The true Democrat., 1916-12-16
AS ORDINANCE

{ f. levy collect BHd enfugus pAA msbt II
uu annual license tax upeu all persons.
+ assoc relations 81 persons oF business
Hrfns COS corporations pursuing any
. trade. profession vocation. calling or
/ business ia the Town ~ ~ Francis.
( vile Louisiana except those that are
expressly excepted from such license
I raX by Article gg9 II the Constitution
. 1t the state II Louisiana.
I h. 10 ordained hy the Mayor and Board
+ ut Aldermen of ths Tosp of ~ Francis.
+ vile. State ui Louisiana, ia regular ses.
sion goas eued uu this the ll,h day of
Nc, tmbef 1916
serttou T. That there is hereby levied
an annual license tax for the year 1911
upon each person. association Of persons,
business firms. or corporations, pursuing
ans trade profession. calling nf business
or vocation conducted pursued. or carried
on ar operated within the limits of the
Town # - EraHtizstlie Louisiana, which
mas be subject 10 such license tax under
Article 29s u the Constitution ot the
Stat, of Louisiana
ssrtipu 9 That ou the SECOND ,ny of
January 1919. the IaN collector shall be.
gin Go collect and shall collect as fast as
possible from each af the persons. asse-
clatlons nf persons, business firms and
corporations pursuing within the limits
of aid Municipality any trade. rfofes-
sbHu calling vocation ar business "a
fi,suse herein provided
Al licenses shall be due aoud collect.
aide during the frs, two months of the
2eaf lei7 and aH unpaid licenses shall
become delinquent ou the first day ef
March et satd yrar and Htt firms who
commence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license he
paid within ten days.
section 2 That The annual Municipal
license hereby levied. ls declared 80 be
the Same az and To bs graduated So ac-
rnrdante with the Constitution ara Laws
of the state ot louisiana noH IN force.
and Is hereby declared % be me same as
Go graduation and Ia amount as the license
laws Of fhe state of Louisiana, now IA
are to he determined Ia accordance there
eith wit
Act No III II The General Assembly Of
the state of 0uisiana of the year 1898,
and the suhsequent acts of the General
Assembly o! the state Of Louisiana amen
datofy thereof
II Is hereby declared 10 i,e the intention
Of tbs body to herein levy the same
license tax for Municipal purposes both
~ 10 graduation aRd amount as IL now
imposed by the General Assembly for
state purposes, to which laws special
reference IL hereby made az a part hereof
for the purpose aforesaid provided that
this restriction shall no, apply Ga dealers
In distilled. alcoholic and malt liquors. the
license for the carrying on of which shall
be as hereinafter provided FH this ofdl-
nance,
Section 4 That the procedure in the
collection of Municipal licenses herein
levied. ana 90 ascertain the amount due
for same by the tax collector, shah be the
same as IL now provided by law for state
purposes, and particularly In Act No. i3i
~ the General Assembly Of the state OF
| .ouisiana, ~ the session Of 1898, as
amended'hy by subsequent Acts Of the sub
seauent sessions, and the penalties I'M
posed upon, and interest and costs Co be
collected for dsiinquents are declared 10
be the same and so be collected IN the
same manner az provided hy said Act of
the General Assembly rs amended by
subsequent Acts for state purposes
Section 3. That upon the business of
operating a bar room, cabaret, eRfe. coffee
house, beer saloon greg shof, beer house,
beer garden, OF other places whore spirit
Gus, viuous or malt liquors are sold d.
reCtiy ur indirectly license shalt be based
on the annual gross receipts Of said blsi
news as follows, towlt
First class When said gross annual |
receipts are Ftfty Thousand Dollars 1850.
900 o0l OF more. the license shall be Two |
Thousand Dollars s2 ooo o0J
Second Class When the gross annual |
receipts are Forty Thousand Dollars $50 /
,ea eol or more, and less than FIFTY Thou-
sand Dollars $50. GOO 00l the license shall |
fe Eighteen Hundred Dollars Cstsao 90 } /
Third class When said gross annual !
receipts are Thirty Thousand Dollars /
$50 400 e0i OF more, and Tess than Forty |
Thousand Dollars tslo. COO oel. the license
shall bp sixteen Hundred pollarsf tteGa N0l
Fourth class When said gross annual
receipts are less than Thirty thousand
Dollars ts3e oooO O0l. the license shall be
one Thousand Deilars dsi 00o oo)
Provided further. that nothing in this
ordinance shall he construed So rs to
Exempt druggists who sell alcoholic,
taous. 0r malt liquors. or other intoxi.
'ating beverages on the prescription of n
ihy ysielan or otherwise from the payment
n the license herein imposed.
Provided further that this ordinance
ihail not apply 20 the sale 10y druggists
4 tiuctures or compounds In the prenara. |
Jon pf which such liquors and IHtokieat-
hg beverages are used and sold on the
prescription of q physician or otherwise
md which tinetures and compounds are
ip' intoxicating beverages prepared In
DE evasion of this ordinance
Section That the wholesale license
lsreiu levied fer the sale Of spirituous.
lraa af raH liquors s hereby declared
Is " gh, Same that provided for retail.
D liquors IN section five 80 81 this Act
H graduated accordingly