The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-16
Proceedings Of The Police Jury
Parish Of Ascension
REGULAR MEETING.

The ponce jury Oh t'o ." 49, -.
eension met this day in regular session.
at the courthouse, and was called TO
order at - o'clock m. Present: II. "A.
Aucoin, second ward; Adolphe Netter'
third ward; Henry /. We'll, president
pro tenn, fourth ward; l.. w. Arm''age'
fifth ward; Oreal Gonzales, seVenth
ward. Absent: George B. Reuss, presl-
dent, first ward; j. c. Klos, sixth ward;
Fl. A. Webb, eighth ward.
The following license ordinance fer
the year 1912 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment Oh
an annual license tax in the parish OF
Ascension upon all persons, assocla-
ton of persons and corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, except those who
are expressly exempt from such tax
by the state constitution.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
police Jury of the parish of Ascension,
That there is hereby levied an annuai
parish license tax for said parish for
the wear 1912 and each subsequent year
upon each person, association OF persons
and corporations pursuing any trade
profession, vocation, calling or business
in said parish Of Ascension, 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,
1912, and each subsequent year, the tax
collector shall begin to collect and shall
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
parish, any trade, profession, vocation
calling or business, license tax as here
matter graduated All licenses shall be
due and collectible on Or before the
tenth of January, 1912, and each subse
quent year, and all unpaid licenses shall
become delinquent on that date, and al
| persons, etc., who commence business
after that date shall become delinquent
unless the license is paid within ter
days.
| Manufacturers.
Paragraph THAT for carrying OF
each business Of manufacturing not ex
pessly exempted by the constitution
the license shall be based on gross an
nual receipts of such business, as FOL
lows:
First Class-When said receipts arr
/ $4,000 or more, the license shall be $50
Second Class When said receipts arr
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000
the license shall be $50.
/ Third Class hen said receipts ar
10000 or more and less than $40, 900
the license shall be s25.
Fourth Class hen said receipts AZ
d ss225 ,ooal or moe and less than sac, ooe
8 lIffee,lse shaEi
4 Fifth Csass hen said receipts AZ
less than $4,000, the license shal
be SIS,
Provided, that nothing herein shall b
construed to apply to the business Q
grinding meal, ginning cotton or maxim
sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
, Paragraph 2-That for each bushes
of carrying on a bank, banking con
pany, association, corporation or agenc.
the license shall be based on the d
clared or nominal capital and surplus
: whether said capital is owned or in us
. or on deposit in the parish or elsewher
as follows:
First Class-When said capital an
, surplus is 100000 or more, the hcens
a shall be $780,
, Second Class-When said capital an
q surplus is $4,000 or more and less tina
. 100000, the license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When said capital al
surplus is less than $4,000, the licen
9 shall be $50.
9 The declared or nominal capital al
n surplus as provided in this paragraI
q shall be ascertained and based upon Il
D annual statement made in pursuance
existing laws.
Factorage, Commission and Brokerag
% Paragraph 3.-That for carrying
"a the business pursuits Known as cott'
IT factorage and commission bushes
n sugar factorage, grain and produce col
mission houses, or any other factora
or commission business, brokerage
g money, stocks, bonds, real estate, p1
u duce, sugar, cotton or any other brok'
10 age business, whether buying or SELF
. for actual spot or future delivery, whe
the intention of the parties is to ma
an honest and bona fde delivery, t
"a license shall be based on the gross 6
10 nual commissions and brokerage
s. sales and purchases, as follows.
o First Class-When the gross annl
u commissions exceed $4,000, the licer
III shall be $50.
Second Class-When the gross ami
commissions are $4,000 or less, I
IL license shall be $25.
u u Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
~ Paragraph THAT for every who
= sale mercantile business, whether
= principal, agent on commission, by a
- ton, representing foreign merchants