St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19

fhe price of the license shalla be double thaI
provided in sec. 10 and in this section: >.
SEC, lo-That for the business OF keep4hs
billiard tables. pigeon hole, Jenny Llnd: pool sa
or ba aSatelle tables and ten pin Alleys u llcGnso
of ten dollars for each of said tables or alIeJ
shall be paid in addition TO any otner neehse tfa
due by the esta blishment i'll Wnlcn sala ! aoAo oL
SIC I1.-That for each Individual or compa-
nv carving on the profession or business VI
draying, trucking, keeping CABS calridsU9; M sS'
hacks or horses for hire master pteIs 4.a Iioense
for said professions or occupablous sittsh po
graded as follows, viz: 10000
When said receipts are $1,000 ana less tnah %'0'V
When said receipts are $1,000 and less than $1,000,
$l5, $4,000
When said receipts are $3.50 and less than Slooo'
$40.
when said receipts are $3.50 the license shall be
That every individual or individuals carrying
I'm the business or professions or atCofney-Ht
law Dlvsician editor, dentist, occulist photo-
granher agency for publications, claims patens,r
right and other business not herein prosluuggu
for shall be graded the same as ahoVe set lVLgh'
but the license shall be nne.haH OF those estaD-
lished by this section AMI PROVIDED ny llceaso a
shall be issued hereunder for less than nVe
dollars. 1-;rds
/ of business are combined, except as hefeih eA-
pressly provided for, there shall be q separate
license required for each kind of business.
SEC. l3.-lhaJ Tile dIlnudI ItCCApt5f -SeSENStt@
sales and premiums in this act referred TO as
basis of license, are those for the year iOr e
which the license is granted, the stalu1tEu Aof I
this estimation shall pc prime 1iclb' no1S Soen
/ conducted previously by the same partiess ~ VI
by parties whom they claim TO pc SUCCESSORS success 20
! II the firm or company be new, the alh0unS " "
gross sales for the first ak months snall De
| considered the basis, and twice tnat ahouns
| shall be estimated as the annual recelpts Ol
such business. Provided that any person can I1
I off hn
/ shall nav one-half of the above rates
SEC. 14-That the business OF the previous
year, as also the actual condition ana results u
/ the business of the current year, for new nFthss
4 associations or corporations, for the purpose OF
calculating license, shall be ascertalned ON tle
/ sworn statement of the person or persons III
interest, his or their duly suthorlzea be
not satisfied with the said sworn Statement, ut ns
| shall traverse the same by rule taken IN suHn M
caurt as provided in Articles l09 ana 12S OF tiIe
4 Constitution Of the State which rule shall De
| tried summariiy, whether an answer De tleteto
fled or not. On the trial of said rule, the DOCKS
| and written entries. memoranda OF salu peEsun
i or persons, firms, companies, eoFp0raTlons ol
parties, shall be brought into court and sunlec
4 led to the inspection and examination Or tht
court, the officer who brought the SUIT ana sucl
/ experts as he may employ 0rthe court may ap
point, provided TINT this inspection shall not bf
4 construed as emitting the defendant 10 lntFo
duce in evidence said books and documents
any more than he would nave Deen Withon
shali issue in accordance with the said sW0fI
statement, notwithstanding the prospect o.
Dendency of the rule and the final rettificatioI
shall be made or ordered by the court
SEC. l5.-That if any business shall be con
ducted withour license, in cases herein prov!
ded, the officer whose duty it is to issue u
i censes, shall through the attorney OF the town
; On motion in the proper court, as provided II
Article 10a and 125 of the Constitution, take
rule On the party or parties doing. such q busi
ness, to show cause on the tenth day. excllsie i
L tx.4t 1FtA he
J may be tried ont of term time and Id chan
; bers, and shall always be tried by preference
why said party or parties shall not pay tn
amount OF the license claimed or be ordere re
ia cease from further pursuit of said business
: until after having obtained a license, and i
!. case said rule be made absolute, the orde 3l,le
: thereon rendered shall be considered a Ju9s
!. ment in favor of the town for the amount d'
!. creed to be due by the defendant for ileens'
! penalty and costs as per existing State law
,I and shall be executed iii the same llanuef Z
!. other judgments, and every violation OF I'd
order of the court shall be considered as 2 eol
tempt thereof and punished aecording to lay law.
: on motion the Board adjourned SUBJECT
i call. Y. M. I1OA1FssYy.S, 1NJll ~ y.o,;,.
8 Attest: Pres1uenb B0aFa ol 1 1oilce'