The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-11-30
ORDINANCE NO 20

fums, uUd corporations persHug auY
TRADE profession vocation o. calling
uI business lu the Town II 81 Fran
ats.Ile. Louisiana. except these that
ase expressly excepted from said b
uerse iax bs Article 30 uf the Con.
situtioa of The State Of Louisiana. fol
the year 1913 ~ any portion thereof
Be ordained by the Nalar ami Board
Of Aldermyu 81 the Town 81 ~ Francis
siIl, louisiana az It's meeting duls cen
yrue1 oH the l2th dap ef November 1918
Section ! That there is hereby leyid an
1912 upon each persons, association Of
persons business firms and corporations
peTsuelEg ANY trade ur profession, yuca.
tion calling ~ business. conducted per-
Haed. Carried an or operated within the
hmjta ef the Town Of 81 Franesyiile
Louisiana. which uaN be- subject 20 such
license lax under Article 229 of d., CON
sfllutlun Of the state Of louisiana
section That on the FIRST day Of
january 1873 the Tax Collector shall be-
GIN To collect and shah collect as fast
as possible from each Of the persons. "a
business firms. association ~ persons oF
corporations pursuing ia the limits u
said municipality. any trade, profession
calling vocation az business license aa
herein provided al licenses shalt bt due
aad eollortable during the first tao months
Of the year 1912 Aud an unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on the FIRST day
Of March 1919 And an firms who con.
meuye business after that date shall be
come delinquent unless the license ts
psid vltbla len tior dayz
Section 3 That the amount 81 paro-
ehal licenses hereby levied is declared
Ca he the same as, and 20 hp ~ ldaated
IN accordance with the Constitution and
lave af the state OF Louisiana now Ia
force providing Tor State purposes aud
ava to Boz determined 10 accordance there
with tarW8 Act no. ut ot The General
Assembly Of the state 81 Louisiana II
the session 81 isas and the subsequent
acts IT the General Aesembls If iouisl-
Hua amrudatofy thereof n is hereby 80.
rlarrd % be- the Intention Of this body 10
herein lew the same license tax for pa
rocblal purposes both rs 20 graduation
and amount as IS nov Ia force by the
General Assembly Tor state purposes 10
which laws special reference Is hereby
made as being part hereof foi the par
pose aforesaid provided that this re-
81 al. q j. a ...
distilled alcoholic and malt liquors the
license Tor carving on 81 which business
IL hsr1naftei provided Tor ia this or,li.
nance
Section T. That the procedure la eoleo-
ton ~ parofhHl licenses herein levied
sHd that to ascertain the amount due
fat same hy the tax collector shall be the
same as is nov prov tdod by las far state
purposes and paFiteuiafh H4 Act No III
ef the 'isusfai Assembly Of the state ~
oulsians If the session Of iSas as
amended hy subsequent acts ~ the Gen
Grad Assembly ~ subsequent sessions,
and the penalties and interest and costs
Ia bc collected from asliu4uents are de-
rlafed 60 he the same aud 10 be collected
In the same manner as provided IN the
sald Act Of tie General Assembly or
subsequent acts II the General Assembly
for state purposes.
Seetion 8 That upon the business o.
houses hsst aslaon Rrog shop, beer house,
beer garden ar other places where snIri,
Gus, vuous. OF malt liquors are sold I'll
rycth or INDIRECTLY. the licsus shall he
based GA the annual gross receipts Of said
business. as follows, to.wit
First elasN
When tbe gross annual receipts are
ttfty Thousand Dollars 1850 oeo o5l or
more. the license shall be Oue Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars $500 o0) fof the
year or auy part thereof
Second class
When the gross annual receipts of
said business are Thirty Seven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars tSs1 sea eeD and leas
than Fifty Thousand Dollars $50 GOO 00l
the license shall be one Thousand -Four
Hundred Dollars tllo0 oul per YEAR OF
for any pant thereof
Third class.
When the gross annual receipts u said
business are Twenty Five Thousand Dol
lars s25, 600 oo) and less than Thirty
seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
81, 0Go 00l the license shall be Thirteen
Hundred Dollars tsl20o 00l per year or
any part thereof
Fourth class
When the gross annual receipts of said
husiness are le2s than Twenty Five Thou
sands Dollars tt25. o00 ool the license shall
be one Thousand Dollars $1,000 0o) per
) ear OF for any part thereof
Provided, that nothing IN this ordinance
shall hc constructed SO a. 10 exempt drug
Eists who sell al,belc tinous or malt llq-
uoss or ther Intoxicating beverages on the
prescription Of a physician ct otherwise,
from the payment Of the license herein
imposed Provided further that this or
dlnanoe shan not apply 60 the sale by
~ tiuclures or compounds In the
Of which such liquors ana In
tosieatng beverages are uFud ana sold on
the prescription Of a plysioian or other
wise, and which tinctures and compounds
are not intoxicating beverages prepared Ia
the evasion of this ordinance
Section That the holesals license
herein levied for the sale Of spurious, yiu-
Gus, or malt liquors, Is hereby declared 20
be The same as that provided for retail
iEg liquors in Section Five Of this erdl-
nance and graduated accordingly
Section Z That the license tax for the
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