New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-13

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Third Class: When said gross annual
receipts are four thousand or more, and
less than five thousand dollars, the Ii
eense shall be twenty dollars ($2090)
Fourth Class: When said gross annual
receipts are three thousand dollars or
more, and less than four thousand dol
lars, the license shall be fifteen dollars
($15.00)
Fifth Class: When said gross annual
receipts are two thousand dollars or
more, and less than three thousand dol
lars, the license shall be twelve dollars
and fifty ents ($1250)
Sixth Class: When said gross annual
receipts are one thousand dollars or
more, and less than two thousand, the Ii
cense shall be ten dollars $4,000
Seventh Class: When the said gross
annual receipts are seven hundred and
fifty dollars or more, and less than one
thousand dollars, the liense shall be
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50)
Eighth Class: When the said gross
annual receipts are less than seven hun
dred and fifty dollars. the license shall
be five dollars $500
PETROLEUM AND OILS.
Be il further ordained, etc, that all
associations, corumations or companies
chartered or created by the laws OF other
States OF foreign countries who may en-
gage in their own name or in the names
of their representatives or agents IN
this city in the sale of coal oil, petroleum,
naptha, gasoline, benzine, turpentine or
other mineral oils and products, whether
crude or refined, shall pay an annual Ii
cense of seven dollars t$7.00) for each
one thousand dollars of such sales.
RACE TRACKS.
Be Il further ordained, etc, that each
and every race track doing business in
this city, whore horses are ran for par
So. aad where ~ entrance tee 10 charged,
shall pay a license Of t5O.W.
RETAIL DEALERS IN PISTOLS
AND CARTRIDGES.
he Il further ordained, etc. that every
retail dealer in pistols, cartridges, rifles,
blank pistols or pistol cartridges in this
city shall pay license tax on said bus
mess graded as follows:
First Class: When the gross annual
sales are two thousand five hundred dol
lars, and more than one thousand dol
lars, the license shall be fifty dollars
($50O0.)
Second Class: When the gross annual
sales are less than one thousand dollars,
the license shall be twenty-five ($25.0o)
dollars. . al
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.
Be il further ordained, etc, that all
associations, corporations or companies
chartered or created by the laws OF other
States or foreign countries, who may en-
gage in their own name or in the name
of their agents or representatives in TINS
CITY in conducting the business OF tele-
phone exchange or exchanges, shall pay
an annual license OF five dollars ($o.0O)
| for each one thousand dollars OF such
| business.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Be II further ordained, etc, that all
| associations, corporations or companies
chartered or created by the laws OF 9th
or States or foreign countries, who may
engage in their own name or in th'
name Of their representatives. or agents
| in this city, conducting the business o.
transmitting messages by wire, common
ly known IS telegraph companies, shall
pay an annual license of three dollars
| ($3.OO) for each one hundred dollars o.
such business.
TRAVELLING VENDORS, ETC.
Be it ordained, ETC., that all travelling
/ r EUkA s,p I'D ri
and other merchandise shall pay II
cense annually Of one hundred dollars
| ($lOOOO) whether travelling as peddler.
or not. For every trading company issu
| ing stamps to merchants and all othe
dealers of every kind whatsoever, wher'
the gross annual receipts are less thai
five thousand dollars, the license shall
| be two hundred and fifty dollar
| ($250OO). And when gross annual re
ceipts are above five thousand dollars
| the license shall be five hundred dollar
| ($500.00)
That all fortune tcllers, clairvoyants
itinerant vendors Of medicines, and mer
ry go rounds Flying Jennies) shall pa,
a license Of one hundred dol
lars ($100.00.)
That all proprietors of shooting gal
leries, skating Kinks and roller coasters
shall pay a license Of twenty
Rve dollars ($25.00.) per annum.
| Be il further ordained, ETC., if any two
or more kinds Of business are combine,
there shall be 4 separate license required
! for each kind Of business. Where an,
firm, company or association shall lease
operate, manage or control the business
! franchise or property Of other corpora
tons or associations or firms, they shall
pay q separate license for each business
THEATRES, OPERA HOUSES ANE
MOVING PICTURES.
Be II further ordained, etc, that tn.
license herein provided shall be graded
| in two classes as follows:
First Class: When the number Of
seats or space exceeds four hundred, ths
license shall be thirty-scven dollars ant
fifty cents ($37.50)
Second Class: When the number o.
seats or space 10 less than four hundred
the license shall Be twenty-five dollars
| ($25.O0)
| DO IL IuItuGI OIoeAuVut SeSst Ah~s -,
annual receipts, capital, sales and prem
iums in this ordinance referred to ~ |
basis Of license are those Of the year foi
which the license 10 granted; the stand
| ard for their estimation shall be primi
facie of the preceding year, II the bias
mess has been conducted by the SAM
party, or parties, to whom they claim
to be successors.
II the firm or company be new, tn
| amount Of gross sales for the first tw'
months shall be considered the basis, ~,
six times that amount shall be estimate,
a. the annual receipts Of such business
provided that any perso.- commencing
business after the first Of July, pedllcr'
| excepted, shall pay one-half Of the allow
rates.
Be il further ordained, etc, that tn
business of the previous year, - also tn
actual condition and results Of business
of the current yesr, for new firms, asso
Citations or corporations. for the purpos
of calculating licenses, shall be asesr
tanned by the City Tax Collector, an,
| sworn statement of . person in interest,"