The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-16

taehes, whether, proprietors, performers
or other employees, as follows:
First Class-When the number of said
persons is fifty OF more, the license shall
be $3.50.
Second Class-When the number of
said persons is twenty-five Or more and
less than fifty, the license shall be 1925.
That no license for street fair carnival
company or any amusement company
shall be issued for longer time than
thirty days.
That for every business of flying
horses or other legitimate amusement,
exhibition, etc, not otherwise provided
for, the license shall be $40.
Peddlers and Hawkers.
Peddleds and Hawkers.
Paragraph 9-That each and every
peddler or hawker shall pay an annual
license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, s25; when
travelling on horseback, $50; when trav-
cling in two-horse vehicle, $50; when
travelling in one-horse vehicle, $35; when
travelling on any kind Of water craft,
800; and
Provided, further, that no person shall
be allowed to sell goods as the clerk or
clerks of a peddIer or hawker, but that
he or they must pay license in his or
| their own name, but that this proviso
shall not apply to water craft; and
| Provided, further, that all municipal
or executive officers are hereby empow-
cred and directed to cause all peddlers
or hawkers to exhibit their licenses, and
the said peddler or hawker failing to ex-
hibit the same, the said officers are di-
rected and empowered by this ordinance
to seize said stock of merchandise ano
| turn same over to any court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction, with the information as
| to the violation of this act.
Provided, further, that said executive
officer shall be entitled to receive as fees
the sum Of ten dollars in each and every
case from any peddier or hawker, clerk
or clerks, employed by the said peddler
or hawker, when pedLling without Ii
cense in violation of this law; the same
amount of ten dollars to be recovered be-
| fore any court of competent jurisdiction
out of the goods SO seized.
| Provided, further, that no license shall
be issued to any peddler or hawker for
less than the full rate for the current
| year.
Provided, further, that the words "ped-
| dler or hawker" under the provisions OF
! this ordinance shall be held to include
and apply to all transient merchants and
aitinerant. vendors selling to consumers by
sample or by taking orders, whether for
immediate or future delivery. The pro-
visions governing peddlers shall not be
construed to apply to persons selling and
distributing fresh meat, eggs, fish, poul
try and vegetables, fruits and ice, nor to
persons selling their own work or produc
tions.
Sustenance, Refreshment and Lodging.
Paragraph 1o.-That for every bust
ness OF keeping a hotel Or boarding house
where lodging and eating are combined
4 the license shall Be based On the number
rooms for guests 81 i
follows
First Class When said rooms are IN
number thirty,or more, the license shall
be $50.
Second Class-When said rooms are II
number fifteen or more and less thar
4 thirty, the license shall be $50.
Third Class-When said rooms are ii
! number twelve or more and less thar
| fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
Fourth Class-When said rooms are il
| number nine or more and less thar
twelve the license shall be $12.
J Fifth Class-When said rooms are il
number nine Or more and less thar
twelve, the license shall be SIS.
| Provided, that boarding houses pay
! fifty 500 per cent of the rates Of hotels
l and
Provided, that no person who keeps 6
boarding house in connection with school:
or colleges for the accommodation of stu
dents and employees thereof, shall pay
any license as boarding house keeper anc
that no license shall be required when thu
number of said rooms is less than pro
vided for in class five.
/ For every business Of lodging alone
the license shall be estimated on TIN
same basis as for hotels and boarding
houses, but graduated at one-half TIL
above rates.
Barrooms, Billiard Tables, Etc.
Paragraph 11.--That for every bust
ness of keeping barroom, cabaret, cot
fee house, cafe, beer saloon, grog shop
beer house, beer garden, liquor exchange
drinking salooa or other place wher
ANYTHING to be drunk or eaten on tn
premises is sold directly or indirectly
the license shall be based on the annua
gross receipts of said business, as fol
lows:
First Class-When receipts are $3.50
or more, the license shall be 1000.
Second Class-When said receipts ar
SIS 900 or more and less than $1,000, tn
license shall be $3.50.
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