The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-12-05

Third class-Whsn the number of said
persons Is less than twenty-five, the license
shall be $50.
or other legitimate amusement, exhibition,
etc, not otherwise provided for me incense
shall be $40.
PEDDLEEs AND HAWKERs.
Paragraph 9.-That each and every ped
der or haWker shall pay an annual license
graded as follows:
When travelling foot, $50 when traY-
cling on horseback $50; when travelling
in two-horse vehicle, $500; when travelling
in one-horse vehicle, $40; when trayeilns
any kind Of water craft. $40; ana
Provided, further, that no person snail
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk OF
CLERKS of peddler or hawker, but that he
or they must pay a license in his or their
own name, but rhat this proyiso shah not
apply to water craft; and
Provided, further that all parochial or
executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peddIers or
hawkers TO exhibit their licenses, and the
said pedder or hawker failing to exhibit
the same. the said officers are directed anG
| 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 entitled to receive as fees
| the sum Of ten dollars in each and every
| case from any peddier or haWker, clerk
/
| hoWl5er, when peddIing without 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 peddier or haWker for
! less than the full rate for the current
| year.
Provided further. that the words ped
der or hawker' under the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be held to include and
1 amply 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 produe
| items.
! SI5SrENANCE REFRESHNIENT 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 class-When said rooms are in
number fifteen or more and less than
thirty the license shall be 500.
Third cIass-When said rooms are il.
number twelve or more and less than
fifteen. the license shall be SIS.
|
number nine or more and les than twelve,
the license shall be $12.
Fifth class-When said rooms are il
number nine or more and less than twelve:
the license shall be SIS.
Provided that boarding houses pay fifty
(5o} per cent. Of the rates of hotels; anG
Provided that no person who keeps 8
boarding house in connection with schools
81 colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay any
license as boarding house keeper, and thai
no license shall be required when the mum
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.
RARRO0AIS, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Paragraph 11.-[fhat for every business
of keeping a barrodan, 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 OF
more, the license shall be $1,000
Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $500, 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 fol
selling refreshments for charitable pur
poses provided further, that no establish
ment selling or giving away or otherwise
disposing OF any spirits, wines alcoholic o.
malt liquors in less quantities than five
gallons, shall pay less than $500
Provided further that any person or firm
desfriTfgsEtaa harroem, cabaret
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
within the parish of Ascension, prior tc
the issuance to him of any license, shall
address q sworn petition Ito the police
jury in which he shall state the lcca-
the number in which it is intended thai
such establishments shall be conducted; the
name and place Of residence Of the person
or persons applying for the license, or II
the applicant is a firm or corporation, this
style of he firm or the name of the corpora
ton and the names and places OF residence
| Of the individual members of tie firm Oh
the officers and stockholders of said cor
| poratiOn, as the case may be- and shall
contain allegations that said person OF
persons or officers or stockholders III said
| corporation are citizens of the state OF
| Louisiana, iawabiding and of good moral
character and that such persons, firm OIL
corporation, or any member, officer OF
/ stakeholder thereof. is net disqualified I'M
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
must be accompanied by the affidavit OF
| two reputable citizens, d0miciled in the
parish Of Ascension, vouching for the
truth of all the allegations contained in
| applicants petition, as hereinaboye speci-
fed. Notice of the filing of this petition,
setting forth the name Of the applicant,
| the place where he intends to locate his
establishment snail be published during ten
| Gays III daily newspaper published in the
/ PARISH OF Ascension, or If there be no
daily newspaper published in the parish of
5.Aseen sion. in that case said notice
| shall be published three times in a weekly
| newspaper published in the parish of As
| censlon; 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 ap-
piicants such permission shall be applicants
! warrant Tor obtaining a license after pay
lilg for tire license according to the CLASH
ieation contained in this ordinance Ii.
| however, an opposition is fled to an ap-
| plicant's petition the notice jury shall
| hear the parties contradictofily and in a
summary manner, and with as little delay
| rs possible and dispose OF the matter ac-
Provided further. mat b3ffse@ JifFy
shall not grant any privilege for the open
cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange. drinking
II saloon, grog shop, beer house or beer
II garden. except upon the written consent OF
II majority of the bona fGe property
n owners, or their agents. within three hun
cred feet moving along the street front Of
The proposed location of such barFoon
cabaret, coffee house. cafe. beer saloon
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog shop,
II beer house or beer garden provided, that
i the police jury shall have power and
Il authority to refuse to grant any such
II privilege even when accompanied by the
/ written consent Of the property owners or
4 their agents Aforesaid, whenever the jury
Il shall deem such refusal advisable
The police jury shall revoke any preyi-
\ iege on the petition of a like number of
2ersons, any prior. privilege to the CONTRARY