The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31

! wise provided for, whether such company
4 society, association. corporation, or other
/ organization or firm, or individual, is Io-
| Gated or domiciled here, or operating here
| through a branch department. resident
| board, local office, firm, company, corpo-
| ration or agency of any kind whatsoever
| shall pay d separate and distinct license
on said business for each company repre-
/ scented, and said license shall be based or
| the gross annual amounts OF premiums or
all risks located within the town, as fol-
| lows:
/ First Class-When said premiums are
| SIS, 900 or more, the license shall be $50
Second Class-Wheu said premiums are
less than $4,000, the license shall be So
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, telephoning, eX-
press company or agency. the license snail
1 be based on the gross annual receipts OF
each person, association of persons, bust
ness, firm or corporation engaged in Sald
business, as follows:
i First Class-When said receipts are
] SIS. 600 or more the license shall be $50.
! Second Class-When said receipts are
! less than $15,0oo the license shall be $40
Amusements.
] Paragraph S.-That for every business
] of keeping a theater, opera house, amphl-
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 Class-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 $25.
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 OF
the number of attaches. whether proprle'
tors. performers or other employees, d7
| follows:
First Class-When the number Of said
persons is nifty or more. the license shall
| be $108.
Second Class-When the number of said
persons is twenty-five or more and less
than fifty. the license shall be So.
Third Class-When the number of said
| persons is less than twenty-five, she liz
| cense shall be $25.
That no street fair carnival company
/ or any amusement company shall be per-
/ mitted to make exhibitions within the
/ a license. based on the number OF at
| taches, whether proprietors, performers
/ or other employees. as follows:
| First Class--When the number of said
| persons is fifty or more, the license she'll
be $3.50
| Second Class-When the number of said
| persons is twenty five or more and less
| than fifty, the license shall be $125.
| That no license for street fair carnival
/ company or any amusement company
| shall be issued for longer time than
| thirty days.
| That for every business OF fying-horses
| or other legitimate amusement. exhibit
| ton, etc, not otherwise provided for, the
| license shall be SO.
Pedders and Rawkers.
Paragraph 9-That each and every ped
| dIer or hawker shall pay an annual Ii
| cense graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, $50; when tray
| cling on horseback, see: when travelling in
| two-horse vehicle, S100: when travelling in
one-h horse vehicle, SIS; when travelling ou
any kind of water craft, $500; and
Provided, further, that no person shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk or
clerks of a peddler or hawker, but that he
or they must pay a license in his or their
own name, but that this proviso shall tot
apply to water craft; and
provided, further. that all municipal or
executive officers are hereby empowered
and directed to cause all peddlers or
hawkers to exhibit their licenses, and
the said peddler or hawker failing to ex+
hihit the same, the said officers are di-
reeted and empowered by this ordinance
to seize said stock of merchandise and
turn same over to any court OF compe-
tent 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 peddler or haWller. clerk
or clerks employed by the said peddler
or hawker, when peddling without 4 i
cense in violation of this law; the same
amount of ten dollars to be recorefssl be-
fore any court OF competent jurisdiction
out of the goods so seized.
Provided, further that no license shall
be issued to any peddler or haWkeF fnf
less than the full rate for the current
year
Provided. further, that the words ped
der or hawlSer'' under the provisions of
this ordinance shall be held to include and
apply to all transient merchants and itin-
Grant 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, poul-
try and vegetables. fruits and ice. nor to
persons selling their own work or pro-
auctions
Sustenance, Refreshment and Lodging.
Paragraph 1o-That for every business
of keeping a hotel or boarding house
where lodging and eating are combined
the license shall be based on the num-
Der of furnished lodging rooms for guests
as follows
First Class-When said rooms are in
number thirty or more, the license shall
be $50
Second Class-When said rooms are l.,
number fifteen or more and less than
thirty, the license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said rooms are I'm
number twelve or more and less thaE
fifteen. the license shall be SIS.
Fourth Class-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and less than twelve
the license shall be s12.
Fifth CiasS-When said rooms are in
number nine or more and less than twelve
the license shall be IS.
Provided that boarding houses pay
fifty 500 per cent. of the rates of hotels;