The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-25
LICENSE ORDINANCE, No. 24|
FOR 1921.

,,ebt of an annual llc.u tax upO
iii persons, associations of persons 0
business firms and corporations pur
suing any trade, profession, vocation
calling of business except those VIII
are expressly exempted from such Ii
conse tax by Act 259 of the Constitu
tion and prescribing the mode an,
methods in which certain persons sub
;ect to license shall make reports o
their business.
ARTICLE I.
Re it ordained by the Board O
Trustees of the City of New Iberia il
regular session convened; that Their,
4 hereby levied an annual license ta1
for the year 1921 upon each person
association of persons or bushes!
firm or corporation, pursuing any
trade, professional vocation, calling
NJ business subject to license under
Article 229 of the Constitution.
ARTICLE II.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that or
the End day of January, A. D. 1921
the City Tax Collector shall begin tc
collect and shall collect as fast as pos.
sible from each of the persons OF
business firms, associations of per-
sons and corporations pursuing with
in the corporate limits, any trade
profession, calling of business, a IL
cepse tax hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and col
lectable during the first two months
of said year 1921 and all unpaid IL
censes for business or occupations
shall become delinquent on the 1st
day of March of said year, and all
firms who have commenced business
after that date shall become delin-
ouent unless the license is paid with
in ten days.
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 five dol
lars (S5) 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.
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 and commission
business, brokerage in money (other
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 ($2O).
Second Class: When the annual
gross commissions exceed Three
Thousand Dollars and under Five
Thousand Dollars, the license shall be
Ten Dollars (S10.)
Third Class: When the gross annu-
n commissions are under Three Thou
sand Dollars, the license shall be
Five Dollars ($5.)
CONI lO1SG1G'EJo, ooDA w
. 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, 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
lslO.)
Second Class: When the gross an
nual sales are under Three Thousand
Dollars, the license shall be Five ($5)
Dollars.
CHAUFFEUR
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
hat all persons operating and driv-
ny automobiles and otherwise acting
d a chauffeur. shall pay a license of
Two Dollars ($2)
CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
BUILDERS.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
hat for every individual, firm comp
my or corporation carrying on the
lr0fession or business of contractors,
Master builders and mechanics and
vho employ assistants, the license Of
UGH profession or occupation shall !
x as follows:
First Class: When said gross annu-
] receipts are Three Thousand Dol (.
ars and over, the license shall be !,
'en Dollars ($10.)
Second Class: When said gross an
ual receipts are under Three Thou /.
and dollars, the license shall be
y D'''Ai DA Ase;f HALLS. ;
Be it further ordained, etc., that /.
hat for the privilege Of giving dan .
es and balls, except when balls and
ances are given for charitable pur-- :;
ose, there shall be paid license OF
EN- Dollars ($10.) :
EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that !
Il foreign corporations conducting }
n express business within the limits
the City of New Iberia, shall pay !
license Of Ten Dollars for every !.
housand dollars of business trans
cted within said city limits.
RATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT
OCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Be it further ordained, etc., that e
ach and every fraternal or bcnevo- b
mt society or association that may. Il
trough solicitors or agents, solicit r,
lenbership therein from house to W
ouse. end who pay compensation to Il
lch solicitor or agent, for their SER a
ices, shall pay license on said bust
ess as follows:
First Class: When the gross annu- f.