The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-17
ORDINANCE NO 2s
state ol Louisiana. Parish Of West
fvlieiJua


Au ordnance b. levy. collect and enforce
uarn,at ~ sn annual hccua, tax upon al
persons association If persons Of h,1vf-
Hess firms. alta corporations lsursulug aus
trade. profession. yueBitsu So calling CT
business u Ght Parish 81 West Fpiigf4B3.
stat. Of Louisiana. except those that are
expressly exempted ffom sarh Heeusr tsx
by Article No. 800 Of the Constitution Of
o., state st Louisiana.
Therefore. be II ordained hE the Police
Iugx of Tire Parish Il West F,lteJaua,
Louisiana In regular session ,or, eHed aH
this the seventh dar Of Nog snbrf 1919.
as fonows tn-wu
Section l. That there is hereby levied
an annual license tax IT and tot lhs scar
iigls upon each person. association Of per
sons business firms and corporations pur-
suiug aug trade ct profession. vocation
calling or business conducted. pursued,
carried on 90 operated w.thiu the limits
ct the Parish at West FeictanB. State
If Louisiana. which may te subject TO
such license tax under Article No 2s9 Of
/ the Constitution Of the state OF Louisiana.
section e. That on the first day Of
January. 1915 The tax collector shah
f, beg e. Collect and shalt collect as fast
as possible from each 81 the persons ar
business firms association Of persons, or
corporations pursuing iu the limits of said
Parish any trade, profession, calling yp-
cation o. business license tax as herein
provided Al licenses ehsll be due aHd
cuIlegttl|g during the FIRST lwo months q
the year 1915 And an unpaid licenses
shall hesome delinquent ola the first day
at March 1915 And All firms Who com
meute business after that date shalt be-
COME Delinquent uulgss the license Is paid
within ten flH} days
section g. That the amount Of pargChfal
licenses hereby levied is Declared e. bc
the sam. as. aad to he graduated in ap-
rDglaurr with the Constitution and laws
at the State ut tautsjsua gow ta force
providing fur State purposes ana are 20
he determined ia accordance herewith,
tu.eIt. Act 80 IN If the Conceal As
sorubh ii the state Of Louisiana Of the
session IF 1898 and the subsequent acts of
the General Assembly II Louisiana amen
datofy thereof Il IL hereby declared "a
be the Intention Of this body 70 herein
levy the same license tax for paroChiat
purposes. both as to graduation aud
amount ~ is nov in fogpe by the General
Assembly fur state purposes 10 Whlpf,
laws special reference is hereby made as
hetas part hereof for the purpssp afuFs-
said. proyidrd that this restriction shalt
tot ugpty Ia dealers ia distilled alcoholic
and malt Hauefs. the license Gur carving
au 1t which business is hereinafter pro
,Udod for ia this ordinance
Section 4 That the procedure ln the
collection Of paroshiat licenses herein
levied and that 10 ascertain the amount
due for sa8p Ry the tax ssllertay shan he
a., san9a AS is nuw pra,lded r.. law for
state pulbnzes and uartlrulafly ia Act
/ No. IN af the General Assembly of Louis
lana uf the session ~ Is4g as amended by
subsequent tftg of tie General Assembly
~ subsequent sessions. and the penalties
and interest and costs "a f.. collected from
arRnquyuta ar, declared ta be the same
and tp br collected ln the saue manner as
pro,IdsH ia fbr safa AT Of the General
Asssmtl, uf subsequent acts If the Gen
frsI Assembly for sf.tz pufnnars
Section That for every bpslpass ~
dealer ts distilled aIa,.byIge 81 u.nlt Uay.r
whether selling by wholesale or retail the
parachiai license is hereby levied. grad
uated and determined ia this Parish -
follows
When the gross annual reeeipts 81 said
business are Flf,y Thousand Dollars $50 a..
aaol af more the license shau lac One
TbdTfsand five Hundred Dollars tgf saai
per wear or for an, paft thereof
Whom the gross annual ,sralpts ~ said
business are Thrift. xeyep T'bat,saga Five
Hundred Dollars tsl7 Zoo, and less than
FIny Thousand Dollars $50 coo, the n.
reuse shall he one Thousand -Four Hun.
drea Iiollars 81 tGsu per year az for ANY
mari thereof