New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1915-12-11
Official Minutes Board of I rustees.


Mayor H. S. Sealy presiding, Messr
Suberbielle and Villermin in attendanc
The minutes of the previous meetln
were read and approved on motion ,
Mr.. Sealy, seconded by Mr.. Villermin.
License Ordinance No. 90 was intrt
duced by Mr.. Suberbielle.
Ordinance No. 90.
. To levy. collect aud enforce payment Of an al
nual license tax upon all persons associations {
persons business firms and corporations pu
suing any trade. profession, vocation calling O
,nslness except those who are expressly exemp
ID from such license tax by Act 229 Of the Cor
situation and prescribing the mode and method
in which csrtsin persons subject to license sha
make reports Of their business
SECTION l.
Be ii ordained by the Board of Trustees of tn
City of New Iberia in regular session conveyed
that there 10 hereby levied An annual license ia
for the year 1916, upon each person, association
of person or business firm or corporations pursu
ing any trade, professional vocation, calling o
business subject to license under Article 329 o
the Constitution.
Be it further ordained, etc that on the End da
of January A, D 1915 the City Tax Collecto
shall begin to collect aud shall collect as fast Al
possible from each of the per or business firm
within the corpate limits. any trade. profession
calling or business, license tax AS hereinafter
graduated.
All license shall be due and coIlectable during
the first two months Of said year 1916 except Ii
censes for bar rooms. saloons and coffee houses
which shall be due and payable on January 2nd
1915 and all unpaid licenses for other businesses
or oceu pa tiOns shall become DELINQUENT On the
lst day of March Of said year, and all firms who
have commenced business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license is paid
BAR ROOMS, ETC
For every business Of bar room cabaret, coffee
house, cafe, beer saloon, liqesl exchange. drink
ing saloon, grog shop beer house, beer garden or
other place where anything to be drank on the
premises is sold, directly indirectly the license
shall be One Thousand Dollars, ($looO.oo)
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be it further ordained, etc. that for every bust
ness Of keeping billiard tables. pigeon holes,
Jenny Lind, pool or bagatelle tables, and ten pin
alleys, and box ball alley, from which revenue is
derived a license Of five dollars (5.oo) for each
sub table or alley shall be paid in additlonn to any
other license due by the establishment in when
said tables or alleys may be situated.
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS
(WHOLESALE)
Be it further ordained. etc, that for every
wholesale dealer in beer, malt alcoholic liquors
license of one hundred dollars f$loo) shall be
collected
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION.
Be it further ordained, etc, that for carrying
on the business or pursuits known as cotton facto
rage. commission business, sugar factorage, grain
and produce commission houses or any other fac
forage and commission business, brokerage in
money tother than banking business. bonds real
estate produce, sugar or other brokerage business
except as hereafter provided, whether buying or
selling for actual spot or future delivery the IL
cense shall be based on gross nual conmis sions
and brokerage sales and purchases AS fo bows:
First Glass: When the gross commission ex-
eeed Five Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Twenty Dollars, go oo)
Second Glass: When the annual gross com
missions exec ed Three Thousand Dollars aud I'M
der Five Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Third Glass: When the gross annual commits
sions are under Yhree Thousand Dollars. the Ii
Observation-Disclosures, SODA WATER, ETC.
Be it further ordained, etc that all persons, as
.seciatiors Of persons or business firms or oorpor
=ations engaged in he sale of soda water, mead
CONNECTIONS cakes, bread, ste. exclusively, snail
be rated as follows:
1st Glass: when the gross annual sales are
Three Thousand Dollars and over, the license
be Ten Dollars $40.
Second Glass: When the gross annual sales are
Three Thousand Dollars and over, the license
shall be Five Dollar. $5.
CHAUFFEUR.
Be il further ordained, etc that all persons
operating and driving automobiles and otherwise
acting as q chauffeur, shall pay . license of Two
CONTRACrORs AND MASTER BUILDERS.
Be it fun ther ordained, etc. that for every in.
dividual, frm company corporation carrying
on the profession or business OF contractors,
master builder. and mechanics and who employ
eupation shall be - follows:
First Glass: When said gross annual receipts
are Three Thousand Dollars and over. the license
ehsll be Ten Dollars $40.
second Glass: When said gross annual receipt,
are under Three Thousand Dollars, the license
shall BE- Five Dollars, $5
DANCE HALLS.
Be It further ordained. etc. that for the privi.
lege Of giving dances and balls, except whore
balls and dances are given for charitable purposes
there shall es paid license ot Ter Dollars. So
EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Be II further ordaiusd. etc.. that all foreign
corporation. conducting 30 express tsusine;;
within the limits OF the City Of New iberia. shall
pay license OF ten dollars for every thousand
Sellars Of business transacted within said cisy
1RATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT sOCIH.
TIES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Ds it further ordained. etc.. that each and ~.
chat may, Though selicitors or agents, solicit
Nasmbsrship therein fsom house % Aonss, and
who pay compensation to each solicitor or agent,
first Uisss: when the sross annual receipts
er collections from the nsmbers Of each society
uars or more the license shal b 1fty dollar $50
second Glass: When the gross annual receipts
-er eellsesons from the msmbe.s sfsueh society
o s.sot.sio. shall snoIns 70 fo'I .ss eG
esAss shall bs forty dollars. 80.
Third Glass: when the gross annual receipts
~ collections from the membsss Of sueh soctety
o. association shall amount to three thousand
dollars and less than four thousand dollars. the
license shall be thirty Aollars, o3o.
Fourth Glass: When the gross snnusl reseipts
Or collections from the members Of such society
Or association shall amount to two Thousand DOL
laEs and less than three thousand dollars. the H.
-oense shall be twenty dollars, $40
lsetions from the members Of such society or a.
ISOLATION shall amount to less than two thousand
dollars, the license shall be ten dollaYa, $40
DRAWING, TRUCKING, ETC.
Be II further ordained ETC., that every indivt
dual firm company or corporation carrying on
profession or business agency. for steam boats
1raying. trucking. keeping cabs, carriages. auto
mobiles hacks or horses for hire, undertakers or
funeral directors owners or lesses OF toll bridges
or ferries stevedoors. and bill posting or tacking
or distributing the license for such profession or
occupation shall be as follow:
First Glass: When said gross annual receipts
are three thousand dollars or more, the license
shall be twenty dollars, $40.
second Glass; When said gross annual receipts
are tive thousand dollars and under three thous-
and dollars the license shall be fifteen dollars
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are one thousand dollars and under two thousand
Fourth Class: When said gross annual receipts
are less than one thousand dollars, the license
shall be Ave dollars, $5.
HOTEL, LODGING HOUSES, ETC.
Be further ordained, etc, that for every bus
mess of keeping a hotel where lodging and eating
are eomhin ID the license shall be based on the
number Of furnished lodging rooms for guests as
follows;
first class: When said rooms are in number
FORTY five or more. the license shall be $75.
second class: When said rooms are in number
hirty or more, and less than forty five the license