The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-12-02

Sch. III BE il further Ordained etc: That
he said License Tax for all kinds of business
named. except as afterwards provi-
led. shall be graduated aud classified as follows;
BANKS
That for each business carrying ON "a Bank,
Banking G company, Association. Corporation or
Agency, the License shall he based On the de-
cared or nominal capital and surplus, as foi-
lows lo-wit:
When the said declared or nominal capital and
surplus Is nifty Thousand or more, and under
Oue hundred Thousand dollars, the License shall
De si5.UO.
When the said declared or nominal capital and
surplus Is S5U.UvU or less the License shall be
sJUUY.
The said declared or nominal Capital and Sur
plus az provided III this Section, shall De as
certaIued anu based upon the annual statement
made IN pursuance or existing ia~e.
Wholesale MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
That Tor every wholesale mercantile business,
whether Principal, agent, Or commlseion' D!
auction, representIng the foreign merchant or
otherwise, the License shall LIE based On the
gross ann uaI amount vi safes a. follows:
wnen the gross ,aes Two hubured anu
nity thou sand Dollars or iess, the License shall
ne SOW.
PROVIDED that no person or persons shall be
Declined wholesale dealers unless he or they sell
uy the original unDrOkeu package or barrel
only; and provided tueIher that NO person or
persons shall be deemed wholesale dealers IN .
iess lie they sell To dealers for resale ii The!
sell IN less quantities than original and unbro-
Ken pac ka.,vs vr barrels they shall be CONSIDER
| ed retail dealers anu pay Licenses as such.
RETAIL MERC ANrlLE BUSINESS.
| That for every business of selling at retail,
| whether as Principri, agent Oh commission ot
otherwise, the license shall be based Oh the
| gross annual amount Uf sales, AZ follows:
| When the gross sales are nifty thousand Dol
lar or more and under seventy nve thousand
dollars, the license snail be SoO.OO
When the gross sales are forty thousand dol
| lars OF more and under fifty Thousand dollars,
the llcenoe shall be SiO.tO.
When the gross sales thirty thousand dol
lars or more aud under forty thousand dollars,
the license shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are twenty live thousand
dollars OF more. and under thirty Thousand dol
iars, the license shall be S2J.UV.
II When the gross sales twenty thousand dol
lars Or more and less than twenty tise Thousand
dollars the license shall be s2OVO
When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
J lars OF more and under twenty thousaDd dollars
, the license shall he sljO0.
When the gross sales are fifteen thousand dol
lar5, and more than tve thousand dollars, thu
! license shall he 5000.
)I When the gross sales are hve thousand dollar
: or less the license shall he s5.VO.
D Provided that the above mentioned license
shall not apply to those dealing In any distilled
yinious, =. alt, or other kind of mixed, intoxica
| ting, other liquors.
Z sec. Nv. BE it further ordained etc. That 10
carrying ON the business of telegraphing tin
GLIDING local and defiance telephoneJ, teiephor
ng and express company.
e When the gross annual receipt are one hur
e dred thou sand dollars, the license shall be S2o
n When the gross annual receipt are seventy INV
E. | thousand dollars more than one hundre
n thousand dollars, the license shall be sioi.J
lie When the gross annual receipt are nifty thoI
sand dollars or more. and less than seventy nv
thousand dollars, the license shall be sl2oov
u When the gross annual receipt are thirty SIEVE
l. thousand and five hundred dollars or more an
De less than fifty Thousand dollars the license sha
IL be s95.75.
III When the gross annual receipt are twenty h'
n thousaud dollars or more or less than thir
IN seven Thousand and hive hundred dollars, Il
- license shall be $3.50.
L. When the gross annual receipt are over twe
lie ty thousand dollars and under twenty tive tho
he sand dollars. the license shall he sjOvD.
D. When the gross annual receipts are hlte'
| nni ,.if
ID dollars, the license shall be s3''1O
ne When the gross annual receipts are less thu
fifteen thousand dollars. the license shall be )
o. Sec. V. lie it further ordained etc. That
every business of keeping theatre or ope
House, Cor Moving Picture show, the ncen
shall be leu Dollars to be paid by the perso
Corporation or association owning or contro
~! ing for rent or hire. the building or buildings
Ell which SAID exhibition are held.
as Sec. vi. Be it further ordained etc. That
each person carry ing on the business of CALI
or selling or dealing in Railroad or Steansll
IL tickets, whether said tickets are sold on
in streets. in the office of the company he repI
So sents or that of any other company, shall pal
Or license graded upon the number OF company
Ga represents to-wit; One company e2oUO' IL
IN company $40; Three are more company $50!
ate Sec vi. Be it further ordained etc: That
nd every business of keeping Hotel where lodgi
on and eating are combined, heliccnse shall be
ms Sec. VIII. BE it ordained etc: That for eve
Of individual OF company carrying on the prof'
sion or business agency for draying. keepi
md carriages, hacks. OF horse for hire, and und
lie, takers the LICENSE for said profession or oc'
ed, patton to be based on the gross annul receip
md When the gross annual receipts are S2oOO.OO
tu- ore, the license shall he $40.
nee When the gross annual receipts arc less th
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