The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-01-07
PROCEEDINGS OF
The TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.

| to order by Mayor Charles Maurin. Pres
| ent: James Won Lotten and Frank Milano,
First ward: d. Israel, Jr., Second ward
j.. E. Blum and w. D. Park, Third ward
Absent: 4. H. Hanson, Second ward.
The following license ordinance for the
year 1911 was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
TO levy, collect and enforce payment OF an
annual town license tax in the town
of DOnaldsonvile upon all persons
association of persons and corpora
lions pursuing any trade, prof asslon,
vocation, calling or business, except
those who are expressly exempt from
such tax by the state constitution.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the town
council Of the town OF Donaldsonv1lle,
| That there is hereby levied an annual
town license tax for said town for the
year 1911 and each subsequent year upon
each person, association of persons ana
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business in SAD
town of DonaIdsonviLle, except those VINO
are expressly exempt from such tax by
the State constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained. That
on the second day OF January, 1911, ana
each subsequent year, the tax collector
shall begin to collect and shall collect as
fast as possible from each OF ths per-
| sons, association of persons and corpora
tons pursuing in the year 1911 and each
| subsequent year, within said town, any
trade, profession, vocation calling Or busl-
ness, q license tax as hereinafter grad
uated All licenses shall be due and col
IGctlDle on or before the tenth OF JdHu-
aryi 1911, and each subsequent year, and
all unpaid licenses shall become deIIn-
quent on that date. and all persons, etc,
who commence business after that date
shall become delinquent unless the Ii
cense is paid within ten days.
Manufacturers.
Paragraph That for carrying on
each business of manufacturing not ex-
pressly exempted by the constitution, the
license shall be based on gross annual
receipts OF such business, as follows:
First CIass-When said receipts are
159 900 or more, the license ;4 shall be $50 80
$40, 900 or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
$50, 900 or more and less than $40, 600, the
license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
t25, 0Gg or more and less than $50,
The license shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
ess than $25, 600, the license shall be SIS.
Provided, that nothing herein shall be
construed to apply. to the business OF
grinding meal, ginning cotton or making
fugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business OF
carrying on bank, banking company, as
aociation, corporation or agency, the IL
tense shall be based on the declared or
Nominal capital and surplus, whether sad
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
In the town or elsewhere, as follows:
surplus is 100000 or more, the license
shall be $3.50.
Second CIass-When said capital and
taIrplus is $50, 900 or more and less than
t100 00o, the license shall be $75
Third Class-When said capital and
turplus is less than $4,000, the license
ihall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
tiurplus as provided in this paragraph shall
lle ascertainea and based UPON the an
nual statement made in pursuance of
Wxisting laws.
tTactorage, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton fac
forage and comm .ssion business, sugar
Iactorage, grain and produce commission
houses, or any other factorage Or coInfn1S-
i,ion business, brokerage in money, stocks,
bonds, real estate, produce, sugar cotton
.,r any other brokerage business. whether
buying or selling for actual spot or future
delivery, where the intention of the par
ties is to make an honest and bona 6de
delivery, the license shall be based on
Z
+ urge On s4lesss u IItrellStsss. ~ follows:
/ First Cass When the gross annual
commissions exceed $1,000, the license
| shall be $50.
Second Class-When the gross annual
! commissions are $4,000 or less, the Ii
/ tense shall be S25.
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
| Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
| mercantile business, whether as principal
lgenf on commission, ny due3oil, Aepl
| renting foreign merchants or otnefWlse
llhe license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows:
| First Class-When gross sales are S5Vo,
| 200 or more, the license ShaI be SI9e.
Second Class-When gross sales are
| s250.0G0 or more and less than S500,oOo
the license shall be 300
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than S250,000, the license shall be sou.
No person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbrozen package or bar
eel only, or to dealers for resale, II they
1eli in less quantities. than original ana
unbroken packages. Or barrels, they shal
be considered retail dealers and pay IL
cense as such:
Paragraph 5.-Ihat for every business
of selling at retail whether as principal
agent or on commission, or otherWlse, the
| license shall be based on the gross an
nuaI amount of sales. as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $500
900 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second CIass-N hen gross safes are
2tuV,oo0 OF NOR anu "iAoei T-'0'0V'' ZIG
TThi1.a CIassNzyyben gross sales are
SEQ 900 or more and under SlOO 900, the
license shall be S35
Fourth Class--When gross sales are
ROE ma IN, more lnd under $50 900 the Ii