St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-12-11
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provided, That this inspection shall
not be construed as emitting the defen
dant to introduce in evidence said books
ana documents any more than he woulC
have had without such inspection.
Provided, also, That the licenses shall
Issue IN accordance with the said sworI
statement, Notwithstanding the pros
pect on pendency Of the rule, and the fl
nal rectitication shall be made us order
ed by the court.
SEC: 10 Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That II any business shall be conducted
without license, IN cases herein provi-
det, the collector of the Board, on mo-
! tloh III the proper court, as provided in
| the constitution, and which shall be
without deposit for advance costs,
take 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 reEiered shall ht. considered a
Judgment IA favor II the Board of po-
lice, tor the amount lecreeh to be due
by the defendant for license and penal
ty and costs heretofore and herelfafte
provided fal, and shall be eNecn.cu in
the same nianncf as other judgments,
and every violation OF the order of the
court SHALL he considered as a cc0tempt
thereof and punished according to law
SEC, III. BE it further ordairtl, etc,
| hat eacil person, corpuratiOn ul firm
required to take out Il license Hn1vr this
ordnance, shall be required 10 post the
same In ii conspicuous place in his or
their place ot business, under Il penalty
OF not less than five dollars, nor more
than twenty five dollars before aNv
court OF competent jurisdiction. And
it >ha?l.bt the duty OF the Colectu, of
the Board to visit III persou the several
places OF business herein mentioned and
ascertain that the provisions Of this
section are strictly carried out.
Sec. Il. BE it further ordained, etc,
That the only legal evidence that H.
cense has been paid, shall be the appro-
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 a receipt i'll lieu OF the appropli-
ate form to any person, firm, OF corpor-
alton.
Provided, That nothing herein con
tanned shall be so construed as to eX-
clude oral evidence of lost OF DESTROYED
licenses.
SIC. Il. Be it further ordained, etc,
That all unpaid licenses shall hear in
tereSt at the rate of two per cent per
month from the first day Of March,
A. ID. 1897, aud the payment thereof
shall be secured by privilege in favor
OF the Board of Police OF the town of
OpelouSaS. and the collector shall col
lect the same as provided by existing
laws, as herein set forth.
SEC. 1s. BE it further ordained. etc,
That person, firm or company, having
more than one place of business. shall
pay separate license for each place of
business.
Ordained and adopted November "a
A. d. 1886.
H. Z. E>ToRGE,
Attest President.
c. MAYO, Clerk.
Committees appointed at the last
meeting to report on the opening of
Estorge street and on the Market
House, asked for further time to re-
port, which on motion was granted.
Mr.. Thompson rendered his reslgna-
ion as member of the Market House
which was accepted and the |
chair appointed L. B. Sandoz in his
stead.
The chair appointed Messrs. Thomp-
ION, Pulford and Sandoz, committee
o examine the claims Oh file, when
hey, after examining, approved the
olIowiDg claims:
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