The St. Mary banner., 1922-11-11

al license tax for the year 1923, up
on each person, association Of per
sons, firm and corporation purs aim
any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing or business in the Parish of S.
Mary, subject to license under Arti
Gle 10 of the Constitution of 1921.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That on the second day Of January
1928, the tax collector shall begin Il
collect. and shall collect as fast a.
possible from each of the persons oI
business firms, association of persons
and corporations pursuing within
this parish any trade, profession, vo-
cation, calling or business, a license
tax as hereinafter fixed and gradua-
ted.
All licenses shall be due and col
lectable during the first two (2)
months of each year, and all unpaid
licenses shall become delinquent or
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
mencing business.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained
etc, That the annual license for the
carrying on each business Of manu-
facuring subject to license under
Article 10 of the Constitution Of
1921, otherwise provided in this Or
dinance, 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 ($75O).
Second Glass. When the said re
ceipts shall be five hundred thousand
dollars or more, and under seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, the
license shall be five hundred dollars
($500).
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
hundred dollars ($400).
Fourth Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are three hundred thousand
dollars or more, and under four hun
dred thousand dollars, the license
shall be three hundred dollars $4,000.
Fifth Glass. When the said receipts
are two hundred thousand dollars Or
more, and under three hundred thou
sand dollars, the license shall be two
hundred dollars (S200).
Sixth Glass. When the said receipts
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dollars or more. and under two hun
dred thousand dollars, the license
shall be one hundred and fifty dol
lars (s150).
Seventh Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are one hundred thousand dol
lars or more, and less than one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, the
license shall be one hundred dol!aps
(S100).
Eighth Class. When the said re-
ceipts are ninety-fve thousand dol
lars OF more, and less than one hun
dred thousand dollars, the license
shall be ninety-fve dollars ts95).
Ninth Class, When the said 70.
ceipts are ninety thousand dollars or
more and less than ninety-five thou
sand dollars, the liesnse shall be nine
ty dollars t$s0),
Tenth Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are seventy-fve thousand dol
lars or more, and under ninety thou
sand dollars, the license shall be sew
enty-five dollars (S75).
Eleventh Class. When the said re-
ceipts are fifty thorsand dollars or
more, and less than seventy-fve thou
saaS dollars, the licesse shall be fifty
o0aFara #Ms,fs ssel Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are forty thousand dollars or
more, and less than fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be forty
dollars (s40).
Thirteenth Glass. When the said re-
ceipts are thirty thousand dollars or
more, and less than forty thousand
dollars, the license shall be thirty
dollars ($30). -,
Fourteenth Class. When the said
receipts are less than thirty thousand
dollars. the license shall bs twenty
five dollars (s25l,
Prov;asd, that the licenses fixed
and graduated by this section shall
not apply to the business of grinding
meal, ginning cotton or making su-
gar by any farmer or planter. Each
business of manufacturing cotton
seed oil shall pay a license as fixed
and graded in this section. :,
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That for each business of car
rying on bank, banking company
trust company, association, corpora
ton or agency, the license shall be
based on the declared or nominal Cap
ital, surplus and undivided profits,
and shall be fixed and graded as fol-
lows, to-wit;
First Glass. When the declared Or