The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-11-13

sell in less quantities than original anu unDIo-
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 be based on the |
gross annual a.i cunt of sales. as follows:
When the gross sales are fifty thousand dollars |
or moe and under seventy i've thousand dol |
lars, the License shall be SJO,UO.
When the gross sales forty thousand dol |
lars or more and under fifty thousand dollars.
the License shall DE 5000.
When the gross sales are thirty Thousand dol
lars more and under forty thousand dollars.
the License shall he s3O.OC.
When the gross sales twenty five thousand
dollars or more, and under thirty thousand dol
lars. the License iall be $500.
When the gross sales are twenty thousand dol
lars OF more and less than twenty i've thousand
dollars. the License shall be 5000.
| When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
lars or more and under twenty thousand dollars,
the License shall he slj.OO.
| 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 500.
| Provided that the above mentioned Licenses
shall not apply to those dealing in any distilled,
vinious malt. or other kind of mixed. intoxica-
ting. OF other liquors.
| Sec. Nv. Be it further ordained etc: That for
carrying on the business of telegraphing Tin
GLIDING local and distance teephoneJ tele-
| phoninc and EXPRESS company,
When the gross annual receipt are one hum
bred thousand dollars, the License shall be
$4,000.
| When the gross annual receipt are seventy hve
thousand dollars or more and less than one
hundred thousand dollars, the License shall be
Sls7.50.
When the gross annual receipts are fifty ihou-
sand dollars and more, and less than seventy
five thousand dollars. the License shall be
Sl2j.00.
| 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 $3.50.
| When the gross annual receipts are twenty.
five thousand dollars or more and less than
thirty seven thousand and five hundred dollars,
the License shall he $3.50.
When the gross annual receipts are over twen-
ty thousand dollars and under twenty five thou
sand dollars. the License shall be 5000.
When the gross annual receipts are fifteen
thousand dollars and under twenty thousand
dollars. the License shall lie s37 so.
| When the annual gross receipts are less than
fifteen thousand dollars the License shall be
$1,000.
Sec. V. Be it further ordained etc: That for
every business Of keeping Theatre or Opera
House, OF Moving Picture show, the License
shall be Ten Dollars to be paid by the person.
Corporation. or association owning or controll-
ing for rent or hire, the building OF 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 Steam~hip
tickets, whether said tickets sold on the
streets. in the offices of the Company he repre-
sents or that of any ether Company, shall pay
a License graded upon the number of Compa-
MES he represents to-wit: One Company So;
Two Company $40: Three or more Companies
$50
Sec. 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 il further ordained etc: That
for every individual or Company carrying on the
profession or business agency for draying, keep
inc carriages. hacks, horses for hire, and IN
dertakers the License OF said profession &C.
cupa;ion TO be based on the gross annual re-
ceipts.
: When the gross annual receipts are 100000 or
more. the License shall be So
When the gross annual receipts are less than
100000 the License shall be s..
Sec. IN. 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 License of
$4,000 and every retail dealer in Pistol Cartri-
ges shall pay a License of $1,000, that every
4 wholesale dealer in pistols and rifles shall pay a
License tax OF $4,000. any every wholesale deal
er in pistol cartridges shall pay a License of S.
Sec. II. 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 Ia of 1925 for
the said period of twelve months beginning
I January / 1916.
. Sec XII. BE it further ordained etc: That
all persons subject To a License Tax under this
I Ordinance shall make report of their business
in accordance with Act Ill of 1896 and Act 2ls OF
= 1910.
Sec. Nil. That all unpaid Licenses shall
bear interest at the rate of two Der cent pei
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
tho Town of ST MartinyiIle La upon the pro