The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14
AN ORDINANCE.

CenSe tax upon ali persons, aSS0-
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 Ct
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, 1872
Section l. That there is hereby
levied an annual license tax for The
year 1913 Nineteen hundred and
thirteen, upon each person, assOcia-
tons of persons, or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or bust,
ness, conducted, pursued, carried on
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, 1913, the tax collector shall
begin to collect and shall collect as
fast as possible from each Of the per
sons or business~firms, associations
of persons, and corporations pursu-
ing within the limits of said Munich
pality any trade, profession, calling,
vocation or business. a license as
herein provided. ALI licenses shall
be due and collectible during the
first two months of the year 1913 9nd
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
in 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
subsequent acts of the General AS
sembly Of Louisiana amendatory
thereof It is hereby declared to be
the intention of this body to herein
levy the same license tax for munic-
lpal purposes, both as to graduation
and amount as is now imposed by
the General Assembly for State pur-
poses, to which laws special refer
ence is hereby made as being part
hereof for the purpose aforesaid; pro-
yfded that this restriction shall not
apply to dealers in distilled alcoholic |
and malt liquors, the license for the
carrying on of which shall be as here
matter provided in this ordinance.
Sec. 4. That the procedure in the
collection of municipal licenses here.
in Levied, and that to ascertain the
due for same by the tax col |
Lector, shall be the same as is now
provided by law for State purposes,
and particularly in Act No. III Of |
the General Assembly of Louisiana
Of the session of 1898, as amended |
oy subsequent acts of the said Gener-
al Assembly and at subsequent SEES
Slons; and the penalties imposed up
N, and interest and costs to be col
ected from delinQuelts, are declared
% be the same and to be collected |
n the same manner as provided BIZ
said act of the General Assembly |
>as amended by subsequent acts) for
State purposes.
Sec. 5. That upon the business Ct
operating a barroom, cabaret, cafe,
coffee house, beer saloon, grog shop,
Deer house, beer garden, Or other
places where spurious, vinous, or
malt liquors are sold, directly or in
ilrectly, license shall be based on
he annual gross receipts of said bus
ness, as follows, to-wit:
First Class-When said gross an
lual receipts are fifty thousand dol
ars $5O,O00.O0) or more, the license
hall be two thousand dollars (s2,OO0)
Second Class-When the gross an
Iual receipts are forty thousand dol
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