The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.

l.
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect and enforce payment of al
| annual town license tax in the town
of Donaldsonville upon all persons
association of persons and corpora
| tons pursuing any trade, profession
| vocation, calling or business, eXcep1
| those who are expressly exempt from
such tax by the state constitution.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the toWr
council of the town OF DonaldsonVllle
| That there is hereby levied an annua
| town license tax for said town for the
| year 1911 and each subsequent year upor
/ each person, association of persons and
| corporations pursuing any trade, profes.
| sion, vocation, calling or business in salc
/ town of Donaldsonville, except those who
/ are expressly exempt from such tax BY
| the State constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, Thai
/ on the second day of January, 1911, anC
/ 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
/ tons pursuing in the year 1911 and eacf
/ subsequent year, within said town. any
| trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
| ness, a license tax as hereinafter grad
uated. All licenses shall be due and col
i leetible on or before the tenth of Janu-
| airy. 1911, and each subsequent year. ano
| 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
cense is paid within ten days.
| Manufacturers.
Paragraph That for carrying or
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 Class-When said receipts are
| 100000 or more, the license Shall be S35
| Second CIass-When said receipts are
| lac, 900 or more and less than $4,000, the
| license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
10000 or more and less than $4,000, the
| license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
| $4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
The license shall be $40
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
less than $25, 900, the license shall be SIS.
Provided that nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the business OF
| iTinding meal. ginning cotton OF making
fugar, by any farmer or planter
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business of
carrying on bank, banking company, as
aociation, corporation or agency, the Ii
tense shall be based on the declared or
Nominal capital and surplus, whether said
capital IS owned or in use, or on deposit
Ia the town or elsewhere, as follows:
First CIass-When said capital and
iurplus is 100000 or more, the license
Second Class-When said capital and
turplus is $50, 900 or more and less than
l100, 000, the license shall be SIS.
iurplus is less than $4,000, the license
ihall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
surpluS as provided in this paragraph shall
he ascertained and based upon the an
Hlual statement made in pursuance Of
Fxisting laws.
lFactorage, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on the
business pursuits known as cotton fac
forage and commission business, sugar
Iactorage, grain and produce commission
houses. or any other factorage or commits
dion business, brokerage III money, stocks,
bonds, real estate, produce. sugar cotton
pr any other brokerage business, whether
buying or selling for actual spot or future
delivery, where the intention of the par
lies is to make an honest and bona fide
delivery, the license shall be based oil
The gross annual commissions and brok-
trage on sales and purchases, as follows:
First Ciass-When the gross annual
commissions exceed $4,000, the license
Second Class-When the gross annual
commissions are So, 200 or less, the Ii
tense shall be $25
Selling at Wholesale and Retail,
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
mercantile business, whether as principal
Rgent on commission, by auction. repre-
renting foreign merchants or otherwise,
the license shall be based on the gross
amount of sales, as follows:
First ClasS-When gross sales are $780,
BOO or more, the license shall be S150
Second Class-When gross sales are
$3.50, 900 or more and less than $500, GOO,
the license shall be 500.
Third Class-When gross sales are less
than S250,000, 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 or bar
rel only, or to dealers for resale If they
sell m less quantities. than original and
unbroken packages, or barrels, they shall
be considered retail dealers and pay Ii
cenSe 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--Nhen gross sales are $780,
600 or more, the license shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under $500, 000 the
license shall be SO.
Third Class-W When gross sales are
500, 600 or more and under 500, 600, the
license shall be S35.
Fourth Class-When gross sales are
e25, 600 or more and under $4,000, the Ii
tense shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When gross sales are $40,
800 or more and under S25, 000, the license
shall be SIS.
Sixth Class-When gross sales. are SIS
600 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be SO.
Seventh Class-When gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under 5,000 the Ii
Eense shall be IS.
der SO, 1000, the license shall be SIS.
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 ordi-
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 i
such waters any yinous, spurious or al |
coholic liquors, such drug stores soda |
water fountains or dealers shall be re-
quired to take OUT a license as retail |
liquor dealers. as provided in Paragraph |
II Of this ordinance.
Insurance. {
Paragraph 6.-That each and every in |
company, society, association. |
corporation or other organiza ton or firm
or individual, doing and conducting an in
surance business of any kind, life fire. /
marine, river, accident or other in this
town. whether said company, society. as
ISOLATION. corporation or other organiza- I
ton or firm, or individual is located or {
domiciled here or operating here through +
a branch department, resident board To-
cal office, firm. company. corporation or
agency of any kind whatsoever. shall nav +
a separate and distinct license on said
business for each company represented
and said license shall be based on the
gross annual amount OF premiums on
Ill risks located within the town as fol-