The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-03
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.

A4aS 4OliOW1nS incense OTuiIldI1Ce IOI lilS
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 ana corpora
lions pursuing any trade, profession.
vocation, calling or business, except
those who are expressly exempt from
SUCH tax by the state constitution.
Section l. Be it ordained by the town
council Of the town of Donaldsonytlle,
Ihat there is hereby levied an annual
town license tax for said town for the
year 1871 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 Donaldsonville, 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
fast as possible from each OF the per-
sons, association of persons and corpora
lions pursuing in the year 1911 and each
subsequent year. within said town, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
ness, q 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 delin-
quent on that date. and all persons, etc,
who commence business after that date
shall become delinquent unless the Ii
NNAA5S - pSAl0 NIlIl1ti ISll delS
Manufacturers.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on
each business of manufacturing not eX-
pressly exempted by the constitution, the
Incense shall be based on gross annual
First Class-When said receipts are
$50. 600 or more, the license shall be $50
Second C1ass-When said receipts are
$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 $4,000, the
license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
S25, 600 or more and less than $50, 900,
the license shall be $50.
less than $25 900, the license shall be S15.
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 IL
cense shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus, whether sald
capital IS owned or in use, or on deposit
Ia the town or elsewhere. as follows
First Class--When said capital ana
surplus is 100000 or more, the license
Shall be $3.50
Second Class When said capital and
surplus is $50 900 or more and less than
500 000 the license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When said capital and
surplus Is less than $4,000, the incense
shall be S5e
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus as provided in this paragraph shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
nua1 statement made in pursuance OF
existing laws.
Factoraae, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3.--That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton rae
forage and commission business, sugar
faetorage. grain and produce commission
houses or any other faetoFage or commits
sion business. brokerage in money, stocks,
bonds, real estate, produce, sugar, colton
or any other brek erage business, Whelher
buying or selling for actual spot or future
delivery, where the intention Of the par
ties is to make an honest and bona hde
delivery, the license shall be based on
the gross annual commissions and brok-
eFage on sales and purchases, as IoAoWS;
First Class-When the gross annual
commissions exceed $1,000, the license
Second Class-when the gross annual
commissions are $1,000 or less, the IL
cense shall be SIS.
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 0therWlse
the license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows
First Class-Nhen gross sales are $780,
600 or more the license shall be $3.50
Second Class-When gross sales are
the license shall be 500,
Third Class-When gross safes are less
than $3.50 900, the license snal pc S9O.
10 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 ana
.lillgroken packages. or barrels, they Shall
be considered retail dealers ana pay u
cense as such. 1890.
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 S29O'-
of0 or more. the license shall be Sl50
second Class-When gross sales are
100000 or more ana unaef Szoo,VVV' lile
Thira CsIass-When gross sales are
$50 GOO or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $50.
Fourth Ciass-When gross sales are
SCI. 900 or more and under $4,000, the IL
cense shall be s20. 800
Fifth ClaSs--When gross sales are Szo,-
600 or more ana uIleef 9zo'ooV' lhe lieSAt9S
sil sixth h CIass-when gross sales are $15,-
ono or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be $40.
SO 600 or more AND under $4,000, the IL
cense shall be S..
Eighth Class-When gross sales are un-
dar S10 900 the license shall be SO.
provided. that if any distilled, vinous,
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 i've gallons, the incense
for such additional business shaH be as
provided for in Paragraph Il OF TINS ofol-
ance. provided further. that no incense
shall issue to sell liquors in less qaanU-
ties than I'VE gallons for less than S9uo,
Provided. further, that if drug, stores,
soda fountains or other aerated wafer
dealers offer for sale in connection Win
such waters any vinous, spurious or al
coho1fc LIQUORS. such drug stores; SOFA
water fountains or dealers shan PC re-,
Gnired 10 take out a license as retali
IiaIor dealers. as provided in Paragraph
II of this ordinance,
Insurance..
Para graph 6-That each and every in
suranee company. society, association
corpora ton or other organization or firm,
or individual doing and conducting an IN
snranee business of any kind life, fire,
marine, river, accident or other, Ia this
& town. whether said company, society, as
ISOLATION corporation, or other organlza-
81 ton or firm or individual, is located or
domfciled here or operating here Through
a branch department, resident board, 10
cal Office firm, company, corporation, or
agency of any kind whatsoever, shall pay
a separate and distinct license on said
business for each company represented