St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-29

selling refreshments for charitable or religi- |
Dos purposes: provided further. that no ss
tahiisLment sclling Or giving away or other
wise disgusting of any spirits wines, alcoholic
"r malt liquors in less quantities than one
pint shall pay irs- than $50 lofty dollar.
Provided further. that when any kind of
bu.ineas provided for in this section slal! be
combined with any husiness provided for in
section 8 Of this OF iaanre the same classihra-
ti0n shallbs made us prescribed in the sec
tio,,. bus The price Of the license shall he
equal 10 the license required Ior each bust
mesa separately: that ior thn business III
keeping billiard tables. pigeon hole Jenny
lind, POO or hagtfa lie tables. and ten riu al
levs. from WHICH revenue is derivrt n iicrnsn
of $40 Item d"llar@l Tor s.ch aich table or +Nsy
shsi he paid IL addition TO any other lie -uhes
due 10y the establishments ia which Svi, ia
h!er or alleys may be situated
SODA WATER. CONFECTIONERY. ETC.
SEC Be it imriher or.'Aim~a erc.. Shot
all p-rsunS, associations of persuns or huI-
ness frnis engaged in the sale of soda water.
mead. c"nfections. cakes. etc. shall he iicens
ell upon The following basis, witt
Glass l. When Errss sales are three thons-
and dollars or murc, the license shall be $40
ten do.aral
Glass 2. When gross sales are lesss than
three Thousand dollars, the lrenso shall be
IS live h"liarsI.
PkoFFssi'NAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
SEC. AL Tst IL luTfhtt Dftidlntu ere. iHlt
for evs.y individual or comranN or tirm car
ryins on tha profession or hn>inrss of drawing,
trucking. keeping cabs. ear: lagos, h exc ar
nurses for hire shnll bay license based aud
graded Oh the gruss annual recei pit or follows.
io-wit:
Class !. When said grass ANIMAL receipts
are Two thoustnd dollars ar more and less
than three thousand dollars. the license shall
he SOS twenty-five dula,sl.
Class g When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand G"il.rs or More snd less
,hAn tw" thousand dollars, tbs license shall
I've so ltwrntv dnilars]
Glars g. When the gross annual receints
nrs seveh hundred and fifty d. lhrs or m"r"
and le-a .hsr enc THOUSAND dollars, iLs IL
cena- shall he SIS Fifteen doiiar~].
Class 4. When The grN.s annual rGcni i'i%
are seven hundred an.l fiftv dollars o. less
the Iieeuse shall h" s. 1--we dollarF,.
That every individual or individuals carry
ing uu hes business or profession "t ph ysirlan
attornev-at-law, cdi.":s. drnt,st. nccntisr,
phntograp h-r, agency fer nubiications, freight.
ticket. ella inns and oth,r business hot herein
provided far shall he graded ,h:. saline IA
above set forth but tho license shall ~ one
baf of those Established Ly this SECTION a'.d
nrovidad no licens" shail hr issued here under
for less than S. ttiee dullars).
SIC, XII. BE il further ordained etc, that
when ally two or more ki,i,is of business are
combined, EXCEPT is herein -1nrrs< Y pFr-
vdeH for there sha!i he separate license re-
CURED fur each kind of business.
SIC. XIII. he ii further ordrineG. etc,
that the annual rereipt. capital sales aud
premiums III this ordinance referred to us u
hasis of license are those for the year for
which tho lirense is granted. the standard for
their eatimation shall bs prima facin of the
preceding year if The business has besD con
iuetes, previously by the same persons ar by
The person whom they claim to be Successors
~ ma Eew h,
amount Of gross sales for the first two months
shall b. considered the basis and six times
that amount shall br estimated IA the aun,.t
receipts of such bnsiress. provided that any
person commencing business after the LIST o.
Iuly A. ID. 1889, shall pay pne half of The
abnve rates.
