The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-09
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
Parish Of Ascension
REGULAR MEETING
Donaldsonville, La. Nov. s, 1911

4 order AZ ~ . CLOCK IN. Present: Il. A
Aucoin. second ward: Adolphe Netter
third ward; Henry J.. We'll, presiden
BRO tenn. fourth ward; L. w. Armitape
fifth ward Oreal Gonzales, seventh
ward. Absent: George B. Reuss, presi
dent, first ward; J. C. Klos, sixth ward
/ II, A. Webb, eighth ward.
The following license ordinance 70,
4 the gear 1912 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
TO levy, collect and enforce payment OF
\ all annual license tax in the parish OF
Ascension upon all persons. associa
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 J. Be it ordained by the
police jury OF the parish of Ascension
That there is hereby levied an annual
parish license tax for said parish for
the year 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 OH 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
I 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 all
persons, etc, who commence business
after that date shall become DELINQUENT
unless the license is paid within ten
days.
Manufacturers.
Paragraph 1.-That for carrying on
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 oiass-When said receipts are
$4,000 Or more, the license shall be S35.
Second Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
the license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $40, 900.
the license shall be SIS.
Fourth Glass hen said receipts are
less IAN s. 900,
license shall BE $40.
Fifth GtassW hen said receipts are.
less than $4,000, the license shall
he 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
~ carrying on a bank, banking COM
pany, association, corporation or agency,
the license shall be based on the de-
care cared or nominal capital and surplus,
whether said capital is owned or in use,
of on deposit in the parish or elsewhere,
as follows:
First Class-When said capital and
surplus is 100000 or more, the license :
shall be $50.
Second Class-When said capital and !
surplus is $4,000 or more and less than
$4,000, the license shall be SIS.
Third Class-When said capital and
surplus is less than $4,000, the license {
shall be $50. /
Inc declared or nominal capital and
' y as provided in this parag graph j
slal DC ascertained and based upon the t
annual statement made in pursuance Of
ssazlstlng laws.
fssaacstorage. Commission and Brokerage. +
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on G
N business pursuits known as cotton a
3Reorage and commission business, b
, Y anchorage, grain and produce COM
-sssioh houses, Or any other factorage
q commission business, brokerage in G
'Asy, stocks, bonds, real estate, pro- IL
~, sugar, cotton or any other broker II
y y BUSINESS, whether buying or selling n
u, u actual spot Or future delivery, where Il
y, ,ss, intention of the parties is to make P
= honest and bona fide delivery, the II
as'ise shall be based on the gross an
IN commissions and brokerage on 5
ss, s. and purchases, as follows: 5:
aitst class-When the gross annual
Il exceed $4,000, the license lie
aall be $50. S:
Iseeond Class-When the gross annual
are $1,000 or less, the
Sshse Shall be Ss5. NJ
Il seiilng at Wholesale and Retail. al
Ii a,afagraph i.-That for every whole Ii,
mercantile business, whether as OF
EassVipal, agent on commission, by auc- ca
Il representing foreign merchants or or
|EIet8lse, the license shall be based on
|nsioss amount of sales, as follows: Sc