The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-18
LICENSE ORDINANCE, No. 24l
FOR 1921.

business firms and corporations pur-
suing any trade, profession, VOCATION
calling of business except those VINO
are expressly exempted from such IL
cense tax by Act 259 Of the Constltu,
+ion and prescribing the mode ana
methods in which certain persons SUD.
;act to license shall make reports Oh
their business.
ARTICLE /. =.
Be it ordained by the Boaro Oh
Trustees of the City OF New lDeIia ~
regular session convened; that there
is hereby levied an annual license YAK
for the year 1921 upon each person,
association of persons or business
firm or corporation, pursuing an, any
trade, professional vocation, Gaming
an business subject to license under
Article 229 of the Constitution.
ARTICLE II.
Be IL further ordained, ETC., that on
the End day of January, A. y. !9zl'
the CITY 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, IL
cense tax hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and col
lectable during the first two months
of said year 1921 and all unpald. IL
censes for business or occupations
shall become delinquent on the LIST
day of March of said year, and all
firms who have commenced business
after that date shall become deiln-
ment unless the license is paid With
in ten days. I'M,
BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
BE it further ordained, etc., that
for every business of keeping billiard
tables. pigeon holes, Jenny Lind, pool
or bagatelle tables, and ten pin alleys,
and box ball alley, from which rev.
enue is derived license OF flve DOL
lars ($5) for each sub table or ailey
shall be paid, in addition TO any other
license due by the establishment IN
which said tables or alleys may De
RROKERAGE AND COMMISSION.
Be it further ordained, etc., for car
rying 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 totner
than banking business) bonds, real
estate. produce, sugar or other brok-
erage 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 Class: When the gross COM
missions exceed Five Thousand DOL
lars. the license shall be Twenty Dol
lars ($20).
Second Class: When the annual
gross commissions exceed Inree
Thousand Dollars and under Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Ten Dollars ($10.)
Third Class: When the gross annu-
al commissions are under Three Thou
sand Dollars, the license shall be
Five Dollars ($5.)
CONFECTIONERIES, SODA WAT
Err, ETC.
Be it further ordained, etc.. that
that all persons, associations OF per
SONS or business firms or corporations
engaged in the sale of soda water, or
mead. CONNECTIONS, 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
($1O.)
Second Class: When the gross an
nual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars. the license shall be Five ($5)
Dollars.
Be It further ordained, etc., that
that all persons operating and driv-
ing automobiles and otherwise acting
as chauffeur, shall pay license OF
Two Dollars ($2)
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be it 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-
al receipts are Three Thousand Dol
lars and over, the license shall be
Ten Dollars ($10.)
Second Class: When said gross an
nual receipts are under Three Thou
sand Dollars, the license shall be
Five Dollars ($5.)
DANCE HALLS.
Be it 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 (S10.)
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., thai
each and every fraternal or benevo
lent society or association that may
through solicitors or agents, ssolici
membership therein from house t.
house, and who pay compensation t.
such solicitor or agent, for their ser
vices. shall pay a license on said bust
ness as follows:
First Class: When the gross annu
nj receipts or collections from tn
members of such society or associa
ton shall amount to five Thousand