The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-06

rotary was authorized to issue a !
warrant for the amount payable to
W Ilbur H. Kramer. Clerk
On motion of A. +. Calm seconded
by Arthur Olivier the same license
taNit.on imposed by the State under
Act III. OF 1898 and amendments.
was adopted by the Police Jury for
parish licenses whcrcupon the fol-
lowing ordinance was introduced and
adopted:
An ordinance to levy an annu. license
tax upon all persons, associations of
persons or business firms or corpora
lions domestic or foreign) pursuing
any vocation, trade or profession,
calling or business within the limits of
the Parish of st. Mary for the year
1920.
Section l. BE it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish Of st. Mary in
regular session convened. that there is
hereby levied an annual license tax for
the year 1920 upon each person, assOca-
ton of persons or business firm or cor
poration, domestic or foreign) pursuing
any trade. profession or vocation Or
business. subject to license under Art.
229 and Art 242 of the Constitution
within the limits of the Parish of st.
Mury, as follows:
That for each business of carrying on
n bank. banking and trust company.
corporation or agency, the license shall
he based on the declared or nominal
capital and surplus as follows, to wit;
When the said declared nominal cap
ital and surplus is 5000 600 or more and
less than $500 900, the license shall be
capital and surplus is 100000 or more
and less than 500 600, the license shall
be $3.50 90; when the declared or nomi-
nal capital and surplus is $50 900 or
more and less tina 800 00n, The license
shall be $I5 90; whea the declared or
nominal capital and surplus is $50 600
or less. the license shall be $50 90.
That for carrying on the h'lsi ess pur-
suits known As cotton factoraSr, com
mission business, grain and produce
commission no iscs or any other factor
age or commits ton business, brokerage
in money. bonis. real estate. produce,
sugar or OF ,er brokerage business,
whether buying or selling. for actual
spot or future delivery. where the in
ten.ion of the parties is to make an
honest and bona tide delivery, the Ii
cense shall be S25 90.
That for every Wholesale mercantile
business, whether as principal, agent on
commission, by auction representing
foreign merchants or otherwise, the Ii
cense shall be base on the gross amount
annually of sale rs follows:
When The sales are $500 900 or more.
the license SHALL be $3.50 90; when the
sales are $500 900 or more and less than
1910 600, The license shall he $500 90;
wher the sales are $500 600 or more and
less than 5000 900, the license shall be
$3.50 90; when the safes are $3.50 0C0.
and not more than $500 900, the license
shall be 500 90; when the sales are
$3.50 600 or less, the license shall be
5000.
That for every business of selling a,
retail. whether as principal. agent on
commission or otherwise, the license
shall be based on the gross annual
amount of sales as follows:
When the gross annual sales are
5000 600 or more and less than $3.50 600,
the license shall be $500 90; when the
les are $3.50 900 or more and less than
5000 OcO, the license shall be $3.50 co.
when the sales are Sl00 600 or more and
ess than $500 600. the license shall be
800 90; when the sales are S75. 900 OF
more and less than 500 000 the license
shall be SIS 90: when the sac are $50,
600 or more and less than SIS 00O, iht
license shall lie $50 20: when the sales
are $40 O00 or more and less than $50.
.. 600. the license shall be $40 90; whel
the sales are $50 900 and lie than $40,
900. tbe1icense shall be $50 90: wher
the sales are S25 600 or more and less
than $50 600, the license shall be S25 90
when the sales are 800 600 or more ant
less than $25 600. the license shall b'
800 90. when the sales are SIS 600 o.
, more and less than $50 600, the license
shall be SIS 90; when the sales arc les
Than SIS 600 an,l more than s. 600. th'
license shall be $40 90: when the sale:
are IS 900 or less, the license shall b.
, S. 90.
That for every business of transport
ing money, merchandise or other article
, by express or transfer, of operating on
or more tow boats or tug boats. or keep
ing a Warehouse or storage room, o
landing, where the goods AMI mcrchan
, disc are received an delivered, tue Ii
cense shall be based on the gross aunua
, receipts of said annual business as fol
J lows:
When the receipts are $3.50 900 o
more and less than $500 000 the lcens
shall be 5000 90; when the receipts HI
5000 900 or more and less than $3.50 00o
5 the license shall be $3.50 90; when III
: receipts are $3.50 600 or more and les
i, than $500 600, the llcense shall be 800
90; when the receipts are 500 00) o
more and less than $3.50 0O0. the icens
. shall be SIS 90: when the receipts ar