The weekly Iberian., 1917-12-08
An ORDINANCE No. I20.

To lew. collect and enforce pay
ment of an annual license tax upon ali
persons, associations OF persons, or
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-
t1on and prescribing the mode and
IN which certain persons sub
iect 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.
Of persons or business hrm
or corporation, pursuing any trade,
vocation, calling or bus1-
ness subject TO license under Article
229 OF the Constitution.
SECTION ..
Be it further ordained, ETC., that on
the End day of January. A. d. 1918,
the City Tax Collector shall begin to
collect and shall collect as fast as pos
siDle from each of the persons or busi-
ness firms, associations OF persons and
cor porations pursuing Within the cor
porate limits, any trade, profession,
calling or business, a license tax as
hereinafter graduated.
All license shall be due and collecta-
Bile during the first two months OF
said year 1918 except licenses for bar
rooms. saloons and coffee houses,
which shall be due and payable on
January End, 1918, and ali unpaid
licences for other businesses or Occu-
pations shall become delinquent on
the Ist day of March of said year, and
ali firms who have commenced busi-
ness after that date shall become de-
linquent unless the license is paid
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 OF
other place where anything to be
drank on the premises is sold, directly
or indirectly the license shall be One
Thousand Dollars. $4,000 COZ.
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be it further ordained. etc that foi
every business of keeping billiard ta.
bles, pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, poo
or bsgatelle tables, and ten pin alleys
and box ball alley, from which reve
nue is derived license OF five dollars
$500. for eaca sub table or alley shall
be paid, in addition to any other license
due by the establishment in which
said tables or alleys may be situated
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS
(WHOLEsALE).
Be it further ordained, etc. that foi
every Wholesale dealer in beer, mali
or alcoholic liquors q license of one
hundred dollars ($l00 00) 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 for
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 Glass: When the annual
gross commissions exceed Three
Thousand Dollars and under Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Ten Dollars. $4,000
Third Class: Wheh the gross annual
commissions are under Three Thou
sand Dollars. the license shall be Five
Dollars. $500
cONFECTIONERIES, SODA
WATER, ETC.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that al
persons, associations of persons ol
business firms or corporations engaged
in the sale Of soda water, mead, con.
fections, cakes. bread, ETC., exclusive
~, shall be rated as follows:
First Glass: When the gross annual
sales are Three Thousand Dollars and
over, the license shall be Ten Dollars
1910 90
Second Class: When the gross an
nual sales are undep Three Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Five
Dollars, l$5 90.
CHAUFFEUR.
Be it further ordained, etc, that ali
persons operating and driving auto
mobiles and otherwise acting as a
chauffeur. shall pay license of Two
Dollars. (f2.O0
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be it further ordained. etc, that for
every individual. Arm, company Or
corporation carrying al the profes-
eioo of buaine1e of 1oof 1ctofe. master
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