The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-10


society association, corporation, or other
organization or firm, or individual, is To-
Gated or domiciled here, or operating here
through branch department, resident
board. local office, firm, company. corpo-
ration or agency of any kind whatsoever,
shall pay a separate and distinct license
on said business for each company repre-
scented, and said license Shall be based on
the gross annual amounts of premiums on
all risks located within the town, as fol-
lows:
S15.0 900 or more, the license shall be $50.
Second Ciass-Wheu said premiums are
less than $15, 900, the license shall be S15.
Provided. plate glass and steam boiler
inspection insurance shall pay only one
third of the above rates.
Provided. that nothing herein contained
shall apply to any secret or fraternal so
cietieS or associations organized solely
for benevolent and charitable purposes.
whether the same be or be not domiciled
in this town.
Telegraph, Telephone and Express.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on each
business of telegraphing. teiephonIng, ex-
| press company or agency, the license shall
be based on the gross annual receipts OF
| each person, association OF persons, bus1-
ness, firm or corporation engaged in said
| business, as follows:
| First C1ass-When said receipts are
900 or more, the license shall be sz0
Second Class.When said receipts ar are
| less than $4,000, the license shall be SlO
I! Amusements.
Paragraph 8.-That for every business
) of keeping a theater, opera house, amphi-
theater or academy of music, the license
/ 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 CIass-When the number OF seats
/ or spaces exceeds one thousand the IL
/ cense shall be $50
second Class-When the number OF
seats or spaces is less than one thousand
| the license shall be SIS.
That no museum, menagerie; floating
opera. circus or other travelling show shall
/ be permitted to make exhibitions unless
they have first paid a license based o.!
| the number of attaches, whether proprie.
| tors. performers or other employees az
First C1ass-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 SI5
Third CIass-When the number OF said
/ persons is less than twenty-five. The u
/ cense shall be $25.
4 That no street fair carnival company
/ or any amusement company shall be per-
| mitted to make exhibitions within the
| town limits unless they have frst paiC
license, based on the number OF at
| taehes, whether proprietorS, performers
1 or other employees, as follows:
! First Class-When the number OF sale
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
be $50.
second Class When the number OF said
/ persons is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty. the license shall be SIPS
That no license for street fair carnival
4 company or any amusement company
shall be issued for longer time thar
/ thirty days.
That for every business Of hying-horses
or other legitimate amusement. eNhlpl-
/ ton, ETC.. not otherwise provided for, the
license shall be SO
PeddIers and Hawkers.
/ Paragraph 9-That each and every ped
dler or hawker shall pay an annual IL
1 cense graded as follows:
| When travelling on foot. $50; when traV-
/ cling on horseback. $50; when travelling IL
two-horse vehicle, 500; when travelling II
/ one-horse vehicle, SIS; when travelling on
| any kind of water craft, 5000; and
Provided further. that no person shat
/ be allowed to sell goods as the clerk OF
clerks of peddler or haWker, put tha I'm. ne
| or they must pay license in his or tlell
own name, but that this proviso shall ilo'
apply to water craft; and
Provided, further. that all municipal 81
/ executive officers are hereby empowered
/ and directed TO cause all peddfers OF
/ hawkers to exhibit their licenses, ane
! the said peddler or hawker failing to ex-
! hibit the same, the said officers are Oil
rected and empowered by this ordinance
TO seize said stock OF merchandise ano
! turn same over to any court OF compe-
| rent jurisdiction, with due information as
I 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
i case from any peddler or haWker, clerk
or clerks employed by the said peddlei
! or hawker. when. peddIing without !!
cense in violation of this law; the same
| amount of ten dollars to be recorerSfl be
| fore any court OF competent Juflsd1etlef
+ out of the goods so seized.
Provided further, that no license shat
i be issued to any peddieF or haWKef Iei
less than the full rate for the current
1 wear
Provided. further. that the words ped
| der or hawker' under the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be held to include ant
/ apply to all transient merchants and itin-
! Grant vendors selling to consumers by
| sample or by taking orders, whether fol
immediate or future delivery; the pro
! visions governing peddlerS shall not 5t
i construed to apply to persons selling ant
distributing fresh meat, eggs. fish, poul
| try and vegetables, fruits and ice, nor Z
persons selling their own work or pro
| auctions
sustenance, Refreshment and Lodging.
Paragraph 10.-That for every bushes!
of keeping hotel or boarding house
where lodging and eating are combined
| the license shall be based on the mum
Der Of furnished lodging rooms FOR guests
! az follows:
First Class-When said rooms are il
number thirty or more, the license shai
second Class-When said rooms are i,
rumble? fifteen or more and less thai
thirty. the Incense SilalI De 9zO-
Third Class-When said rooms are II
| number twelve or more and less thai
| fifteen. the license shall be SIS.
/ Fourth CIass-When said rooms are II
number nine or more md less than twely,
the license shall be $12.
I Fifth CIass-When said rooms are II
Il number nine or more and less than tWeIV'
the license shall be S.
/ Provided that boarding houses pa,
! fifty (50) per cent. of the rates of hotels
/ and
| Provided that no person who Keeps
4 boarding house in connection with schools
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay an.
license as boarding house keeper. an
/ that no license shall be required when tn
number of said rooms is less than pro
| vided for in class five.
For every business of lodging alone, tn
license shall be estimated on the sam
basis as for hotels and boarding houses
but graduated at one-half the abov
rates.
Barrooms, Billiard Tables, Etc.
Paragraph 11-That for every bushes
| Of keeping a barroom, cabaret, COTE
| house. cafe. beer saloon, grog shop, bee
/ house, beer garden, liquor exchange
drinking saloon or other place where any
! thing to be drunk or eaten on the prem
ises is sold directly or indirectly. the II
/ Cense shan be based on the annual gros
i receipts of said business, as follows:
First-C IasS-When receipts are Si,5O
or more. the license shall be $1,000.