The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-16
ORDINANCE NO 40

firms, agd corporations p"rsuing any
trade. profession, vocation or calling
az businsss IN the Parish OF West
Fstciana. state Of louisiana, except
hose that are expressly exempted
from such license tax bS article 22s
~ the Constitution 81 the state ri
louisiana
THEREFORE, Bs Il ordained bs the
Police Jury OF the Parish Of West Feltci.
ana louisiana IN regular session con.
efied on this the sixth day Of November
Nineteen hundred and Eighteen tlslsh
49, follows to.wi'
/ Section That there Is hereby sevid an
annual license tar Of and tot the year
| 1919 upon zach persons, association Of
| persons business firms and corporations
pefauelhg aRy trade OF profession yoCa
ton calling or business, conducted, per
! sued carried on or operated within the
limits II the Parish II West Feiiciana.
state Of Louisiana which may be sub.
jset TO such bense tan under Article Ne.
| g!s 81 the Constitution II the state Of
| Louisiana.
Section That on the first day oi
Januar, 1919 the Tas Collector shall be.
Sin 10 collect and shall collect as fast
az possible from each Of the PERSONS, o.
bua,ncas firms association Of persons OF
corporations pursuing IN the limits 81
said Parish any trade. profession, calling
vocation OF business a license tax AS here
IN provided All licenses shall be due and
eollsctabls during The first two months
of the year 1919 And al unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent Oh the first day
Of March 1878 And all firms who com
menre business after that date shall be.
come delinquent unless the license Is
paid within tea ,iel days.
Section J That the amount Of pBro
lchal licenses hereby levied Is Declared
90 be the same as, and 20 lie graduated
LIN accordance with the Constitution aHt
laws OF the state At Louisiana now u
! force providing for state purposes ant
are TO be determined IN accordance there
with to.wit Act no III Of the Genera
Assembly n the state OF louisiana o
the session Of 1855 and the subssquen
acts OF the General Assembly of l.ouisi
ana amendatory thereof Il Is hereby De
eiared TO he the intention Of this body &
herein levy the same license Tux Tor pa
roehal purposes, both as 60 graduation
AID amount as IA new lR force by th,
General Assembly for state purposes. q
made as being part hereof fog the puf
pose aforesaid, provides that this re
stretion shall not apply 20 dealers IA
distilled alcoholic and malt liquors. th
license for carrying on Of which business
IN hereinafter provided fof In this ordI
nance
section : That the procedure ~ collec
ton uf parochtai licenses herein ieyie,
and that to ascertain the amount dul
for same by the tax collector shall bee th'
same as Is now provided hy Law foF stat
purposes ana particularly in Act No. II
Of the General Assembly Of the state o
Louisiana Of the session 81 1898 a.
amended by subsequent acts Of the Gen
ersl Assembly at subsequent sessions
and the penalties and interest and cost
TO he collected from dsiinauents are de
clarsd to be the same and 10 be collects
In the same manner as provided in Tia
said Act Of the General Assembly o
subsequent acts Of the General Asssmbl
! fer state purposes
Section g. That for every business O
dealer In Distilled alcoholic OF malt Aquot
whether seilius by wholesale o. retail, tn
paroehah license Is hereby levied. gradu
ated and determined In this Parish a
follows Where the gfoss annual receipt
Of said business are Fifty Thousand noi
lara $50 600 00) or more the license shai
lee one Thousand Five Hundred Dollar
tsIioo eOl pet year or for any part thereof
When the gross annual receipts @
said business are Thirty Seven Thousan
Five Hundred Dollars tss7. SEQ co. and les
than Fifty Thousand Dollars tt50 900 90
the license shall be one Thousand Fou
Hundred Dollars ttlto0 e0D per year o
for any part thereof
when the gross annual receipts Of sal
business are Twenty Five Thousand Dol
lars tsaS 900 o8l and ieas than Thlrt
seven thousand Five Hundred Dollar
css1 ,ooe oai the license shall be Thirteel
. Hundred Dollars tsi20N 00l per year O
any part thereof
When the gross annual receipts Of sal
business are less than Twenty Five Thou
sands Dollars a2b ee6 Ool the license shai
be one Thousand Dollars $4,000 o0i pc
year or for any part thereof
Section s The annual license Tax 70
parochlal purposes on the sale of pistol
OF pistol cartridges. rifles o. rifle cart
ridges. blank pistols. blank cartridge
hereby levied shall he the same as Il
graduation and amount as ~ now pro
sided for state purposes by Act No g
81 the regular session az the General As
semhly Of the state Of Louisiana Of thl
session Of 1904, 10 which act special refer
snes IL hereby made for the purpose afore
said and for Identification herewith. an,
said license shall be collected hy the TAI
collector Ia the same manner and ut tn
same time that either licenses and taxe
are collected
Section !, That any person, firm cor
poration OF company having more that
one place OF business In said Parish o
West Fslciana La, shall pay separate
license for each place Of business in a.,
said Parish
Section s That incorporated municipal
stss exempt By the Constitution and law
Of the state, particularly under Act Ns
J lea OF the General Assembly Of the Stat