The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-11-22
j. ANDERSON,
Finance Committee.


The following Ordinance, known as
License Ordinance No. 200 for the
year 1920, was Introduced by Mr.. An
derson, who also moved for its adop-
ton, and after being seconded by Mr..
Kramer, was unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE 200
An ordinance to levy an annual license
tax upon all persons, associations of
persons, or business firms or corpora.
tons domestic or toreign) pursuing
any vocation, trade or profession, call
ing or business within the corporate
limits of the Town of Franklin for the
year 1920 and sutsuent years.
SECTION / Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Franklin, La, in regular session con-
vened, that there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1920 and
each subsequent year upon each person,
association Of persons or business firm
or corporation. domestic or foreign)
pursuing any trade, profession or voca :
ton or business, subject to license un-
der Art 229 and Art 2i3 o. the Constitu-
ton within the corporate limits Of the
Town of Franklin, La, as follows:
That for carrying on on each business of
manufacturing subject to license under
Art 500 of the Constitution, the license
shall be based upon the gross annual re-
ceipts of said business as follows:
When the receipts are S150,000 or
more the license shall be $4,000; when
the receipts are 100000 or more and
less than $3.50, 900 the license shall be
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or more and less than $500, 900 the IL
cense shall be $3.50 90: when the receipts
are $500, coo or more and less than $780,
600 the license shall be $4,000: when
the receipts are $500, coo or more aud
less than $500, 600. the license shall be
Sl40 90: when the receipts are $3.50, 900
or more and less than $500. 900 the IL
cense shall be $4,000: when the re-
ceipts are 800, 900 or :uore and less than
$3.50, 900, the license shall be $40. CO.:
when the receipts are S.5 900 or ore
and less than 800, 900, the license shall
be 1865 so: when the receipts are $50. 010
or more and less than S75, coo the liceuse
shall be 935 90; when the receipts are
S25, 900 or more and less than 500
the license shall be SO SO; when the
receipts are less than S25, 900 the license
shall be SD 90.
That Tor each business of carry ing on
bank, banking and trust company,
association, corporation, or agency, the
license shall be based on the declared
or nominal capital and surplus as fol-
luws, to.wit:
Wheu the said declared nominal CAPT.
tai and surplus is $500, 600 Or more and
less than $500, 000 the license shall be
$3.50 90; when the declared or nouinal
capital and surplus is sl0e, 900 or naure
and less than 500. 600 tie license shall
be Sl50. 90; when the declared or nomi-
naA capital and surplus is $4,000 or
more and less than 800, 600 the license
shall be s75 90; when the declared or
nominal capital and surplus is $50, 900
or less, the license shall be S5G.O
That for carrying on the business pur-
suits known as cotton factoragc, COM
mission business, grain and produce
commission houses or any other factor
age or commission business, brokerage
in money, bonds, real estate, produce,
sugar or other brokerage business,
whether buying or selling, for actual