The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-04
LICENSE ORDINANCE, No. 24l
FOR 1921.

all persons, aSSOtlablbiin ~ T.
business firms and corporations puf-
suing any trade, profession, VOCATION
calling of business except those WHY
are expressly exempted from sucil II
cense tax by Act 259 Of the ConstiCuI,
ton and prescri ing the mode anu
methods in which certain persons SUD.
iect to license shall make reports OF
their business.
ARTICLE /.
BE it ordained by the Board 81
Trustees of the City of New IBERIA IN
regular session convened; that there
ia hereby levied an annual license tax
for the year 1921 upon each person
association of persons or puSiheoa
firm or corporation, pursuing any
trade, professional vocation, calling
or business subject to license under
Article 229 Of the Constitution
ARTICLE ii.
Re II further ordained, etc, that on
tho 2nd day of January, A. ID. 1871,
tho Citv Tax Collector shall begin to
collect and shall collect as fast as pos
sible from each Of the persons or
business firms, associations OF per
sons and corporations pursuing WITH
in the corporate limits, any trade
profession. calling Of business, a IL
cense tax hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and col
Iectable during the first two months
of said year 1921 and all unpaid IL
censes for business or occupations
shall become delinquent on the lst
day of March of said year, and all
firms who have commenced business
after that date shall become delln-
ouent unless the license IS paid WITH
in ten days. ,,rc
Be it further ordained, ETC., tnaI
for every business of keeping billiard
tables, pigeon holes, Jenny Lana; poor
or bagatelIe tables, and ten pm alleys,
and box ball alley, from which rev.
enue is derived a license OF hVe uoi-
Iars fS5) 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 ox,
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION.
Re II further ordained, etc, Tor car
rv;nV on the business or pursuits
known as cotton factorage, commits
sion business, sugar factorage, gram
and produce commission houses or
anv other factorage and commission
business. brokerage in money (other
than banking business) bonds. real
estate. produce, sugar or other brok-
eraUe business except as hereafter
provided. 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 $500.
Second Class: When the annual
gross commissions exceed Three
Thousand Dollars and under Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Ten Dollars $50
Third Class: When the gross annu-
nj commissions are under Three ihou-
sand Dollars, the license shall De
Five Dollars ($5.)
CONFECTIONERIES SODA WAT
Err, ETC.
Be il further ordained, etc.. tha'
that all persons, associations Oh per
sons or business firms or corporations
engaged in the sale of soda water, OF
mead confections, cakes, bread, etc.
exclusively, shall be rated as follows;
First class: When the gross annual
sales are Three Thousand Dollars and
over. the license shall be Ten Dollars
($10.)
Second Class When the gross an
pual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Five ($5)
Dollars.
CHAUFFEUR
Re It further ordained, etc, that
that all persons operating and driv-
inr automobiles and otherwise actinp
as a chauffeur, shall pay license OF
Two Dollars ($2.)
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be il further ordained, ETC., that
that for every individual, firm comp
any or corporation carrying on the
profession or business of contractors,
master builders and mechanics and
who employ assistants, the license OF
such profession or occupation shall
be as follows:
First Class: When said gross annu-
nj receipts are Three Thousand Dol
lars and over, the license shall BE-
Ten Dollars (S10.)
Second Class: When said gross an
nual receipts are under Three Thou
sand Dollars, the license shall be
Five Dollars (s5.)
DANCE HALLS.
Be IL further ordained, ETC., that
that for the privilege Of giving dan
ces and balls, except when balls anc
dances are given for a charitable pur.
pose, there shall be paid license OF
Ten Dollars ($10.)
EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
all foreign corporations conducting
an express business within the limits
of the City of New Iberia, shall pay
a license Of Ten Dollars for every
thousand dollars of business trans
acted within said city limits.
FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT
SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Be it further ordained. etc. that
each and every fraternal or benevo-
lent society or association that may
through solicitors or agents, solicit
membership therein from house tc
house, and who pay compensation K
such solicitor or agent, for their ser.
vices, shall pay license on said bust
ness MS follows:
First Class: When the gross annu
nj receipts or collections from the
members of such society or associa
zion shall amount to five Thousand