each
| SUBSEQUENT year, within said parish any
/ trade, profession, vocation, Gaining OF eusl
| ness, parish license tax as hereinafter
/ graduated All parish licenses shall be due
1 End eoIIectibIe on or before the tenth OF
l January 1909, and each subsequent year,
and ali unpaid licenses shall become de4ln-
quent on that date, and all persons, etc,
/ who commence business after that date
| shall become delinquent unless the parish
license is paid within ten days
MANUFACTURERS.
/ Paragraph 1-That for carrying on each
| business Of manufacturing NOT expressly
exempted by the constitution, the License
shall be based on gross annual feceipts
First class-When said areceipts are
/ $40. 900 or more the license shall be $50.
i Second cass--When said receipts are
/ 100000 or more and less than $4,000, the
| license shall be $50.
/ Third cIass-When said receipts are
| $4,000 or more and less than S4o,oO9, the
/ Fourth class8When said receipts are
| $50. 600 or more and less than S30,G0o, the
! license shall be $50.
Fifth class-ANhen said receipts are less
| than S25. 900, the license shall be SO.
/ Provided, nothing herein shall be con
strued to apply to the business OF gFlnd-
ing meal, ginning cotton or making sugar,
| by any farmer or planter.
BANKING HOUSES OR AGENCIES,
Paragraph 2.--That for each business 81
| carrying on bank, banking company,
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 parish or elsewhere, as follows:
/ First class-When said capital ana SUI,
plus is 100000 or more, the license shall
" second class-When said capital and
| surplus is $4,000 or more and less than
4 $10u,000, the license shall be So
Third class-When said capital ana
surplus is less than $4,000, the license
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus as provided in this paragraph snail
be ascertained and based upon the annual
statement made in pursuance OF existing
FAcToRAGE, COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE.
Paragraph 3.--That for carrying on 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 pusl-
ness, brokerage in money, STOCKS pohas,
| READ estate produce, sugar, cotton or any
other brokerage business, whether buying
| or selling for actual spot or future delig-
| 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
nuaI 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
commissions are $1,000 or less, the license
shall be $25.
! SELLING AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
mercantile business. whether as principal,
agent on commission, by auction, repre-
seHting foreign merchants OF otherwise,
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 $1oo.
Second class-When gross sales axe
$250.000 or more and less than Sooo,oGo,
the license shall be 500.
Third class-When gross sales are less
than $250,000, the license shall be 500
No person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbroken package or bar
rel only, or to dealers for resale. II they
sell in less quantities than original anG
unbroken packages, or barrels they. shall
be considered retail dealers and pay license
as such.
of selling at retail, whether as principal
agent or on commission, or otherwise, the
license shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sales, as follows: 500
First class-When gross sales are S200,-
| geo or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second class-When gross sales are
100000 or more and under 100000,
the license shall be SO.
Third class-When gross sales are 500
600 or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $35
Fourth class-When gross sales are 500
600 or more and under $4,000, the IL
| cense shall be $50.
Fifth class-When gross sales are $40
600 or more and under $25,000 the Ii
Sixth class-When gross sales are $15.-
600 or more and under $4,000, the
license shall be SO.
/ Seventh ciass-When gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under $4,000, the
| license shall be So.
Eighth class-When gross sales are I'M
der $4,000, the license shall be So.
| yinDuS.
malt or other kind of mixed liquors be
sold in connection with the business oI
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
81 qualities than five gallons, the license for
such additional business shall be as pro
Hsyided for in Paragraph IL of this ordi-
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantities
than five gallons for less than $500.
Provided, further, that if drug stores,
dealers offer for sale in connection with
such waters any vinous, spurious OF alco-
holic liquors, such drug stores soda
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
CURED to take out a license as retail liquor
dealers, as provided In Paragraph IL OF
this ordinance.
INSURANCE
Paragraph 6.-That each and every in
surance company, society, association, cor
poration or other organization or firm, or
individual, doing and conducting an insur-
ance business of any kind, life. fire, ma
rine river, accident or other, in this parish.
| whether said company, society, association,
| corporation, or other organization or firm,
| or individual, is located or domiciled here
or operating here through a branch de
partment, resident board. local office, firm,
| company, corporation. or agency OF any
/ kind whatsoever, shall pay separate and
| distinct license on said business for each
| company represented, and said license shai.
be$b9sed on the gross annual amount OF
pfemiums on all risks located within the
Flown, as follows:
I First class-When said premiums are
| 500 coo or more the license shall be SO
/ Second class-When said premiums are
/ less than $4,000 or more and less than
| S20,OG0, the license shall be $50
/ Third class--When said premiums are
| less than $fo.00o, the license shall be SO.
That each and every fire, marine and
| river insurance guarantee, surety or in
| corporation or ether organization or firm,
| or Individual, doing or conducting IRE.
| marine or river guarantee. surety or in
| demnity business of any kind in this parish
or any other insurance net otherwise pro-
| yided for whether such company, society {
association, corporation. or other organizaA
| tion or firm, or individual, is located Of
domiciled here, operating here through
| a branch department, resident board, SloeaS
Office, firm, company, corporation or agency
OF any kind whatsoever, shall pay sep4
/ rate and distinct license on said bnsiness
| for each company represented, and saistl
/ license shall be based on the gross annual
| amounts of premiums on all risks locate6ii
| within the town, as follows:
| First class-When said premiums a bel
| $4,000 or more, the license shall be $50.
/ Second cIass-When said premiums aHei
| less thanN $15,9g0 the license shall be $1a