The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-12-05

SIDNEY 4. DELAHOUssAYE, Secretary
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy. collect and enforce payment of Lii
cense Tax for period of twelve months begin
ing January LIST lyl5. upon each person, asso-
citation OF persons. or business nrms, and Cor
porations, pursueIng aud trade, profession, vo-
Gallon, calling or Dusiness subject u Licenses
under ARTICLES 20 or the Constitution Ot the
state vi Louisiana, anu prescribing the mode
and method IN winch certain persons, ass0cia-
ton or pefsons, or business nrms, anu Corpora-
TONS subject To said Licenses shall make report
oil their business.
Section L. be 1t ordained by the Mayor anu
Town Council OF The Town VI 81. MHrtInvliIe,
state Oh LOUISIANA, III special session conven-
I'll, that In accordance wltn Act AL oi 1880, anu
Act zio Oh Isiu anu Arucie ~ OF the ConstlIu-
tiOn vi the otate VI LoaisIaua anu IN accor-
dance VAIN me provision Va Tue Inarler tne
Ao"u oI D.. 40. .Au iiie, A.a, aAu otier .a~e
me ota,e y. Louisia.is,, We sno nereDy ie,ieu a
i4iceuse AK Ior d lerivu VA Iweise nivutns, De-
s,liu,,ig Ja,uar, Is., isio Decomu-r 81, lsl,,
Inclusive, upon az! pea eou, associaliols y. pea
-o.s, niuis, anu Corporations, pursuing OIL.
suoJvct Iicense uuuer ar,i.ie Iou-
sLitulIon the otate LOUISIANA.
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the nrsl VA, oI January a. ~. isio, The IaA
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censes snaii DecoIne ueiinquenI On Inc nrsl aa,
ssns VI corporations VINO commence business
aiter Inc become ueiinQuenl uniess
iAiceuse paiu witiiu YEA. DAYS.
oectiOu IA. /. lurLaer oruaaueu etc: Ana.
ACCUSE AJAX Ior ail KLAUS "a pusiaess
hereinafter named, except aIIerwaras provl-
uea, shall Do grauusIsa and Classified rs follows:
BANKS.
That for each business carrying ON q Bank,
Banking COMPANY. Association, Corporation or
ASAS0ASO
ciared or dominsl Capital anu surplus, as fol.
lows 70 to-wlt:
When the said declared or nominal. capital
and surplus is hfty Thousand or more. and un-
der One hundred thousand dollars, the License
shall be S15.UO.
When the said declared or nominal, capital
and surplus Is S50.vV or less the License shall
be $59.OO.
The said declared or nominal Capital and ,ur-
plus. as provided in this Section. shall be as
certained and based upon the annual statement
made in pursuance of existing laws.
Wholesale MERCHANDISE BUSINESS.
That for every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as Principal, 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 and
fifty Thousand dollars less. the License shall
be $500.
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 un- |
less he or they sell to dealers for resale. If they
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 or
the License shall be based ON the
gross annual amount of sales, al follows:
When the gross sales are fifty thousand dol
lars or more and under seventy five thousand
dollars, the License shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are forty thousand dol
ars or more and under fifty thousand dollars.
he License shall be $4,000.
When the gross sales are thirty thousand dol.
ars or more and under forty thousand dollars,
he License shall be 5000.
When the gross sales ara twenty five thousand
dollars or more, and under thirty thousand dol
ars, the License snail be SIS 90.
When the gross sales are twenty thousand
dollars or more and less than twenty five thou.
and dollars, the License snail be 5000.
When the gross sales are fifteen Thousand dol
ars or more and under twenty Thousand dollars.
he License shall be Sl5.OO.
i. When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol.
ars and more than i've Thousand dollars, the
license shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are Eve thousand dol
airs or less. the License shall be 500.
Provided that the above mentioned Licenses
hall not apply to those dealing IN any distilled,
inions, malt, OF other kind OF mixed intoxics.
ing, or other liquors.
Section Nv. Be it further ordaine ate: That
OF carrying on the business of telegraphing