The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-03

this petition, setting forth the name Of
/ the applicant, the place where he intends
| lished during ten days In a daily news
| paper published in the parish Of Ascen-
sion, or if there be no daily newspaper
published in the parish of Ascension,
/ in that case said notice shall be published
/ three times in a weekly newspaper pub
/ lished in the parish of Ascension; after
said publication, and upon due proof
/ thereof the police jury shall proceed to
1 pass upon said application The ordt-
nance of the police jury granting appll-
| cant such permission shall be applicant
warrant for obtaining a license after pay
ing for the license according to the classi-
| fcation contained in this ordinance. If,
| however, an opposition is filed to an APP
| p1icant's petition, the police jury shall
| hear the parties contra dictorify. and in a
| summary manner, and with as little de-
| lay as possible and dispose Of the mat
| ter accordingly.
Provided, further that no privilege for
| the opening of any barroom, cabaret, cof-
! fee house cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex-
| change, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
| house or beer garden within three hun
dred feet of any church, or of any school
where children are taught, shall be
| granted.
| When any kind of business provided for
| in this paragraph shall be combined
| with any other business provided herein,
| the same classification shall be made as
| prescribed IN this paragraph; but the
price of the licenses shall be to the license
| requisite for each business separately.
That for the business of keeping bill
| lard table, pigeon hole, Jenny Lind, pool
Of $3.50 for each table or alley shall be
| paid, in addition to any other license due
| by the establishment in which said ta-
bies or alleys may be situated.
That for every business conducted for
| the selling of spurious, vinous or malt
| liquors by the wholesale or original pack
| ages in quantities of not less than five
gallons, whether as principal. agent or on
commission, the license shall be based on
the annual gross receipts of said business.
as follows:
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Second Class-When gross annual re-
ceipts are less than $4,000 $3.50
Soda Water, CONNECTIONS. Etc.
Paragraph 12.-That all persons, assoc
citation of persons or business firms and
water, mead, CONNECTIONS, cakes, etc, ex-
| c1usiyely, shall be rated as follows:
First Class-When the gross sales are
s., 900 or more, the license shall be sis.
Second Class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000 and more than 50, 000
the license shall be $40.
Third Class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000, the license shall be SIS.
This paragraph shall not apply to places
doing the business herein named where
alcoholic 29l yinous Or malt liquors are sold.
mead, etc, shall be required to take out
license under this paragraph.
Professional and Personal Occupation.
Paragraph 13.-That for every individ-
ual or company carrying on the profess
sion or business agency for steamboats,,
draying, trucking, keeping cabs, car
riages, hacks or horses to hire, under
takers, carriers or lessees of toll bridges
and ferries, master builders, stevedore,
bill posters and tackers, contractors and
me nj WI a j.
cense shall be graduated into three
classes, as follows:
First Ciass-When the gross annual re-
ceipts are $1,000 or more, the license
second Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be SO.
Third ClasS-When said receipts are
less than $4,000 the license shall be SIS.
That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
attorney at law, physician, editor, dent
ist, oculiSt, photographer, jeWeler, and
all other business not herein provided for,
shall be graded the same as above set
forth, but the licenses shall be one-haif
of those established by this section; pro-
Vided, no license shall be issued hereunder
for less than $3.50.
That all travelling vendors of stoves,
lightning rods and clocks, shall pay a Ii
cense annually of 500.
pistols, Rifles and Cartridges.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, ri
fieS or rifle cartridges, blank pistols and
blank pistol cartridges shall pay an an
nual license tax on said business, grad
ated as follows:
First CIass-When gross sales are $10.-
600 Or more, the license shall be $50
Second Class-When gross sales are less
than $1,000, the license shall be S35.
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer unless he or they sell
to dealers for resale.
In
pistols or pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
cartridges, blank pistols or blank pistol
cartridges shall pay an annual license tax
on said business, graduated as follows:
First Class-sWhen gross sales are S., 900
or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second Class--When gross sales are less
than $1,000 and more than 81, 500, the
license shall be $3.50.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $4,000, the license shall be 500.
Be it further ordained, etc, That who
soever shall sell at wholesale or retail
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
cartridges without first obtaining the liz
eense herein provided for, or without first
obtaining the license which may be inn
posed by this ordinance for the sale of
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles, rife car
tridges, blank pistols and blank pistol
cartridges, shall be guilty of misde-
meanof. apd upon conviction shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars, or imprisoned
for not more than sixty days, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Miscellaneous Provsions.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That when any two or more kinds of busi-
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be
separate license required for each kind
of business.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums in this ordinance referred
to as a basis of license, are those for the
year for which the license is granted; the
standard for their estimation shall be
prima facie those of the preceding year.
if the business has been conducted pre-
viously by the same parties or by parties
to whom they claim to be successors.
If the firm or company be new. the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts of such business;
provided, that any person commencing
business after the first day of July (ped-
oilers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
excepted) shall pay one-half of the above
rates.
Setcion 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the business of the previous year,
as also the active condition and results
of business of the current year for new
firms associations or corporations, for
the purpose of calculating licenses, shall
be ascertained on the sworn statement of
the person or persons in interest, his or
their duly authorized agents or officer.