The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-13
Proceedings Of The Town
Council
Postponed Regular Meeting.

The council met this DAY Il postponed
regular session, at the power house, ana
was called to order at z o'clock pm,
with Mayor Charles Maurin in the chan
and the following aldermen present: W.
J. Leblanc and Frank Milano, First
ward; A. j. Schroeder, Second ward;
E. C. Wathen, Third ward. Absent-D.
Chlmeyer, Second ward; w. ID. Park,
Third ward.
The following license ordinance for the
year 1912 was read:
AN ORDINANCE
10 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, profes-
sion, vocation, calling or business, ex-
cept those who are expressly exempt
from such tax by the state constitu-
ton.
Section /. Be it ordained by the town
council of the town of Donaldsonyille,
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, profes-
sion, vocation, calling or business III
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 sad
town, any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, a 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 THAT for Carrying OF
each business of manufacturing not ex
pressly exempted by the constitution, tn.
license shall be bassa on gross annua
receipts of such bSsKtsiness, as follows:
First Class-s1hen said receipts arr
$4,000 or more the license shall be ss5
Second ClaSss--When said receipts ar
$4,000 or Elore and less than $4,000
the licensei shall be $50.
1 Third Glass -When said receipts ar
$50, oo0 81 more and less than $4,000
the License shall be $25.
Fourth Class-When said receipts ar
S25 900 OF more and less than $4,000
the license shall be $40.
Fifth Glass When said receipts ar
less chan SEES, ood, E1pe license shall be sfs
u provided .thaa thing herein shall /
Il construed to apply to the business Z
grinding meal, ginning cotton Or maxim
sugar, by any farmer or planter.
Banking Houses or Agencies.
Paragraph 2.-That for each bushes
81 carrying on q bank, banking compan.
association, corporation or agency, tn
license shall be based ON the declared {
nominal capital and surplus, whether sal
CAPITAL is owned or in use, or on depos
h the town or elsewhere, as follows:
First Class-When said capital al
surplus is $4,000 or more, the licen
shall be $3.50.
Second Class-When said capital ar
surplus is $4,000 or more and less tina
. 100000, the license shall be $75.
Third Class-When said capital al
:. surplus is less than $4,000, the licen
, shall be $50.
The declared or nominal capital al
surplus as provided IN this paragraE
shall be ascertained and based upon Il
= annual statement made in pursuance 7
;. existing laws.
a Factorage, Commission and Brokerage
+ Paragraph 3.-That for carrying
, the business pursuits known as cote
factorage and commission buslne
sugar factorage, grain and produce co
d mission houses, or any other factora
II | Or
!. money, stocks, bonds, real estate, P
. duce, sugar, cotton or any other brok
age business, whether buying or selll
for actual spot or future delivery, Wht
!. the intention Of the parties to to ma
= an honest and bona fde delivery,
!, license shall be based on the gross
. nuaI commissions and brokerage Oh sa
and purchases, as follows:
First Class-When the gross amt
. commissions exceed $4,000, the licel
- shall be $50.
= Second Class-When the gross ami
:. commissions are $1,000 or less, the
= cense shall be IS.
" Selling at Wholesale and Retail.
= Paragraph 4.-That for every who
- sale mercantile business, whether as p1
20 cipal, agent or commission, by auctl
= representing foreign merchants or 9th
- wise, the license shall be based on
gross amount of sales, as follows:
First Class-When gross sales
! 100000 or more, the license shall