The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-09
Proceedings Of the Town
Council
Postponed Regular Meeting.

The council met this day IN postponed
regular session, at the power mousse anu
was called to order at O'Clock Pills
with Mayor Charles Maurin IN the char
and the following aldermen present: W:
J. Leblanc and Frank Mllano, FIRST
ward; A. J. Schroeder, Second Ward; |
E. c. Wathen, Third ward. Absent
Chlmeyer, Second ward; W. y. Park'
Third ward.
The following license ordinance 1or Inc
year 1912 was read:
." AN ORDINANCE
10 levy, collect and enforce payment VI
an annual town license tax IN the
town of Donaldsonville upon all per-
sons, association Of persons and cor
porations pursuing any trade, profes-
sion, vocation, calling or business, eA-
cept these who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constltu-
ton.
Section i. Be it ordained by the town
council of the town of Donaldsonvllle,
That there is hereby levied an annual
town license tax for said town Tor the
wear 1912 and each subsequent year upon
each person, association OF persons ana
corporations pursuing any trade, pro1es-
sion, vocation, calling or business IN
said town of Donaldsonville, except those
who are expressly exempt from sucn tax
by the state constitution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That On the second day OF January, 1912,
and each subsequent year, the tax col
lector shall begin to collect and shali
collect as fast as possible from each OF
the persons, association of persons and
corporations pursuing in the year 1912,
and each subsequent year, within SAID
town, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, license tax as mere
matter graduated. All licenses. shall be
due and collectible on or before the tenth
of January, 1919, and each subsequent
wear, and all unpaid licenses shall become
delinquent on that date, and all persons,
etc, who commence business after that
date shall become delinquent unless the
license is paid within ten days.
! Manufacturers.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on
| zach 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
$4,000 or more, the license shall be $55.
Second Class--Whens said receipts are
$4,000 or more and sless than $4,000,
the license shall be $50.
i Third Class-When said receipts are
$50 900 or more and less than $40, 0oe
| the license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
| $4,000 or more and less than 100000,
| the license shall be sac.
Fifth Class-Whe said receipts are
less than s25, 600, the license shall be 81 5
Provided, That nothing herein shall y
construed to apply to the business q
4 grinding meal, ginning cotton or making
sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
! Paragraph s.-That for each bushes:
Of carrying on bank, banking company
association, corporation or agency, th'
jlicense shall be based on the declared o.
4 nominal capital and surplus, whether salt
capital is owned OF in use, or on deposl
in the town or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said capital an
surplus is $4,000 or more, the licens
shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital an
, surplus is $4,000 or more and less thai
100000, the license shall be $75.
4 Third Class-When said capital an
surplus is less than $4,000, the licens
shall be $50.
. The declared or nominal capital an
= surplus as provided IN this paragrap
9 shall be ascertained and based upon tn
annual statement made in pursuance c
existing laws.
1 Factorage, Commission and Brokerage.
It Paragraph 3.-That for carrying Q
O the business pursuits known as cotto
factorage and commission bushes
sugar factorage, grain and produce cor
g mission houses, or any other factoras
U or commission business, brokerage
D money, stocks, bonds, real estate, pr
duce, sugar, cotton or any other broke
age business, whether buying or sellll
" for actual spot or future delivery, whe
l. the intention of the parties to to mai
k an honest and bona fde delivery, Il
+ license shall be based on the gross
nual commissions and brokerage on sal
and purchases, as follows:
"a First Class-When the gross annu
is commissions exceed $1,000, the licen
20 shall be $50
n Second Class-When the gross annu
commissions are Sc, 900 or less, the
cense shall be 49,
y Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Is Paragraph THAT for every who
ID sale mercantile business, whether as pr
IT cipal, agent Or commission, by auctlo
sr representing foreign merchants or oth'
wise, the license shall be based on
gross amount of sales, as follows:
Il First Class-When gross sales
o 100000 or more, the license shall
al $780,