The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-24
ORDINANCE NO. ae
state ~ Louisiana Parish of West
FeiigtRuB

/ expressly exempted from such license taz
! by Article 80 goa uE The Constitution oi
the state # Louisiana
Therefore be It ordained by the ruliet
IJutg ct the Parish ri West felicianu
Louisiana. lH regular session oony ensd ur
/ tht# ths seventh day Of November, 1917
as follows to-wlt.
/ ssrltun l. That there is hereby levied
an annual license tax ST and fen the year
| isiN upon each person, association Of per.
SONS bu-tHysS firms and corporations pur.
suing tHe trade OF profession. vocation
calling oF business. conducted. pursued
/ carried nu at operated within the limits
/ 81 The Parish Of West Felicgaua, state
/ CT Louisiana. which may be- suhpogt ia
/ such license tax under Article No 2g8 a
! the Constitution of the state nf Louisiana
Section e. That ou the frat day OF
/ January. 1915, the tax collector shall
! hng To- eailer, snd shall collect as FAST
! as possible from each II the persons. ct
/ business firms. association 81 persons uF
corporations pursuing Ia the limits 1t said
Parish ANS trade profession. calling, yu-
cation "f business q license tax as herein
provided Al licenses shall be due and
colIestbI# during the first tvo months II
I the year 1915 And al unpaid licenses
shall become delBulent on the first day
/ at March, 1915 And ail firms who com.
meHse business after that date shall be
come delinquent unless the license is paid
Within trH llHI days
section g. That the amount of pafa,hiaI
licenses herehE trYicd is declared 90 be
the aamr MS. and h be- graduated Ia aa-
uafdaHep with the Constitution aud laws
nl the state Of Louisiana Uaw in force
prnsldlR for State purposes and are To-
b" determined in accordance herewith
to.Wit. Act No IN ef tie General As
srwbiE of the state ST Louisiana of the
srssion ST lsas and the subsequent acts u
the General Assembly If Louisiana amen
tjatorH thereof It ia hereby declared 10
bee the intention ot this body To herein
levy IN" same license tax for parorhial
purposes both as 60 graduation and
tmeuHt, as is BOW ia force by the General
Assembly tur State purposes, 60 which
ltws special reference Is hereby made as
being part hereof fuy tHe purpose af0re-
said pfuHId that this restriction shall
not apply ia dealers ia distilled Alcoholic
and malt liquors. the license Tor carrying
en of which business Is hereinafter pro-
ylded lot ia tbls ordnance
Section g. That the procedure ia the
collection of pargchial licenses herein
lowed and that ta ascertain the amount
do, l"t same bE the tax collector shah be
ih" same as ts rev provided by Law far
state purposes and particularly ia Act
Ne ltl Of the General Assembly II Louis
aua ut the session 81 1855 50 amended by
snhseguoul acts II The General Assembly
81 subsequent sessions aud the penalties
and interest and costs 10 BE- collected fgom
dellUaaepts are Declared 20 he the same
aHd Ca bg collected "a the same manner as
#eR.de tu the Said art of the General
Assembly 90 subsequent acts u the Gru-
'ral Assembly for State purposes
srrtoH F. That fer every business Or
dealer tH distilled Alcoholic OF malt Hguor
whether selling D. Wholesale OF retail. the
ptraChIal license Is hereby levied. grad
listed and determined In this Parish as
follows
When the groes annual receipts u said
business ave Fifty Thousand Dollars asa
eaAl or more the license shall be one
thousand Five Hundred Dollars 81 so01
pes rear of lest ans part thereof
Nhsu the gfUss annual rece}pts u said
business are Thirty Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars gf3T 59Dl and less than
FIFTY Thouaud Dollars $50 e0aJ the II
reHso shall De one Thousand Four Hun.
ared Dollars 90 teoi per year or for ans
part thereof
When The gross annual receipts Of said
business are Tweatg Five Thousand Roi
lars So eHpl and less than Thirty Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars lg3T. a0el
the license sban be Thirteen Hundred
Dollars Itlganb per year az for auy part
thereof
When the muss annual receipts ~ said
business are less than Twenty Five Thou,
sand Dollars ti2l. obal the lioeHse shalt Do
ono Thousand Dollars ~ 000i per year
ur for auy part thereof
Section & The annual license tax for
purposes on tie sale Ct pistol,
or pistol cartridges rifles a. rife car
tidsea blank pistols and hlauk cartridges
hereby levied shall be the same as 10
graduation and amount IS is uow pro
ylded for state purposes hy Act No as Of |
tie regular session uf the General As. !
semhly ct the State Of Louisiana Of tha
session ~ 1904 TO which act special refer. |
eure Is hereby made for the purpose afare- |
said and lpr Identification herewith and
said license shall bee collected by the tax |
rollsgtor in the same manner and ~ the /
sam" time that other licenses ana taxes
are collected
Section That ans person. firm, gnfpo. |
ration nr company having more than one !
place ~ business In said Parish ~ West /
feiistHns, state ef Louisiana. shalt paw
4 separate license for each place ~ hug |
ness in the said Parish
Section : That Incorporated mGnlespal.
lies exempt by the Constitution and laws /
IT the state, particularly under Act No
i2 ~ the General Assembly 81 the state /
II Louisiana Of the session az 1904. slt |
lated IN this Parish. are hereby declared /
20 he exempt from the provisions # this
ordinance
Section ? That the parochial licenses
which are herein levied, are declared to
rc for The purposes which may be ne
lprsd bN tbs Constitution and laws al the
state - Louisiana for paruehlal purposes
CHAS + HOWELL.
President Police IuY