The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
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ordinance, No. 494, regulating TIE sale
and fixing the license on tee retailing OF
spirituous and malt liquors for the YET
1915, as provided urdar existing laws OF
the State (See Ordinance Book, pa, G
543), was adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 49A.
An ordinance regulating ,he sale and
fixing the license tax on the retailing
of spirituo's ard malt liquors for the
year 1915 under existing laws of this
State.:.
Sec. l. Be 1t ordained by the Police
Jury of Madison Parish, La, that for
the business conducting a bar-room
or other place where spiriturus or malt
or vinous liquors are sold or retailed as
provided under existing laws of this
state that the same lie graded and d.
vided il to the following classes, based
on the annual gross receipts, to-wit:
Twenty-seven thousand dollars or under
said amount, the liquor license shall be
one thousand dollars. When the gross
annual receipts are over twenty thous-
and dollars and under thirty thousand,
| the Liquor license shall be fifteen hun
dred dollars. When the gross annual
receipts are over thirty thousand dollars
the liquor license shall be two this Island
uallars.
Be it further ordained that the pre-
visions requiring application to be made
to this Board for carrying on a liqut r
trade and to publish same prior to the
LIST of January next, when said licenses
arr due, be construed as not applying to
such as have previously had the per-
mission of! the board.
Be it further ordained that this Oh
dinance take effect after it's adoption
and the liquor license herein required
go in effect LIST day of Januory 1915.
ORDINANCE NO. ass.
An ordinance levying parish tax upon
trade occupation, professions, and al
advalorem tax of NINE MILLS to sup
| port the Parish Government, schools,
etc, and under Article 291 of the
Constitution levying per capita tax
of one dollar for the benefit of public
roads and bridges and fixing penalties
and the manner of enforcing same.
Whereas. the budget of probable ex-
penses Tor the calender year 1915 has
has been duly published and notified
according to law, therefore be it or
dained by the Police Jury of Madison
Parish, as follows:
Sec. l. There is hereby levied upon
all persons, business firms, and corpol :
atoms persuing any trade, profession,
occupation, or calling of business lex
cept the business of retailing spurious
or malt liquors is elsewhere provided
for) a parish license which is hereby
fixed at the rate of 100 per centum of
the state license tax particularly set
forth and graded under existing state
lIws.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc. =,
that an advalorem tax of NINE MILLS on
the dollar of the assessed value of all
property situated in the parish and
listed and taxed under existing laws CT
this state, is hereby levied for the year
1915 for the support of the Parish Gov
eminent, including THREE MILLS for
benefit of the public school of this parish.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc. 4,
that per capita tax for. the purpose of
maintaining, constructing, and repair
ing the public roads and bridges of this
parish Of one dollar per annum is hereby
.evied and to be collected during 1915
rom each aSle-bodied male inhabitant
Of this parish between the ages of Is
and IS and that all such persons failing
O. refusing TO Fay such per capita tax
.fter a demand therefor by the Tax
Collector shall be criminally Prosecuted
against the District Attorney or uran-
Jury and upon conviction to pay a fine
If not less that $500 nor more than
$4,000, default thereof Imprisonment
or sentenced to work on the public road
for 80 days and that the said fine, where
collected shall be paid into the Parish
Treasury and placed to the credit of the
Road and Bridge fund.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the rate of taxation herein speci-
fled shall be extended by the assessor
upon the tax roll for 1915 and that he
! furnish the tax collector a list of !
persons liable tor SAID per capita ia {,
giving also place OF residence.
Sec. 5. lie it further ordained, ETC.,
that said parish license tax and adval-
orem tax shall be collected and en-
forced and shall bear the same pena.-
IS provided under existing laws.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the tax collocto. in his report OF
collections to this board shall also fur
nish separate settlements of amounts
collected on acc punt of account of said
road and bridges tax.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained, etc.
that all ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, and this ordinance
take effect from and after its adoption.