The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-02
Az ORDINANCE

an sisnual license '1A upon vll persons,
associations Of persons az business
firms ar corporations pursuing AIS
trade profession. vocation calling or
Hua.Hfaa tH fhr Town ~ ~ francis
Vile. Louisiana. -, EFT those that are
expressly excepted from such license
taE lg Article ga9 ~ thv Constitution
~ tie state AZ Louisiana
i.r 4 nrdducH t' the NHEur and Iluad
~ Aldermen 1T the Town eft So Francis
iIs state uf Louisiana .u rsEfaf SEES
stYa convened on This the 18th das #
Na. eulsg. lsls
Section + That There he hereby levied
AFT annual HrsHFr tax fer the year 1917
upou each fvrzugf. association 81 persons,
hufinrss ffms 81 corporations. pursuing
att, traUs profession. calling or business
~ vocation, conducted. pursued af carried
pu or operated Within the limits ~ the
Town ~ 81 pnnrsyilla. Louisiana sht,h
mas ha subject Ia such license t8N under
Arugls go Il Ihe Constitution 81 the
state af Louisiana
Section That oa tbe second dag a!
January 1917. the ttA collector shall he
sin To c1ttc,t ana stall collect as fast IS
possible ffum each of the persons. asso-
cations uf persons. business firms and
corporations pursuing within the limits
~ said Municipality, aHg trade, pFutcs
sion calling. vocation or business.
license ~ herein lfos jdsd.
an licenses shall hc due apnd collect
ahlt during the first two months of this
year lsl5 and an unpaid licenses shah
l,srorus delinquent on the first day 81
Mufch ~ said wear and MI firms whp
commence business after that date shall
t,sgmc delinquent unless the license be
paid within ten days
section 3 That tho annual Municipal
license herrbs levied r. declared To- hs.
the same az and 10 be graduated tn &C
rUftiau,s with ths Constitution and Laws
~ the state uf louisiana, uoW iu force
aud in herein declared to he the same rs
t. graduation and IN amount as the license
laws 81 the state uf Louisiana. uow ip
force. provided fus state purposes and
are To- h.. determined ln accordance there
with tn-wu
Act No III a. the General Assembly II
the state Of louisiana st the year tsss
and the subsequent ncLs ~ the General
Assembly, IL TIE state ~ Louisiana amen
datuty thereof
u ls hereby declared g. be- the intention
of this body te herein levy the same
license ias for Municipal purposes, both
tss
Imposed hy the Genefal Assembly fer
state purposes, to which laws special
reference IL hereby made as part hereof
for the purpose aforesaid, provided that
this restriction shall not appb 10 dealers
ia distilled alcoholic and mat liquors. the
license tot the carrying on ~ which shall
he AS hereinafter provided 10 this afdl.
nance
Section 4 That the procedure Ia the
collection ~ Municipal licenses herein
levied ard to ascertain the amount due
for hltns ty the tax collector shall be the
same AS is now provided hs law far state
purposes. and particularly IN Act Ne ut
If the General Assembly of the state al
Isnugstare. at the session 81 lsss. "a
amended hy subsequent Acts Of the sub.
paansnt sessions. and the penalties i'm
posed upun and interest and costs to be
collected fut deltuqueuts are declared 10
ht The same and to he collected ia the
same manner as provided tN said Ari ~
the General Assembly az amended hy
sassequeat Acts taF Stgte purposes
Section Z THAT upon the business Of
operating a has fuum. ralaret. cafe coffee
house leet salaan greg shop, bsef house
beer garden, ut either pitres where spirit
ous. ytiung Of malt liquors are sold, di-
terlit ~ indirectly. Iifense shall bee based
on the annual F,ess receipts u soid lusi-
ness, AZ follows tGwIt
First class When said gross annual
receipts are Fits Thousand Dollars $3.50 %
eea eal OF more, the license shall he Two
Thousand tolipts tss o10 nni
SECOND Class When the gross annual
receipts are Forty Thousand Dollars $50.
coo eos ~ more, and less than Fifty Thou
sand Dollars 1850. goa eol the license SHALL
he Eighteen Hundred Dollars iisaa 60 )
Third Class when said gross annual
receipts are Thirty Thousand Dollars
$50 o1o eol 81 more. and less than Forty
Thousand Dollars $50 ono oa, the license
shall lie sixteen hundred nollarsl $1,000 CO.
Fourth class Whom said gross annual
receipts are less thnu Thirty Thousand
Dollars asa. ooo eol. the license shall be
une thousand Dollars ttl.0oe co.
Provided further that nothing ia this
ordinance shall hg construed So ne Ia
exempt druggists who sell alcoholic.
tinous at malt liquors ~ other lHtuSi
eating beverages pn ihr prescription 81 q
physician az othurw Use, ftuu the payment
~ the license herclu imposed
Provided further, that this ordinance
sf,all not apply Ia the sale h} druggists
IT tueiureE ~ compounds in the prepare
ton If which such liquors and iHtoxioat.
tug beverages are used and soi'f on the
prescription ~ physician OF otherwise
ana shgh iipcturcs and compounds are
net Intoxicating beverages prepared in
tee evasion ~ THIS ordinance
S..ctioa 6 That the wholesale license
herein levied for the sale II sprltuuus
,luUus. ~ malt liquors IA heFet, declared
10 be the Same as that provided foE retail
iue H,luofs ~ section five CD ~ this Act