St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
loy, or the court NAV appoint.

! plOy, OF the court may appoint.
! Provided, That this inspection shall
not be construed as emitting the defen-
dant TO introduce in evidence said books
and documents any more than he would
have had without such inspection.
Provided, also, That the licenses shall
issue in accordance with the said sworn
statement, Notwithstanding the pros
pect or pendency of the rule, and the fl
nal rectifcation shall be made us order
ed by the court.
SE%. II. Be it further ordained. etc,
That if any business shall be conducted
without a license, in cases herein provi-
ded, the collector of the Board, on mo-
tion IN the proper court, as provided III
the constitution, and which shall be
without deposit for advance costs,
take a rule on the party or parties doing
such business, to show cause on the fifth
day, exclusive Of holidays, after the ser
vice thereof, which may be tried out of
term time, and in chambers, and shall
always be tried by preference, why said
party or parties should not pay the am
ouut OF the licenses claimed and penal
ties, OF be ordered to cease from further
pursuit of said business. until after
having obtained a license and in case
said rule is made absolute. the order
! thereon rendered shall be considered a
Judgment in favor Of the Board of PO-
lice, for the amount decretI to be due
by the defendant for license and penal
ty and costs heretofore and hereinafter
provided for and shall he executed in
the same manner as other judgments,
and every violation of the order OF the
court shall be considered as contempt
thereof, and punished according to law.
tI,.,, ,l.,i,, .,k,
That each person, corporation, or firm
required to take o3tt Il license under this
ordnance, shall be required to post the
same IL a conspicuous place in his OF
their place of business. under Il penalty
of not less than five dollars. non more
than twenty FIVE dollars before any
court nf competent jurisdiction. And
it shall be the duty OF the Collector of
the Board to visit III person the several
places OF business herein mentioned and
ascertain that the provisions ot THIS
section are strictly carried out.
Sec T. Be it further ordained. etc,
That the only legal evidence that IL
censr has been paid, shall be the apDro-
| pirate form of license, signed OF count
! ersigned by the clerk of the Board. and
also by the collector OF the Board, and
no receipt issued by the collector of the
! Board, in place OF the license itself.
| shell be valid, and this clause shall be
! construed to prevent the collector from
iSsuing IA receipt in lieu of the approprl-
! ate form to any person, firm, or corpol-
atlOn.
Provided, That nothing herein CON
! tanned shall be so construed as to eX-
cude oral evidence of lost or destroyed
! licenses
! SEC. Il. Be it further ordained, etc,
! That all unpaid licenses shall bear in
! terest at the rate of two per cent pei
month from the first day of March
A. ID. 1887. and the payment thereof
shall be secured by privilege in favor
/ of the Board of Police of the town OF
! OpelouSas, aud the collector shall col
| lect the same us provided by existing
! laws, as herein set forth.
| SEC Is. BE it further ordained, etc,
/ That person, firm or company, having
more than one place of business. shall
pay a separate license for each place OF
! business.
| Ordained and adopted November "a
| A. d. 1886.
II. +. ESToRGE.
Attest. President.
G.. MAYO, Clerk.