The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-06-18
MONROE LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE l8, 1880 .,,"1.

or company be new the amount OF
gross sales for tho first thrco mouths
shall be considered the basis, and four
times that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipts Of such business.
| Sec. II. That this primo .tavcie esti-
nation of the basis OF licenses Is to be
rectified upon the actual results of tho
business licenses, rs developed semi
annually in the course of the year for
which the license issues.
Sec. 10. That the business of the
previous year, as also the actual condi-
tion and results Of business of the cur
rent year, for the purpose of calculat-
Ing or rectifying licenses, will be ascer-
tafned, on tho sworn statement Of tho
person or persons In interest, or his or
their duly authorized agent, whenever
called ON therefor by the tax collector
or officer whose business it shall be to
Issue licenses; provided, that II the
satd officer be not satisfied with the
fairness of said sworn statement, he
shall traverse the same by rule taken
In the district court of the place, which
rule shall BIC tried summarily, whether
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, compa-
nies, corporations or parties, shall be
brought into court and subjected to the
Inspection and examination of the
court, tho officer who took tho rule,
and such experts rs he may employ or
the court may appoint; provided, that
| this inspection shall not be construed
ss emitting the defendant to Introduce
in evidence said books and documents
any more than hc would have been
without such inspections; provided,
that no compensation bc allowed said
experts; provided, also, that the IL
cense shall issue or be rcctiflcd in ac-
cor.lance with the said sworn state
ment, Notwithstanding the prospect or
tendency of the rule, and tho final rat
ification shall be made as ordered by
the court.
Sec. IA. That II any business shall
be conducted without a license, In cases
herein provided for, the officer whose
place it is to issue licenses shall, Oh
rule on tho party or parties doing sucl,
business to show cause ON tho third
day, exclusive of legal holidays, after
tho service thereof, with additional
delay as provided in tho case of cita-
tions), which may be tried, even out
of term time and In chambers why
| said party or parties shall not bc or
dered to cease from further pursuit OF
said business until after having OBJ
! taincd II license; and in case that said
rule is nado absolute, every violat ion
| Of the order Of tho court shall be pun
ishcd as a contempt. ...rf .
Sea. Is. Be it further enacted. etc,
That if any tax collector or officer
whose business it may be to issue par
isl1 licenses shall, through incompetent
cy, negligence or fault on his part, fail
to enforce the procuring and rectifying
thereof by persons required to have
them, he shall be responsible OH his
bond for all damages to tho I,arisi,
arising thcrefrOm. .-I.
Sec. Is. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the said license shall be collected in
the manner provided by existing laws.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted; etc,
That all parts of all laws which con-
fiict with, are contrary to or inconsist-
ent with this act, nrc hereby repealed,
but all other parts Of existing laws up
on tho same subject matter arc con-
tinued in force.
Adopted juno s, 1880.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN f. HANNA, Clerk T.. j. n'u''dI