The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-24

TO locate his establishment, shall be pub
lished during ten days In daily news
paper published in the parish Of Ascen-
sion, or If there be no daily newspaper
published in the parish of Ascension,
three times in a. weekly newspaper pub
ESned in the parish of Ascension; afler
said publication, and upon due PROOF
thereof the police jury shall proceed TO
pass upon said application. The ordI-
nance of the police jury granting appH-
cant such permission shall be applicants
warrant for obtaining license after pay
ing for the license according to the cIassl-
! fieaton contained in this ordinance. IT,
however an opposition is filed to an APP
plicant's petition, the police jury shall
| hear the parties contradictory, and IN
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 nun
! 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
| or bagatelle or ten-pin alleys, license
| 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-
! bles or alleys may be situated.
| That for every business conducted Tor
| the selling of spurious, vinous or malt
| liquors by the wholesale or original pack
/ ages in quantities of not less than i've
/ gallons. whether as PRINCIPAL. agent or on
| commission the license shall be based on
! the annual gross receipts of said business,
1 as follows:
First cIassW 0o6 gross snnual re-
Second C1ass-Wlen 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
| corpora tons engaged in the sale of soda
| water, mead, CONNECTIONS. cakes, etc, eX-
clusively, shall be rated as follows:
First Class-When the gross safes are
! $4,000 or more, the license shall be $15.
Second Class-When the gross sales are
| less than $4,000 and more than $1,000,
! the license shall be $40.
Third .ClaSs-When the gross sales are
/ less than So, 600, the license shall be So.
This paragraph shall not apply to places
/ doing the business herein named where
alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors are sold.
Druggists, ETC., selling soda water,
mead, etc, shall be required to take out
/ a 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 ana
mechanics who employ assistance, the IL
cense shall be graduated into three
classes, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annual re-
ceipts are S., 900 or more, the license
| shall be $50.
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 $1,000, the license shall be So.
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 $50
| That all travelling vendors Of stoves,
| lightning rods and clocks, shall pay IL
/ cenSe annually OF 500.
pistols, Rifles and Cartridges.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, RI
| tes or rifle cartridges. blank pistols and
! blank pistol cartridges shall pay an an
| nual license tax on said business, grad
! ated as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are $780,
/ 900 or more the license shall be $50.
/ Second Class-When gross sales are less
than So 900, the license shall be s35.
/ Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a
| wholesale dealer unless he or they sell
| to dealers for resale
Section 2. That every retail dealer il
pistols OF pistol cartridges, rifles or rife
! cartridges. blank pistols or blank pistol
4 cartridges shall pay an annual license ta2
i on said business, graduated as follows
First Class-When gross sales are S. 900
or more. the license shall be 5000.
Second Class-When gross sales are less
| than SIS 900 and more than 81, 500, the
/ license shall be $3.50.
Third Class-FThen gross sales are lesa
than $4,000. the license shall be 500.
Be it further ordained. ETC., That who
i soever shall sell at wholesale or retail
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
4 cartridges without first obtaining the IL
/ cense herein provided for, or without frs
obtaining the license which mays be inn
posed by this ordinance for the sale OF
| pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles. rifle car
tridges, blank pistols and blank pisto
meanor. a9d upon conviction shall be fnet
not less than fifty dollars, or imprisoned
| for not more than sixty days, or both, a
the discretion of the court
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That when any two or more kinds of bust.
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressiy provided for, there shall be {
separate license required for each kline
Of business.
Section i. Be it further ordained etc.
That the annual receipts, capital sale:
and premiums in this ordinance referred
to as a basis of license, are those for tht
year for which the license is granted: the
standard for their estimation shall b.
prima facie those of the preceding year
If the business has been conducted pre-
ViousIy by the same parties or by partie.
to whom they claim to be successors
II the firm or company be new, thu
amount of gross sales for the first twt
months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimates
as the annual receipts of such business
provided, that any person commencing
business after the first day of July (ped
dlers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
eAcepted1 shall pay one-haif Of the above
rates.
Selcion S. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the business of the previous year
as also the active condition and result:
of business of the current year for new
firms. associations or corporations, fol
the purpose of calculating licenses shall
be ascertained on the sworn statement O
the person or persons in interest, his O.
their duly authorized agents or officer
| made before the tax collector or his dep
uty; provided, if the tax collector be no
i. satisfied with said sworn statement, HI
shall traverse same by a rule taken il
the proper court, which rule shall b.
tried summary, whether an answer b