The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-03-26

600 or more and under $4,000, the license
| shall be see. 80
600 or more and under $4,000. the license
Eshall be SIS.
Sixth -class-When the gross sales are
$4,000 or more and under $4,000, the IL
cense shall be sic.
/ Seventh -class-When gross sales are $10,-
4 900 or more and under $4,000, the license
shall be S8.
Eighth -class-When gross sales are un-
| der $4,000, the license shall be $5.
4 Provided, that if any distilled, vinous,
malt or cereal drinks of alcoholic contents
permitted by law. ice cream, confectloEs,
soda water, soda pop, coca cola, cherocoia,
grapico or similar soft drinks or beverages
| or refreshments be sold in connection with
or in the same establishment with the busl-
ness of retail merchant, the sale thereof
shall be deemed separate business and
separate license shall be paid for the pur-
/ suit of such business as may be provided
Eby section l3 and ID of this ordinance or
by existing laws. not repealed or by sub
lsequent laws.
Provided further, that farmers or plant
ers having stores on their plantation or
plantations and selling advancing sup
plies to their employees exclusively snail
| not be classed as merchants nor shall they
be required to pay license under this or
dinance
| Section s. That each and every insurance
company society, association, corporation
! or other organization or firm. or individual
doing or conducting an insurance business
of any kind, life, fire, marine, river, accident
or other in this parish, whether said COM
pany, society, association, corporation or
other organization. or firm, or individual IS
located or domiciled here or operating here
| through a banking department., resident
board, local office. firm. company, corpora
ton, or agency of any kind whatsoever,
shall pay a separate and distinct license on
said business for each company represented
! and said license shall be based on the gross
| annual amount of premiums all risks To-
Gated within the parish and upon risks 10
Gated elsewhere upon which no license mas
been paid. as follows:
First-class-When said premiums are
$4,000 or more, the license shall be $50.
| Second-class-When said premiums are
ess than $4,000, the license shall be Sle.
| Provided plate glass and steam boiler IN
spection insurance companies Shall pay one
/ third of above rates.
| Provided further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall apply to any secret or fraternal
| societies associations organized solely Tor
charitable and benevolent purposes, whether
the same be or not domiciled in the parish.
PLACES OF ADJUSTMENTS.
| Section 9. Be it ordained, etc, that for
every business of keeping theatre. opera
house, amphitheatre, academy of music, ex-
other similar places of amusement the
license shall be based upon the quantity OF
space devoted to spectators, to be calculated
| by the number of seats, and shall be liked
and graded as follows:
First -class-When the nkmber Of seats or
spaces is 500 or more, and less than 1900,
the license shall be $50.
4 Second -class-When the number of seats
or spaces is 500 more, and less than 500,
tha license shall be $3.50.
/ Third -class-When the number of seats
or spaces is less than 500, the license shall
be s25 .
inc
circus or other travelling shows shall be per-
mitted to make exhibitions within the par
Eish unless they have first paid license
based on the number Of attaches. whether
lproprietorss performer or employers, as 1ol-
lows: !,
i First-class the number of said
Iperson is 200 or more. the license shall be
|s16o
j secend-class-When the number of said
persons is 100 or more and less than 200,
the license shall be s120.
4 Third-class-When the number of said
persons is Is or more and less than 100 the
license shall be $96.
1 Fourth h-class-When the number of said
persons is SO or more and less than 76, the
license shall be $72.
Fifth -class--When the number of said
license shall be $50.
I Sixth -class-When the number of said
persons is 20 or more and less than so, the
license shall be $48 5ss
f
Ipersons is 10 or more and less than 20, the
license shall be $36.
Eighth-class-When the number of said
persons is or more and less than 10, the
license shall be sI2.
Ninth-c1ass--When the number of such
4 persons is 4, the license shall be IS.
I Tenth When the number Of such
i persons is 8. the license shall be S6
Eleventh -class--When III the number Of
Isuch persons is 2. the license shall be s..
i shall be S. Z s
Twelfth -class--W the number of such
4 persons is /, the license shall be $3.50.
That for every hall where balls and en-
|tertainments not above provided are given
the classification for license shall be based
upon the number of persons which the
lplace is capable OF entertaining, and the
the first part of this section; but their
Iprices shall be only one-ffth Of those named
i therein.
Provided that nothing herein contained
shall apply to entertainments, fairs, balls,
receptions, exhibitions or amusements of
any kind given by churches, schools. secret
or fraternal societies or associations of any
kind, organized solely for charitable and
benevolent purposes.
PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
that each and every peddler or hawker,
other than vendors Of ice, shall pay an an
nual license. which license is hereby fixed
and graded, as follows, to-wit:
First-When travelling on foot, $5.
second-When travelling on horseback,
l$1O.
Third-When travelling in one-horse
vehicle, $25.
Fourth When travelling in two-horse
vehicle, $50.
Fifth-When travelling in any kind of
j water craft. $50.
/ Sixth-When travelling in automobile or
truck, $50.
i And provided, that peddlers of poultry,
Ieggs, vegetables and fruits shall pay only
one-fifth of the graded license herein stipu-
4 lated and persons, when vending their own
fproduce, shall pay nothing and provided
| further, that no person 8hall be allowed to
i sell. goods as a clerk or clerks of peddler
/ or hawker. but he or they must pay IL
tcense in his or their name, but that this
provision shall not apply to watercraft. And
provided further that all parochial officers
/ are hereby empowered and directed to cause
all peddlers and hawkers to exhibit their
parish license and the said peddler or hawk
/ er failing to exhibit the same, said officer is
directed and empowered by this ordinance
to seize said stock of merchandise and turn
same over into any court of competent jur-
| isdiction, with due information as to the vio-
Ilation of this ordinance.
| Provided further, that said officer shall be
entitled to receive fees the sum of ten
dollars in each and every case from any ped
| dler or hawker when peddling without IL
4 lcense in violation of this ordinance; the
! amount of ten dollars to be recovered be-
/ fore any court of competent jurisdiction out