The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
ORDINANCE No. 80

tntion OF 1903, and prescribing the mode
and method By which certain persons sub
jeCt 81 license shall make report or 'nelr
business.
Section l. Be it ordained, by, the Police
Jury Of Jefferson Davis Parish that thefe Is
hereby levied q license tax for the year A. ID.
1918 and subsequent years, upon eacl person,
associations Of persons, or business nrms ana
corporations, pursuing a trade, profession
vocation, calling or business, subject to llcecse
under Article 229 OF the Constitution.
Section'2. Be it further ordained, etc;
That on the second day OF January, 1913. ana
each subsequent year, the lax Ioiie bi i3 ~
collect, and shall collect AZ fast as possible
from each OF the persons associations OF per-
Sous, business firms and Corporations, pursu-
ing within the Parish, any trade, profession,
hereinafter graduated. All licenses shall be
colectabls during the first two months OF
each year and oil unpaid Licenses shall be,
come delinquent on the first day OF March OF
each year, and all firms who c. mmence onsl-
ness after that shall become delinquent un-
less the license is paid in ten days.
Section 3. That the annual license for the
kinds OF business hereinafter named, except
as hereinafter provided. shall be graduated as
follows;
Section 4. That for every wholesale mer-
camille business. whether as principal agent
or on commission, by auction. representing
foreign merchants or otherwise, the license
shall be based on the gross annual smouns OF
sales, as follows:
are $8OD. 900. 90 or more and under $500, 000.-
90. the license shall be $4,000.
Second Class. When the gross sales are
| s5O0,O00.00 or more and under 5000. 100000,
the license shall be $4,000.
Third Class. When the gross sales are
$3.50. 100000 and not more than $500, 100000,
the license shall be 10000.
Fourth Class. When gross sales are $3.50
| 10000 or less, the license shall be 5000,
Provided that no person or persons shsl! be
deemed wholesaler dealers unless he or thsy
sell by the original unbroken package or bar.
rel only; and provided further, that no person
or persons shall be deemed wholesale dealer
unless he or they sell to dealers for resale. ]!
they sell i'll less quantities than, original OF
unbroken packages or barrels, they shall be
considered retail dealers, and pay license al
| such.
Section s. That for every business OF selling
| at retail, whether as principal, agent, or or
on commission or otherwise, the license shall
be based on the gross annual amount OF sales
as follows:
First Glass. When gross sales are $780,
| 10000 or more and under $4O0,0O0.00, the
license shall be 100000.
|
10000 or more and under s300,000.0O the
license shall be $4,000.
Third Glass. When gross sales are $4,000,
90 or more, and under 800, 100000 the license
| shall be 10000.
Fourth Glass. When gross sales are $25.
100000 or more and under $60,000,00, the
license shall be $4,000.
| Fifth Glass. When gross sales are $1,000,
90 or more, and under G5,000.00 the license
shall be $1,000.
Sixth Glass, When gross sales are s., 900. OC
or less, the license shall be IS 90.
Section 6. That for every business o.
peddler or hawker, other than peddlers O.
fruit. vegetables. oysters, or eggs. dairymen
goods given in exchange for poultry and egg
shall pay an annual license tax graded as fol
lows: :.
When travelling on horseback Fifteen Dol
When travelling in one horse vehicle Twenty
Dollars.
When travelling in two horse vehicle Thirty
Five Dollars.
When travelling in any kind OF watercraf
Two Hundred Dollars.
Provided that no person or persons shall BIZ
allowed to sell goods as clerk or clerks OF
peddler or hawker, but he or they must pay
license in his or their own name; this pro
vision not to apply to watercraft. and provided
are hereby empowered and directed to cause
| all peddldrs or .hawkers to exhibit their stats
licenses; and in, case Of their failure to pro
duce or exhibit the same, the said officers are
seize the said stock of merchandise and turf
the same over to- any court of competent
jurisdiction with due and full information al
to the violation and provided further that the
said executive official shall be entitled to re-
ceve as his fee the sum Of Ten Dollars In each
q N nr hoyu l.
clerk, or clerks Of the said peddler OF
haw.ker, ped ding without a license
in violation Of this Ordinance; the sale
amount of Ten Dollars to be recovered before
the goods so seized: and provided further
that no license shall be issued to any peddlei
or hawker for less than the rate for the
current year.
Section Z. Be it further ordained, ETC., thai
for every business of keeping hotel, where
lodging and eating sre combined. the license
shall be based on the. number OF. furnished
rooms for guests as follows:
First Class. When the said rooms are fit
teen or more and less than thirty, the licens,
shall be Twenty Dollars $4,000.
Second Glass. When said rooms are in mum
license shall be Fifteen Dollars.
Third Glass. When the said rooms are il
number nine or more and less than twelve
the license shall be Ten Dollars $4,000.
Fourth Glass: When said rooms are il
license shall be Eve Dollars $500 Provided
that no person who keeps boarding house il
connection with schools or colleges, for til,
accommodation Of students or employees there
of shall pay and license as boarding house
Provided further, that no license shall be re
CURED when the, number of said rooms ar,
less than provided for in class 4.
That for every business Of lodging alone
the. license shall be estimated ON the sam,
basis as for hotels, but graduated at one-hal
rates, provided that boarding houses pay sixt,
per cent of the rates for hotels.
Section 8. That for the business billiar,
tables, pigeon hole, jenny lind, pool, or baga
telle tables, or ten pin alleys from which
revenue is derived, license of $1,000 for eacl
such table or alley shall be paid, in addition :,
any other license. due by the establishment
i'll which said tables or alleys may be situated
provided that oil persons, associations o.
perpons, or businsss firms and corporation
engaged in the sale Of soda water, mead. CON
fections, cakes, etc, shall be rated az follows
First Class. When gross sales are So, OOO. o,
or more, the license shall be $500.
Second CLASS. when gross sales are lesi
than 100000 and more than 81 900 90, thu
license shall be $1,000.
Third Class. When gross sales are less tina,
s9,000.o 90 the license shall be $500. Provided
that this provision shah not apply to place
doing business named where alcoholic, vinou
or malt liqv0rs are sold; provided furthe
that druggists selling soda water, mead, etc.
shall be required to take out licenses unde
this act.
Section o. Be ID further ordained, etc. tina
for every business Of wholesale dealer ia NAL
liquors containing less than per cent. o
alcohol in Jefferson Davis Parish. shall pay al
annual license tax on said business graduate,
as follows.