The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-12-09

auent unless the License is paid within ten days.
Seb III. Be it further Ordained etc: That
the said License Tax for all kinds of business
hereinafter named. except as afterwards provi- |
,ied, shall be graduated aud classified as follows:
BANkS
That for each business carrying ON Bank, |
Banking Company, Association. Corporation or
Agency, the License shall be based on the de-
clared or nominal capital and surplus, as lol-
lows to-wit:
When the said declared or nominal capital and
surplus is nifty Thousand or more, and under
One hundred thousand dollars, the License shall
he Si1.UO.
When the said declared or nominal capital and
surplus Is sJU.UUU less the License shall he
oJO.UJ.
Inc said declared nominal Capital and Sur
plus, as provided IA this Section, shall DC as
certslIned ANA based upon the annual statement
nlaue ia pursuance vi existing laws.
Wholesale MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
That Tor every wholesale mercantile business,
whether as rnncipai, agent. Or commission, BY
auction, representing the foreign merchant Or
| Otherwise, the LiCense sAaii De based On Lhe
| gross annua amount oil follows:
nIty thousand dollars or less, the License shall
| S2J.Uv.
| PROVIDED that no person or persons shall be
deeI-led wholesale dealers unless ne Ur they sell
| 10y the Original or unDrokcn package or barrel
| only; anu provided 1uether that person OF
| persons snail he deemed wholesale deaIers III
lcss Inc or they sell dealers for resale III they
seIf III less quantities than original and unDro-
ken packages, OF barrels they snail Le cOnsI,ier-
| cd retail dealers anu pay Licenses as such.
| RETAIL MERCANTILE BUSINESS.
| That Tor every business of selling at retail,
| whether as Prlncipri. agent. GA commission Vi
otherwise, the license shall be based Oh the
| sross annual amount vi lies, as follows:
When the gross sales nifty thousand Dol
| lar or more and under seventy hive thousand
collars. the iiceuse snail Dr. sJO.Uu
When the gross safes forty thousand dol
lars or more and under nifty Thousand dollars,
| the licenoe shall be siU.tO.
| When the gross sales are thirty Thousand dol
ls.rs or more aud under forty thousand dollars.
| the Incense shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are twenty five thousand
dollars oc more and under thirty Thousand dol
lars, the hcsnse shall be 5000.
When the gross sales are twenty thousand dol
lars or more and less than twenty i've thousand
dollars, the license snail be 5000.
When the gross sales Iifteen thousand dol
lars Or more and under twenty Thousand dollars,
the license shall he slJ.V0.
Il When the gross sales fifteen thousand dol
larJ, and more than i've thousand dollars, the
| license shall he $1,000. =
When the gross sales are hive thousand dollars
or less the license shall he s5UU.
Provided that the above mentioned Licenses
shall not apply to those dealing In any distilled
yinious, 4. alt, or other kind of mixed, intoxica
ting or other liquors.
) sec. Nv. BE il further ordained etc. That fo
carrying On the business of telesraphing Tin
Guiding local and defiance Telephone, telephon
ny and express company.
When the gross annual receipt are one hun
dred thou sand dollars the license shall be $50
When the gross annual receipt arv seveLty-hv
: thousand dollars ar more than one hundred
thousand dollars, the license snail De Slsi 80
When the gross annual receipt fifty thou
sand dollars more, and less than seventy nv
thousand dollars, the license shall be sl25.UJ.
When the gross annual receipt are thirty seveI
Thousand and tive hundred dollars or more ant
less than fifty thou sand dollars. the license shat
i DE Sg5.75.
Ii When the Eruss anHttHi feeeii, III ara twenty fyi
= Thousand dollars or more or less than thirt
= seven Thousand and live hundred dollars, tn
y license shall be $3.50.
= When the gross annual receipt are over TWEEN
ty thousand dollars and under twenty five thou
sand dollars, the license shall be SJO.UO.
When the gross annual receipts are hfteel
thousand dollars and under twenty THOUSAND
: dollars, the license shall he $3.50.
When the gross annual receipts are less thai
fifteen thousand dollars, the license shall be 81
i Sec. V. BE it further ordained etc. That TO
every business of keeping theatre or Open
House, OF Moving Picture show, the licens
| shall be Ten Dollars to he Paid by the person
Corporation. or association owning CONTROL
, ing for rent or hire. the building or buildings il
which SAID exhibition are held.
% Sec. vi. Be IL further ordained etc. That 70
each person carrying ON the business of calm
or selling dealing in Railroad or STEAMSHIP
i tickets, whether said tickets sold ON tn
i streets, in the Office of the company he repre-
= SCENTS, or that of any other company. shall pay
+ license graded upon the number Of company Ia
= represents to-wii: One company $1,000; Tw
J. company SiV' lhree are more COMPANY e"o'"
e Sec. vi. BE it further ordained etc: That 10
d every business of keeping Hotel where lodgin
Ii and eating are combined, the liccnse shall be $
Is Sec. VIII. BE it ordained etc: That for ever
# individual or company carrying ON the profes
sion OF business agency for draying, keepin
q carriages, hacks. or horse for hire, and under
?, takers, the license for said profession occu
/, patton to he based On the gross annul receipts
d When the gross annual receipts are S2O0000 q