Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-01
LICENSE TO DO BUSINESS.


The attention Of certain business
people Of Tensas Parish is called to
Act No. 233-House Bill No. 1872 Of
the General Assembly Of Louisiana,
session 1920, levying license tax on
certain voeaSions and callings for the
year 1921. This tax varies in amount
on the several vacations and is grad
uated by gross business done.
The businesses subject to payment
Of this license tax are rs follows
manufacturers, banks, cotton factors,
sugar factors, produce commission
houses, pawn brokers, money lenders,
Wholesale mercantile, rental mercan-
tile, CONNECTIONS, soft drinks, insur-
ance, public warehouses, transfer and
transportation, collectively and sing
~, Of any power, public lighting
plants, slaughter houses, express, tel
esraph, telephone, theatre, moving
picture, dance hall, circus, billiard
and pool room, collectively and single,
psddlers, hotels, contractors, build
en-, undertakers, physicians, lawyers,
osteopaths, dentists, publishers, trav-
cling vendors.
We quote below the beginning and
closing Of the Act, that all parties at
fected can zee the necessity Of COM
plying promptly by calling at the
shsriff's office and paying the license
required IN order to AVOID penalties.
Full information can be had OF
the sheriff q 70 amount to be paid:
ACT NO. 2Ss.
House Bill No. 3S2. BY Mr.. Dreyfous.
AN ACT
To levy. collect and enforce payment
Of an annual license tax on all
persons, associations Of persons,
firms and corporations pursuing
any trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business, in pursuance
Of Article 229 Of the Consti-
tuition Of 1898, and articles
antendatory thereof, as repeated
and re-adopted in the Constitu-
ton Of 1918; prescribing the
mode and method in which all
ner.on. suhiect Ia license shall
No. renort ~ their business
nrovidine remedies 10. enforce
comniisnce therewith: nrescrib-
In nenslties for makino fSlae
ststements ar sff;dsvits in re-
lation thereto. and to repesl con-
fIicting and inconsistent laws.
Section /. Re- Il enaeted Nv the
CeneraI Assemblv Of the STATE Of
Loouisisna. That there ia hereby
levied an annual license tax for the
year 1921, and for each subseouent
year, upon each person. association
Of persons, firm and CORPORATION pur-
suing any trade, profession, vocation.
ealing OF businees. subiect to icense
under Articie zee az The ConstitntSor
Of 1898. and articles amendatorv
thereof, a repeated and re-adopted
IN Article 220 Of the Constitution Of |
1913.
Section z. Be It further enacted.
~s0 49, W. w44S DSSOuQ O8y O1 Jam /
uary, 1921, and Of each subseouent
zens eeeh tax collector throughout
tne State shall begin to collect, and
shAu collect ~ fast - possible from
seeh Of tie persons or business firms,
assoeiatiop of persons and corpora
lions pnrSuing within his district or
pezish any trade, profession, voca-
ton, ealing Or business, . license tax
- hereinafter fixed and Rrnduated.
An hceses shall be due and col
iecttnle, during the first two (2)
9onths Of 'each year, and al unpaid
neenses shall become delinquent onI
sne mt day Of March Of each year,
Of persons and corporations who com
nsnee business after that date SHAH
become delinquent unless the license
2 paid within ten days after com
mencing business.
9 Q 9 o .
Section e. Be It further enacted,