The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-09

OF The
TOWN COUNCIL
A00eville, La, May I'D IN;

| Abbeville, La, May I'D IN,
|. The Council me, Til. a., /,
,al session A; present ~ |, Y
aayor. and Messrs. Wise. ny
and Mills ; absent-N & Yo r'.'as
The Mayor stated that ID s' n.
OF the meeting vas o pss. and ~ wv
Icerta'o amendments to Il. o.s ~
ance le:ying a license 4, "
trades. 5nsincss, profession,
carried % in the town Of Ab5.,S'
La, being an Ordinance en,.,sas
the End day Of June 1890 ~ J
enacted and made the Licer. i.
OF said town for the Gu, reut "a, !,
a resolution Of the Town CAM
adopted January 2Sth 1851.
AN ofoihshee to amend ana
enact Sections 9 aud 10 Of a. i
.ceose Law Of the Town ii III.
vile, La.
Be it resolved that Sect;on !
and 10 Of an Ordinance Ieys;,e !,
annual license tax for lie ,lIass I
Abbeville. La, adopted Jul. "A
1880, and re,enac,ed On M M
January 1885 hy the Town Ces,dl
OF said town, be amended I'd !
enacted SO as to read as follow.
Section g.
That the business Of the prss,iiisu
year, as also the actual coadi,s
and results Of business 81 lie ,ns,l
year, for the purpose Of calculating
Licenses, shall be ascertaiaed i u
statement Of lie psrsos 4
persons in interest, his OF their dub
authorized agent or officer Win.
ever called on therefor By the III
collector or officer whose dug i
be to issue licenses prosAsd
that if said officer be not Atifd
with the fairness Of said sworn salkt
he shall Traverse The nmlF
a rule taken in snch Court y pfsi
led in Article leg and I36 n hi
Constitution. which shall. b :ia
;ummarily whether an answer y
lied thereto or not. On the tfsl
If said rule, the hooks written q
and memoranda Of said perm
" persons, firms, cotnpanies, cofpsts
stions or parties shall be broagst
nto Court and subjected 70 the y
'pection and examination of y
the officer who took Tie rlt,
md such experts as he may enplal,'
II the court may appoint ptosldd
hat this inspection shall not bscat
trued as Quitting the datsEdaitt.
introduce in evidence sid boa aae
documents any More than he SosA
ave been without such iDspsstie.
provided, also, that the licesss ihal
ssue in accordance With tie 90
statement. NOTWITHSTANDING
he prospect Or pcadaucy Of The ~
nd the fnal tectiGcs,ioa shal1 y
,ads By the Court.
Section 10,
fiat if any business Shall bs sea.
ucted without a license, in ~
provided, tho oflcer w.
MY it is to issue licenses sh'll.
he Corporation Aitaf'sg
u motion III tie proper courl. \! y
in articles 100 and Y =
the Constitution, take : rue =.
,e party Or parties doing spci- aas,
esq. to show calse on lhs 'ea ~
ay, exclusive Of holidays, allef "
,rvice thereof, which maj be ,flsl
1T Of term time and IN ch''poes.'
I'd shall always be fried y p's's,
ice. Why said party or Pr, Y.
not pay the amount = Y I.
.,euse claimed. or be ordered = !,
.ase from further pursuit q az
l.itness until after having o'ia la' !.
license -; and in case ssid rrls y
AIDE absolute. the order 'he a''ss'
.uiuiered shall lie considered 4 IVY J,
emit in favor Of the Corporate.
r ,h'e amount decrred to be y. I,
c defendant for license, I'soii !.
ID casts; and shall he eHecd'ea -, :,
~ ,..nner "a other Judgments;
ID every violation Of fhe oras ~ 4
cooft shall be consldeisod a. j,
n snp thereof, and punished =
riding to law. .a;oprued.
j. ABAplE, W. B. WH WITT,
: Mayor. sec'eu'''