The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-28
AN ORDINANCE.


cense tax upon all 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 Il
the State Of Louisiana:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of st.
Franicsville, State of Louisiana, in
special session convened on this the
9Th day of December, 1872
Section 1. That there is hereby
levied an annual license tax for The
year Q913) Nineteen hundred and
thirteen, upon each person, associa-
tons of persons, Or business firms
and corporations pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or busi'
ness, conducted, pursued, carried OIL
Or operated within the limits Of the
town of st. Francisyille, 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, 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 and
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. 1t is hereby declared to be
the intention Of this body to herein
levy the same license tax for munic-
ipal 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-
Vided 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
amount 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
by subsequent acts OF the said Gener-
al Assembly and at subsequent SEES
sions; and the penalties imposed up.
on, and interest and costs to be col
lected from delinquents, are declared
to be the same and to be collected
in the same manner as provided b.
said act of the General Assembly
Gas amended by subsequent acts) for
State purposes.
Sec. 5. That upon the business Of
operating barroom, cabaret, cafe,
coffee house, beer saloon, grog shop,
beer house, beer garden, or other
places where spurious, vinous, OF
malt liquors are sold, directly or in
directly, license shall be based on
the annual gross receipts of said bus
mess, as follows, to-wit:
First Class-When said gross an.
nual receipts are fifty thousand dol.
lars $3.50, 100000 or more, the license
shall be two thousand dollars 10000
Second Class-When the gross an
nual receipts are forty thousand dol.
lars ($4O,OOOOW or more, and less