The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-15
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


st. Francisville, La, Nov. II, 1913.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Aldermen held this day, the
following members were present: A.
B, Briant, Mayor; G, w. Newman, Geo.
Rettig and Joe Stern, Board of Alder
men.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
Mayor and Marshal reported seven
cases.
Clerk submitted trial balances of
books before closing October list, and
after closing. Also trial balance after
transfer to new system.
Motion made by Rettig and second
ed by Stern, That all salaries and COM
missions be paid. Also for pauper.
F. B. bennett, salary. ............. $4,000
H. r. Anderson, salary ............ 5O.0O
G. S. Davidson, salary. ........... $500
G. l.. Plettinger, salary ........ 5000
G. w. Newman, attending meeting loo
Joe Stern, same. observation-disclosures" lOO
George Rettig, same. .............. LOO
A. =. Briant, commission. .,..,.... 14.0O
G. s. Davidson, commission. ZOO
A. B. Brant, for Doyle and Farrelly 450
r. w. Tempel. special police. 500
Motion made, seconded and carried,
That the following amounts be do
mated:
Plant fund. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
Road fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
After the following ordinance had
been taken up section by section, a
motion was made by Rettig and sec
onded by Newman that same be adopt
ed as whole:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to levy, collect and enforce
payment of annual license tax upon
all persons, associations of persons,
or business firms, corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business in the town of st.
Francisville Louisiana, except those
that are expressly excepted from
such license tax by, Article 229 of the
Constitution of the State of Lolisi-
ana.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the town of st. Francis
vile, State of Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened on this, the 18th day of
November, 1918.
Sec. l. That there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year Nineteen
hundred and fourteen d91D, upon each
person, association of persons or business
firms, or corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, calling or business, or
vocation, conducted, pursued or carried
on, or operated within the limits of the
! town of ST. Francisville, La, which may
be subjected to such license tax under
Article 229 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That on the second day of jan
uary, 1914, the Tax Collector shall be-
gin to collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons or bus
mess firms associations of persons, and
corporations pursuing within the limits
of said municipality, any trade, profess
sion, calling, vocation or business, IL
cense as herein provided
All licenses shall be due and collectible
during the first two months of the year
1914, and all unpaid license shall become
delinquent on the. first day of March of
said year; and all firms who commence
business after that date shall become
delinquent unless the license be paid
within ten days.
Sec. g. That the annual. municipal L.
cense 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 provided for State purposes; and
are to be determined in accordance
Herewith. to-wit
Act No. III of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana of the year
1888, and the subsequent acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana amendatory thereof.
1t is hereby declared to be the inten-
ton of this body to herein levy the same
license tax for municipal purposes, both
as to graduation and amount as is now
imposed by the General Assembly for
State purposes to which laws special ref
erence is hereby made as a part hereof
for the purpose aforesaid; provided that
this restriction shall not apply to deal
ers in distilled, alcoholic and malt IL
quors, the license for the carrying on of
Which shall be as hereinafter provided in
this ordinance.
Sec. 4. That the procedure in calico
ton of the municipal licenses herein
levied and that to ascertain the amount
due for same, by the Tax Collector shall
be the same as is now provided by law
for State purposes, and particularly in
Act No. III, of the General Assembly of