The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

through a branch departments resident
board, local office, firm, company, eofpo-
ration or agency OF any kind whatsoever,
shall pay a separate and distinct license
on said business for each company repre-
sented, and said license shall be based on
the gross annual amounts of premiums on
all risks located within the town, as fol-
lows:
First Class-When said premiums are
S1a, 600 or more, the license shall be $50
Second C1ass-Wheu said premiums are
less than Sic, 00O the license shall be SIS.
Provided, plate glass and steam boiler
Inspection Insurance shall pay only one
third of the above rates.
provided, that nothing herein contained
shall apply to any secret or fraternal so
cieties or associations organized solely
for benevolent and charitable purposes,
whether the same be or be not domici1ed
in this town.
| Telegraph, Telephone and Express.
| Para graph THAT for carrying on each
| business of telegraphing, telephoning, ex-
be based on the gross annual receipts of
each person, association of persons, bust
ness, firm or CORPORATION engaged in said
business, as follows:
| First Class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be szU.
! Second Class--When said receipts are
less than $4,000, the license shaH be $40.
Amusen1enIs.
Paragraph 8.-That for every business
; of keeping a theater, opera house, amphi-
theater or academy of music, the license
shall be based upon the quantity Of space
/ devoted for spectators, to be calculated
by the number of seats or ordinary space
| for seats as follows:
| First CIass-When the number of seats
or spaces exceeds one thousand. the IL
cense shall be $50.
| Second Class-When the number OF
seats or spaces is less than one thousand,
the license shall be $25
| That no museum, menagerie, floating
| opera. circus or other travelling show shall
| be permitted to make exhibitions unless
! they have first paid license based OF
| the number of attaches. whether proprIe'
tors. performers or other employees, ia
follows:
| First Glass -When the number Of said
| persons is fifty or more, the license shall
| be $100
/ Second Class-Wllen the number OF said
| persons is twenty five or more and less
| than fifty. the license shall be s75.
Third Class-When the number Of said
| persons is less than twenty-five, the IL
cense shall be SIS.
That no street fair carnival company
or any amusement company shall be per-
| town limits unless they have first paid
| license, based on the number of at
| tacaes, whether proprietors, performers
or other employees, as follows: !,
| First CIassA-When the number OF said
persons is fifty or more, the license shall
1 be $3.50.
| Second Glass When the number OF said
persons is Twenty-Five or more ana less
| than fifty, the license shall be S125.
| That no license for street fair carnival
| company or any amusement company
shall be issued for a longer time than
| thirty days.
| That for every business Of flying horses
or other legitimate amusement, exhibi-
| ton. etc, not otherwise provided for, the
! license shall be $40.
Peddlers and Hawkers.
Paragraph a--That each and every ped
dIes or hawker shall pay an annual II
cense graded as follows:
IS When travelling on foot, 500. when tray
cling on horseback, $50: when travelling IN
two horse vehicle, 500, when travelling in
| Eune-horse vehicle $75; when travelling on
! any kind Of water craft, 5000; and
Provided further that no person 50, sra:
/ be allowed to sell goods as the clerk: OF
/ clerks of a peddler or hawlery# but that ne
or they must pay license in his or their
own name but that this pIoyiso SHAH ho1
/ apply to water craft; and
] Provided further that all municipal ol
/ executive officers are hereby empowered
| and directed to cause. all peddiers OF
4 haWkers to exhibit their licenses, and
the the said peddler or haWlzer failing to ex-
/ ilibit the same, the said officers are di-
reeted and empowered by this ordinance
Ito seize said stock of merchandise and
turn same over to any court OF eempe-
.1ent jurisdiction, with due information as
1 to the violation Of this act.
i Provided. furthef that said executive
officer shall be entitled 70 receive rs lees
the sum of ten dollars in each and every
case from any peddler or haWker. clerk
/ OF clerks employed by the said peadle:l
or hawker, when peddling without y :
# tenSe in violation of this: law; the same
amount Of ten dollars to be reeosefe:t be
fore any court of competent jurisdiction
@pltz of the goods SO seized.
Provided further, that no license snail IA.
/ he ISSUED to any peddler or haWkef fai
LESS than the full rate for the current
/ year.
Provided. further, that the words ped.
/ tiIer. or. laWker under the provisions OF
/ this ordinance shall be held to Include and
! apply to all transient merchants and itin-
Grant vendors selling to- consumers .by
sample or by taking orders, whether ct 1oi
immediate or future delivery. The pro-
visions governing peddlers shall. not be
construed to apply to persons selling and
distributing fresh meat. eggs, fis1, poul-
/ try and Vegetables, fruits and ice, nor tc
| persons selling their own work or pro-
/ sduetions.
sustenance, Refreshment and Lodging.
Para graph 10.-That for every business
of keeping a hotel or boarding house
/ where lodging and eating are combined
! the license shall be based on the NUM-
Der of furnished lodging rooms FOR guests
/ az follows:
number thirty or more, the license shall
aeeond Glass When said rooms are II
| n1ffnber fifteen or more and less than
/ thirty the license shall be go
Third Class--When said roo ns are IN
number. twelve or more and iess than
/ fifteen the license shall be S15.
Fourth Class-ENVllen said rooms are in
i number nine or more and less #than Twelve
| the license shall be $12.
/ Fifth Class--When said rooms are IN
number nine or more and less than twelve
/ the license shall be S..
/ Provided that boarding houses pay
+ fifty 500 per cent. of the rates of hotels;
! and
Provided that no person who keeps q
/ boarding house in connection with schools
1 or colleges for the accommodation Of stu
| dents and employees thereof. shall pay any
/ license as boarding house keeper, and
/ that no license shall be required when the
| number of said rooms is less than pro-
1 vided for in class FIVE
For every business Of lodging alone. the
/ license shall be estimated on the same
basis as for hotels and boarding houses,
Isbut graduated at half the above
/ rates.
/ Barrooms, Billiard Tables, Etc.
81 Para graph 11.-That for every business
1 OF keeping a barroom. cabaret, coffee
/ house, cafe, beer saloon, grogs shop. beer
| house, beer garden. liquor exchange.
/ drinking saloon or other place where any
/ thing to be drunk or eaten on the prem
/ ises Is sold directly or indirectly, the IL
/ cease shall be based on the annual gross
! receipts of said business, as follows.
| First4--G Class When receipts are $500
! or more. the license shall be 81 900.
Second CIass--When said receipts are
/ SIS 00U or more and less than $500, the Ii
/ 5canSeS shall be $3.50.