The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
prpceedlngs Of the Town
Council
Postponed Regular Meeting.

| Dolaldsonville, La, Nov. 20, 1911.
ghe council met this DAY in postponed
.,o,lar session, at the power house, and |
20 called 10 order at o'clock pm,
mth Mayor Charles Maurin in the chair
I'd the following aldermen present: w.
7 Leblanc and Frank Milano, First
~.rd; A. J. Schroeder, Second ward;
20 Wathen, Third ward. Absent-D.
ehlmeyer, Second ward; W. d. Park,
Third ward.
The following license ordinance for the
year 1912 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
70 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
noratons pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business, ex-
eept those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constitu-
ton.
Section i. Be it ordained by the town
council of the town of Donaldsonville,
That there is hereby levied an annual
lawn license tax for said town for the
year 1912 and each subsequent year upon
each person, association OF persons and
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
a;on. 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,
and each subsequent year, the tax col
lector shall begin to collect and shall
collect as fast as possible from each OF
4he persons, association OF persons and
corporations pursuing in the year 1912,
and each subsequent year, within said
town, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, a license tax as here
matter graduated. All licenses shall be
dine and collectible on or before the tenth
Of January. 1912, and each subsequent
wear, 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
Zach 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
$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 S4o,oos
the license shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts arr
$4,000 or more and less than S3o,ooo
the license shall be $40.
ID Fifth Class-When said receipts ar
less than $25, 900, the license shall be S15
Provided, That nothing herein shall b
construed to apply to the business 9
grinding meal, ginning cotton Or making
sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each bushes
of carrying on bank, banking company
association, corporation or agency, tn
license shall be based on the declared Q
nominal capital and surplus, whether sal
capital is owned or in use, or on deposl
i in the town or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said capital an
surplus is $4,000 or more, the hcens
shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital an
surplus is $4,000 or more and less tina
100000, the license shall be $75.
Third Class-When said capital an
surplus is less than $4,000, the icens
shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital an
surplus as provided IN this paragrap
4 shall be ascertained and based upon tn
annual statement made in pursuance
existing laws.
n Factorage, Commission and Brokerage
Paragraph 3.-That for carrying .
the business pursuits known as eotto
factorage and commission bushes
sugar factorage, grain and produce col
MISSION houses, OF any otheA ioooois VI
Or commission business, brokerage
4 money, stocks, bonds, real estate, pr
y duce sugar, cotton or any other broke
age business, whether buying OF seiln
for actual spot or future delivery, whe
the intention of the parties to to ma
an honest and bona fide delivery, t.
license shall be based on the gross
nual commissions and brokerage on sal
Il and purchases, as follows:
First Class-When the gross annu
commissions exceed $4,000, the llcen
q shall be $50.
y Second Class-When the gross annu
commissions are $4,000 or less, the
a cense shall be rs.
Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every who
81 sale mercantile business, whether as pr
eipal, agent or commission, by auctlo
representing foreign merchants or oth'
wise the license shall be based on t
gross amount of sales, as follows: