The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY PARISH OF ASCENSION
REGULAR MEETING.

L. We'll, Fourth ward; L. W. Armftage
Fifth ward; ]. C. Klos. Sixth ward; Orea
Gonzales. Seventh ward; II. A. Webb
Eighth ward.
The following license ordinance for the
year 1911 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment OF ar
annual license tax in the parish OF
Ascension upon all persons, assocfa-
ton of persons and corpora tions pur-
suing any trade profession, vocation
calling or business, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tar
by the state constitution.
Setcion 1. Be it ordained by the police
jury of the parish of Ascension Tha1
there is hereby levied an annual parish
| license tax for said parish for the
year 1911 and each subsequent year upon
each person, association of persons ano
| corporations pursuing any trade, pro1es-
sion, vocation, calling or business in said
parish of Ascension, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by
| the State constitution.
Section ?. 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 the per-
sons, association of persons and corpora
| tons pursuing in the year 1911 and each
| subsequent year, within said parish any
| trade, profession, vocation, calling or busl-
| ness, a license tax as hereinafter grad
! uated. All licenses shall be due and col
| leetible on or before the tenth of Janu-
4 aTyr 1911. ana eacn subsequent year, dIlA
all unpaid licenses shall become delin-
| quent on that date, and all persons, ETC.,
who, commence business after that date
| shall become delinquent unless the IL
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
| $4,000 or more, the license shall be SS5.
| Second Class-When said receipts are
! $40 .0G0 or more and less than $50 009,4the
| license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000, the
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
/ $25, 900 or more and less than $4,000,
| the license shall be 500.
Fifth C1ass-When said receipts are
! less than s25, 900, the license shall be SIS.
! Provided, that nothing herein shall be
| construed to apply to the business OF
! grinding meal, ginning cotton or making
| sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business OF
| carrying on bank, banking company. as
ISOLATION, corporation or agency, the Ii
nominal capital and surplus, whether said
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
in the parish or elsewhere. as follows:
First C1ass-When said capital and
shall be $50.
Second CIass-When said capital and
surplus is $50, 900 or more and less than
500 900, the license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When said capital and
surplus is less than $4,000, the license
shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus as provided in this paragraph shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
nuaI statement made in pursuance OF
existing laws.
E.e+cre.a coron,ieefon and Rrokeraae
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton fac
forage and commission business, sugar
factorage, grain and produce commission
houses, or any other factorage or commits
sion business, brokerage in money, stocks,
bonds, real estate, produce, sugar, cotton
or 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 fde
delivery, the license shall be based on
the gross annual commissions and pfok-
erage on sales and purchases, as follows:
First Class-Wllen the gross annual
commissions exceed $1,000, the license
shall be $50.
commissions are $4,000 or less, the Ii
cense shall be $25-
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
mercantile business, whether as principal,
agent on commission. by auction, repre-
senting foreign merchants or otherwise,
the license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows:
First CldSS-When gross sales are S5O9,-
600 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second CIass-When gross sales are
$250.000 or more and less than $500, 900,
the license shall be 500.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $3.50, 900, the license shall be $50
No person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbroken package or bar
rel only, or TO dealers for resale. If they
sell In less quantities. than original and
unbroken packages, or barrels, they shall
be considered retail dealers and pay IL
censG as such.
Paragraph 5.-That for every business
of selling at retail, whether as principal, |
agent or on commission, or otherwise, the |
license shall be based on the gross an
nuaI amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $780, |
600 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second C1ass-When gross sales are
100000 or more and under $780, O0 the /
license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When gross sales are
$50 900 or more and under 500, 000, the |
license shall be $35.
Fourth Class-When gross sales are
S25, 900 or more and under $4,000, the Ii |
cense shall be $40.
Fifth Ciass-When gross sales are $40,
600 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be SIS.
Sixth Class-When gross sales are $15,- !,
900 or more and under 100000, the license |
shall be $40.
Seventh Class-When gross sales are |
900 or more and under SIS, 000 the Ii |
cense shall be SIS.
Eighth Class-When gross sales are un-l
der So 600, the license shall be So. /
Provided. that if any distilled, Yinous,
malt or other kind of mixed liquors be |
sold in connection with the business of
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
house, confectionery or druggist in less
quantities than five gallons. the license
for such additional business shall be as
provided for in Para graph IL of this ordi-
ance: provided. further, that no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quanti-
ties than five gallons for less than $500.
Provided, further, that if drug stores,
soda fountains or other aerated water
dealers offer for sale in connection with
such waters any vinous, spurious or al +
coholic liquors. such drug stores. soda
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
quired to take out license as retail
liquor dealers. as provided in Paragraph
II of this ordinance.
Insurance.
Paragraph 6.-That each and every in
surance company, society, association |
or other organization or firm
or individual. doing and conducting an in
surance business of any kind life fire |
marine, river, accident or other, in this
parish, whether said company, society. as
ISOLATION corporation. or other organiza-
ton or firm. or Individual is located or
domiciled here, or operating here through |
a branch department. resident board To-
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