The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-10
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persons Is nifty or more, the license shan
= Second class-when the number Of said
persons is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty, the license shall be SIS.
Third elass-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. tne license
PEDDLERs AND HAwKRRs.
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. $50: when travelling
in two-horse vehicle, 500; when travelling
in one-horSe vehicle, S15; when travelling
on any kind of water craft. $500; and
Provided, further, that no person shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk or
clerks of peddler or hawker, but that he
or they must pay license in his or their
own name, but that this proyiso shall not
apply to water craft; ana
Provided further, that all municipal or
executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause ali peddlers or
hawkers to exhibit their licenses, and the
said peddler or hawker failing to exhibit
the same, the said officers are directed and
empowered by this ordinance to seize said
stock of 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 entitlg9To receive as fees
the sum of ten GollaSs4n each and every
case from any peddtegSof hawker clerk
howker, when peddline without license
in violation of this lasFs 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
less than the full rate for the current
year.
Provided further, that the words ped
dler or haWkers under the provisions of
this ordinance shall be held to include and
apply to all transient merchants and
itinerant vendors selling to consumers by
sample or by taking orders. whether for
immediate or future delivery. The, pro-
visions governing peddlers 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-
tions.
sUsTENANeE, REFRESHMENT4 AND LODGING.
Paragraph 10.-That for every business
of keeping a hotel or boarding house where
cense shall be based on the number of fur
nished lodging room for guests as fol
First class-when said rooms are in
number thirty or more, the license shall
second cIass-When said rooms are in
number fifteen or more and less than
thirty, the license shall be $50.
Third cIass-When said rooms are in
number twelve or more and less than
fifteen, the license snail be S15.
Fourth class-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and les than twelve,
the license shall be So.
Fifth class-WIen said rooms are in
number nine or more and less than twelve,
the license shall be So.
Provided, that boarding houses pay fifty
800 per cent. of the rates of hotels; and
Provided, that no person who keeps q
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.
RARRooMs, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Paragraph 11.-That for every business
of keeping barroon, cabaret, coffee 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 elass-When receipts are $1,000 or
more, the license shall be $1,000.
Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than 1880, the
| license shall be $3.50.
Third elass--When said receipts are less
| than $4,000, the license shall be $500,
Provided, no license shall be charged f0f
selling refreshments for charitable pur-
poses provided further, that no establish
lnent selling or giving away. or otherwise
/ disposing of any spirits, wines, alcoholic OF
malt liquors in less quantities than Ave
gallons, shall pay less than $500.
Provided further, that any person or firm
desiring to conduct barrooTn cabaret
/ coffee house. cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex
1 change drinking saloon, grog shop. beel
house or beer garden, and desiring license
| to conduct such business in any locality
Il within the town OF Donaldsonville, prior tic
the issuance to him of any license, shall
/ address a sworn petition to the town
/ council in which he snail state the loca.
the number in which it is intended that
4 such establishment shall be conducted the
name and place of residence of the person
/ or persons applying for the license. or i
i the applicant is firm or corporation, this
4 style Of he firm or the name of the corpora
i ton and the names and places OF residence
4 of the individual members Of the firm OF
i the officers and stockholders OF said cor
! poration. as the case may be, and shat
i contain allegations that said person OF
i persons or officers or stockholders in saic
4 Louisiana faw-ahiding and of good mora
/ character, and that such persons, firm OF
corporation, or any member, otflcer o.
stockholders thereof, Is not disqualified I'M
/ der the provisions Of the license law of tht
/ state of Louisiana. regulating and affecting
the sale of intoxicating liquors, from en-
/ gaging in said business. This petition
| must be accompanied by the affidavit Of
| two reputable citizens domieiled in thu
| town of DoDaldsonVilIe. v6uching for ths
| truth of ali the allegations contained il
applicants petition, as hereinahove speei
/ fed Notice of the fling Of this petition
setting forth the name of the applicant
I the place where he intends to locate hi!
i establishment, shall be published during ter
days In daily newspaper published in th'
1 town of DpnalasoBvifIe. or II there be M
DonalasonyiIie. in that case said noticl
shall be published three times in a weekly
4 newspaper published Ia the town of Donald
sonrflle: after said publication, aud upoI
due proof thereof the town council shaf
proceed to pass upon said application Th'