The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-14
PROCEEDINGS OF
The TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.
Donaldsonville, La, NOV. 16, Is

j. E. Blum and w. D. Park, Third ward.
Absent: 7. II. Hanson, Second ward.
The following license ordinance for the
year 1911 was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy, collect and enforce payment Of an
annual town license tax in the town
of Donaldsonyille upon all persons,
association Of persons and corpora
tons pursuing any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business. except
those who are expressly exempt from
such tax by the state constitution.
Section i. Be it ordained by the town
council of the town Of Donaldsonviile,
That there is hereby levied an annual
town license tax for said town for the
year 1911 and each subsequent year upon
each person, association OF persons ana
corporations pursuing any trade. pfo1es,
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, 1911, ana
each subsequent year, the tax collector
shall begin to collect and shall collect as
fast as possible from each OF tbs per
sons, association of persons and corpora
tions pursuing in the year 1911 and each
subsequent year within said town, any
trade, profession, vocation, calling or bust
uated. Ali licenses shall be due and col
lectlble on or before the tenth OF Janu-
airy, 1911, and each subsequent year, ana
all unpaid licenses shall become delin-.
quent on that date, and all persons, etc,
who commence business after that date
shall become delinquent unless the IL
cense is paid within ten days.
Manufacturers.
PARAGRAPH 1.-That for carrying on
each business Of manufacturing not ex-
pressly exempted by the constitution, the
license shall be based on gross annual
receipts of such business, as follows:
First Class-When said receipts are
$50, 900 or more, the license shall be $35
Second Class-Nhen said receipts are
.A0,0 900 or more and less than $4,000, the
I license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said receipts are
100000 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be $25
Fourth Class--When said receipts are
| AIS, eco or more and less than $50, 900,
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Class-When said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shall be SIS.
| Provided, that nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the business OF
| grinding meal ginning cotton or making
tugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business of
| carrying on a bank, banking company, as
tociation, corpora ton or agency. the IL
| tense shall be based on the declared or
Nominal capital and surplus, whether SAID
| capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
| la the town 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
| turplus is $4,000 or more and less than
| t,1O0 900, the license shall be $I5
Third Class-When said capital ana
,urplus is less than $4,000, the license
| ihall be $50. ,
| The declared or nominal capital and
| s,urplus as provided in this paragraph shall
| I've ascertained and based upon the an.
/ lhual statement made in pursuance OF
| Ytxisting laws.
iractorage, Commission and Brokerage.
Para graph 3.-That for carrying on the
/ business pursuits known as cotton Iac-
/ forage and commission business, sugar
/ jactorage, grain and produce commission
| houses, or any other factorage or eonTnls-
/ zion business, brokerage in money STOCKS,
bonds real estate, produce, sugar, cotton
1 .ar any other brokerage business Wlleth
/ buying or selling for actual spot orgfuture
4 delivery, where the Intention of the par
/ lies is to make an honest and bona nde
| delivery, the license shall be based on
/ The gross annual commissions and brok-
i nrage on sales and purchases, as folioWs:
First Class-When the gross annual
/ commissions exceed $1,000, the license
shall be $50.
/ Second Class-When the gross annual
/ commissions are $4,000 or less, the u
4 dense shall be S25.
SELLING at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every wholesale
4 mercantile business, whether as principal
j agent on commission, by auction, repre-
Ienting foreign merchants or otherwise
/ the license shall be based on the gross
/ amount of sales. as follows: -
FIRST Class-When gross sales are $500,
BOO or more, the license shall be Sl5o.
Il Second CIass-Wl1en gross sales are
4 $3.50, 900 or more and less than 100000
y the license shall be $I00.
i Third Class-When gross sales are less
than s2500o0. the license shall be $5o.
No person or persons shall be deemed
i wholesale dealers unless he or they sell by
the original or unbroken package or par
4 rel only, or to dealers forsresale. Il they
4 pell in less quantities. than original anS
i unbroken paeka ges. or barrels, they shal
be considered retail dealers and pay II.
4 censc as SUCH
i of selling at retail, whether as principal
4 agent or on commission, or otherwise, tbs
4 license shall be based on the gross an
nuaI amount of sales, as follows .aoo
900 or more, the license shall be sSl50.
Second Class When gross sales are
S10O, 900 or more and under 100000 thu
4 license shall be $50.
/ Third Class-When gross sales ars
$50, 900 or more and under 100000, the
lilicense shall be $35.
Fourth Class--NNhen gross s sales s. arr !.
| s25 900 or more and under aSou.VUo. the II:
sense shall be $40. -
Fifth Class-WIen gross sales are $50,
900 or more and under $4,000, the license
4 shall be SIS.
sixth Class-When gross sales are s15,:
600 or more and under $4,000. the license
shall be $40.
Seventh Glass-Wl hen gross sales ar
rense shall be So.
i Eighth Class-W hen gross sales are IN.
1 der $40 600 the license shall be 3D.
Provided that if any distilled, VinolIs
malt or other kind Of mixed liquors bf
\ sold in connection with the business o
a retail merchant, grocer, restaurant, oystel
house. confectionery or druggist. N les:
i quantities than five gallons. the, licens'
for such additional business shall pc a:
provided for in Paragraph "A: OF TINS ordl
ance; provided, further that no licens'
shall issue to sell liquors in less duanti
4 ties than Eve gallons for less than $500
Provided, further, that If drug stores
| soda fountains or other aera1eds ware
| dealers offer for sale in connection vi Il
such waters any Vinous, spurious or al
coholic liquors. such drug stores, sods
Il water fountains or dealers shall pc re
i CURED to take out a license as retail
Il liquor dealers as provided in Paragraph
ii Of this ordinance.
81 Insurance.
Il Paragraph 6.-THat each and every in
surance company, society,", association
corporation or other organization or firm
or individual, doing and conducting an in
81 surance business OF any kind, life. fire
4 marine, river, accident or other, in Thu
81 town whether said company, society, as
sociation corporation, or other organiza
u ton or firm or individual, is located o
q domiciled here or operating here through