The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-12-22
An ORDINANCE No. 1913.

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 wht
are expressly exempted from such
license tax by Act 229 of the Constitu
ton and prescribing the mode ant
methods IN which certain persons sui
ject to license shall make reports o.
their business.
SECTION l.
Be it ordained by the Board o.
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
profes siOnal vocation, calling or bust.
ness subject TO license under Article
229 Of the Constitution.
SECTION 2.
Be it further ordained. etc., that or
the 2nd day of January, A. D. 1918
the City Tax Collector shall begin tG
collect and shall collect as fast as pos
sible from each Of the persons or bust
ness firms, associations of persons ant
corporations pursuing thin the cor
porate limits, any trade, profession
I,,,ct "a q
hereinafter graduated
All license shall be due and collecta
BILE during the first two months o.
said year 1918 except licenses for bal
rooms, saloons and coffee houses
which shall be due and payable OF
January End, 1918, and all unpaid
licences for other businesses or occu
pations shall become delinquent or
the LIST day of March of said year, and
all firms who have commenced bust
ness after that date shall become de-
linquent unless the license Is paiG
within ten days.
BAR ROOMS. ETC.
For every business of bar room
cabaret, coffee house, cafe. beer saloon
liquor exchange, drinking saloon
grog shop, beer house, beer garden ol
other place where anything to b.
drank on the premises is sold, directly
or indirectly the license shall be One
Thousand Dollars. $4,000 00).
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be ii further ordained, etc that fol
every business of keeping billiard ia
bles. pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, poo
or bagatelle tables, and ten pin alleys
and box ball alley, from which reve
nue. is derived license of five dollar.
($5.O 90, for eaca 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
(WHOLESALE).
Be it further ordained, etc. that fol
every wholesale dealer in beer, mall
or alcoholic liquors license of one
hundred dollars $500 COZ shall be col
lected.
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION
Be it further ordained, ETC., for car.
rying on the business or pursuits
known as cotton factorage, commits.
sion business, sugar factorage, grain
and produce commission houses OF
any other tactorage and commission
business, 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 Tor
actual spot or future delivery, the
license shall be based on gross annual
com missions and brokerage on sales
and purchases as follows:
First Class. When the gross com.
missions exceed Five Thousand Dol.
lars, the license shall be Twenty Dol.
lars, $4,000.
Second Class: When the annual
gross commissions exceed Three
Thousand Dollars and under Five
Thousand Dollars. the license shall be
Ten Dollars. $4,000
Third Class: When the gross annual
commissions are under Three Thou.
sand Dollars. the license shall be Five
Dollars. 1880
CONFECTIONERIEs. SODA Is
WATER, ETC.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
persons, associations of persons OF
business firms or corporations engaged
in the sale of soda water, mead, con.
fections, cakes. bread, etc, exclusive.
~. shall be rated as follows: D.
First Glass: When the gross annual
sales are Three Thousand Dollars and
over, the license shall be Ten Dollars,
$1,000
Second Class: When the gross an
nual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars. the license shall be Five
Dollars. rs 90.
CHAUFFEUR.
Be il farther ordained, etc, that ali
persons operating and driving auto
mobiles and otherwise acting al 4
chauffeur. shall pay = license Of Two
Dollars. LOO
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
b II further ordained. etc., that FOR
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cooperation EnfryiuR On fho peofee.
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