The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
Parish of Ascension
REGULAR MEETING.


order at - o'clock m. Present: K. A.
Aucoin, second ward; Adolphe Meter,
third ward; Henry L. We'll, president
pro tenn, fourth ward; L. W. Armltage,
fifth ward; Oreal Gonzales, seventh
ward Absent: George B. Reuss, presl-
dent, first ward; J. c. Klos, sixth ward;
H. A. Webb, eighth ward.
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The following license ordinance for
the year 1912 was reads
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment OF
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 l. 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 frdR 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 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
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 are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be $35.
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 $4,000,
the license shall be $25.
Fourth sClass-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than sac, 900,
the license shall be 500
Fifth Glass hen said receipts are.
less than s25 1000, the license shall
be 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
of carrying ON bank, banking COM
pany, association, corporation or agency,
the license shall be based on the de-
elared or nominal capital and surplus,
whether said capital is owned OF in use,
or on deposit in the parish or elsewhere,
as follows:
First Class-When said capital and
surplus is 100000 or more, the license
shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital and
surplus is $4,000 or more and less than
100000, tfe license shall be $75.
Third Class-When said capital and
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
factorage and commission business,
sugar factorage, grain and produce com
mission houses, or any other factorage
OF commission business, brokerage in
money, stocks, bonds, real estate, pro-
duce, sugar, cotton or any other broker
age business, whether buying or selling
tor actual spot or future. delivery, where
the intention Of the parties is to make
an honest and bona fde delivery, the
license shall be based on the gross an
nual commissions and brokerage on
sales and purchases, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annual
commissions exceed $4,000, the license
shall be $50.
Second Class-When the gross annual
commissions are SIS 900 or less, the
license shall be S25.
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every whole
sale mercantile business, whether as
principal, agent on commission, by auc-
ton, representing foreign merchants or
otherwise, the license shall be based on
the gross amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are