The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-12-19


Charter and Ordinance Of this Corporation
relative thereto; the proceeds Of said tax to be
used for the regular expenses of said municipa- |
lily and to carry out the items as carried on the
budget for the year 1915. as adopted.
Voting for j. H. Duchamp, Willie Bienvenu. |
+. II. Fournet. A. e. Gauthier, X. J. Guirsrd.
Against: None.
Approved:
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY Z. RELATIONSHIPS. secretary.
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment of Lii
cense lax for period of twelve months Begin
ing January lst 1915, upon each person, assO-
citation OF persons, or business hrms, and Cor
porations, pursueing and trade, profession, vo-
cation, calling or business subject to Licenses
under Articles ~ OF the Constitution Of the
state of Louisiana, aud prescribing the mode
aud method III which certain persons, assOcla-
ton or persons, OF business nrms, anu Corpora
lions subject To said Licenses shall make report
vi their business.
Sectioni l.. be ii ordained by the Mayor and
Town council of the Town OF 81. Martnviile,
state OF Louisiana, In special session conven-
cd, that in accordance with Act IA Oh loyc. and
Act 2lo OF Iylv anu Article ~ Of the Cohstitu-
ton vi tine Srate Of Louisiana amt IN accor-
uance with the provislon OF The Charter Of the
Town OF 81. MartInviile, La, and other laws Oh
The same subject matter vi lie Constitution OI
the state VI LOUISIANA, be ana hereby levied q
Llcense lax for period OF Twelve months, be-
GINNING January lsf. iyl5 W DecemDer 81, ISio,
inclusive, upon amy person, associations or per-
sons, trims, and Corporations, pursuing any
trade, profession. vocatlon. calling DC business
subJec, u iicense under Article ~ vi the Con-
,utuIlon OF the oJale VI LOulsiana.
section IL. be It turther ordained etc: That
Oh the nrst Gay OF January A. u. iyio. the lax
collector vi the iown oI 81. Martinviiie, shall
pegln " collect aud shall collect lsst ss pOs-
| bible from each ot the persons, Or BUSINESS
nrms. association Oi persons, anu Corporations
pursuing within Inc ninits Oh Tie CopOration Vi
st. AarllnvILe, LOUISIANA. any Trade, prVres-
sion, vocation. caiiing or business, License
iau as hereinafter Yraouaied tor Inc Twelve
months, beginning January ist isio. Al LII
censes sinai Nv dus anu cOiiscuaDie uurlng the
nrsI w months or each year, anu aii unpaiu LII
| censes shall become ueiinQuenL Oh the nrst DAY
| OF the mouth Oh Marcn 1910. anu aiI nrms. per-
| ssns UT corporations who commence Duslness
| after the dsts shall becOms ueiinQuent unless
| Ihe Incense Is paid within Ten days.
| Section III. lie II IurIner ordained etc: Ina,
hereinafter named, except as Afterwards provi
ded, shall be graduated aud classified rs follows
| BANKS.
| That for each business carry ing u Bank
Banklng Company. Association, Corporation 81
Agency, the Licease shall baseu the Ne
ciared or dominai Capital and surplus. as fol
lows to to-wit
When the SAID declared OF nominal. capital
and surplus is nifty thousand or more. and un
der One hundred Thousand dollars. the Llceus
shall bs s7o.Vu.
When tbs said declared or nominal, capita
and surplus lis Ssv.UO or less the License shall
be $59.UO.
The said declared or nominal Capital and : ur
plus, rs provided id this section. shall be as
certalnsd and based upon the annual statsmen
made in pursuance Of existing laws.
WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE BUSINESS
That for every wholesale mercantile business
| whether as Principal agent, or commission. b!
auction, representing the foreign merchants o
otherwise, the License shall be based ON tn,
gross annual amount of sales as follows:
When the gross sales are Two hundred ant
fifty Thousand dollars or less, the License shall
be S25.OO.
Provided that no persons or persons shall b,
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or the!
sell by the Original or unbroken package ar bar
rel only; and provided further that NO person OF
persons shall be deemed wholesale dealers I'M
less he or they sell to dealers for resale If the,
sell in less quantities than original and unbro
ken packages. or barrels they shall be consider
ed retail dealers and pay License as such.
RETAIL MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
That for every business of selling at retail
whether as Principal, Agent, on.commission Of
otherwise, the License shall be based on tn.
gross annual amount of sales, as follows:
When the gross sales are fifty Thousand dol
lars or more and under seventy five Thousand
dollars, the License shall be S5OOO.
When the gross sales are forty thousand dol
lars or more and under fifty thousand dollars
the License shall be $1,000.
When the gross sales are thirty Thousand dol
lars or more and under forty Thousand dollars
the License shall be 5000.
When the gross sales ara twenty hve thousant
dollars or more, and under thirty Thousand dol
lars, the License snail be So w.
When the gross sales are twenty Thousand
dollars or more and less than twenty five thou
sand dollars, the License shall be $1,000.
When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
lars or more and under twenty Thousand dollars
the License shall be $3.50.
when the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
lars and more than FIVE Thousand dollars. thu
License shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are five Thousand dol.
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