Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-11

duty Of the tax collector to proceed
to collect the same in the manner
now provided by law for collecting
have fullpower to distrain and sell any
personal property found on the premises
of such dealer or keeper Such dis; ;raint
and sale may be made by the tax collec>
tor seizing said property, and placingit
IL proper storehouse, and selling the
same at public auction. by himself or
clerk as auctioneer, after official adver
tisement Of FIVE days, and the proceeds
shall be used to pay all costs and charges
| of such removal, storing and sale, includ
ing auction fec of five per cent; and to
pay said tax, and the residue, if any,
shall be paid to said delinquent dealer o.
keeper. The failure to pay the tax shall
also be deemed a forfeiture Of tho bond
Of such delinquent, and said bond may
be sued on by summary rule or ordinary
action i'm the proper civil court, by the
District Attorney or other proper legal
representative of the state, and IN such
suit.judgment shall be given to the cx-
tent of said bond for the tax due, for tif-
ty, per cent damages thereon and twenty
five per cent on said tax, for fees Of the
State attorney, and all costs.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc; That
any bar-room keeper or dealer, or the cm
ployees thereof, for every failure to per-
form any Of the duties required Of him
under the provisions Of this act shall ae
deemed guilty ola mistlemeano,, and on
conviction thereof shall oe fined not more
than one hundred dollars, one-third to go
to the infollner, and such dealer and his
securities shall also for said fine be liable
on his bond, which may be collected by
summary process, by motion on ten days
notice in the name of the state, and upon
conviction for a second violation of said
provisions he shall forfeit his liccnsc,
which shall not be renewed for one year;
any person prosecuted for IL violation of
the provisions of this act shall tc allow
ed to testify in his own behalf ..
SEC. 10. Beit further enacted, etc, That
any person who shall lnutilate, deface,
injure or destroy any register placed un
der authority of this act in any bar-rOom
or business house of any dealer, or who
shall move the indicator on the dials, or
turn tho crank of said register, otherwise
than is required by this act by which
sad dealer may become chargeable with
q greater or less amount of taxes than of
right he ought to be, shall be deemed gull
ty of Il nlisdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof may be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, and may at tho discro-
tion of the court be confined in the Jail
not moro than twelve months, and one
| third Of the fine shall go to the informer.
SEC. IL. BE it further enacted, etc..
That the Auditor OF Public Accounts is
hereby authorized and directed to pre-
scribe all rules and regulations neccssa-
| ry to put this act into complete operation.
and all powers necessary to be used i'll the
| due execution thereof, and to issue to all
officers of the state charged with the eN-
| ecuton Of this law aprintcd circular con
tanning such Instructions as he may deem
necessary in the premises. The Auditor
| of Public Accounts shall prescribe bar
| room dealers or keepers, and all other
persons licensed to sell liquor bv the
drink, to be drunk at tho place where
sold, sprituous or malt liquor or wine,
or Il mixture thereof, which said licenses
shall have printed ON them in plain let
ters at least one inch in length, in words
and figures, the year when issued, the
month when it begins and expires. Ev-
cry person obtaining any such license
| shall post the same in the most conSpicu-
GUS place abont his bar or place of sale,
and shall expose the same to comlnon oh-
servation; and any person failing to keep
such license 80 conspicuonsly posted shall
on conviction, be fined not exceeding
ono hundred dollars, and his bond shal
also be held for his fine.
SEC. 12. BE it further enacted, etc.
THAT it shall be the duty Of every taS
collector, whenever he shall furnish {:
register OF registers to any bar-roonl
keeper or dealer licensed under the pro
visions of this act to take Il receipt fol
the same, in such form us shall be pre-
scribed by the Auditor of Public Accounts
and in the event of any dealer so license,
dlscontnuing the business of Il bar-roon
keeper or dealer, for any cause whatcvc
he suall deliver the register or registers
; used by him to the said tax collector
who shall retain tho same i'll his posses
sion.
SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, etc.
The Auditor Of Public Accounts Is hcrob,
authorized to select and contract for o
purchase as many registers as may ID
necessary for the purposes of this act, Il
f price not to exceed eight (SS) dollar
each, and TO pay for said registers an'