The St. Mary banner., 1921-11-26
Town Council Proceed
ings.
Franklin, La, Nov. %, 1921.

Franklin, La, Nov. %, 1921.
The Honorable Town Council met
in special session this day, Mayor
Chas. Lauve presiding, with Messrs
Jacob Anderson, Wilson Mckerall.
Jr., L. T. Talbot and L. A. Boud-
reaux. Absent. Mr.. Marvin Morris
The Mayor stated that the object of
the meeting was to pass a License Or
dlnance for the year 1922.
License Ordinance No 201 was in
troduced by Mr.. Anderson, who NOV
ed its adoption, seconded 10y MIR.
Mckerall, and was unanimously
adopted oy the Ceuncil
AN ORDINANCE
To levy, collect and enforce payment
of an annual license tax for the
year 1922 on all persons, associa-
ton of persons, firms and corpora
tions pursuing any trade, profes
fession, vocation, calling or bust
ness in the Town of Franklin, in
pursuance of Article 229 of the
Constitution Of 1898, and articles
amendatory thereof, as repeated
and re-adopted in the Constitution
of 1918; prescribing the mode and
method in which all persons sub
ject to license shall make report of
their business; providing remedies
to enforce compliance Herewith;
prescribing penalties for making
false statements or affidavits in
relation thereto; and to repeal con-
fiicting and inconsistent ordinance.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the Town Of
Franklin, La, that there is hereby
levied an annual license tax for the
year 1922, upon each person, associa-
tion of persons, firm and corporation
pursuing any trade, profession, vo-
cation, calling or business in the
Town of Franklin. subject to license
under Article 229 Of the Constitution
of 1898, anu articles amendatOry
thereof. as repeated and re-adopted in
Article 229 Of the Constitution OF 1913.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
That on the second day of January,
1922, the tax collector shall begin to
collect, and shall collect as fast as
possible from each of the persons or
business firms, association of persons
and corporations pursuing within
the Town of Franklin any trade, pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business,
a license tax as hereinafter fixed and
gradu ated.
All licenses shall be due and col
lectible during the first two (2)
months of each year, and all unpaid
licenses shall become delinquent on
the first day of March of each year,
and all persons, firms, association OF
persons and corporations who COM
mence business after that date shall
become delinquent unless the license
is paid within ten days after COM
business.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the annual license for the
carrying on of each business of man
ufacturing subject to license under
Article 229 of the Constitution, not
otherwise provided in this Ordinance,
shall be based on the gross annual
receipts Of such business, and shall
be graded, as follows, to-wit:
First Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars or more, the license
shall be seven hundred and fifty dol
lars ($750.)
Second Class. When the said re-
ceipts shall be five hundred thousand
dollars or more, and under seven hum
ired and fifty thousand dollars, the
license shall be five hundred dollars
(s500.)
Third Class. When the said receipts
are four hundred thousand dollars or
more, and under five hundred thou
sand dollars. the license shall be four
dollars (S400.)
Fourth Class When the said re-
,eipts are three hundred thousand
dollars or more, and under four hun
ired thousand dollars, the license
shall be three hundred dollars (s300.l
Fifth Glass. When the said receipts
are two hundred thousand dollars or
more, and under three hundred thou
sand dollars, the license shall be two
hundred dollars (S20O.)
Sixth Glass. When. the said receipts
are one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars or more, and under two hun
tred thousand dollars, the license
shall be one hundred and fifty dollars
fS150.)
Seventh Glass. When the said re-
,eipts are one hundred thousand dol
lars or more, and less than one hun
ired and fifty thousand dollars. the
License shall be one hundred dollars
(s100.)
Eigth Glass. When the said re-
'eipts are ninety-five thousand dol
ars or more, and less than one hun
red thousand dollars, the license
shall be ninety-five dollars 6$95.
Ninth Glass. When the said re-
'eipts are ninety thousand dollars or