The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-17

rrincinal agent on commission, or other-
wise the license shall be fixed ana srausu
! in classes and for each separate estaphsn-
nent where more than one establishment is
! kept or conducted by the same person n111
association corporation, there shall De q
separate license. as herein hAed ana graoeu
! t-class-When the gross sales are
| $500 900 more and under s6oo'ooo' the
! license shall be $3.50.
| Second -class-When the gross sales are are
| $25O.O00 or and less than sooV'ooo'
the license shall be 500
Third -class-When the gross sales are
$4,000 or more and less than SZoo'ooo 'ne
| license shall be $50
| Fourth -class-When the gross sales are
| 100000 or more and under sl5o,0oo, the
! license shall be $3.50.
Fifth cass-When the gross safes are ui-
! der 100000, the license shall be SO.
| Provided no person persons shall be
deemed wholesale dealers unless ne or
they sell by the original unbroken package
be deemed wholesale dealers unless he or
| they sell to dealers for retail. If they sell
in less quantities than original and un-
| broken packages barrels they shall De
considered retail dealers and pay license as
such.
Section l. Be it further ordained, etc,
that for every business of selling mer-
chandse at retail. not otherwise PROVIDED
! for by this ordinance or by special laws.
whether the business be conducted as prin-
cipa agent, on commission or otherwise,
the license is herein fixed and graded as
follows to-wit:
First -class-When the gross sales are
100000 and under $4,000 the
license shall be $3.50.
condcass-When the gross sales are
100000 or more and under S2o0.eVO, the
license shall be s75.
Third rd-class-When the gross sales are
$4,000 and under 100000, the
license shall be s35.
Fourth class-When gross sales are $780,
900 or more and under $4,000. the license
shall be $40.
Fifth -class-When gross sales s20.-
900 and under $4,000. the license
Sixth-class--When the gross sales are
$4,000 more and under $4,000, the IL
cense shall be $10
Seventh -class-When gross sales are
$4,000 more and under $4,000. the IL
Eighth -class-When gross sales are un-
der $4,000, the license shall be So
Provided. that if any Distilled, vinous.
malt or cereal drinks Of alcoholic contents
permitted by law, ice cream. CONNECTIONS,
soda water, soda pop, coca cola, chero-cola'
grapico or similar soft drinks or beverages
or refreshments he sold in connection with
| or in the same establishment with the busi-
, ness of retail merchant the sale thereof
, | shall be deemed a separate business and q
separate license shall be paid for the pur-
, suit of such business as may be provided
by section l3 and IA of this ordinance or
| by existing laws, not repealed or by sub
| sequent laws.
Provided further, that farmers plant
J ers having stores on their plantation or
, plantations and selling advancing sup
plies to their employees exclusively shall
not be classed merchants nor shall they
, be required to pay license under this Or
dinance.
Section g. That each and every insurance
> company, society, association, corporation
or other organization or firm or individual
D doing conducting an insurance business
Of any kind life, fire, marine, river, accl-
D dent or other in this parish, whether SAID
D company, society, association, corporation OF
D other organization. or firm, or individual Is
D located domcied here or operating here
D through banking department, resident
D board, local office, firm, company: corpora
ton, or agency of any kind whatsoever
0 shall pay separate and distinct Incense
sented, and said license shall be based OF
the gross annual amount of premiums or
all risks located within the parish and upor
risks located elsewhere upon which no IL
0 cense has been paid follows:
irst-iass-When said premiums arr
s $4,000 or more the license shall be $50.
0 Second-class-When said premiums ar
= less than $4,000, the license shall be SO
0 Provided plate glass and steam bolle
| inspection insurance companies shall pa!
one-thrd of above rates.
Provided further, that nothing herein con
| tanned shall apply to any secret or traterna
- charitable and benevolent purposes, whethe
| the same be or not domiciled in the parish
!. PLACES OF ADJUSTMENTS.
Section 9. Be it ordained. etc, that TO
It every business of keeping theatre, opera
house, amphitheatre, academy of music, ex
| hibition of motion pictures, theatoriom o
other similar places of amusement TN
~ | license shall be based upon the quantity o
= space devoted to spectators. to be calculate
= by the number Of seats, and shall be hSe
;, and gredad ea follows:
First-class-When the number of seat
| or spaces is 500 or more, and less tha'
n 1900. the license us shall - be ho, Snoi of seat
: or spaces is less than 500, the license sha]
be SIS.
e Provided. that no museum, menageries
i | circus or other travelling shows shall D
permitted to make exhibitions within tn
Z | parish unless they have first paid iicens
u ! based on the number of attaches. Whethe
: proprietors. performers or employers as 1o'
~ | lows:
e First -class-When the number Of sal
. | person is 200 or more. the license shall %
~ $50.
IL Second-class-When the number of sal
It narsons is 100 or more and less than 2GC
IS the license shall be sl2o. :
l. Third -cass-When the number Of sal
= persons is 75 or more and less than loo tn
n license shall be s96.
e urth-class--When the number of sal
persons is SO or more and less than "a
d the license shall be s72.
II Fifth-class-When the NUMBER
e persons is 80 or more and less thah o'
:. the license shall be $50. - 49,,
5, Sixth-class-When the number OF sal
j. persons is 20 more and less thah o'
l. the license shall be s48.
II Seventh -class-Whcn the number or sai
persons is 10 or more and less than ~
:. the license shall be s3e.
II Eighth -class-When the number OF sai
= persons is or and less than IL
l. the license shall be s12.
Ninth -class-When the number OF sue
persons is 4, the license shall be So.
j. Tenth -class-When the NUMBER H r. OIL sue
e Eleventh -class-When the number C.
n such persons is 2. the license shall De Sc
;: fth-class-When the number OF sue
e persons is /. the license shall be $3.50.
e That for every hall where balls ana en-
tertainments not above provided are give
e the classification for license shall be base
e upon the number of persons which tn
| place is capable OF entertaining. and TN
e amount of license shall be graduated as /
e the first part of this section; but tnel
prices shall be only one-ffth Of thos
e named therein.
e Provided that nothing herein containe
shall apply to entertainments, fairs, balls
e receptions, exhibitions amusements G
e any kind given by churches, schools, secfe
or fraterna societies associations OF an
e kind. organized solely for charitable an
'e benevolent purposes.
- PEDDLERs AND HAWKERs.
- Section 10. Be it further ordained. etc
that each and every peddler or hawkel
. other than vendors of ice, shall pay an ar
- nual license, which license rs hereby hxe
and GRADED follows, to-wit:
..t First-When travelling on foot, S5
,e Second-When travelling on horseback
SO.
=. Tbird-When travelling in one-hors
| vehicle. S25.