The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-26
PROCEEDINGS OF
The TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.
DonaldsonyfIle IA Nov 4s 4q1

- yer Dy Mayor Charles Maurin. Pres
Sit Sl. jdfnes fDn Iotten and Frank hilano.
THSl ward; IL. Israel Jr., Second ward; ;
I, =. Siun and w. D. Park, Third ward.
The foloI "a Hanson 9ios Second ward d 80
year 1911 was read
AN ORDINANCE
10 levy, collect and enforce payment of an
annual town license tax in the town
OF D0na1dsonvilIe upon all persons,
association Of persons and corpora
lions pursuing any trade profession.
vocation, calling or business, except
tnose who are expressly exempt from
such TAX by the state constitution.
Sectlon I. Be it ordained by the town
S0uhcll OF the town of DonaIdsonville,
ta nat -there IS hereby levied an annual
Town Incense tax for said town for the
year 1911 and each subsequent year upon
EdcH person. association of persons and
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
SION, vocation, calling or business in said
town Of DonaIdsonviile, 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
eacn subsequent year the tax collector
sIlall begin TO collect and shall collect as
last as possible from each of the per-
sons. association of persons and CORPORA
Iohs pursuing in the year 1911 and each
subsequent year, within said town, any
trade, procession, vocation calling or BUSH
nesS, u incense tax as hereinafter grad
4ated All licenses shall be due and col
iectlDIe on or before the tenth of Janu-
al unpaid licenses shall become delin-
quent on that date, and all persons etc.
VINO commence business after that date
snail 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 Glass-When said receipts are
100000 or more. the license shall be $35.
second Class-When said receipts are
$40 600 or more and less than $50, 900, the
license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $40, 600, the
license shall be SIS.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Glass-When said receipts are
less than SIS. 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
sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business of
carrying on bank. banking company. as
sociation. 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 town or elsewhere, as follows:
First CIass--When said capital and
surplus is 100000 or more the license
a14el1 DC PlJUs
Second Class-When said capital and
surplus is $50, 900 or more and less than
100000, the license shall be SIS.
Third CIass-WiIen said capital and
surplus is less than $4,000, the license
shall b8 see
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus as provided in this paragraph shall
be ascertained and based upon the an
nuai 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 commits
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 fde
delivery. the license shall be based OH
the gross annual commissions and brok-
erage on sales and purchases, as follows:
First Class-Nhen the gross annual
commissions exceed $4,000, the license
shall be $50.
Second Class-When the gross annual
commissions are $4,000 or less, the Ii
cense shall be SIS.
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 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 Class-NNhen gross sales are $780,
900 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second Class--When gross sales are
$2500e0 or more and less than 100000,
the license shall be 500.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than $3.50. 900, the license shall be $50.
No person or persons shall be deemed
wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbroISen package or bar
rel only, or to dealers for resale If they
sell in less quantities. than original and
unbroken packages. or paiFeis, they shall
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
nual amount of sales. as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are 5000,
900 or more the license snail be $3.50.
Second Class-When gross sales are
100000 or more and under 100000 the
license shall be SIS.
Third ClaSs--When gross sales are
$50, 900 or more and under 100000. the
license shall be $50
Fourth Class-When gross sales are
S25, 600 or more and under $50,00o, the Il
cemse shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When gross sales are 500
coo or more and under $4,000 the license
Sixth CIass-When gross sales are SIS
600 or more aud under $4,000 the license
shall be SIC.
eense shall be ST.
Eighth CIass-When gross sales are un-
der SIG 000 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 five gallons, the license
for such additional business shall be as
provided for in Paragraph II of this ofdi-
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 fountains 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-
auired TO take out a license as retail
liquor dealers, as provided in Paragraph
IL of this ordinance.
Insurance.
Paragraph 6-That each and every in /
surance company, society, association /
corporation or ether organization or firm |
or Individual doing and conducting an in /
surance business of any kind, life, FIRE |
marine river, accident or other, in this I
town whether said company. society. as |
ISOLATION. corporate or other organiza- |
ton or firm or individual is located or
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