The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-11-25
MEETING CITY
COUNCIL.
Franklin, La, Nov. "A, 1916.

AN'S ASSss AOASs
The Honorable Town Counci
met in ep> cial SEES sion this night
Mayor Charles Lauve presiding
with Mes.rs. Loustalot, Anderson
O'NIell and Kramer present.
The Mayor sisted that the OBJ
j-ct of the meeting was to adopt
4 budget for 1917 aud TO pass q
License ordinance for the year
1917.
License Ordinance No. 1888 was
introduced by Mr.. J. E. Loustaiot
who also moved for its adoption.
which was seconded by Mr.. Jacob
Anderson aud was unanimously
adopted by the Council.
ORDINANCE No. 1888.
An ordinance to levy an annual license
tax upon all persons. associations OF per-
sons. or business drms or corporations
domestic or foreign). pursuing any vo-
cation. trade Or profession, calling or
business within the Corporate limits Of
the Town of Franklin Tor the year 1917
and subsequent years.
SECTION |. BE 1t ordained by the Mayor
and the Town Council Of the Town of
T.
that there is hereby levied an annual
license tax for the year 1917 aud each sub
sequent year upon each person, assocla-
tiuu of psrsOns Or business firm or cJrpO-
ration domestic or foreignJ, pursuing any
trade, profession. Vocation or business
subject to license under ,rt. 229 and Art.
242 Of the Constitution, within the cprpO-
rate limits Of the Town Ut Franklin. La,
Is follows:
That for carrying on each business of
manufacturing subject to license under
Art 2.Y OF the Constitution, the license
shall Do BASEL upon The gross annual re-
ceipts Of SAID business as follows:
when the receipts are $7jU 200 or more.
the license snail De $50 90; wnea the re-
c4ipts are $jU 200 or more and less than
$3.50. 900 the license sh all be SOU 90; when
tue receipts are {40' 900 or more aud les,
than - ~ 100, tue license shall De $23J.oO;
when The receipts are $5JO,O00 or more and
less thBn 500 ,UUJ the license shall be
S2lO.oO. when the receipts are $2JO,oOo or
more and les, than $3JJ, 900 Inc license
shall be $4,000; when the receipts are
SI0u, wv or more AMI less than S3OJOOO the
license shall be $iU5 w; wnen the receipts
are $lUU. wv or more aud less than SioJ,ooo
the Incense shall be $7J.OJ; wh.n tne re-
cslDts are $7o.OJJ Or more aud less than
xl,jO UUO the Ilcense shall be S6j.5O, when
The receipts are $JO.UJJ Or more aud les,
than SD .UuU the license shall be 500 10;
when the receipts are 50 wv or more and
les, than $5U,OJU the license snall De Sl90o;
when ,he Receipts are less than 10 wv
tue license shall Dc $i5.OO.
That for each business OF carrying on .
bank, banking aud trust COMPANY, Assoc
citation, cvrpvraIioD or agency, the license
snail be uaseL on Tue declared Or nominal
capital AMI surplus AS follows. to-wIt:
y hen me said declared nominal capita
and surplus Is S2W ,UUO or more anu less
Than $oUU 40 the license shall be $.JO.Ou,
wuen the declared or nominal cap TAI ana
surplus is sIUJ,O or m)re anu less than
S2uy. 900 the license shall be $loJ.Oo; When
In. declared or rvmiuai cap sal AUD sur
ulus Is - 900 or more and less than tloo,
900 tue IIcen,t SHAH be SO. %; Wneu The
,,.clarrd Or nvm, uaI capital ahl surpiu, Is
s5J 600 or less, Tue license small be $0o W.
mat for carrying ON the business puf-
su1l, known as cotton ftciOrage, com>
mission business, gr lin aud produce 'n
mission houses or ANY other factorLYe or
commission BUSINESS, brokerage IN money,
,unls, real estate, Produce, sugar or other
brokerage business. whether buying or
se,ilny. Tor acLdal spot Vr future delivery
where the intention Of che PARTIES Is TO
make an honest aud bona ode delivery,