The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-26


to locate his establishment, shall be pub
lished during ten days in a daily news
paper published in the parish of Ascen-
sion, or if there be no daily newspaper
| published in the parish of Ascension
| in that case said notice shall be published
three times in weekly newspaper pub
| lished in the parish of Ascension; after
said publication. and upon due proof
| thereof the police jury shall proceed to
pass upon said application. The ordi-
nance of the police jury granting apkli-
cant such permission shall be applicants
| warrant for obtaining a license after pay
| ing for the license according to the CLASH
f1cation contained in this ordinance. If,
/ however. an opposition is filed to an ap-
/ plicant's petition, the police jury shall
| hear the parties contradictory, and in a
summary manner, and with as little de-
lay as possible and dispose of the mat
ter accordingly.
Provided further that no privilege for
the opening of any barroom, cabaret, cof-
/ fee house, cafe, beer saloon. liquor ex-
| change, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
/ house or beer garden within three hun
! dred feet of any church, or of any school
where children are taught, shall be
| granted.
When any kind of business provided for
| in this paragraph shall be combined
with any other business provided herein,
the same classification shall be made as
prescribed in this paragraph; but the
price OF the licenses shall be to the license
requisite for each business separately.
That for the business of keeping bill
! or bagatelle or ten-pin alleys, a 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 ta-
bies or alleys may be situated.
That for every business conducted for
| the selling of spurious, vinous or malt
| liquors by the wholesale or original pack
ages in quantities of not less than five
gallons, whether as principal agent or on
commission, the license shall be based on
the annual gross receipts of said business,
First Class-When gross annual re-
ceipts are $4,000 or more, $780,
Second Class-When gross annual re-
celpts are less than $50, 900, $3.50.
Soda Water, CONNECTIONS. Etc
Paragraph 12.-That all persons assoc
| citation of persons or business firms and
corporations engaged in the sale of soda
water mead, confections, cakes, etc, ex-
elusively. shall be rated as follows:
First Class-When the gross sales are
SIS, 900 or more, the license shall be SIS.
Second Class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000 and more than So 000
the license shall be $40.
Third Class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000, the license shall be IS,
This paragraph shall not apply to places
doing the business herein named where
alcoholic, 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 lS.-1naI Tor every 1nQiY1d-
ual or company carrying on the profess
sion or business agency for steamboats,
draying, trucking, keeping cabs,l car
rIages, hacks or horses to hire, under
takers, carriers or lessees of toll bridges
and ferries, master builders, stevedore
bill posters and tackers, contractors and
mechanics who employ assistance, the Ii
cense shall be graduated into three
classes, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annual re-
ceipts are $4,000 or more, the license
shall be $40.
Second Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $1,000, the
license shall be SO.
Third Class.Nhen said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shall be SIS.
That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
attorney at law. physician, editor, dent
ist, oculist photographer, ieWeler and
all other business not herein provided for.
shall be graded the same as above set
forth, but the licenses shall be one-ha1f
OF those established by this section; pro-
yided, no license shall be issued hereunder
for less than $3.50.
That all travelling vendors of stoves,
lightning rods and clocks, shall pay Ii
eense annually of 500.
Pistols, Rifles and Cartridges.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, ri
flies or rifle cartridges blank pistols and
blank pistol cartridges shall pay an an
nual license tax on said business, grad |
ated as follows:
First Class--When gross sales are $10,- |
600 or more, the license shall be $50.
Second Class--When gross sales are less /
than $4,000, the license shall be $35.
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a |
wholesale dealer unless he or they sell /
to dealers for resale.
Section g. That every retail dealer in !
pistols or pistol cartridges rifles or rife t
cartridges, blank pistols or blank pistol ,
cartridges shall pay an annual license tax
on said business, graduated as follows:
hon
or more, the license shall be $500.
Second. Class-When gross sales are less
than $1,000 and more than $1,000, the
license shall be $3.50.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $500, the license shall be $780,
Be it further ordained, etc, That who |
pistols, pistol cartridges. rifles or rifle I
cartridges without first obtaining the Ii
cense herein provided for, or without first /
obtaining the license which may be i'm /
posed by this ordinance for the sale of T
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles, rifle car
tridges, blank pistols and blank pistol t
cartridges. shall be guilty of misde-
meanor. and upon conviction shall be fined +
not less than fifty dollars, or imprisoned I
for not more than sixty days, or both, at +
the discretion of the court.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section g. Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That when any two or more kinds of bust
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressly provided for there shall be a
separate license required for each kind
of business. -
Section 4. Be it further ordained etc.
That the annual receipts, capital sales
and premiums in this ordinance referred
to as a basis of license, are those for the
year for which the license is granted; the
standard for their estimation shall be
prIma facie those of the preceding year.
II the business has been conducted pre-
Vlously by the same parties or by parties
to whom they claim to be successors.
If the firm or company be new, the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis and
SIX times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts of such business;
that any person commencing
business after the first day of July (ped-
dlers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
shall pay one-haf Of the above
rates.
Setcion 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the business of the previous year,
as also the active condition and results
Of business of the current year for new
firms, associations or corporations, for
the purpose of calculating licenses, shall
be ascertained on the sworn statement of
the person or persons in interest, his or
their duly authorized agents or officer,
made before the tax collector or his dep
uty; provided, If the tax collector be not
satisfied with said sworn statement, ne
shall traverse same by rule taken in
the proper court, which rule shall be
tried summarize whether an answer be