The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-12-26

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used for the regular expenses Of said munlcipa-
Lity and to carry out the items as carried on the
budget for the year 1915. as adopted.
Voting for J. II. Duchamp. Willie Bienvenu.
F. +. Fourner. A. G. Gsuthier, Il. J. Guirard.
Against: None.
Approved:
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY 4. DELAHoUssAYE, Secretary. |
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment OF LII |
cense Tax for a period of twelve months begin |
ing January LIST 1915. upon each person, 1850 |
citation of persons, or business trims, and Cor |
porations, pursusing and trade, profession. vo-
cation. calling OF business subject to Licenses
under Articles 22s Of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana. and prescribing the mode
and method III which certain persons, assOcia-
tlon OF persons, Vi business nrms. and Corpora
TONS subject to said Licenses shall make report
OF their business.
Section /. be il ordained by the Mayor ana
Town Council Of the Town OF ST. Martinviiie.
state OF Louisiana, Ia special SESSION conven-
ed, that IN accordance Win Act ~ Oh 1875. anu
act 2Io or IyiU ami Artlcie 80 OI Inc Cohstltu-
ton OF the State VI Louisiana and IL accor-
dance with the provisioh vi the Charter vi the
Town OF 81. MartinvIiie, La, aud other laws Oh
the same subject matter OF the Constitution oI
lne otaIs Oh LOUISIANA, De aud hereby levied IA
Llcense lax Tor Y period Oi Twelve months, be-
ginning january lsl, 1919 W December 81, 1919,
inclusive, upon ANY person, associations OF per-
sons, nrms, and Corporations, pursuing any
traue, profession. vocation. calling or business
nj an
situation "a Ine otato vi Louisiana.
oeclion IL. be Al IurLner Oruaiued etc: That
ou me nrsI VA, VI JANUARY a. -. isio, Inc iaA
,oiieclor VI tne Iown "a o. nartinviiie, small
ueglu w cviiscL auu snall collect iaot pVs-
sIule from sacn Inc peCsons, or pusineso
arms. association "a peroOns, auu Corporations
puI suing lie ii,,,iLs Vi lie CopOral.on
| o. .aar,iuvilie, Louisiaia. any trsue, pruiee-
| sivu. vvca.iou. cAii,ux or business, u Aicenec
| Iau nereiuaiuer xraouaieu Ior ,hs t~eise
| .ivu.ns, Uesiuuins Sanuary iet isio. AL Li-
| oe.Asos uue anu coiioc.auao uurius tiie
u.ss W uivuIls "a ycor, aiau aii uupaiu Ia
| vousoe eua.i uoovuie ucA.n4u1nI on Tue nrol IA.
| y. NC llivu.I iSAo, aii nilus, pei
| seus vi COMPUTATIONS ovuilue.ce Uusiueos
| ai.er tie uaVe eusii Dscoue ueiln4uenI uuiees
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oocIiou IA. DO Al lurtuer ORDAINED etc: Ina.
| lue said License lax Ior aii kiuus Vi Dusilese
| hereinafter naIneu, except as allerwarus provi-
aeu, snaii De graouatsa anu classlpeo ss iouows;
bANhS.
That Tor each business csrry ing on q BANK,
| pauking Company. Association, Corporation "a
| Agency, the License shall bc Daseu on the oe-
c,ura.A .,r anmiuai tal,ltx.l AMI surpius As foI.
| iows 10 tO-wlt:
anu surplus is ntty thousand or more. and un-
der Ons hunured thousand dollars, the License
| shall pe sloUO.
| When the said declared or nominal, capital
and surplus IL S5v.vU OF less the License shall
he S59.VO.
The said declared or nominal Capital and our.
plus, as provided in this Section, shall be ss-
/ certained and based upon the annual statem men,
made in pursuance VI existing laws.
WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE BUSINESS.
That for every Wholesale mercantile business,
whether a. Principal. agent, or commission. by
auction, representing the foreign merchants Oh
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 or 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 I'M
less be or they sell to dealers for RESALE IL 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
otherwise, the License shall DO based on the
gross annual amount of sales, ss follows:
| When the gross sales are fifty Thousand dol
lars or more and under seventy i've thousand
dollars, the License shall be 5000.
| When the gross sales are forty Thousand dol
lars or more and under fifty thousand dollars.
the License shall be $4,000.
| When the gross sales are thirty thousand dol
lars or more and under forty thousand dollars,
| the License shall be $S0.U0.
When the gross sales ara twenty i've thousand
dollars or more. and under thirty thousand dol
lars, the License snail be $25OO.
| When the gross sales are twenty thousand
dollars or more and less than twenty five thou
sand dollars, the License shall be xa0.OO.
| 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, the
| License shall be $1,000.
| When the gross sales are FIVE thousand dol