The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-06-12
ABBEVILlE, LOUISIANA, SAMEDL II JUN, 1880.

sand dollars 80 O0O|
4-When they exceed four thou.
sand dollars 20 co
s. When they exceed two thou.
sand dollars 10 90
6-When they are two thou
sand dollars or less 5 90
When any 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 be prin,a
Jacae those Of the preceding year,
if the business has been conducted
previously by the same parties or
parties to whom they claim to be
successors. If the firm or COM
pany be new, the amount of
gross sales for the first 8 months
shall be 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
recti6ed upon the actual results of
the business licensed, as developed
semi-annually in the course Of the
year for which the license issues.
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 ascertained on the sworn state
ment of the person or persons in
interest, or his or their duly au-
thorized 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 summarily,
whether an answer thereto be fled
or not. On the trial Of said rule,
the books and written entries and
memorandnms of said person or
persons, firms, companies, corpora
tions 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 be construed as emitting the
defendant to introduce in evidence
said books and documents any
more than he would have been
without such, provided that no
compensation be allowed said ex-
perts inspection provided also,
that the license shall issue or be
rectifed in accordance with the
said sworn statement, notwithstan-
ding the prospect or tendency of
the rule, and the final rectification|
shall be made as ordered by the
court.
That if any business shall be
conducted without a 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 cause on the third day, ex-1
elusive Of legal holidays, after the
service thereof, with additional
delays as provided in the case of
citations, which may be tried even
out of the term time and in cham
hers, why said party or parties,
shall not be ordered to cease from
further pursuit Of said business
until after having obtained a Ii.
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 fer all trades profess
sions or occupations not herein
mentioned the licenses shall re-
main the. same as by previous re-
solutions. It shall be the duty Of
the secretary upon the application
of any person or persons for IL
cense or licenses to pursue any
trade occupation or profession
subject to a license under the re-
solutions and laws Of the town OF
Abbeville to receive the sworn
statement of such person or per-
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