The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-22
ORDINANCE NO So
,rceEsE TAX ORDINANCE.

ssogO,r vacation, calilE OF DusInrsS' III
fesslpS ayish of Jefferson DAVIS, Tor tiIe year
VIZ and subsequent ven ,sd +o ti'J9 y,
VINO ale 90 o Of the Constitution OF 1898,
Artlcis, .~criIdng the mode and method by
and PFessortoin persons subject tn license
EllGGn r, sIl report Of their business.
shsi 10 II ordained by the Police Jury
Section !, nayis Parish, that there IL hereby
oJeter;ssoni o ps tax for the ear A ID. 1915
nfsd iisVsnTt Years, upon each person,
and guDsequ ~ nersons or business firms and
sgOeislnloanrS nnrsning any trade, profession,
t0TpOIsHo .1iI;ng or business, subject TO license
IoahOIus, , ale 229 OF the Constitution.
1naa so. Re it further ordained, etc, that
Segllon, dsy of January, l9l", ana each
,@tne sev IN wear the tax collector Tor the
nB!eequngfn1i Jefferson Davis shall beg ~ 10 col
P9sa mall collect rs last rs poSSlo!e rom
If the persons aSsoCia'loIS Ua @ ,Dit
tganesSn Il s5 any trade, profession, a>socl-
ID she Ihin51 or business, q license tax herein
4i9l, ca1tnSsted. All licenses shall be due and
tlnf ~. Sur;np the first two months OF each
elsetaD4s I'll III unpaid license shall become
~ anu "t an first day of March OF each
Slnqasd sjl firms who commence business
Ii, Sst shslI become delinquent unless the
~ ss5,s d paidin ten days
- ..,,ra That the annual license for the
a ~ business hereinafter named, except
nnG " ,i,sr provided, shall be graduated as
a.,;onA That every wholesale mercantile
cssl .ss nvbether as principals, agents. or on
lasDSissiop by auction, representing foreign
tg-s.5snts or otherwise; license s4aH DE
s,ss5 On the gross annual amount Oh S@leS' as
~ e., olsss-When the gross annual sales
,ssN08.909 or more ana uuueL F"0o'oo0 VIE
fsTe Shall be S2oo'oo'
S..o,a (Jlsss-.When gross sales are 100000
.i osSy and under 100000 the license shall
5N5oOO.
MA rlsss-When gross sales are S250.000
"A Sat more than 100000 the license shall
htG0,O0.
v,r,tb Cass-When the gross sales are
.5s6650 or less, the license shall be SoO.OO,
,.,,syided that no pers ms shall be deemed
rSoesale dealers unless ne or theY sen Oy tne
.IsissI NJ unby Okeh package or hRrrel only;
v.ss5tnSovided further, that no persons or per-
s.aasS.f,bsJI be deemed wholesale dealers unless
w., tSey ALL to dealers for resale. If they
IA n lsss ouantities than original Of I'M
i.ahsn uscksges or barrels, they shall be con-
s sSd FETAL dealers ami pay license as such.
Srton5, That for every business or sell
nsiretsiI, whether principal, Rgeut or on
imitation or otherwise, the Il 'enSe shall be
ifsdon the gross annual amount VI sales, as
SLOWS;
HnG1ass-When gross sales are 100000
smore and under 100000 the license shall
asOQOO,
ss,epd Class When gross sales are 500, 900 |
fnOre Snd under 100000 the license shall
Ril50
Third Class-When gross sales are $50. 900
ninot more than 100000 the license shall
hfoo
Fourth Clsss-When gross sales are s25.OOO
enore and under $4,000 the license shall
kSO,00
Eth Class-When gross sales are SIS 900 or
adie, and under $1,000 the license shall be |
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srih 0ass-WhsH gross sales are $1,000 or
Imthslicense shall be $500.
aetion6. That for every business If ped |
dsahaEker other than peddlers Of fruit, |
vegetables, oysters or eggs, dairymen or
mds given in exchange for poultry and eggs |
ISL pay an annual license tax graded as !
blows;
I" horseback .,., 1900 |
+" :, one horse vehicle 1000 |
two $500 |
= any kind Of water
craft. 10000 |
Provided that no person or persons shall be
taSed TO sell goods as clerk or clerks of
gddtf OF hacker, but he or they must pay a
htnba IN bis or their own name; this proviso
niDADply 70 Wateroraft, and provided fur
aai9 that all p&rocial executive officials are
pAaoy empowered and directed to ceuse
Hddlers aud haWkers to exhibit their
aAA licenses and IN case of their failure
u, Produce or exhibit the same the
aa oleeTs are directed or empowered by
9sofdlnalee to seize the said stock and turn
Fsslme oyef 20 any court of competent iurls-
gsaoa With due and full information as to
glOlatlOl OF this ordinance and provided
lltha that the said executive officials shall
shniled TO receive as his fee the sum of
w D0lsls IN each and every case, from any
N.1el OF haWker, clerk or clerks Of the said
s.l is g! @ haWker, peddling without license
IHloatol Of this ordinance; the sal amount
=. ~ Deafs to be recovered before any
~ Of competent jurisdiction out of the
IVY 70 selLeQ; and provided further that no
salae sasil be issued to any peddler or
~sAss, lof leSs than the full rate for one
s.t9n Belt further ordained that for
BUSINESS Of keeping o hotel where
S5IIIeg enc eating are combined, the license
~. 49, y pssed on the number of furnished !
eaas tof guests, as follows;
ilN Ghss-When the said rooms are in
ass shall be $40. '''' wan "0 INC
sOad ClasH-Nhen said rooms are IN
o. more and less than Is the |
A aAdltl5. " '''' 'H"n IL VIC
laid Class When the said rooms are in
nllbsslO, "'N '0'0 'uSn * the incense
tgaiih lsss-When said rooms ORC -, MN,
~ q q more and less than 8 the Iicensa shall
provided. that no person who keans
esaTs.als aouse IN connection with schools
4sr JiSss Ief tne accommodation of students
3 saEIln s!Ios tnereof shall pay any license as
sss & ai2qse. Provided further. that M
Nj ,,S snaii PC required when the number of
"a p'Hs are less than provided for in
u ies ,Sa every .Ig business of lodging alone.
s sgo alaii pc estimated on the same /
~ p, sSi 5hossels, but graduated at one-haF
sss n nv snat boarding housees pay so
ga'sl me rates for hotels. ~ '"' ~
sri rs 4, mat for the business Of keenino
sbhlslSs y lgeon holes, Jenny Lind, pooi
ss ysytnua n or ten pin alleys, from
Saeb - uerlVed, license of $1,000
tds Avn x y tsple Or alley shall be paid. in
a0, aay other license, due by the the e 81
: q g,n. t "a which SAID tables or alleys
f asss ss provided, that all persons or
atian.o y persons or business firms ana
.vl9 engaged in the sale If s ",io
iolloRs; V''On"' CAKES ETC. shall be
( osiss.whep gross sales are $4,000 or
!, sesaie shall be SIS. - ' '"000 u
asS mss, Snen gross sales are less than
400 9ss 'nan $1,000 the license shall
men gross sale are less than
/ sg ,nV;siees shall be $500 provided
n'Ig Ss.s SDl shall not apply to places
uy sssi neTein named Where alcohoIio ,
ss ai liquors are sold. nroyidad
sh. druggists selling soda water
Snds sSt az De required to take ont
Belt further ordo;n.s -. :, {