The weekly messenger., 1915-11-20


ed retail dealers and pay License as such.
RETAIL MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
That for every business of selling at retail.
whether a. Principal, Agent, on commission or
otherwise the License shall be based on the |
gross annual amount of sales. as follows:
When the gross sales are fifty thousand dollars |
or mors and under seventy tve thousand dol |
lars, the License shall be S5O,UO.
When the gross sales are forty Thousand dol |
lars OF more and under fifty thousand dollars,
the License shall be $40.UO.
When the gross sales are thirty Thousand dol
lars or more aud under forty thousand dollars.
the License shall be SSu.UC.
When the gross sales are twenty five thousand
dollars or more, and under thirty thousand dol
lars. the License s.lsli be S25.Oo.
When the gross sales are twenty thousand dol
lars or more and less than twenty hve thousand
dollars. the License shall be- SlOOO.
When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
lars or more and under twenty thousand dollars,
the License shall be Sl5.vO.
When the gross sales are fifteen Thousand dol
lars and more than i've thousand dollars, the
license shall be $1,000.
When the gross sales are five thousand dollars
or less, the License shall be s5.OO.
Provided that the above mentioned Licenses
shall not apply to those dealing i'll any distilled.
vinious, malt or other kind of mixed. intoxica-
| ting. or other liquors.
Sec. Nv. Be it further ordained etc: That for
carrying on the business of telegraphing Tin
Guiding local and distance telephone.l tele-
phOning and express company.
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dred thousand dollars. the License shall be
$25OOO.
| When the gross annual receipt are seventy tve
thousand dollars or more and less than one
hundred thousand dollars, the License shall be
$ls7.5O.
Wben the gross annual receipts are fifty ihou-
sand dollars and more. and less than seventy
| five thousand dollars, the License shall be
$l25.O0.
When the gross annual receipt are thirty seven
thousand and five hundred dollars or more and
less than fifty thousand dollars. the License
shall be $9s.75.
When the gross annual receipts are twenty.
five thousand dollars or more and less than
thirty seven thousand and i've hundred dollars,
the License shall be $62.50.
When the gross annual receipts are over twen-
| ty thousand dollars and under twenty five thou
sand dollars. the License shall be $500.
When the gross annual receipts are fifteen
thousand dollars and under twenty thousand
dollars, the License shall be $3.50
When the annual gross receipts are less than
fifteen thousand dollars the License shall be
$1,000.
Sec. v. Be 1t further ordained etc: That for
every business of keeping Theatre or Opera
House. or Moving Picture show. the License
shall be Ten Dollars to be paid by the person.
Corporation. or association owning OF controll-
ing for rent or hire. the building or building in
which said exhibition are held.
Sec. vi. Be it further ordained etc: That for
each person carrying on the business or calling
of selling or dealing in Railroad or Steamship
tickets, whether said tickets are sold on the
streets, in the offices of the Company he repre-
sents, or that of any other Company, shall pay
q License graded upon the number OF Compa-
nies he represents to-wit: One Company S25;
Two Company $40; Three or more Companies
$50.
Bee. VII Be it further ordained etc: That
for every business Of keeping Hotel where
lodging and eating are combined, the License
shall be $40.
Sec. VIII. Be 1t further ordained etc. That
for every individual or Company carrying on the
profession or business agency for draying, keep
ing carriages. hacks or horses for hire, and un-
dertakers. the License or said profession or oc-
cupation to be based on the gross annual re-
ceipts.
When the gross annual receipts are 100000 or
more, the License shall be $40.
When the gross annual receipts are less than
100000 the License shall be s..
Sec TX. Be it further ordained etc: That
every individual or individuals carrying ON the
business or profession Of Physician. Attorney
at-law. Editor, Dentist. Occulist, Photographer
and Jeweler, shall pay License of s..
Sec. X. Be it further ordained: That every
retail dealers in Pistols shall pay a License Of
$4,000 and every retail dealer in Pistol Cartri-
ges shall pay q License of 5000, that every
wholesale dealer in pistols and rifles shall pay
License tax of $4,000. any every wholesale deal
or in pistol cartridges shall pay License of IS.
Sec. XII. Be it ordained etc: That the Lii
cense on any business not herein provided for
nor enumerated herein shall be graduated and
collected in accordance with Act III of 1898. for
the said period of twelve months beginning
. January l, 1915.
} Sec. XII. Be it further ordained etc: That
all persons subject to License Tax under this
, Ordinance shall make report of their business
in accordance with Act III of 1890 and Act 2IS of
1910
J Sec. XIII. That all unpaid Licenses shall
bear interest at the rate of two Der cent per
month from the first day of March 1916, and the
payment thereon shall be secured by first Mort
gage and special lien and privilege in favor of
the Town of ct, Martinville. La upon the pro.