The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-10
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.

emit: James Won Lotten and Frank Nfilano,
First ward: T. Israel Jr Second ward;
j. e. Blum and w. D. Park, Third ward.
Absent: I. II. 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 Donaldsonville upon all persons,
association of persons and corpora
lions pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business, except
those who are expressly exempt from
such tax by the state constitution.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the town
council Of the town of Donaldsonyiile,
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 and
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business in said
town of Donaidsonyiile, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax by
the State constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained That
on the second day of January, 1911, and
each subsequent year, the tax collector
shall begin to collect and shall collect as
last 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 town., any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
ness, a license tax as hereinafter grad
uated. All licenses shall be due and col
lectible on or before the tenth of Janu-
airy, 1911 and each subsequent year, and
all unpaid licenses shall become detin-
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 Class-When said receipts are are
Second Class-When said receipts are
40, 600 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
10000 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be SIS.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
t25, 600 or more and less than 100000,
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
less than $25 900, the license shall be SIS.
Provided, that nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the business of
grinding meal. ginning cotton or making
tugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business of
carrying on bank. banking company, as
fociation, corporation or agency, the IL
ltominal capital and surplus, whether said
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
In the town or elsewhere, as follows
First C1ass-When said capital and
iurplus is 100000 or more, the license
tllalI be $50.
Second Class-When said capital and
turpIuS is $5U,0OO or more ana feSSf thai
l106, 900, the license shall be SIS,
Third Class-When said capital and
surplus is less than $4,000, the license
thaII be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
turplus as provided in this paragraph shall
he ascertained and based upon the an
iiual statement made In pursuance Oh
existing laws.
tFactorage, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton lac
forage and commission business, sugar
iactorage, grain and produce commission
houses or any other factorage or commls-
qiion business, brokerage in money, stocks,
bonds real estate, produce, sugar, cotton
,br any other brokerage business, whether
buying or selling for actual spot or future
delivery. where the intention OF the par
lies Is to make an honest and bona fIde
delivery the license shall be based on
the gross annual commissions and brok-
erage on sales and purchases, as follows;
First Class-zWhen the gross annual
commissions exceed $4,000, the license
Second Class-when the gross annual
commissions are $1,000 or less, the IL
f.ense shall be $25
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
mercantile business. whether as principal,
ilgent on commission, by auction, repre-
llenting foreign merchants or otherwise,
The license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows
First ClaSs-When gross sales are So00t-
200 or more, the license shall be $1oo.
second Ciass-When gross sales are
s25G.0e0 or more and less than S5oV,oOO,
The license shall be 800.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $3.50 900, the license shall be 500,
No person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbroken package or par
rel only, or to dealers for resale II they
sell in less quantities. than original anu
unbroken packages, or barrels, they ShaIi
be considered retail dealers and pay IL
censa 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: ooo
First Class-yVhen gross sales are $5UO,-
400 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
second Class-When gross sales are
S1Oo. 600 or more and under 100000, the
Thir5 CiassN-When gross sales are
$50 900 or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $50.
SIS 600 or more and under $4,000, the IL
eense shall be $40 go
Fifth CIass-When gross safes are 80
900 or more and under $4,000, the license
s'i Sixth Class-When gross sales are $15,-
900 or more and under $4,000, the license
sii seventh Class-when gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under $4,000, the II
rense shall be So
der SO 900. the license shall be So.
provided that if any distilled, vinous
mali or other kind of mixed liquors be
sold in connection with the business oil
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
bonse confectionery or druggist, in less
quantities than Ave gallons, the he, license
for such additional business shall be as
nrovided for in Paragraph II of this ordi-
ance; provided, further, that no license
shall issue to sell liquors in less quantl-
fias than i've gallons for less than $500,
Provided. further, that if drug stores
soda fountains or other aerated water
dealers offer for sale in CONNECTION VIII
coholic LIQUORS. such drug stores; soda
water fountains or dealers SHAH be re-
Gnired to take out a license as retail
Hauor dealers. as provided in Paragraph
II OF this ordinance.
Insurance.
Paragraph 6.-That each and every In
srranee company, society, association
cornoration 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
town, whether said company, society. as
socia ton, corporation, or other organtza-
ton or firm. or Individual, is located OF
domicfied here or operating here through
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