Lower coast gazette., 1913-08-09
Meeting Of July 10, 1913.
Continued from Issue Of August z, PageS.

BE 1t furLneC IcSUlScu, AA"s a. w.
SCISSOR of the Parish of P~laquemines 81
and he is hereby authorized and
to extend the said taxes on Ii
the roll of this parish, and that the tax
collector of the Parish of Plaquemines il
be and he is hereby authorized and i
instructed to collect the said taxes in 7
accordance with law.
On motion of Thos. Brophy, second
ed bv A. Schayat, the following ordl'
nance was adopted: :
Be it resolved by the Ponce jury :.
Of the Parish of PlaQuemlnes, Tnat {
in accordane with Article 291 OF the .
Constitution of 1898, and In order 10
raise funds for the purpose OF con-
structing, maintaining and repairing
the public roads, bridges, etc, that
there is set aside one (1) mill OF the
general six (6) mill tax this day levied
and that there be and is hereby i'm.
posed a per capita tax OF one ($l.oo)
dollar upon each a%ble-bodied male IN
habitant of this parish between tne
age Of eighteen (1S) and ffty-fve (65)
years.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
anv person liable to the paymen TOT the
per capita tax herein provided for wnol
shall fail or refuse to pay said tax
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, ana
upon conviction before any court Oh
competent jurisdiction shall be I'M
prisoned not more than five % days
ar fined not more than five ($5:OO) dol
lars and costs, at the discretion OF the
court.
Bv Mr.. Withan, duly seconded by
MI. Bernard, the following resolution
was offered and adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
; the Parish of Plaquemines, That the
following licenses be and they are
herebytievied for the year 1913:
For every business conducting a
t barroom, cabaret, coffee house. care,
beer saloon, liquor exchange, beer
!" garden. or other place where spirit
e uous liquors or intoxicating beverages
bitters or medical preparation OF any
x.lkind are sold, directly or indirectly, ~
- uansi4r@a loss fhan-huoAlsa ealiaAIas
/ the license shall be five hundred
(s5OO.O O) dollars, provided that no IL
2 cense shall be charged for selling re
!, freshments for charitable or religion:
purposes. and provided that all estap
IS Iishments selling malt and viAou!
'e liquors exclusively in quantities OF les
or than FIVE gallons, the license snall .,
~ two hundred and atty $25O.OO) 90
: lars: and provided, further, tina
Q nothing in this ordinance shall be $
So construed as to exempt druggists Wh
nd sell any of the said liquor as provide
On by law.
To each and every peddler an
70 haWker the annual licenses snail !
Is graded as follows:
When travelling on foot.......$ o.,
as When travelling horseback: o.
Ice When travelling in a two-wheel
,ho cart wv
When travelling in a %one-horse
vehicle -.
when travelling on any kind Of
a water craft ............. 200.
UNI And provided that no n shall
ago allowed to sell goods. as clerk OF
peddler or hawker, but he must pay
license in his W name, but. u
'nis shall not apply to wateE crafts, a
The nroyided that the provision of this
!, dinapce governing psedlers shall !
Z be. construed. to apply t, persons s.
ing at Wholesale to. merchants, nor
\ persuns selling and distfibutingtfr e
meats bread. eggs!r!,fsh poultry. q
Vegetables fruits and ice; nor toe
persons. selling their :own works
Fof.eyery busihesss,=>:conducting.
tsheefbtaet. ice cream, soda water, che
late coffee, fruit or vegetable stand
establishment, the license shall be
$500 dollars; provided only one
cense is required If one or more OF
PARTICLES mentioned in the above ps
praps are handled OF sold.
For carrying on each business
manufacturing subject to license un
Article 229 of the Constitution, TIM
cense shall be based on gross
ceipts of previous year, and snaii
4 be less than fifteen ($15.OO) doll
. as graded in paragraph section,
. Act 171"of 1898.
For. each business carrying o.
II . bank or banking company, assoclat
Fl corporation or,agency, the license s
he based on the declared or nom
capital and surplus, and shall no.
less than fifty ($50.00) dollars,
" more than. four thousand five
Idred- ,50d.DO) dollars, as grade'
that norton of section 6 OF Act
of 1898, entitled "Retail Merca
MA business"
For carrying on the business
suit known as cotton brokerage
mMI lccmmission. business, brokerage
!MMsI1 money, stocks, bonds, real es
produce, sugar, cotton or other
kerage business, whether buyln
81 selling for actual or 1uture oea
the, license SHALL not be less
81 twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor
IA than,.one thousand seven hundred
lffty lsi, $4,000 dollars. as grad
section Of Act III Of 1898.
Far eyery person, associate
-nersons. business firm or corpor
doing 8 storage business or a.,
and molasses business exclusive
either Of them, the license snal
he less than seventy-five S75:oo
|kM lars nor more than n tho
~ dollars, as graded by that port
SEt section 10 of Act III OF iSso,
MI lring to storage Of sugar and mo
For carrying on the buslne
saw mills employing not less
iM lten+ hands, slaughter houses, r
on.v sugar and molasses, or eltn
s. .dthem, the license shall be bias
~ the gross annual receipts Of ea'
son, association Of persons, bl