The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY PARISH OF ASCENSION
REGULAR MEETING.

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| 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 an
annual license tax in the PARISH OF
Ascension upon all persons, assocla-
ton of persons and corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, except those VINO
are expressly exempt from such tax
by the state constitution.
| Setcion l. Be it ordained by the po1ce
| jury of the parish of Ascension, That
| there is hereby levied an annual parish
| license tax for said parish for the
each person, association Of persons and
| corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion. vocation, calling or business IN saia
| parish of Ascension, except those W nc,
| are expressly exempt from such tax py
| the State constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, That
| on the second day of January, 1871. 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 eac il
subsequent year. within said parish, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or puSi-
ness. a license tax as hereinafter graz
| uated. All licenses shall be due ana col
| lectibe on or before the tenth OF Janu-
airy, 1911, and each subsequent year, anu
all unpaid licenses shall become delln-
quent on that date, and all persons etc,
who commence business after that GATE
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
| $50. 600 or more, the license shall be S35.
Second Class-When said receipts are
| $40 600 or more and less than 5000 the
license shall be $50.
$50 coo or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
| $25, 600 or more and less than S5V, 0oo,
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
| less than SIS, 600, the license shall be SO.
Provided, that nothing herein snail pc
| 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.-Tllat for each business OF
carrying on a bank, banking company, as
ISOLATION, corporation or agency, the II
cense shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus, whether said
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
in the parish or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said capital and
surplus is 100000 or more, the incense
shall be $50.
surplus is $50. 600 or more and less than
100000, the license shall be $l5
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 snail
be ascertained and based upon the an.
nual statement made in pursuance OF
existing laws.
Factorage, Commission and Brokerage.
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 comm1s-
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 noe
delivery, the license shall be based on
the gross annual commissions and brok-
erage on sales and purchases, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annual
commissions exceed $4,000, the license
Second class-When the gross annual
commissions are $1,000 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 CIass-When gross sales are $780,,
O00 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When gross sales are
$3.50 600 or more and less than $500,O00,
the license shall be $100.~a
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $250,000, 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. II they
sell in less quantities. than original ana
h.lI.
be considered retail dealers and pay IL
Paragraph 5.-That for every business
of selling at retail, whether as principal,
agent or on commission, OF otherwise, the
license shall be based on the gross an
nual amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $200,-
600 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When gross sales are
$1o0, 900 or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $f5.
Third Class-When gross sales are
$50, 900 or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $35.
Fourth Class-When gross sales are
S25 900 or more and under $4,000, the Ii
eense shall be $40.
Fifth Class--When gross sales are 500
900 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be $15
Sixth CIass-When gross sales are $15,-
900 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be SO.
Seventh Class When gross sales are
S1U,UUU more anu uDUGE 910tuUU, TIC IL
cense shall be IS.
Eighth Class-Wlen gross sales are un-
der SO 900, the license shall be SIS.
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 Paragraph II 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 fouHtains or other aerated water |
dealers offer for sale in connection with /
such waters any vinous, spurious or als |
coholic liquors. such drug stores soda |
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
quired to take out a 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 |
corporation or other organization or firm |
or Individual doing and conducting an in
suranee 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 I
doTniciIed here or operating here through I
a branch department, resident board To- /
cal office firm COMPANY. CORPORA fiOn or