The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-12-29
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An ORDINANCE No. 128.

AN ORDINANCE No. l28.
To levy, collect and enforce pay
ment of an annual license tax upon al
persons, associations OF persons, o.
business firms and corporations pursu
ing any trade. profession, vocation
calling or business except those who
are expressly exempted from such
license tax by Act 229 of the Constitu
ton and prescribing the mode ane
methods IN which certain persons sui
ject to license shall make reports Of
their business.
SECTION
Be it ordained by the Board Of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia IN
regular sessions convened; that there
is hereby levied an annual license tax
for the year 1918 upon each person
association of persons or business firm
or corporation, pursuing any trade,
professional vocation, calling or bust.
ness subject TO license under Article
229 OF the Constitution.
SECTION 2.
Be it further ordained, etc, that on
the End day of January. A. d. 1918
the City Tax Collector shall begin t.
collect and shall collect as fast as pos.
sible from each Of the persons or bust
ness firms, associations Of persons and
corporations pursuing within the cor
porate limits, any trade, profession,
calling or business, license tax az
hereinafter graduated.
All license shall be due and collecta.
BILE during the first two months oil
said year 1918 except licenses for bar
rooms, saloons and coffee houses,
which shall be due and payable on
January End, 1918, and all unpaid
licences for other businesses or occu-
pations shall become delinquent on
the LIST day of March Of said year, and
all firms who have commenced busi-
ness after that date shall become de-
linquent unless the license ts paid
within ten days.
BAR ROOMS. ETC.
For every business OF bar room,
cabaret. coffee house, cafe, beer saloon.
liquor exchange, drinking saloon,
gr0g shop, beer house, beer garden or
other place where anything to be
drank on the premises is sold, directly
or indirectly the license shall be One
Thousand Dollars. $4,000 O0).
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be it further ordained. etc that for
every business of keeping billiard ta-
bles, pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, pool
or bagatelle tables, and ten pin alleys,
and box ball alley, from which reve-
nue. Is derived license OF FIVE dollars
($5. 90, for eacl sub table or alley shall
be paid. In addition to any other license
due by the establishment in which
said tables or alleys may be situated.
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS
tWKOLEsALE).
Be it further ordained, etc. that for
every wholesale dealer in beer, malt
or alcoholic liquors q license of one
dollars $500 0O) shall be col
lected.
AND COMMISSION.
Be 1t further ordained, etc., for car.
rying on the business or pursuits
known as cotton factorage, commits.
sion business, sugar factorage. grain
ard produce commission houses or
any other factorage and commission
brokerage In money (other
than banking business) bonds, real es-
state. produce, sugar or other broker
age business except as hereafter pro
vided, whether buying or selling for
actual spot or future delivery, the
license shall be based on gross annual
and brokerage on sales
and purchases 40 follows:
First Class. When the gross COM
MISSIONS exceed Five Thousand Dol.
ars, the license shall be Twenty DOL
ars, ($20.0O).
Second Class: When the annual
yross mmissions exceed Three
Thousand Dollars aud under Five
thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Ten Dollars. $4,000
Third Glass: When the gross annual
commissions are under Three Thou
and Dollars. the license shall be Five
dollars, $500
cONFECTIONERIES. SODA
WATER, Ere.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC., that all
'ersonst associations OF persons Or /
usiness firms or corporations engaged |
. the sale Of soda water, mead. con.
ectfons, cakes. bread, etc.. exc1ueive-
7. shall be rated as follows:
First Class: When the gross anuua1
a1es 4re Three Thousand Dollars ma +
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