The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-12-15
ORDINANCE NO %
stat. .f Louisiana. Parish af West
FpIIrH4H4

tttA sstA ftt. ataih1f Ai A'aAHf
f.. HoaH fIgma. and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession. vocation or calling ur
business H the Parish If West Felfciaa8.
| stla 81 Louisiana, except those that are
| Hnrnzss exempted from such license tax
Im Article No gs9 If the Constitution u
thy state oG Louisiana
| Therefore Doe Il ordained bg ghe Police
jury of 90, Parish II West Feuciana,
Louisiana. iu regular session convened on
lhls The seventh day uf November 1917
is follows fo-wit
| sreffun ! That there is hereby levied
Ian annual license tax ct and for the year
| l|Is HraH each person, association OF per
| aUgs business firms and corporations puF-
SUING auE trade ar profession. vocation,
H1lHtE ar business conducted, pursued
le1utr# an cor operated within the limits
H. the Parish Of West Fellciana, state
10 Louisiana. which may be subject TO
| s heenxa taN under Article No. 229 Of
tha Constitution Of the State II Louisiana
| section g. That ou the Hrst day 81
iJaHuafz t9ts, the tax collector shall
| bees 90 collect and shall collect as fast
! husBess firms association Of persons. or
corporations pursuing ia the limits Of said
| Parish 1ug trade. profession calling SO
| cation OF business license tax as herein
provided Al licenses shalt be due and
! ransrthle during the Arat two months q
| tHe year 1915 And an unpaid licenses
SHAH become delinquent on the first day
of March, 1918 And al firms who com
mrHae business after that date shall be
come delinquent unless tbe license is pald
within tsH tioJ days
section O. That the amount Of pafoehial
licenses hereby levied rs declared 60 bs
| the same as. and 60 bee graduated in Sc
nafdauer Nith IN. Constitution and laws
| uf the state IT Louisiana now IN force
providing luf state purposes and are to
Do determined "a accordance herewith
| &C.. vtt Act No. i1i q the General As
s,mhb ct the state 81 Louisiana Of the
| session af 1898 and the subsequent acts 81
the General Assembly nf Louisiana amen
tltaf thereof II is hereby declared go
| b. else tntputinn II this body 10 herein
| laEa thu same license tax for paTuchIhl
purposes. hoth as a. graduation ana
BnaHHJ sR s WaN iB force by the General
! Nsspmbh far state purposes 10 which
| hHs special reference Is hereby made a.
being part hereof for the purpose afare-
| saId provided that this restriction shall
nat apply So dealers IN distilled alcoholic
8n3 malt Hquors, the license for carrying
sa IT Whigh business Is hereinafter pro
y9agd fer Ia this ordinance
section 4 That the procedure in the
collection Of parachiai licenses herein
laNtei and that ro ascertain the amount
a8e fer same by the tax collector shall be
tine sane as be new provided hy law fuf
STATE parroses and particularly ia Act
Na i,l 81 the General Assembly Of Louis
tana Of ghr NrsBlon 81 Isns as amvuued by
subsequent acts # the General Assembly
Ht subsequent sessions, and the penalties
ami interest and costs ia be- collected from
1riiugHruis are declared 10 bee the same
aUH tu &C. collected iu the same manner as
praf Idra n the said a,t Of the General
Assembly, or subsequent acts u the ticU
ara' Assembly for state purposes
Section F. That for every business or
dealer tH distilled alcoholic ur malt liquor,
whether selling by wholesale of retail, the
paFuchal license is hereby levied grad
uatr1 ani determined 10 this Parish as
follows
When TIE gross annual receipts Of said
business are FIFTY Thousand Dollars Cs5o.
eoa1 ur more the license shall hr one
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars til 5oOl
peg seaf CT fer aHy part thereof
when rhe gross annual receipts of said
business are Thirty Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars Cy17 5Hal and less than
Fifty Thousand Dollars $50 Goa tire o.,
genso shall be one Thousand -Four Hun
bred Dollars 81 ioa1 pen wear or for ans
part thereof
When tie gross annual receipts 81 said
business are Twenty Five Thousand Dol.
ars 1896 oooB and less than Thirty seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (sa7. boel
the ievnse shah bo Thirteen Hundred
Dollars tSlRaei per veaT or FOR any part
thereof
When the gross annual receipts II said
business are less than Tweniy Five Thou
sand Dollars tf2b. oob) the license shall be
One thousand Dollars tEi 0aot pet year
or Tot any part thereof
section The annual license tax for
ptroehial purposes on the sale 81 pistols
In5 pistol cartridges, rifles or rife car.
tFiages blank pistols, and blank cartridges
hereby levied shall be the same as 20
graduation and amount as 10 now pro
tlael far State purposes by Act No GO Of
the regular session At the General AS
stmbh 81 rhs State ~ louisiana 81 the
session Of 1904 to which act special refer
eaee a hereby made for the purpose aforo-
agiH amt for Identification herewith. and
aaIa license shan be collected by the tax
collector In ihr same manner and az the
same time that either licenses and taxes
are collected
Section 7 That ans person, firm, enFpo-
ration nf company having mere than one
place Of business s. said Parish Of West
Frl.aaWA state - Louisiana. shall pay
q separate license for each place ~ husI
ness i8 the said Parish
Section That Incorporated muuigtpal
tas exempt hy the Constitution ard laws
los the state particularly under Act No
tI2 uf the General Assembly ~ ihe state
af Louisiana Of the session Of 1904. gig
Hated .u this Parish are hereby declared
ta hr exempt f'on the provisions ~ This
ordinance
Section q That the paroshial lirsnsss
which are herein levied. are declared to
b, for the purposes which may b. 70.