New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-20

lars, the license shall be twenty-five
dollars ($25.00)
Third Class: When said gross annual
receipts are four thousand or more, and
less than five thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be twenty dollars $4,000
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 ($12.50.)
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 ($7.5O)
Eighth Class: When the said gross
annual receipts are less than seven hun
dred and fifty dollars, the license shall
be five dollars ($5.00.)
PETROLEUM AND OILS.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
associations, COMPUTATIONS or companies
chartered or created by the laws OF other
States o. foreign countries who may en-
gage in their own name or in the names
of their representatives or agents IN
tn S city in the sale of coal oil, petroleum
naptha, gasoline, benzine, turpentine OF
other mineral oils and products, whether
crude or refined, shall pay an annual IL
cense of seven dollars $500 for each
one thousand dollars of such sales.
RACE TRACKS.
Be it further ordained, etc, that each
and every race track doing business In
this city, where horses are run for pur-
ses, and where a entrance fee ID charged
shall pay a license OF 5000.
RETAIL DEALERS IN PISTOLS
AND CARTRIDGES.
Be Il further ordained, ETC., that every
retail dealer il 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
($5O.O0.)
Second Class: When the gross annual
sales are less than one thousand dollars,
the license shall be twenty-five ($25.O0)
dollars. Il
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
associations, corporations or companies
chartered or created by the laws of othes
States or foreign countries, who may en-
gage in their own name or in the name
of their agents or representatives, In this
city in conducting the business OF tele-
phone exchange or exchanges, shall pay
an annual license of five dollars $500
for each one thousand dollars of such
business.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
associations, corporations or companies
chartered or created by the laws of 9th
er States or foreign countries, who may
engage in their own name or in the
name of their representatives or agents
in this city, conducting the business OF
transmitting messages by wire, common
ly known as telegraph companies, shall
pay an annual license of three dollars
$4,000 for each one hundred dollars 81
such business.
TRAVELLING VENDORS, ETC,
Be it ordained, ETC., that all travelling
vendors of stoves, lightning rods, clocks
and other merchandise shall pay . Ii.
cense annually of one hundred dollars
($1O0.00) whether travelling as peddlers
or not. For every trading company issu-
ing stamps to merchants and all other
dealers of every kind whatsoever, where
the gross annual receipts are less thai,
five thousand dollars, the license shall
be two hundred and fifty dollars
($25O.OO). And when gross annual re-
ceipts are above five thousand dollars,
the license shall be five hundred dollars
($5O0.00)
That all fortune tellers, clairvoyants,
itinerant vendors of medicines, and mer-
ry-go-rounds Flying Jennies) shall pay
a license of one hundred dol
lars ($100.00.)
That all proprietors of shooting gall
leries, skating Kinks and roller coasters
shall pay a license Of twenty
Eve dollars ($25.00.) per annum.
Be it further ordained, ETC., if any two
OF more kinds Of business are combines
there shall be a separate license required
for each kind of business. Where any
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 a separate license for each business.
OPERA HOUSES AND
MOVING PICTURES.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that the
license herein provided shall be graded
in two classes as follows:
First Class: When the number Of
seats or space exceeds four hundred, the
license shall be thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents ($37.5o.)
Second Class: When the number Of.
seats or space is less than four hundred,
he license shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.O0.)
Be it further ordained, ETC., that the
annual receipts, capital, sales and prem
iums in this ordinance referred to Is a
basis of license are those of the year for
which the license 10 granted; the stand