St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-04
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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 tendency of the rule. and the fl
nal rectfieation shall be made as order
ed by the court.
SEC. Is. Be it further ordained, etc..
That it any business shall be conducted
without a license, in cases herein provi
ded, the collector of the Board, oE, mo-
ton in 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 Oh 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, or be ordered to cease from farther
pursuit OF said business, until after
having obtained a license and in ease
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 decreed to be due
| by the defendant for license and penal
| ty and costs heretofore and hereinafter
provided for, aud shall be 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.
| SEC. II: Be it further ordained, etc,
/ That each person, corporation, or ilrm
required to fake out ii license under this
ordnance, shall he required to post the
same in Il conspicuous place III has OF
| their place Of business, under a penalty
of not less than five dollars, nor more
| than twenty five dollars before any
court of competent jurisdiction. And
| it shall be the duty of the Collector of
! the Board to visit in person the several
places OF business herein mentioned and
ascertain that the provisions Of this
section are strictly carried out.
| See. H. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the only legal evidence that a Ii
censp has been paid. shall be the appro-
pirate form of license, signed or 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 ts,e license itself,
shell be valid, and thas clause shall be
construed to prevent the collector from
! issuing a receipt in lieu of the appropri-
ate form to any person, firm, OF corpor-
! alton.
| Provided, That nothing herein con
! tained shall be 50 construed as to ex-
clude oral evidence of lost or destroyed
! licenses.
! SEC. H. Be it further ordained, etc,
N shall ham.
! terest at the rate of two per cent per
month from the first day of March.
| A. d. 1887, and 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 49, Be it further ordained, etc,
! That IL 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. E. EsTORGE,
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-
ton as a member of the Market House
committee, which was accepted and the
chair appointed L. B. Sandoz in his
stead.
The chair appointed Messrs. Thomp
son, Pulford and Sandoz, committee
to examine the claims on file, when
they, after examining, approved the
following claims:
St. Landry Democrat-For printing.
Proceedings and Blanks --..--.. SS6 IS
Special Court House
NJ. z. Young & Co., medicines
for indigents. s.----.---..---.. S21 ~
J. Meyers & Co., sundries. ... S11 25
Opelousas Courier printing s rs
Frank Jones, hauling dead AMI
On motion the board adjourned sub
.ject to call.
III. Z. EsTORGE.
Attest: President.
G.. MAYO, Clerk.