The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-21
AN ORDINANCE.

| AOICe payment OF an annual IL
cense tax upon ali persons, asso
Citations of persons, or business
firms and corporations, pursuing
any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business in the town
of st. Francisville, Louisiana, ex-
cept those that are expressly ex-
cepted from such license tax by
Article 229 of the Constitution q
the State of louisiana:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of St.
Franicsyille, State of Louisiana, in
special session convened on this the
9TH day of December, 1912
Section l. That there is hereby
levied an annual license tax for The
year 1913 Nineteen hundred and
thirteen, upon each person, associa-
! tions of persons, or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or bu$
ness, conducted, pursued, carried or
or operated within the limits of the
town of st. Francisville, La, which
may be subject to such license tax
under Article 229 of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That on the End day Of
January, 1918, the tax collector shall
begin to collect and shall collect as
fast as possible from each of the per
sons or business firms, association:
of persons, and corporations pursu-
ing within the limits of said Munich
pality any trade, profession, calling,
vocation or business, license as
herein provided. All licenses shall
be due and collectibIe during the
first two months Of the year 1913 End
ali unpaid licenses shall become &c.
linquent on the first day Of March Of
said year, and all firms who com.
mence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license
is paid within ten days.
Sec. 3. That the annual Municipal
license hereby levied is declared to
be the same as, and to be granted
i'll accordance with, the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana
now in force, and is hereby declared
to be the same as to graduation, and
in amount as the license laws Of the
State of Louisiana now in force pro.
vide for State purposes, and are to
be determined in accordance there
with, tO-Wit: Act No. III of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana of the session of 1898, and the
acts of the General AS
Sembly of Louisiana amendatOry |
thereof. 1t is hereby declared to be |
The intention Of this body to herein
~ IAAO SAINT ICeuSS IdA lOE III uulC-
pal purposes, both as to graduation
aid amount as is now imposed by
he General Assembly for State pur-
poses, to which laws special refer
ence is hereby made as being part
hereof for the purpose aforesaid; pro-
'lded that this restriction shall not
lpply to dealers in distilled alcoholic
md malt liquors, the license for the
carrying on of which shall be as here.
natter provided in this ordinance.
Sec. 4. That the procedure in the
collection of municipal licenses here
Il levied, and that to ascertain the
mount due for same by the tax col
ectOr, shall be the same as is now
provided by law for State purposes,
md particularly in Act No. III Of
he General Assembly of Louisiana
II the session of 1898, as amended
" subsequent acts of the said Gener-
Il Assembly and at subsequent SEES
ions; and the penalties imposed w.
n, and interest and costs to be col
ected from delinquents, are declared
o be the same and to be collected
n the same manner as provided BIZ
aid act of the General Assembly
as amended by subsequent acts) for
tate purposes.
Sec. 5. That upon the business Of
peratlng barroom, cabaret, cafe,
oftee house, beer saloon, grog shop,
eer house, beer garden, or other
laces where spurious, vinous, or
lalt liquors are sold, directly or in
lrectly, license shall be based on q,
ne annual gross receipts of said bus
less, as follows, to-wit:
First Class-When said gross an
ual receipts are fifty thousand dol
RS ($5O,OOO.OO) or more, the license
1all be two thousand dollars ($2, OOOJ
Second Class-When the gross an
ual receipts are forty thousand dol
RS (S4O,0OO.O0) or more, and less