The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-12-12

Approved:
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY 4. DELAHoUssAYE, Secretary
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect aud enforce payment of Lii
cenSe lax ~. "a periOu Ut Twelve months begin-
AK January isL isio, upon each person, asso-
ciaLion porsous, business arms, anu Cor
poralious, pursueiug auu Trade, proIession, w.
Gallon. Calling vi business SUBJECT u Licenses
unuer Arlicies zls vi the CONSTITUTION vi the
otate "a Louisiana, and preocriDing The moue
anu nie.nou IA WHICH certaiu persVus, associa-
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pius, prVviueu Al .his oeclion, snail be AS
cerlaiueu anu oased upon Tue auuual statement
made Ala pursuance VA eAIsIlug laws.
WnULESAlAE MEhL hANUloE BUSINESS,
That Ior every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as frlncipai. agent, or commission. by
auction, representing the foreign merchants or
otherwise, the License shall be based on the
gross annual amount OF sales as follows:
When the gross sales are Two hundred anu
fifty Thousand dollars or less, the License shall
be S25.OO.
Provided that no persons or persons shall be |
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or they |
sell by the original or unbroken package ar bar
rel only; and provided further that no person or |
persons shall be deemed wholesale dealers I'm.
less he they sell to dealers for resale If they
sell in less quantities than original and unbro-
ken packages, or barrels they shall be consider
cd retail dealers and pay License as such.
RETAIL MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
That for every business of selling at retail,
whether as Principal. Agent, on commission or
the License shall be based Oh the
gross annual amount of sales, as follows:
When the gross sales are fifty thousand dol
lars more and under seventy five thousand
dollars, the License shall be $5OOO
When the gross sales are forty Thousand dol
ars or more and Gnder fifty thousand dollars,
he License shall be S4U.O0.
When the gross sales are thirty thousand dol
airs or more and under forty Thousand dollars,
he License shall be $SO.UO.
When the gross sales ara twenty five thousand
dollars or more, and under thirty Thousand dol
ars, the License snail be $25OO.
When the gross sales are twenty thousand
iollars or more and less than twenty five thou
and dollars, the license snail be- $2O.OU.
When the gross sales are fifteen Thousand dol
ar~ or more and under rwent. thousand dollars,
he License shall be si5.Uo.
When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
airs ana more than hive thousand dollars, the
Accuse shall De SiU w.
" hea Tue gross eaies are flve Thousand dol |
.re or iess, tie L.case snaii De ss.vU.
Provided that the above mentioned Licenses
haii not Apply " those dealing IN any distiiled,
inious, malt, or Other Kind OF mixed, lntoxIca-
ing, otner liquors.