New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-01-06


Sixth Class: When said gross annua
receipts are one thousand dollars or more
| and less than two thousand dollars, Ii,
license shall be Ten Dollars, t$lQOO)
Seventh Class: When said gross an
nual receipts are seven hundred and htt
dollars or more, and less than one thou
sand dollars, the license shall be Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50
Eighth Class: When the said gross
annual receipts are less than seven hun
dred and fifty dollar, the license shall be
Five Dollars, $4,000
PETROLEUM AND OILS.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all as
sociations, corporation or companies
chartered or created by the laws Of other
States or foreign countries who may en-
gage in their own name or in the names
of their representatives, or agent in this
in the sale of coal oil, petroleum, naptht,
gasoline, turpentine or other mineral
oils and produce, whether crude or re
fined shall pay an annual license of Seven
Dollars ($7.00) for each one thousand
dollars of such sales.
RACE TRACKS.
Be it further ordained, etc, that each
and every race track doing business in
this City, where horses are run for pur-
SEES, and where an entrance fee is charged
shall pay license of Fifty Dollars,
($5O0O)
RETAIL DEALERS IN PISTOLS AND
CARTRIDGES.
Be it further ordained, etc. that eve-v
retail dealer in pistols, cartridges, rifles,
blank pistols or pistol cartridges in this
City shall pay a license tax on said bus
mess graded as follows:
First Class: When the gross annual
sale are two thousand five hundred dol
lars, and more than one thousand dollars,
the license shall be Fifty Dollars $4,000
Second Class: When the gross annual
sa.as are less than one thousand dollars,
the license shall be Twenty Five Dollars,
($25.0O.)
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all as
sociations, corporations or companies
chartered or created by the laws of other
States or foreign countries, who may
engage in their own name or in the name
City in conducting the business of tele-
phone exchange or exchanges, shall pay
IN annual license of Five Dollars ($5O0 |
or each one thousand dollars of such |
business. !
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all as
'ociations, corporations on companies
chartered or created by the laws of other
States or foreign countries, who may en-
gage in their own name or in the name
If their representatives or agents in this
lily, conducting the business or transmit
ing messages by wire, commonly known
S telegraph companies, shall pay an an
lual license of Three Dollars $4,000 for
ach one hundred dollars of such business
TRAVELLING VENDORS, ETC.
Be it ordained, etc, that all travelling
endors of stoves, lightning rods, clocks,
nd other merchandise shall pay license
of One Hundred Dollars ($1OO) |
whether travelling as peddlers or not For
very trading company issuing stamps to
merchants and all other dealers of every
ind whatsoever, where the gross annual
ecelpts are less than five thousand dol
ars, the license shall be Two Hundred
nd Fifty Dollars ($25000) And when
ross annual receipts are above five thou
and dollars, the license shall be Five
hundred Dollars, ($500OO.)
That all fortune tellers, clairvoyants.
.inerant, vendors or medicines, and mer-
y go-rounds Flying Jennies) shall pay
license of One Hundred Dollars (S1O0.)
That all proprietors of shooting gal
'rIes, skating Kinks and roller coasters
hall pay license of Twenty Five Dol
'rs ($2500) per annum. ,
Be it further ordained, etc. if anv two
r more kinds of business are combined ,
1elr shall be a separate license required
Or each kind of business Where any ,
I'm, company or association, lease, ope-
ate, manage or control the business. .
,anchise or property of other corporations
r association or firms, they shall pay a {
,parate license for each business. 6
OPERA HOUSES AND =,
MOVING PICTURES.
Be it further ordained. etc, that thc
cense shall be graded in two classes as
blows:
First Class: When the number # :,
Eats or space exceeds four hundred, the :
cense shall be Thirty Seven Dollars and .
fifty Cents, (s3750) :.
Second Class: When the number Of
'ats or space is less than four hundred :
lie license shall be Twenty Five Dollars, r
S25.00) :
Be it further ordained, ETC., that the
lnual receipts, capital, sales and prem :
ms in this ordinance referred to as 4 :
isis of license are those of the year for !
hich the license is granted; the stand =
d for their estimation shall be prima
Gle of the preceding year, if the business r
IS been conducted by the same party, or :,
lrties, to whom they claim to be sue .
ssors.
If the firm or company be new, the :
mount of gross sales for the first two >
onths shall be considered the basis, and =.
x times that amount shall be estimated =
the annual receipts of such business:
divided that any person commencing ,
lsiness after the first of July pcddlers =
cepted, shall pay one-half of the above y