The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-05
An ORDINANCE No. 1913.

AN ORDINANCE No. 1928.
To levy, collect and enforce pay.
ment of an annual license tax upon all
persons, associations OF persons, Oh
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.
ton and prescribing the mode and
methods 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,
association of persons or business firm
or corporation, pursuing any trade,
professional vocation, calling or bust
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
sible Fl orr each of the persons or bust.
ness firms. associations of persons and
corporations pursuing aithin the cor
porate limits, any trade, profession,
calling or business, a license tax as
hereinaf graduated.
All license shall be due and collecta.
BILE during the first two months oil
said year 1918 except licenses for bar
rooms, saloons and coffee houses,
which shall be due and payable 90
January End. 1918, and all unpaid
licences for other businesses or occu-
pations shall become delinquent on
the LIST day of March of said year, and
all firms who have commenced bust
ness after that date shall become de.
linqusnt 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 Oh
other place where anything to be
drank on the premises is sold, directly
or indirectly the license shall be One
Thousand Dollars, ($1000O0).
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
Be it further ordained, etc that for
every business Of keeping billiard Ia
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or bsgatelle tables, and ten pin alleys,
and box bail alley, from which reve-
nue. is derived a license of five dollars
$500, for each sub table or alley shall
be paid, in addition to any other license
due by the establishment in which
said tables or alleys may be situated.
BEER AND LIQUOR DEALERS j
(WHOLESALE).
Be it further ordained, etc. that for
every wholesale dealer in beer, malt
or alcoholic liquors a license of one
hundred dollars ($lOO.O0) 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 or
any other factorage aud commission
business, brokerage in money (other
than banking business) bonds, real es-
state, produce, sugar or other broker
vlded, whether buying or selling for
actual spot or future delivery, the
license shall be based on gross annual
commissions and brokerage on sales
and purchases as follows:
First Glass. When the gross COM
missions exceed Five Thousand DOL
lars, the license shall be Twenty Dol
lars, ($20.oo).
Second Class: When the annual
gross com missions exceed Three
thousand Dollars and under Five
thousand Dollars. the license shall be
Ten Dollars. $4,000 ]
Third Class: When the gross annual
are under Three Thou
sand Dollars. the license shall be Five
Dollars. $500
CONFECT1ONERIEs, SODA
WATER, ETC.
Be ii further ordained, etc, that all
persons. associations Of persons or
business firms or corporations engaged
in the sale Of soda water, mead, con-
cakes. bread, etc., exclusive
~. shall be rated az follows:
First Class: When the gross annual
sales are Three Thousand Dollars and
over, the license shall be Ten Dollars,
$1,000
Second Glass: When the gross an
nual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars. the license shall be Five
Dollars, los 90.
CHAUFFEUR.
Be il furtherordained. ETC.. that all
persons operating and driving auto.
and otherwise acting as 4
chauffeur. shall pay license of Two
Dollars. 1890
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be it further ordained. ETC.. that for
|vesy individual firm. company or
carrying on the proles-
ion or business Of contractors, master
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