The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-10
Ordinance No. IS.

To levy, collect and enforce the payment OF an
annual town license tax in the town Of Winn-
and corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vacations, calling or business, except
those who are expressly exempt from such
tax by the State constitution.
SECTION BE il ordaided by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen OF the town Of Winfield
that there is hereby levied an annual town lii
cense tax for said town for the year 1905 and
each subsequent year upon each person. ssso-
citation of persons aud corporations pursuing
any trade, profession, voc.-ticn, calling or bust
ness in said town of WINFIELD. except those
who are expressly exempt from such tax by the
State constitution.
SIC. BE il further ordained. That on the
second day of January, les. and each subse-
quent year. the town tax collector shall begin
to collect and shall collect as fast as possible
from each person, association Of persons and
corporations pursuing in the year 1907 anu
each subsequent year, within said town, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or business.
a town license tar as hereinafter graduated
All town license shall he due and collectable
on or before the tenth day Of January, lSs. and
each SUBSEQUENT year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on that date, and all
persons. etc, who commence business after
that date shall become delinquent unless the
town license is paid within ten days.
MANUFACTURERS.
Paragraph That for carrying on each bust
ness of manufacturing not expressly exempted
BY the constitution, the license shall be bass,d
on gross annual receipts OF such business a.
follows:
First class-when said receipts are So 900 or
more, the license shall be So.
Second class-when said receipts sio.ooo
or mo-e and less than SS,ooo, the license shall
be $1
Third ciass-when said receipts are So coo or
more and less than SO 900, the license shall he
SIS.
Fourth class-when said receipts. are $500
or more and less than sSo.eo. the license shall
be SO
Fifth class-when said receipts are less than
s., eoo, the license shall b. SIS.
Provided nothing herein shall be construed
to apply 10 che business Of grinding meal, gin
ming cotton or making sugar by any farmer or
BANKING HOUSES or AGENCIES.
Paragraph s-That for each business Of car
rying ON = bank, banking company. association,
corporation or agency, the license shall D.,
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 surplus Is
500 900 or more, the license shall be $50
Second ciass-when said capital and surplus
is $4,000 or more and less than $4,000, the IL
Third class-when aaid capital and surplus
is less than $50 60 the license shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and surplus
rs provided in this paragraph shall be asoer-
certained and based upon the annual statement
made in pursuance OF existing laws.
sAcIoRAsK, COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE
Paragraph s.-Thst for carrying on thu bust
ness pursuits known cotton factorage and
commission business. sugar facforage, gain
and produce commission houses, or any other
fActoTage or commission business, brokerage in
money. stocks, bonds. real estate, produce,
sugar, cotton or any other brokerage business,
whether buying or selling. for actual spot or
.uture delivery, where the intention OF the
PARTIES IS to make an honest and bona fde de-
livery the license shall be based on the gross
annual commissions aud brokerage on sales
and purchases, IS follows;
First class-when the gross annual commits
sions exceed 5000, the license shall be $50.
Second clasa-When the gross annual com