New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-17

On motion of Mr.. Mestayer, duly
seconded the ordinance below wa:
adopted:
An ordinance to levy annua
license taxes for the year 1911 an,
subsequent years, for the Parish o
Iberia.
Sec. !. Be it ordained by tn,
Police jury of iberia Parish;
That there is hereby levied an
nual license taxes for the yeal
1911 and for each subsequent yeal
until repealed, upon each person
association of persons, or bust
ness firms and corporations pur
suing the following trade. voca
ton, calling in iberia Parish, out
side this corporate limits of New
Iberia. Jeanerette. Dclcambre an,
Loreauvillc.
See. 2. That for every bust
ness Of barroOm, cabaret. coffee
house, cafe. beer saloon. liquor *
change, drinking saloon groC
shop. beer house. beer garden. OF
other place, where anything to h'
drank or eaten on the premise,
is sold directly in the Parish ot
Iberia, outside of the corporate
limits of New Iberia. Jeancrettc
DeIcambre and Loreauvile, ther,
shall be done and there is hereby
levied an annual license of On
Thousand Dollars
Provided that the Tax Collcc
tor of this Parish is hereby al
thorized to issue half year license,
of Five Hundred Dollars.
See. 3. That for every bus
ness of selling at retail, whether
as principal, agent, on commits
sion or otherwise. there is hereb.
levied a license of.
!! lst Class. When gross sales an
1875 900 or more. Twenty-fiv,
Dollars.
% Class. When gross sales are
$4,000, or more and less than
! $25. 900, Twenty Dollars.
Sd Class. When gross sales are
$15. 900, or more, and less thar
$40 900. Fifteen Dollars
4th Glass. When gross sales ar,
less than $4,000, and more than
ISIS. 900. Ten Dollars.
9th Glass. When gross salc'
are $1,000. or less. Five Dollars
Provided, that if any distilled
vinous malt or other kind If nike,
liquors be sold in connection witt
the business of retail mere liant
the license for this additional bus
mess shall be as hereinabove pro
vided under Section 2 of this ord
nance.
See. i. That each and ever,
peddler or hawker shall pay al
annual license graded as follows
LIST Class. When travelling OF
foo;. Fifty Dollars.
"a Class. When travelling 81
horseback, Sixty Dollars.
Sd Glass. When travelling in d
two-horse vehicle, One Hundred
Dollars.
4th Glass. When travelling in g
one-horse vehicle, Seventy-five
Dollars.
5th Glass. When travelling on
any kind of water craft, Two
Hundred Dollars.
See. 5. And be it further or
dained, etc, that on the first day
of January 1911 and each subse-
quent year the Tax Collector shall
begin to collect and shall collect
as fast as possible from each of
the persons or business firms, as
ISOLATION of persons and corpora
tons pursuing within this Parish
any trade, vocation or business, a
license as hereabove provided.
Sec. 6. And be it further or
dained. etc, That all licenses
sha,, be due and collectable dur
ing the first two months of each
year, and all unpaid parish lie
enses shall become delinquent on
March LIST Of each year shall be-
come delinquent ten days there
after. :
Sec. 6. And be it further or
dained etc, That the Tax Collec-
tor shall on March LIST of each
year furnish to the Police Jury
a list of all persons or firms that
are delinquent.
The applications Of De.ahous-
save and Patout of the LIST Ward,
J. j. Olivier of the I'd and B. P.
Olivier of the 9Th Wards to ope-
rate liquor saloons in their respec-
tive wards were granted. Mr..
Clarence Smith was also granted.
upon application. permission to
open two saloons in the 7th ward.
Motion of Mr.. F. Mestayer du-
y seconded and carried, the Pres
dent is hereby authorized at his
earliest convenience to file with
he State Board Of Engineers the
application now in his possession
or Iberia s proportion of the Pub
ic Road Tax lately authorized by
he contitutional amendment
ldopted on the sth day of Novem-
YER.
A communication from Mrs.
J. L. Grant comp.aining of the
abandonment by the Parish Of the
q arpent road was read and or
|ertd laid over for investigation.
J. G.. CURTIS.
Vica. President |