The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-17
PARISH LICENSE ORDINANCE
Adopted by the Police Jury Of Ascension at
Its Regular Meeting Held Nov. 20, 1921.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
| To levy collect and enforce payment of an
annual license tax in and for the parish
of Ascension upon all persons, associa-
tons of persons business f1rms and
corporations pursuing any trade. pro-
fession, vocation, calling or business.
except those expressly exempted from
such license tax by articles of the con-
| stituton.
Section l. Be it ordained by the police
| jury of the parish of Ascension in regular
meeting assembled, that there is hereby
| levied an annual tax for the year 1922
upon each person, associations of persons or
| business firms and corporations pursuing any
| trade, vocation, calling business, except
| those expressly exempt from such license
! tax by articles of the constitution.
Section2. That Immediately after the first
| DAY of January, 1922, the tax collector shall
proceed to collect and shall collect fast
| as possible from each person or business
| firm, association of persons and corpora
| tion pursuing inthis parish any trade, pro-
| fession, vocation. calling or business for
which n state license tax is paid, a license
| tax az hereinafter graded.
| All licenses shall be due and collected
during the first two months of the year
| 1929. and all unpaid licenses shall become
| delinquent on the first day Of March, 1922.
| and all persons, associations of persons,
| corporations and firms who commence bus
mess after that date shall become delin-
quent unless the license is paid within ten
Gays AFTER commencing UuSiicSs.
| Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
| that the annual licenses for all kinds OF
business hereinafter named. except as after
| wards provided, shall be graduated as fol-
lows:
MANUFACTURES.
| Section. 4. That for carrying on each bus
| mess of manufacturing not expressly ex-
| empt by articles of the constitution the
| license shall be based on the gross annual
| receipts of said business as follows. to-wit
| First -cIass-When the gross sales are
| $200.0 900 and under 100000, the
| license shall be $500.
| Second-class-When the gross sales are
| $50 900 or more and under 100000, the
license shall be $150.
Third -claSs--When the gross sales are
| 100000 or more and under Sl50,000, the
! license shall he 500.
| Fourt -class--Whcn the gross sales are
| sos OO0 or more and under 100000, the
| license shall be 500.
| Fifth -c!ass-Whcn the gross sales are
| $4,000 or more and less than $95. 900, the
| license shall be 500.
| Sixth CLASSY When the gross sales are
| $4,000 or more and under $4,000, the
| license shall be sT5.
| Seventh-claes-When :he gross sales are
$4,000 more and under $4,000, the
| license shall be $50
| Eiehth-class-- hen the grass sales are
$4,000 more and under $5o,o00, the
| license shall be $40.
Ninth -cl;ss-When the s::oss soes ARE
$50 900 or more and less than $4,000. the
| license shall be $50.
| Tenth -class-Wh hen the gross sales are
| less than $4,000, the license shoi be s25
| Provided thot the license fixed and grad
uated by this section shall not apply to the
business of grinding meal, ginning cotton
| or making sugar by any farmer or planter
| Each business of manufacturing cotton
seed oil shall pay license as fixed and
| graded in this section.
| BANKING.
| Section 5. That for each business of car
ryng bank, banking company. associa'
ton. corporation or agency. the license
| shall be based on the declared nomina
capital and surplus, and undivided profits
and shall be fixed and graded as follows
| to-wit:
rst-class-When the declared or nomi.
amount to 100000 Or more and less than
| $500 ,0o0. the license shall be $500.
econd-class-When the said declared OF
nominal capital, surplus and undivided
than 100000, the license shall be $3.50,
| Third class-When the said declared o,
nomina capital. surplls and undivided
profits amounts to $4,000 or more and
| Fourth class-When the said declared
nominal capital. surplus and undivided pro
| fits amounts to $4,000 u more and less
than $4,000, the license Shall be $3.50
| Fifth -class-When the declared nomin-
al capital, surplus and undivided profits
| amounts to less than $1,000, the license
! shall be $25.
| The declared or nominal capital and sur
| plus and undivided profits in this section
! shall be ascertained and based upon the an
| nual statement made in pursuance of ex-
| isting laws.
WHOLESALERS.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, etc,
| that for every wholesale dealer in merehan-
disc, not otherwise provided for by this or
dinance or by special laws, whether the bus