The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-02-04

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profession. vocation, calling or
business pursued, the class and
graduation of the same, the
amount OF license thereon, and
the date of collection or payment
thereof. On the 31st day of De
cember ut each aud every year
the said tax collectors and .ex Off
clio tax collectors shall make out
aud forward to the Auditor of
Public Accounts a full and com
plete transcl irt of the said Incense
register. u copy Of which tran
script the Auditor Of Public Ac
counts snail lay before the Ge.,e
raj Assembly, at its regular e
sion OF each year, and shall file
the same in his Office for the fu
trre reference or use.
Sec. %. The tax collector and
ex ofhciO tax collector violating
any of the provisions of this act,
or who shall wiIlfully rate any
person, association of persons or
business firm and corporations at
a less graduation than the Law
contempla'es, or who shall issue
to any of said persons, association
OF persons or business firms and
corporations, a license for a less
sum than that corresponding
with their graduation, shall br
deemed guilty of a misdemeaner
in office, aud shall, on conviction,
before a court Of competent an
tilorit!y, he summarily dismissed
therefrOm.
See. %. That the Governor of
the State, immediately after the
;,romulgaiion OF this act, shall d.
siSnate AN attorney ut law, whose
duly it shall he to aid the tax col
lector Or collectors in the parish
for which he Is appointed, in the
collection Of the licenses provided
tor by this act, and upon all licen
ses and penalties collected through
the agency Of said attorney the
delinquent owing the license sl,.l,
pay u commission to him of ten
per ceasnm. calculating same up
Oh the aggregate amount of Ii
cense and penalties so collected.
The said attorney shall receive
no other compensation. The 1t
torneys so appointed shall serve
Oniy during good behavior, and
shall be liable to be summarily !
removed by the Governor for good |
ana sufficient canse. On the first
day OF April of each year the
tax collector shall deliver TO the
attorneys herein provided for q
complete list of all the delinquent
license payers. together with their
location aud kind uf business, aud
the at tOrneys shall immediately
profee u to collect same, in accord
ance " ith this act.
Provided. that in tie Parish OF
the s,id attorney shall re-
ccIse u commission OF ten par cen
tnm upon the aggregate amount
Of !lceuse aud penalties 20 col.rc
ted, aud no mole.
Sec. "a. That if any tax co!.ec
Or officer, whose business ii
IS to issue State licenses shall,
through iiicompetency. nr.Iigeuce
D. fan't on his part, fail to enforce
the procuring aad rectitying there
u by persons required to have
hem he shall re responsible, on /,
1l- bond. for all damages TO the
State arising therefrom.
See. 25 That the tax collector
shall collect said license in the
nauner provided by existing laws.
See. 26. That the tax collectors
shall be allowed a commission Of +.
! two and Il half per cent, in tue /,
'arisil OF Orleans, and in the 9th !;
n parishes OF the State FIVE per ,
;ent, upon all licenses collected +,
paid into the State Treasu j
y. j
Sec. 81. That act 113 Of the SEES
ION of 1880. be aud all other
laws Oh the same subject mat
ter are hereby repealed. Il
r. n. OGDEN. i.
speaker of the House OF Rrepre
S0ntatives. I
GEO. L. WALTON. Ii
president pro tenn, ofthe Senate. q
Approved Januasy4 4. 1882. ,
S. ID. MgENEKY. e
Of the State of Louisiana. :
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WILL. A. STRONG.
Secretary OF State.
EC1OR "a. iYRrD For !