The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-16
glpceedings Of the Town
Council
Postponed Regular Meeting.

The council met this DAY in postponed
.a,llar session, at the power house, and
rss called to order at z o'clock pm,
Nth Mayor Charles Maurin in the chair
| "a The following aldermen present: w.
I leblanc and Frank Milano, First
| rard: A. J. Schroeder, Second ward;
q. Watben, Third ward. Absent-D.
rh,meyer, Second ward; W. d. Park,
Third ward.
The following license ordinance for the
rear 1912 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
n levy, collect and enforce payment of
an annual town license tax in the
town of Donaldsonville upon all per-
sons, association OF persons and cor
porations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business, ex-
cent those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constitu-
ton.
Section !. Be it ordained by the town
souncil of the town of Donaldsonville,
That there j. hereby levied an annual
AVN license tax for said town for the
year 1912 and each subsequent year upon
Zach person, association OF persons and
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
son. vocation, calling or business in
said town of Donaldsonville, 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,
ind each subsequent year, the tax col
actor shall begin to collect and shall
follect as fast as possible from each of
I fhe persons, association of persons and
Operations pursuing in the year 1912,
and each subsequent year, within said
town, any trade, profession, vocation,
EALING or business, license tax as here
matter graduated. All licenses shall be
aue and colectible on or before the tenth
i If January, 1912, and each subsequent
y year, and all unpaid licenses shall become
l delinquent on that date, and all persons,
! ftc., who commence business after that
iate shall become delinquent unless the
I license is paid within ten days.
Manufacturers.
Paragraph THAT for carrying on
ZACH business of manufacturing not ex-
pressIy exempted by the constitution, the
license shall be based on gross annual
receipts of such business, as follows:
First Class-When said receipts are
Z $4,000 or more, the license shall be $35.
Second Class--When said receipts are
4 $4,000 or more and less than $4,000,
Y Tie license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
] 100000 or more and less than $4,000
4 HE license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts are
ss25 600 OF more and less than $4,000,
she license shall be sac.
q Fifth Glass hen 81 id reeeii pts arc
ess than So s ,ooo, the license shall be s. s.
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
y If carrying on bank. banking company,
association, corporation or agency, the
! license shall be based on the declared or
y nominal capital and surplus, whether said
Il capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
Il III the town or elsewhere, as follows:
n First Class-When said capital and
d surplus is $4,000 or more, the license
a shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital and
d surplus is $4,000 or more and less than
n 100000, the license shall be $75.
Third Class-When said capital and
II surplus is less than $4,000, the license
shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital and
surplus as provided IN this paragraph
shall be ascertained and based upon the
annual statement made in pursuance of
existing laws.
Factorage, Commission and Brokerage.
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying on
the business pursuits known as cotton
taetorage and commission business
sagar factoragc, grain and produce com
mission houses, or any other factorage
% commission business, brokerage in
money, stocks, bonds, real estate, pro
dnee, sugar, cotton or any other broker
age business, whether buying or selling
lor actual spot or future delivery, where
& the intention of the parties to to make
an honest and bona fide delivery, the
license shall be based on the gross an
ual commissions and brokerage on sales
md purchases, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annual
e commissions exceed $1,000, the license
IN shall be $50.
Second Class-When the gross annual
submissions are $4,000 or less, the IL
III cense shall be rs.
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every whole
sale mercantile business, whether as prln.
aPai, agent or commission, by auction,
tepresenting foreign merchants or other
wise, the license shall be based on the
ssfoss amount of sales, as follows:
FIRST Class-When gross sales are
Nh S3H0 600 mr. mara fha license shall be