The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-12-12
or spaces exceeds one thousand, the license

Second class-When the number Of seats
or spaces Is less than one thousand, the
license shall be S25.
That no museum, menagerte, floating
opera, circus OF other travelling show shall
be permitted to make exhibitions within
tn s parish unless they have hrst paid a
| license based on the number OF attaches,
whether proprfetors, performers or otnef
employees, as follows
First class-When the number of said
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
Second cIass-When the number Of said
| persons is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty, the license shall be SIS.
Third class-When the number Of said
persons is less than twenty-five, the license
shall be $50.
| s That for every business of flying horses
or other legitimate amusement exhibition,
etc, not otherwise provided for. the license
PEDpLERs AND HAwKERs.
Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
der or haWker shall pay an annual license
When travelling on foot, $50: when trav-
cling on horseback, $60i when travelling
| in tWo-h0rse vehicle, $100; when travelling
on any kind of water craft, $500: and
Provided, further, that no person shall
| clerks of a peddIer or hawker but that he
or they must pay license in his or their
| own name, but that this proviso shall not
| apply to water craft; and
/ executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peddiers or
| hawzers TO exhibit their licenses, and the
| said peddler or hawker falling to exhibit
| the same, the said officers are directed and
| empowered by this ordinance to seize said
stock Of merchandise and turn same over
| 20 any court of competent Jurisdiction,
| with due Information as to the violation OF
! this act.
| Provided, further, that said executive
| officer shall be entitled 10 receive as fees
t=fbe SDul of +pu n
| case from any peddler or hawker clerk
or clerks employed by the aid peddler or
howker, when peddling without license
1 in violation of this law; the same amount
| Of ten dollars to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction out OF the
| goods so seized
be issued to any peddler or haWker for
less than the full rate for the current
| year.
| Provided further, that the words "ped-
| this ordinance shall be held to Include and
| apply to all transient merchants and
| ftinerant vendors selling. to consumers by
| sample or by taking orders whether for
/ immediate or future delivery. The pro
visions governing peddIers shall not be
| construed to apply to persons selling and
| distributing fresh meat, eggs, fish, poultry
and vegetables, fruits and ice, nor to per
| sons selling their own work or produc-
| lions.
| sUsTENANcE. REFREsHMENr AND LODGING.
| Paragraph 10.-That for every business
of keeping hotel or boarding house where
| lodging and eating are combined, the II
! cense shall be based on the number of fur
/ nished lodging room for guests as fol
| lows;
First class-When said rooms are in
number thirty or more, the license shall
Second elass-When said rooms are, in
number fifteen OF more and less than
| thirty, the license shall be $40.
Third class-When said rooms are in
/ or
| fifteen, the license shall be $15.
Fourth class-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and les than twelve,
the license shall be $12.
Fifth class-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and less than twelve
| the license shall be So
Provided. that boarding houses pay fifty
| 600 per cent. of the rates OF hotels; and
! Provided, that no person who keeps a
| boarding house IN connection with schools
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
| license as boarding house keeper, and that
no license shall be required when the num-
Der of said rooms is less than provided for
| in class five.
For every business of lodging alone, the
/ license shall be estimated on the same basis
| as for hotels and boarding houses, but
| graduated at one-half the above rates.
RARRooATS, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Paragraph 11.-That for every business
/ of keeping barroOm, cabaret, coffee house,
cafe beer, saloon, grog shop, beer house
I
saloon or other place where anything to be
| drunk or eateu on the premises is sold
directly or indirectly, the license shall be
| based on the annual gross receipts of said
First elass-Nhen receipts are $500 or
more, the license shall be $1,000
Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, and less than $1,000. the
| license shall be $3.50.
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $4,000 the license shall be $780,
/ license
selling refreshments for charitable pur-
| poses; provided further, that no establish
Inent selling or giving away or otherwise
| disposing of any spirits, Wines alcoholic or
malt liquors in less quantities than five
gallons shall pay less than $500
Provided further, that any person or firm
coffee house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex
/ change, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
house or beer garden, and desiring a license
to conduct such business in any locality
the issuance to him of any license, shall
! address sworn petition to the police
| Jury IN which he shall state the loca-
| ton of the place or places, the street and
the number in which it is intended that
| such establishment shall be conducted; the
name and place of residence of the person
or persons applying for the license, or if
the applicant is a firm or corporation, the
style of he firm or the name of the corpora
ton and the names and places Of residence
of the individual members of the firm or
the officers and stockholders of said cor
p0ration, as the case may be, and shall
contain allegations that said person or
persons Or officers or stockholders in said
corporation are citizens of the state Of
Louisiana, law-abiding and of good moral
character, and thar such persons, firm or
corporation, or any member, officer or
stakeholder thereof, is not disqualified un-
der the provisions of the license law of the
state of Louisiana, regulating and affecting
the sale of intoxicating liquors. from en-
gaging in said business This petition
10 thn uff5 4f
two reputable citizens, donfciled in the
parish of Ascension. vouching for the
truth OF all the allegations contained III
applicants petition, as hereinabove speci-
setting forth the name of the applicant,
the place where he intends to locate his
establishment, shall be published during ten
days in a daily newspaper published In the
| parish of Ascension, or if there be no
daily newspaper published in the parish Of
Ascen sion,. in that case said notice
shall be published three times IN weekly
newspaper published in the parish of AS
cension; after said publication and upon
due proof thereof the. police jury shall
proceed to pass upon said application The
ordinance of the police Jury granting an
piicants such permission shall be applicants
warrant for obtaining d license after pay
ing for the license according to the classi-
feation contained in this ordinance. If
however. an opposition is filed to an APP
plicant's petition, the police jury shall
| hear the parties contradfctorily and IN a
summary manner, and with as little delay
as possible and dispose of the matter &C
cordingiy.
Provided further, That no privilege for the
opening of any barroom, cabaret, coffee
drinking saloon, gfog 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