The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-30
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Council
POSTPONED Regular Meeting.


with Mayor Charles Maurin in the char
and the following aldermen present: w.
J, Leblanc and Frank Milano, First
ward; A. j. Schroeder, Second ward;
E. C. Wathen, Third ward. Absent.
Chlmeyer, 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
porations pursuing any trade, protes-
sion, vocation, calling or business, ex-
cept those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constltu-
ton.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the town
council of the town of DonaldsonVlile,
That there is hereby levied an annual
town 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
sion, 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
the 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, q license tax as here
matter graduated. All licenses shall be
due and collectible on or before the tenth
of January, 1912, and each subsequent
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 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
$4,000 or more, the license shall be S35.
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 Glass hen said receipts are
s25 900 or more and less than $4,000,
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Class " hen said receipts are
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PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the business Of
grinding meal, ginning cotton or making
sugar, by any farmer OF planter.
Banking Houses Or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each business
Of carrying on bank, banking company,
association, corporation or agency, the
license shall be based on the declared or
nominal capital and surplus, whether said
capital is owned or in use, or on deposit
in the town or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said capital and
| surplus is $4,000 or more, the license
shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital and
surplus is $4,000 or more and less than
100000, the license saell 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
or commission business, brokerage il
money, stocks, bonds, real estate, pro
duce, sugar, cotton or any other broker
age business, whether buying or selling
for actual spot or future delivery, where
the intention of the parties to 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 $1,000 or less, the Ii
cense shall be 25.
| Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
Paragraph 4.-That for every whole
sale mercantile business, whether as prin.
cipal, agent or commission, by auction,
representing foreign merchants or other.
wise, the license shall be based on the
gross amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales are
100000 or more, the license shall be
$3.50.
Second Class-When gross sales are
S25o,0o0 or more and less than 100000
the license shall be 500.
Thi,d Class-When gross sales are less