The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-13

said persons Is less than twenty-five, the
license shall be $50
That for every business Of flying
horses or other legitimate amusement,
exhibition, ETC., not otherwise provided
for, the license shall be $40.
Peddlers and Hawkers.
Paragraph o.-That each and every
peddler OF hawker shall pay an annual
license graded as follows:
When travelling on foot, $25; when
travelling on horseback, $50; when
travelling in two-horse vehicle, S5o;
when travelling in one-horse vehicle,
$3.50; when travelling on any kind OF
water craft, $500; and
Provided, further, that no person
shall be allowed to sell goods as the
clerk OF clerks of . peddler or hawker,
but that he or they must pay license
in his or their own name, but that this
proyiso shall not apply to water craft;
and
Provided, further, that all parochial
or executive officers are hereby en-
powered and directed to cause all ped
dlers or hawkers to exhibit their IL
censes, ana the said peddler or hawker
failing to exhibit the same, the sad
officers are directed and empowered by
this ordinance TO seize said stock OF
merchandise and turn same over to any
court Of competent jurisdiction, with
due information as TO the violation OF
this act
Provided, further, that said executive
officer shall be entitled to receive as
fees the sum OF ten dollars in each and
every case from any peddler or haWker,
clerk or clerks employed by the said
peddler or hawker, when peddling with
out license in violation OF this law;
the same amount of ten dollars to be
recovered before any court of competent
Jurisdiction out of the goods SO seized.
Provided, further, that no license
shall be issued to any peddler or hawke1
for less than the full rate for the cur,
| rent year.
Provided, further, that the words
| "peddler or hawker" under the proyis
ions of this ordinance shall be held te
include and apply to all transient mer
chants and itinerant vendors selling te
consumers by sample or by taking
orders, whether for immediate orr III
ture delivery. The provisions govern
| ing peddlers shall not be construed tt
apply to persons selling and distribut
ing fresh meat, eggs, fish, poultry ane
vegetables, fruits and ice, nor to per
sons selling their own WORK or pro
auctions.
Sustenance, Refreshment and Lodging.
/ Paragraph 1O.-That for every bust
ness Of Keeping a hotel or boarding
house where lodging and eating are
combined, the license shall be biased OF
the number of furnished lodging rooms
for guests, as follows:
First Class-When said rooms are il
number thirty or more, the license shall
be $50.
1 Second Class-When said rooms ar
in number fifteen or more and less thai
thirty, The license snall be $40.
/ Third Glass-W1len said rooms are il
I Number OF and thai thai
fifteen, the license shall be SIS.
i Fourth Class-When said rooms ar,
. in number nine or more and less thai
twelve, the license shall be $12.
Fifth Class-When said rooms are il
number nine or more and less THAI
twelve, the license shall be SIS.
/ Provided, that boarding houses pa.
fifty (50) per cent. of the rates o
i hotels; and
Provided, that no person who keep
boarding house in connection wit!
schools or colleges for the accommoda
tion Of students and employees thereof
shall pay any license as boarding hous
keeper, and that no license shall b
required when the number of said room
is less than provided for in class five.
| For every business Of lodging alone
the license shall be estimated on tn
same basis as for hotels and boArdin
houses, but graduated at ofas}nalf tn
4 above rates.
Barrooms, Billiard Tables, ETC.
Paragraph 11.-That for every bus
ness of keeping a barroom, cabaret
coffee house, cafe, beer saloon, gro
shop, beer house, beer garden, liquor e.
change, drinking saloon OF other plac
where anything to be drunk or cate
on the premises is sold directly or il
. directly, the license shall be based Q
the annual gross receipts of said bus
ness, as follows:
First Ciass-When receipts are $3.50
or more, the license shall be $1,000.
: Second Class-When said receipts al
, $4,000 OF more and less than $3.50
the license shall be $3.50.
: Third Class-When said receipts a.
: less than $4,000, tile license shall
$500.
Provided, no license shall be charge
: for selling refreshments for charitab
= purposes; provided, further, that no e
Enlistment selling OF giving away
E otherwise disposing of any spirit
e wines, alcoholic Or malt liquors in le