The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-07-10

clan, editor, dentist, oculist, dray.
'ng, Keeping cabs Or carriages, or
horses for hire, the license shall
he based on the annual gross re.
ceipts ,herefrom.
Glass Ist--When the gross re
ceipts exceed ten thousand dollars
the license shall be 50 90
2--When they exceed eigh,
thousand dollars 40 OC
3--When they exceed six thou
sand dollars 30 90
4--WI'en they exceed four lhou.
sand dollars 20 90
s. When they exceed two ,hon.
sand dollars 10 90
6--When they are two thou
sand dollars OR less 5 90
When auy two or more kind
OF business are combined except
as herein expressly provided for
there shall be a separate license
required for each kind Of business.
That the annual receipts, de-
posts, sales, premiums in this act
referred to as the basis Of licenses.
are those of the year for which the
license is granted. The standard
for their estimation shall he prizaa
tacle those Of the preceding year,
if the business has been conducted
previously 10y the same parties or
parties to whom they claim to he
successors. If the firm or com
pany be new, the amount of
gross sales for the first 3 months
shall lie considered the basis. and
four times that amount shall be
estimated as the annual receipts
of such business.
That this prima facie estimation
of the basis Of licenses is to be
rectiGed upon the actual results OF
the business licensed, as developed
semi annually in the course of the
year for which the license issnes.
That the business of the previous
year as also the actual condition
and results Of business of the cur
rent year, for the purpose of cal
culating Or rectifying licenses, will
be asccrtained on the sworn stale
ment of the person or persons in
or his or their duly au.
,horized agent, whenever called on
therefor by the tax collector or
officer whose business it shall be
to issue licenses provided that if
the said officer be not satisfied
with the fairness of said sworn
statement, he shall traverse the
same by a rule taken in the Dis
trict Court of the place; which
rule shall be tried sumnariiy,
an answer thereto be filed
or not. On the trial of said rule,
the books and written entries and
memorandums of said person or
persons, firms, companies, CORPORA
lions or parties, shall be brought
into court and subjected to the in
spection and examination of the
court, the officer who took the rule
and such experts as be may en-
ploy or the court may appoint !;
provided that this inspection shall
not he construed as emitting the
defendant to introduce in evidence
said books aud documents any
more than he would have been
without such, provided that no
compensation he allowed said ey-
perts inspection provided also,
that the license shall issue or he
rectified in accordance with the
said sworn statement, notwlthstan-
ding the prospect or pendency of
the rule, and the final rectification
shall be made as ordered by the
court.
That if any business shall be
without license, in
cases herein provided for, the Off
Ger whose place it is to Issue licen-
ses shall on motion in the District
Court, take rule on the party or
parties doing such business TO
show csuse on the third day, ex-
elusive of legal holidays, after the
thereof, with additional
delays as provided in the case Of
citations, which may be tried even
ont of the term time and Ia cham
hers, why said party or parties,
shall not be ordered to cease from
further pursuit Of said business
until after having obtained a IL
cense /; and in case that said rule
is made absolute, every violation
Of the order Of the court shall be
punished as a contempt.
And that for all trades profes-