The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY PARISH OF ASCENSION
REGULAR MEETING.

Il. w ELL Fourth ward i. w AIInlldSe,
Fifth ward; j. c. kios, Sixth ward; Oreal
Gonzales, Seventh ward; H. 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 who
are expressly exempt from such tax
by the state constitution.
Setcion l. Be it aEdained by the police
jury of the parish of Ascension, That
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 and
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation calling or business in said
parish of Ascension, 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, 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
tions pursuing in the year 1911 and each
subsequent year, within said parish, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
ness u license tax as hereinafter grad
uated. All licenses shah 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 IL
cense IS paid within ten days.
Manufacturers.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on
each business of manufacturing not eN-
prssSly exempted by the constitution, the
license shall be based on gross annual
receipts of such business. as follows:
First Class-When said receipts are
$50 600 or more, the license shall be $35.
Second Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be 800
Third Class-When said receipts are
$50, 600 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be $25.
SIS 600 or more and less than S30000,
the license shall be $50.
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shall be Slo.
Provided, that nothing herein shail De
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 sad
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
in the parish or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said eapltal ana
surplus is 800, 900 or more, the license
shall be $3.50
second Class-when said capital and
surplus is S5U,OUu or more ana less li1ftAi
500 COO the license shall be $15
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
nual statement made in pursuance OF
existing laws.
Factoraqe, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3-That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton fac
forage and commission business, sugaL
factorage, grain and produce commission
houses, or any other factorage or commits
sion business. brokerage in money, stocks,
bonds, real estate. produce, sugar cottolI
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 baseu on
the gross annual commissions ana orok-
erage on sales and purchases, as folloWS;
First Class-When the gross annual
commissions exceed $5,Vu0, the HcShSe
Second Class-When the gross annual
commissions are $4,000 or less, the IL
cense shall be S25.
SELLING at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
mercantile business, whether as principal
agent on commission, by auction, repre-
sentfng foreign merchants or otherwise,
the license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $780,
second CIass-When gross sales are
$3.50 600 or more and less than 100000,
the license shall be 500.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
then $3.50 00O. 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 OF Of par par
sell in less quantities. than original ana
unbroken packages, or barrels, they shali
be considered retail dealers and pay IL
IN Gil
Paragraph 5.-That for every business
Of selling at retail whether as principal
agent or on commission or otherN s lle
license shall be based on the gross an
nuai amount of sales, as foloWS: 49,
First Class-When gross sales are $200,-
900 or more, the license shall pc e,a sloo 10
500 900 or more and under 100000 the
license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When gross SAFES are
$50 600 or more and under SlVu,OVV, the
license shall be $35.
EoIrth CzIass-Nhen gross sales are
s26. 600 or more and under $4,000, the IL
ee Fifth si cass0When gross sales are $50
600 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be SIS.
600 or more and under $4,000, the license
si Seventh Giass-when gross sales arc
SO 600 or more and under S15,OuV, the IL
cense shall be IS.
Fighth Class--When gross sales are I'M
der SO 600 the license shall be So
provided. that if any distilled, vinous
rnaIt or other kind of mixed liquors be
aold In connection with the business OF
retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oyster
house confectionery or druggist, IN less
quantities than Ave 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
rbaII issue to sell liquors in less quanti-
Ties than five gallons for less than 5000.
Provided. further. that If drug stores
soda fouHtains or other aerated water
dealers offer for sale in connection with
such waters any yinous, spurious or al
coholic LIQUORS such drug stores. soda
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
ouired TO take OUT q license as retail
liouor dealers as provided IN Paragraph
III Of this ordinance.
Insurance.
PARA arraph 6-That each and every IN
surance company, society. association
carnora alton or other organization or firm
or individual, doing and conducting an in
s11rance business of any kind, life, fire
marine. river, accident or other. in this
Parish whether said company, society. as
sociation. corporation, or other oTganiza-
ton or firm, or individual. is located OF
lo1nieiied here or operating here through
n branch department resident board. To-