St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-17
sLIDELL COUNCIL.

| Slidell. La. January 2, 1912.
Ordinance No. 121 was put be
fore the council and read.
ORDINANCE NO. 121.
An ordinance levying an annua
tax upon all trade, corporations o.
persons pursuing any trade, calling
| occupation or profession not exemp
! by law, within the corporate limit,
OF the town of Slidell, La, durin,
the year 1912.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of the
town Of Sliden, Louisiana, in lega
session convened, That a license tal
is hereby levied for the year 1919
upon all persons, corporations, or as.
scciations Of persons persuing any
trade, calling, occupation, of profes.
sion, or business not exempt by law
within the town of Slidell, which ID
subjected to State license.
Section z. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the town of Slidell, Louisi-
ana, in legal session convened, That
the amount Of license tax shall be
and the same is hereby fixed at the
same amount as is hereby levied anc
collectable BY the State for the same
kind Of trade, business, occupation,
profession or calling, excepting the
license tax for the sale at retail of
spurious o" intoxicating liquors. :,T
which license tas sasll be as herein
aftel fixed.
Section 8. l:c it further or,1a a.
ed by the Mayo anl Board of Alder
men Of the town q: Slidell, La. in
legai session con. .:ned, That the Ii.
cense tax for carrying ON the busi-
ness of saloon, liquor exchange, or
the retailing of liquors in less guam
titles than i've gallons is hereby fix
ed at the minimum sum of Five Hun
dred ($500) Dollars and graded in
accordance with the amount of bust
ness done the preceding year as des-
ignated by law; that the license tax
for carrying on the business of SELL
ing at retail beer or wine only is
Two Hundred and Fifty $3.50 Dol
lars.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the town of Slidell, La, in
legal session convened, That no IL
cense shall be issued for q longer
period than one year and the license
taxes as herein levied and due the
said town of Slidell shall be due and
collectable on the same day and date
as the license tax is due the State
and il not paid at the said time the
same shall be delinquent. and col
lectable under the same penalties as
those imposed by the State.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the tax collector to notify all license
payers when the said tax is due by
them and when the same shall be-
come delinquent and he shall report
all delinquents to the town attorney
who is hereby empowered to insti-
tute suit for collection and the said
delinquent license tax payer shall be
subject to all costs, charge: and in
terest as is fixed by the laws of this
State for delinquent license tax
payers.
Adopted at this, regular meet
ing held on January 2, 1912.
PAUL GARDERE,
JOHN FREDERICK, Mayor.
Secretary
Motion by Mr.. Dubuisson, and Sec
onded by Mr.. Liddle, that ord finance
No. 121 be adopted - read. Vote
Of the council was taken: Yeas
]. ]. Dubuisson, F. w. Salmen, o. r.
Brugier, J. T. Lddle, J. n. Currie.
Ordinance No. 121 was carried by
1 majority vote OF the council.
Motion by Mr.. Liddle, seconded by
Mr.. Dubufsson, that ordinance No.
121 be adopted as read.
Motion was carried by q majority
d The o4uN1u.