The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

| this petition, setting forth the name o.
the applicant, the place where he intends
#Iished during ten days In a daily news
paper published in the parish Of Ascen-
sion Or if there be no daily newspaper
published in the parish Of Ascension
IN that case said notice shall be published
three times in q weekly newspaper pub
iIsned in the parish of Ascension; after
SAID publication, and upon due proc
thereof the police jury shall proceed t
pass upon said application. The ordi-
nance Of the police jury granting appli-
cant such permission shall be applicants
warrant for obtaining license after. pay
ing for the license according to the CLASH
ication contained in this ordinance. II
however, an opposition is fled to an APP
piicant's petition. the police jury shall
hear the parties contradictory, and in q
summary manner, and with as little de-
lay as possible and dispose of the mat
ter accordingly.
Provided. further, that no privilege for
fee house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex-
change, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
house or beer garden within three hun
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
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, a 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 ia
bles or alleys may be situated.
That for every business conducted for
the selling of spurious, vinous or malt
liquors by the Wholesale or original pack
ages in quantities of not less than five
gallons, whether as principal. agent or on
commission the license shall be based on
the annual gross receipts of said business,
as follows:
First Class-When gross annual re-
ceipts are $4,000 or more, $500.
Second Class-When gross annual re-
ceipts are less than $4,000, $3.50.
Soda Water, confections. Etc.
Paragraph I2.-That all persons, ASSOC
citation of persons or business firms and
corporations engaged in the sale of soda
water, mead, corrections, cakes, etc., ex-
selusively, shall be rated as follows:
!. First Class-Wlen the gross sales are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be SIS.
Second Class-When the gross sales are
less than $4,000 and more than 81, 700,
the license shall be $40.
Third CIass--When the gross sales are
less than $4,000, the license shall be IS.
This paragraph shall not apply to places
doing the business herein named where
dlcOnOHc, VlH0uS or mat liquors are Solu.
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 and
mechanics who employ assistance, the Ii
classes, as follows:
8 First Class-When the gross annual re-
eeipts are 1000 or more, the license
Second Class-When said receipts are
50, 900 or more and less than $1,000, the
license shall be $40.
Third g sl 81 said receipts are.
That every individual or individuals
carrying on the business or profession of
attorney at law, physician, editor, dent
ist, oculist, photographers, jewe1er, and
all other business not herein provided for,
shall be graded the same as above set
forth, but the licenses shall be one-half
of those established by this section; pro-
Vided, no license shall be issued hereunder
for less than $3.50.
That all travelling vendors OF stoves.
lightning rods and clocks, shall pay a Ii
cense annually Of 500.
Pistols, Rifles and Cartridges.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale.
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, ri
flies or rife 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.
q Second Class--When gross sales are less
than $4,000, the license shall be $35.
Provided, no dealer shall be deamed a.
wholesale dealer unless he or they sell
to dealers for resale.
Section 2. That every retail dealaF in
pistols or pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle
cartridges, blank pistols or blank pistol
o.. said business, graduated as follows:
First C1ass-Whens gross sales are S., 900
or more, the license shall be 5000
Second Class--When gross sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $780, the
license shall be s150.
Third Class-SVhen gross sales are less
than $1,000, the license shall be $500.
Bet further ordained, etc, That who
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles or rife
cartridges without first obtaining the Ii
cense herein provided for, or without first
the license which may be inn
posed by this ordinance for the sale of
pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles. rifle car
ridges, blank pistols and blank pistol
cartridges, shall be guilty of nisde-
me- eas upon ff9 eonn1eton shall be fined
y
for not more than sixty days, or both, at
The discretion of the court.
Miscellaneous PROVISIONS.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That when any. two or more kinds of busi-
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be q
separate license required for each kind
of business.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the annual receipts. capital, sales
and premiums in this ordinance referred
% as a basis Of license, are those for the
year for which the license is granted: the
standard for their estiIna ton shall be /
5rima faciey those Of the preceding year. /
t the business has been conducted pre- i
tiously by the same parties or by parties |
% whom they claim to be SUCCESSORS.
II the firm or company be new, the
amount OF gross sales for the first TWO
months shall be considered the basis, and !
six times that amount shall be estimated
Is the annual receipts of such business;
business after the first day of July (ped-z
Ilers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
sxcepted) shall pay one half Of the above
.ates. /
Setcion s. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the business Of the previous year /
IS also the active condition and results |
# business of the current year for new
1rms, associations or corporations, for |
he purpose of calculating licenses, shall |
oe ascertained on the sworn statement OF |
he person or persons III interest, his III |
heir duly authorized agents or officer.
made before The tax collector or his dep
lty, provided, If the tax collector be net /
satisfied with said sworn statement, he
hall 81 me bys. a $TIlfe taken irIl