New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-13
CRY LICENSE CRDiLNCES.
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~ an annual license tax upon all per-
.ous. association Of persons, or business
firms ard corporations pursuing any
trade. profession, vocation, calling or
business except those who are expressly
exempted from such license tax by Art
;cM 229 Of the Constitution, and pre-
.e,ibiug the mode and method in which
ce,tain persons subject TO license sha!i
make report OF their business.
SECTION l.
Be il ordained by the Board of Trus-
tees OF the City o. New Iberia III rega-
IA, session convened: That there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for
the year 1914 upon each person, asso-
ei,tion of persons or business firms OF
corporations pursuing any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business sub
i.cted to license under Article 229 o.
the Constitution.
SECTION 2.
BE /, further ordained, etc. that on
The End day of January A. D., 1914, the
CITY Tax Collector shall begin to coll
lect and shall collect as fast as possible
from each of the persons or business
firms, associations of persons and cor
porations pursuing within the corporate
limits any trade, profession, calling or
business, a license tax as hereinafter
graduated. ~. .iA..4sn
All licenses shalt be due and collecti-
BILE during the first two months OF said
wear 1914 except licenses for bar rooms,
saloons and coffee houses, which shall
be due and payable on January 5th,
1914, and all unpaid licenses for other
businesses or occupations shall become
delinquent on the LIST day of March OF
said year, and all firms who have com
meneed business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license 10
paid within ten days.
BAR ROOMS, ETC.
For every business OF bar room, cab
sret, coffee house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house, beer garden or other
place where anything to be drank on the
premises is sold, directly or indirectly,
the license shall be One Thousand Dol
lars, t$l000.00.)
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be- il further ordained, etc, That foi
every business of keeping billiard tables,
pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, pool or bags-
telle tables, and ten pin alleys, and box
ball alleys, from which revenue is de
rived, license of five dollars $500
for each sub table or alley shall be paid,
in addition to any othur license due by
the establishment in which said tables
or alleys may be situated.
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS
(WHOLESALE.)
Be il further ordained, etc, that for
every wholesale dealer in beer,
malt or alcoholic liquors license
Of one hundred dollars ($l00.0Ol
shall be collected. u
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION.
Be Il further ordained, etc, that for
carrying on the business or pnr-
suits known as cotton factorage,
commission business, sugar fac
forage, grain and produce com
mission houses, or any other tactorage
and commission business, brokerage in
money (othcr than banking business
bonds, reali estate, produce%ugar on
other brokerage business, except AS
hereafter provided, whether buying OF
selling for actual spot or future delivery
the license shall be based on gross an
nual com omissions and brokerage on
sales and PURCHASES a. follows:
First Class: When the gross COM
missions exceed Fivs Thousand Dollars
the license shall be Twenty Dollars,
l$2O.0o.)
Second Class: When the annual gross
commissions exceed Three Thousand Dol
lars and under Five Thousand Dollars
the license shall be Ten Dollars
(tl000.)
Third Class: When the gross annual
commissions are under Three Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Five Dol
lars, ($5.00)
coNFEcTIONER1Es, SODA WATER,
ETC.
Be Il further ordained, etc, that al
persons, associations of persons or bus
mess firms or corporations engaged in
The sale Of soda water, mead, confec.
tons, cakes, bread, ETC., exclusively
small PC Ihtco ~ iohoWss
LIST Class: When the gross annual sales
are three thousand dollars and over, the
license shall be Ten Dollars $50 o.,
Second Class: When tho gross an
Aual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars. the license shall be five dollaIs
(ts.00)
CHAUFFEUR.
Be II further ordained, ETC., that oil
parsons operating and driving automo-
biles and otherwise acting ~ chauf-
fsur. shall pay . license Of two dollars
($s00.)
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be Il further ordained, ETC., that fol
every individual, firm, company OK cor
poration carrying on the profession OF
business Of contractors, master builders
and mechanics, and who employ assist
ants, the license of such profession o.
occupation shall be - follows:
First Class: When said gross annual
receipts are three thousand dollars and
ever, the license shall Be ten dollars
(tl0O0.)
Second Class: When said gross an
nual receipts are under three thousand
aollars, the license shall be five ($5.00.)
DANCE HALLS.
Be Il further ordained, ETC., that for
the privilege Of giving dances AMI
balls, except where balls and dances are
given for charitable purposes, there shall
b paid license Of ten dollars (Sf000.}
DOG TAX.
Re il further ordained, ETC., that the
owner Of every dog in the city, after said
animal reaches the age Of 8 weeks,
shall be required to pay an annual
tax of One Dollar for each
animal within the limits Of said
city, and shall keep on the neck
Of every dog . tax showing III. registry
and number thereof
EXPRESS BUSINESS.
b Il further ordained, ETC., that all
foreign corporations conducting an ex-
press business within the limits Of the
City Of New Iberia shall pay q IL
cense Of ten dollars for every
thousand dollars Of business transacted
within said City limits.
ERATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT
SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
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