The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-04

cites or associations organized solely for
benevolent and charitable purposes, wheth-
er the same be or be not domciled in this
town.
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE AND EXPRESS.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each
business of telegraphing, telephonfng, ex-
press company or agency, the license shall
be based on the gross annual receipts of
each person, association OF persons, bust
ness. drm or corporation engaged in said
business, as follows:
First class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be $40
Second class-When said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shall be
$40.
Paragraph S.-That for every business
of keeping a theatre, opera house, amphi-
shall be based upon the quantity of space
devoted for spectators, to be calculated
by the number of seats or ordinary space
for seats, as follows
First class-When the number of seats
or spaces exceeds one thousand, the license
shall be $50.
Second class-When the number Of seats
or spaces is less than one thousand, the
license shall be $25.
That no museum, menagerie, circus or
other travelling show shall be permitted
to make exhibitions within this town I'M
less they have first paid a license based
on the number of attaches, whether pro-
prietors, performers or other employees,
as follows:
First cIass-When the number of said
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
be 800.
Second class-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 $25.
That for every business of flying horses
or other legitimate amusement exhibition,
etc, not otherwise provided for, the license
shall be $40.
PEDDLERs AND HAwkERs.
Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
der or hawker shall pay an annual license
graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, $50; when tray
| twohorse vehicle, $500; when travelling
in one-horse vehicle, $75; when travelling
on any kind of water craft, 5000; and
Provided further, that no person shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk or
| clerks of a peddler or hawker, but that he
or they must pay a license in his or their
own name, but that this proviso shall not
| apply to water. craft; and
| Provided further, that all municipal or
executive officers are hereby empowered
| and directed to cause all peddlers or
| hawkers 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 or merchandise and turn same over
| to any court of competent jurisdiction,
with due information as to the violation of
! this act.
| Provided further, that said executive
officer shall be entitled to receive as fees
the sum of ten dollars in each and every
case from any peddler or hawker, clerk
! or clerks employed By the said peddler or
| hawker, when peddliDg without a license
| 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.
Provided further, that no license shall
| be issued to any peddler or hawker for
h0r hn full Vnfn fn fln nT1t
year.
| Provided further, that the words ped
| der or hawker'' under the provisions of
| this ordinance shall be neld to include and
/ apply to all. transient merchants and
| ttinerant vendors selling to consumers by
sample or by taking orders, whether for
Immediate or future delivery. The pro-
! visions governing peddlers shall not be
i 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-
| tons.
| sUsTENANCE, REFREsHMENT AND LODGING.
| Paragraph 1O.-That for every business
| of keeping a hotel or boarding house where
| lodging and eating are combined, the Ii
cense shall be based on the number of fur
| nished lodging rooms for guests, as fol-
| lows:
First elass-When said rooms are in
number thirty or more, the license shall
| be $50.
Second class-When said rooms are in
number fifteen more and less than
| thirty, the license shall be 500.
Third class-When said rooms are in
number twelve OF more and less than
] fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
| Fourth class-When said rooms are in
| number nine or more and less than twelve,
| the license shall be $12.
Fifth claSS-When said rooms are in
| nRmber six or more and less than nine
| the license shall be So.
Provided, that boarding houses pay fifty
| (50) 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
dents and employees thereof, shall pay any
! 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.
BARRooAfs, BILLIARD TABLES. ETC.
Paragraph 11.-That for every business
of keeping barroom, cabaret, coffee-house,
cafe, beer saloon, grog shop, beer house,
beer garden, liquor exchange, drinking
saloon or other place where anything to
be drunk or eaten on the premises is sold,
directly or indirectly, the license shall be
based on the annual gross receipts of said
business, as follows:
First class-When receipts are $500 or
| more, the license shall be $1,000.
Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, and less than $780, the
license shall be $3.50.
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $4,000, the license shall be $500.
Provided, no license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable pur-
poses provided, further, that no estab-
lishment selling or giving away other
wise disposing of any spirits, wines, alco-
holic or malt liquors in less quantities
than five gallons shall pay less than $500.
When any kind of business provided for
in this paragraph shall be combined with
any other business provided for herein,
the same classification shall be made as
prescribed in this paragraph but the
price for the licenses shall be equal to the
license requisite for each business sepa-
rately.
That for the business of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon-hole, Jenny Lind, pool or
bagetelle or ten-pin alleys, license of $3.50
for each table or alley shall be paid, in
addition to any other license due by the
establishment in which said tables or al
Ieys may be situated.
Paragraph 12.-That all persons, assocf
alton of persons or business firms and cor
porations engaged in the sale of soda wa
ter, mead CONNECTIONS, cakes etc. exclu-
sively, shall be rated as follows
First cIass-When the gross sales are
$4,000 more, the license shall be SIS.
Second class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000 and more than $4,000, the
license shall be SO.
Third class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000, the license shall be S.
This paragraph shall not apply to places
doing the business herein named where al
coholfc, vinous or malt liquors are sold
Druggists, etc, selling soda water, mead,
etc. shall be required to take out license
under this paragraph.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
Paragraph 13-That for every indiyidu-
al or company carrying on the profession