The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
TOWN COUNCIL j.j

Oh NOy. III q.
Hon. Albert Bienyeuu Mavor presid-
ing and the following members present:
Messrs X. j. Guirard. +. +. F0urnet and
j. II. Duchamp.
Absence: Messrs: A. C. Gauthier and
WI. Bisnvenu.
The minutes Of the last meetings were
read and approved.
On motion of j. II. Duchamp. secOn-
cOnded by K. }. Guirard. and unani-
mously carried. the following Ordinance
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
To Levy and impose, and collect and enforce
the payment of ten mills tax on all assessable
property, movable and immovable. situated in
the Corporation of the Town of st. Martinville
Louisiana. for the year 1915; said tax to be used
for the expense of said Town. carried on the
Budget duly adopted and published as the law
requires.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of the Town of st. Martin Vile. Louisiana,
in regular session convened that there be and
hereby levied and imposed tax of ten mills on
the assessable property. movable and immova-
BILE. real and personal. situated in the town of
1t. Martinville, Louisiana. for the year 1918. to
be assessed, levied and collected in the manner
prescribed by the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. the laws of this State. and the Char
ter and Ordinances of this Corporation rela-
tive thereto the pr oceeds of said tax to be used
for the irregular expenses of said municipality
and to carry out the items as carried ON the
budget for the year 1918. as adopted.
Voting for X. J. Guirard. +. +. Fournet,
J. II. Duchamp.
Against: None.
ALBERT BIENNENU. Mayor.
SIDNEY L. DELAHoUssAYE Sec
On motion of ]. II. Duchamp. duly seconded by
X. j. Guirard. the following Ordinance was
put to vote and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Levy, collect and enforce payment of Lii
cense Tax for a period of twelve months begin
ming January 1. 1918, upon each person, 1850
citation of persons, or business firms, and Cor
porations, pursuing any trade, profession, vo-
cation, calling or business subject to Licenses
under Article 229 Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana. and prescribing the mode
and method in which certain persons, associa-
ton of persons, or business firus and Corpor-
8tions subject to said License shall make re-
port of their bcsness.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of the Town of st. Martinville,
State of Louisiana, in regular session conven-
ed. that in accordance with Act III of 1898, and
Act 2ls of 1910 and Article 229 of the Constitu
tion of the State of Louisiana and 10 accordance
will the provisions of the Charter of the Town
OF st. Martinville, La, and other laws on the
same subject matter of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, be and i hereby levied a
License Tax for period of Twelve months be-
ginning January 1, 1915 to December 81, 1918,
inclusive. upon aud person, association of per
sons, firms and Corporations pursuing any
trade. profession. vocation. calling OF business
subject to license under Article 229 of said Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
Sec. III. BE- it further ordained etc: That on
the first dav of January a. ID. 1915. the Tax Col
lector of the Town Of st. Martinvile. shall be-
gin to collect and shall collect AS fast as posi-
BILE from each Of the persons, or business firms,
association of persons, aDd Corporations pur-
suing within the limits of the Corporation of
St. Martinville, La, any trade. profession, call
ing or business. License Tax as herein gradu-
ated for the twelve monts, begin ming January
1, 1918. All Licenses shall be due and collect
able during the first (2) months of each year.
and all unpaid Licenses shall become delin-
Quent on the first day of the month of March
1918, and all firms, persons corporations who
commence business after that shall become de-
linquent unless the License is paid within ten
days.
Sec. Ill. Be it further Ordained etc: That
the said License Tax for all kinds of business
hereinafter named. except as afterwards provi- |
ded, shall be graduated and classified as follows
BANKS.
That for each business carrying on a Bank. |
Banking Company. Association. Corporation or |
Agency. the License shall be based on the de- !
clared or niminal capital and surplus, as fol. |
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 be $500.
When the said declared or nominal capital /
and surplus is $4,000 or less the License shall |
be 5000.
The said declared or nominal Capital and sur
plus, AS provided in this Section. shall be as
certained and based upon the annual statement
made in pursuance OF existing laws.
WHOLESALE MERCHANT LIZ BUSINESS.
That for every wholesale mercantile business.
whether as Principal, agen,, OF com mission, b,
auction. representing the foresgn merchant OF
the License shall be based On the
gross annual amount of sales as follows:
When the gross sales are Two hundred and
City Thousand dollars or less, the License shall
be S25Oc.
Provided that no person or persons shall be
deemed wholesale dealers unless he or they sell
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