The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-18

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distinct license on said business for each
represented, and said license shall
De based ON the gross annual amount OF
premiums all risks located within the
pa First cIass@When said premiums are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be $75.
Second class-When said premiums are
$4,000 or more and less than $2UU00, |
the license shall be $50.
Third class-Wheu said premiums are
less than $4,000 the license shall be
That each and every fire, marine and
river insurance guarantee, surety or IN
demnity company, society, association,
or other organization or nrm'
or individual, doing or conducting a nre,
marine or river guarantee, surety or IN
demnity business of any kind in this parish.
or any other insurance not otherwise pro-
yided for, whether such company, society,
association, corporation, or other organlZa- J
ton or firm, or individual, is located or /
domciIed here, or operating here through
a branch department, resident boafo, locai
office, firm, company, corporation or agency
of any kind whatsoever, shall pay sepa- |
rate and distinct license on said business |
for each company represented, and said |
license shall be based on the gross annual |
amounts of premiums on all risks located |
within the town, as follows:
First class-When said premiums are |
5000 or more, the license shall be 500
Second c1ass-Wnen said premiums are
less than $4,000, the license shall be $40
Provided, plate glass and steam boiler
inspection insurance shall pay only one
third of above rates.
Provided, that nothing herein contained |
shall apply TO any secret OF fraternal socl-
cites or associations organized solely Tor
benevolent and charitable purposes, wheth-
er the same be or be not domiciled in this
parish.
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE AND EXPRESS.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each
business OF telegraphing, telephoning, eX-
press company or agency, the license snail
be based on the gross annual receipts OF
each person, association of persons, busl,
ness firm or corporation engaged IN said
business as follows:
First class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more. the license SHAH be SZo
Second class-When said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shall be
$40.
ADJUSTMENTS.
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 $50.
That no museum, menagerie, circus OF
| other travelling show shall be permitted
| to make exhibitions within TINS parish un-
less they have first paid a license based
on the number of attaches, whether pro-
prietors, performers or other employees
| as follows:
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
| be 500.
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 $50.
PEDDLERs AND HAwKERs.
Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
dler or hawker shall pay an annual license
graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, 500; when tray
cling on horseback, $50; when travelling i'll
tWo-horse vehicle, 500; when travelling
In one-horse vehicle, SIS; when travelling
on any kind of water craft, $500; and
| Provided further, that no person Shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk OF
clerks of a peddler or haWker, but that ne
or they must pay license in his or their
own name, but that this proEiso shall not
apply to water craft; and
Provided further, that all parochial OF
| executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peddlers OF
| 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 or merchandise and turn same over
to any court of competent jurisdiction
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| this act.
Provided further, that said executive
officer shall be entitled to receive as feef
the sum of ten dollars in each and every
case from any peddler or hawker, clerl
or clerks employed by the said peddler Oh
hawker when peddling 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 thu
goods so seized,
no 10 lF11 hoTYrl ynr fn
J less than the full rate for the curren
year.
| Provided further, that the words "ped
! | dIer or hawkerf under the provisions O
this ordinance shall be neld TO include anC
apply to all transient merchants ant
itinerant vendors selling to consumers b.
sample or by taking orders, whether fol
immediate or future delivery. The pro
| visions governing peddlers shall not b
| construed to apply to persons selling ant
: distributing fresh meat, eggs, fish, poultr!
and vegetables, fruits and ice, nor TO per
sons selling their own work or produc
lions.
sCsTENANcE, REFREsHAENT AND LODGING.
Paragraph 10.-That for every bushes
of keeping a hotel or boarding house wher
lodging and eating are combined, the Ii
eense shall be based on the number of fur
nished lodging rooms for guests, as fol
lows:
5 number thirty or more, the license shall
be $50.
Second cIass-When said rooms are il
5 number fifteen or more and less thai
thirty, the license shall be $40.
Third class-When said rooms are il
| number twelve or more and less thai
fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
] Fourth class-When said rooms are il
e number nine or more and less than twelve
the license shall be $12.
Fifth class-When said rooms are il
e number six or more and less than nine
the license shall be SIS.
: Provided, that boarding houses pay fit
. 500 per cent of the rates of hotels; an
S Provided, that no person who keeps
boarding house in connection with school
: or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay an
e | license as boarding house keeper, and tina
. no license shall be required when the nun
Der of said rooms is less than provided 70
S | in class five.
For every business of lodging alone tn
4 | license shall be estimated on the sam
' basis as for hotels and boarding houses
: but graduated at one-haIf the above rates
V BARRooMS, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
d Paragraph 11-That for every bushes
i of keeping a barroom, cabaret, coffee-houst
e cafe, beer saloon, grog shop, beer house
beer garden, liquor exchange, drinkin
s saloon or other place where anything t
|, be drunk or eaten on the premises is solo
e | directly or indirectly, the license shall b
i based on the annual gross receipts of sal
| business, as follows:
: First class-When receipts are $500 G
more the license shall be $1,000.
e Second class-When said receipts al
e $4,000 or more. and less than $500, tn
license shall be $3.50.
: Third class-When said receipts are les
e than $4,000, the license shall be $500.
Provided no license shall be charge
: for selling refreshments for charitable pul
i poses; provided, further, that no estal
ishment selling or giving away or othel
: wise disposing of any spirits, wines. alec
i holic or malt liquors in less quantftie
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