New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-12-18
Ordinance No. o6.

Ordinance No. o6.
To levy collect and enforce pay msnt Of
uusi license tax upon all persons associations Of
persons. or business firms and corporations puT
suing any trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business except those who are expressly exempt
ed from such license ta1 BY Act 22S Of the Con
stitution and prescribing the mode snd methods
In which certain persons subject TO license shall
~ axe reports Of their business.
SECTION !.
Be IL ordained by the Board Of Trustees Of the
City Of New IbefiA In regular session conveyed:
that there 10 hereby levied an annual license tax
for the yssr 1916, upon each person. association
Of person or business hrm or corporstions pnr.u-
9ng any trade, professienAi vocation. ealing or
business subject to license under Article S29 OF
the Constitution SECTION
Be II further ordained, etc that on the and day
Of January "A, d 1915 the City Tax Collector
shall begin to collect and shall collect ~ fast ~
possible from each Of the or business hrms
associations Of persons and corporations pursuing
within the corp&te limit any trade. profession.
calling or business. license tax as hereinafter
graduated,
All license shall be due And cOllectabIe during
the frat TWO months Of said year 1915 except IL
censes for bar rooms, saloons and coffee houses,
which shall be due and payable on January End.
1915 and all unpaid licenses for other businesses
or oceu pations shall become delinquent On the
LIST day OF March Of said year, and all frms who
become dslinqasnt unless the license is.pAd
within ten days -,, s.~AA
BAR ROOMS ETC.
For every business of sT.room, cabaret, coffee
house, cate, beer saloon, Iiquo, exchange drink.
ing saloon, erog shop. beer house, beer garden or
other place where anything TO be drank on the
premises ~ Sold directly Indirectly the license
Oh all be One Thousand Dollars, (el 100000
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be IL further ordained, etc, that for every bust
ness Of keeping billiard tables, pigeon holes
Jenny Lind, pool or bagatellc tables aud ten pin
alleys, and box bail alley, from which revenue Is
derived license Of Ave dollars u. Oo) for each
sub table alley shall be paid in addi'ionn TO any
other license due by the establishment in which
said tables or alleys may be sItuated
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS
fWHOLESALEb
Be Ii further ordained, etc. that Tor every
Wholesale dealer In beer malt or alcoholic liquors
= license Of one hundred dollars $1,000 shall be
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION
Be IL further ordained, etc, that for carrying
on the busin. pursuits known as cotton facto-
rage commission business, sugar fset0rage, grain
and produce com mission houses or ANY other fac
forage and commission business, brokerage In
money tOther than banking business. bonds real
estate, produce, sugar other brokerage business
except Ss hereafter provided, whether buying or
selling for actual spot or future delivery the IL
cense shall be based on gross annual commissions
and brokerage on sales and purchases as follows;
First Glass When The gross commission ex-
coed Five Thousand Dollars the license shall be
Twenty Dollars, 40 oO)
Second Glass; When the annual gross com
missions red Three Thousand Dollars and I'M
Ten Dollars. SO.
Third Glass: When the gross annual commits
siODn under Yhree Thousand Dollars, the IL
censs shall be 70 90
CONNECTION ERIES, SODA WATER, ETC.
BE il further ordained, etc that all persons, as.
Sscisiors Of persons or business firms or oorpor-
ations engaged In he sale Of soda water mead,
confections, cakes, bread, ste. exclusively shall
be rated as follows:
lst 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 Dollars SIS
CHAUFFEUR.
Be IL further ordained, etc that all persons
operating and driving automobiles and otherwise
acting AS chauffeur, shall pay license of Two
Dollars g.
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER BUILDERS
Be ii fur ther ordained, etc. that for every in
dividuAl, firm com pRny or corporation carry ing
the profession or business of contractors.
master builders and mechanics and who employ
assistants. the license of such profession or oc.
cupstion shall be rs follows;
First Glass: When said gross annual receipts
are Three Thousand Dollars and over the License
shall be Ten Dollars $40.
Second Glass; When said gross annual receipt.
are under Three Thousand Dollars. the license
shall be Five Dollars, 50
DANCE HALLS.
Z. IL further ordained. etc. that for the Drivi-
lege of giving dances and balls, except where
balls and dances given for charitable purposes
there shall be paid license of Ten Dollars, $40.
EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Be 1t further ordained, etc, that all ign
cor poration conducting an express business
within the lmits Of the City OF New Iberia shall
pay u license of ten dollars tor every thousand
dollars OF business transacted within said City
FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT SOOIE-
TIES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Be 1t further ordained. etc, that each and ev-
cry fraterual or benevolent society or association
that NAV, Though solicitors or agents, solicit
membership therein from h'use To honse, and
who pay compensation to each solicitor or agent,
for their services shall pay license on said bus
mess ms follow:
First Glass: When the gross annual receipts
or collections from the members of each society
or association shall amount to hve thousand dol
lars or more the license all be fifty dollars $50.
second Class; When the gross annual receipts
or collec lions from the members OF snch society
or association shall amount to four thousand dol
lars and less than five thousand dollars the H.
csnss shall be forty dollars, gao.
Third Glass: When the gross annual receipts
or collections from the members OF such society
or association shall amount 10 three thousand
dollars and less than four thousand dollars, the
license shall be thirty dollars, $50.
Fourth Glass: When the gross annual receipts
or collections from the members of such society
o association shall amount to two thousand dol
lars and less than three thousand dollars the IL
cense shall be twenty dollars, T2O.
Fifth Glass: When the annual receipts or col |
lections from the members of such society or as
ISOLATION shall amount to less than two thousand
dollars the license shall be ten dollars, $40
DRAWING, TRUt KING, ETC.
BE 1t further ordained, etc that every indivi- |
dual, firm comp any or corporation carrying on IA
profession or business agency, for steam boats,
dray ing trucking. keeping cabs, carriages, auto
mobiles, hacks or horses for hire, undertakes or
funeral directors or essrs of toll bridges
ferries stevedoors, and bill posting or lacking
distributing, the license for such profession or
occupation shall he AS follow:
First Glass: When said gross annual receipts |
are three thousand dollars or more the license |
shall be twenty dollars, S2O.
second Glass: When said gross annual recel pts |
are tive thousand dollars and under three thous- |
and dollars the license shall be fifteen dollars |
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Third Glass: When said gross annual receipts !
are one thousand dollars and under two thousand |
Fourth Glass: When said gross annual receipts |
are less than one Thousand dollars, the license
shall be five dollars, x5.
HOTEL, LODGING HOUSES, ETC.
BE it further ordained etc, that for every bus
mess of keeping hotel where lodging and eating |
are comhin I'd the license shall be based on the |
nu mber of furnished lodging rooms for guests Ms |
follows;
first class: when said rooms are in number |
forty five or more, the license shall be T75.
second class: when sale rooms are IN num 'er |
thirty more and less than forty five the license
shall lie $50
third class: Whom said rooms are in number
fifteen more and less than thirty, the license
shall he 1925
Fourth class: when said rooms are in number
ala less han Tea I he