Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1911-12-30
PARISH LICENSE ORDINANCE.

force payment OF an annual license tax
upon all pers us association OF persons or
business firms and corporations pursuing
in this Parish of st. John the Baptist,
Louisiana except those that are express
ly exempt from such license tax by Arti-
Gle 229 OF the Constitution OF the State
OF Lonisi ma.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of ST. John the Baptist. state
Of Louisiana in regular session convened
on the 7th day of December in the year
1911.
Section L. That there is hereby levied
an annual license tax for the Parish OF
st. John the Baptist for the year 1914
upon each person, association OF persons,
or business firm, and corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation.
calling or business conducted, pursued,
carried ON or operated within the hmits
of this Parish OF ST. John the Baptist.
Louisiana. which may be subject to such
license tax under Article 229 of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana.
Section g That the annual Parish Ii
to be the same as to graduation and one
half in amount as the license laws OF the
State OF Louisiana now in force provid-
ed for the State purposes and are to he
| determined III accordance Herewith to-
wit Act III of the General Assembly
OF the State OF Louisiana OF the Session
of 1898 and the subsequent act OF the
General Assembly Of Louisiana except
as hereinafter provided.
| 1t is hereby declared to be the inten-
ton OF this Body to herin levy the same
license law Tor paroehial purposes as to
graduation and one half as to amount az
is now imposed by the General Assem-
bly, for State purposes to which laws
special reference is hereby made as be-
ing part hereof for the purposes afore
said except as herein provided.
Be it further ordained etc, that from
and after the adoption of this ordinance
the tax collector shall begin to collect
from each of the persons or business
firms. association OF persons and corpor-
atoms pursuing within the limits OF said
Parish any trade. profession, calling, vo.
cation or business license tag as here.
in provided.
ALI Licenses shall be due and collecti.
BILE during the tirst two months of each
year and all unpaid licenses shall be-
come delinquent on the first day OF
March each year and all firms who CON-
mence business after that date shall be.
come delinquent unless the license 10
paid within ten days.
Section 3. That whenever any distilled,
malt, vinous or other kind Of mixed IL
quors shall be sold in connection with
the business of grocery, retail merchant,
restaurant. oyster house, confectionery
7 or druggist in less quantities than five
gallons. the license for such additional
business shall be Five hundred dollars.
. Section 4. That for every business OF
bar room. cabaret. coffee house. beer
saloon, liquor exchange. drinking saloon,
: grogshop. beer house, beer garden or
any other place where any thing to be
drunk or eaten on the premises is sold
directly or indirectly the license shall
be and the same is hereby declared to
be Five Hundred Dollars.
Section 5. That for all travelling
shows giving performances in the Par
ish, tax of Twenty five ($25.00) dol
lars year shall be paid for each and
every such show.
Section 6. That for the business oi
peddIing and hawking. the license shall
be and Is graded as follows:
Peddling on foot ) B Oo
Peddling on Horse back 1000
PeddIing in one horse vehicle 10. N
Pedding in two horse vehicle 25. .0O
R Peddling in Automobile $500
;. Peddling in Boats, luggers, skiffs
or other water crafts 25.O(
Section z. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the procedure in the collection oi
parocbial licenses herein levied and that
: to ascertain the amount due for same BY
the tax collector shall be the same as il
now provided by law, for state purposes
and particularly in Act Ill of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana
Of the session OF 1898 as amended b,
{. subsequent acts of the General Assem-
q bly, and at subsequent sessions and tn,
70 penalties imposed upon an interest ant
70 costs to be collected from delinquent
D. are declared to be the same and to b.
collected in the same manner as provid
ed by said act OF the General Assembl,
as amended by subsequent acts tor stat
purposes.
Section 8. Be it further ordained etc
: That the parochial licenses which ar
herein levied are declared to be for tn
purposes which may be required by tn
Constitution and laws of this State 70
4 parochial purposes.
lg There being no further business, on INC
or ton duly seconded, the Jury adjourned
at A. LASSEiGNE,
y, President.
A true copy:
HAMILToN BoDIN,
Secretary.
D. Notice to TNG-PNuers