SEC. XIV. Be- it further orda.led, etc. sha.
rhe business OF the previous year aa also the
actual cGudii ion and results IF business NJ
the cnrraHi year for new firms, assrcat tous
or corpnia'iins f'r iii" pnrl"ne of calculating
licenses shall be- "scer' aitri b. tbs collection
of the Beard %; Putice in he sw,.rn ststtrHI.ut
If the p"rs"n OF persons in interest, his or
their duly authorized an,i accredited agent
made before tllA COLLECTOR II the Board. pro-
vitieti thai ii thu collector of The Board n.
not sarih-d With the said sworn sta enicut he
shall traverse Iae salu,. hya rale tak-u il. the
proper court as pruEirten by tho constitution
whice Enie shall he tried snRnnarily whether
an answer ba thereto filed or act un the trial
uf "a III rule, the nuk ami written entries
and nlemorunt'a of SAID person or firm, cor
poratlon OF c"mpauy, shall he brought into
court ana Submitted to tie lLspeciIaa AMI *
animation OF the court, the officer wIln tauk
sha rule and such experts MS he May employ,
or the court may app"int.
Provl'let: that thir Inspection shall not be
cons rued Ms rEtit!ing he defendant to intro
dues in evidence SAID books and docnfnents
any more than he wnnld have had without
such inspections; provided also, thai the
licences shall be- issnrn III accordance Nith the
said SWORN siatsmens nntwi lsstaniing the
pTuspeft or pcnfeucN OF the ruIr aI;l thr Enul
modification shalt DC made rs ordered nv The
court.
SEC. XIV. BE it further nrtlaEed etc thar
if any business shnli be connected without 4
license III eases herein provided the tnliactur
"f the beard un motion in the rruper Court
rs PROVE in tha Constitution mud which
shall he without deposit for advances. costs,
take rn!e on the party or parties doing
sneh hiI-inass to shaw caii~e .ur tie fifh iaS
exclusive al h"i:!aSs, after the service ihrrn-
of whch may be tried out Of term time ard
IN clam;'ers and shall always he irl-d h,
preferences, why au2h party or parties -iinn!ti
MOI pay the amount OF the licenses Claimed
and penalties or h- ordered to cease Il ON far
ter pursuit Of said business until affsr hav-
lug obtained LICENSE, and IN case said rute
ia made absolute the order thereon rendered
The Beard Of POLICE iir the amount .Iecreed
to be dne by the defendant for lle.nsc ard
prnalfy and CASTS heretuio,s and i,rlr,natter !
provided for, and shall he executed i, tht, |
same nianuer Ms other Judgements and every |
vioIar ion oi lie order ui the Court shall b. !
considered as u cnhie lHpt thereof and punish |
ed according to law,
BIC. XVI. i3e il fuithrr ordained etc that |
each person, corporation or firm reql,irrd TO /
take "ut d license under this ordinances. shall |
hrreqa,rrd to post the same in conspicuous
piee IA his or ttIs'r place of hi,ei:,r>s under !
II penalty of mol less han five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dnilais before any
rourt Of competent jarisdictIon. aud it shall
he the duty OF the COLLECTOR uf the R,ard 10
visit in person the several places of BUSINESS |
herein mentioned ami eseeriain that the PRO
visions ut flis section are slrickly carried aut,
SEC. XVII. Be it fur. her or.iai, ed, etc,
that the ahly legal evsruce that u license
has bean paid shall be the appropriate form
III license signed or Undersigned by the
clerk of the Board and also by The coilect.r
of the hoard and ITO receip. issued nv the col
leetor Of the Board in place Of the license it.
self shall DO valid aud thisA clause shall he
construed to prevent the ootieator from issu.
ing receipt III lieu of the appropriate form
of license TO any person. frm or corporation;
provided that nothing herein contained shall
be- 80 construed rs tn exclude oral eyidanaa
Of lost or destroyed licenses
SEe AVlll.. Be It further ordained etc.
That ali unpaid licenses shall bear interest
Y. the rate of two per cent per month from
the first day of March A. ID. 1889. and the
pay inent thereof shall be occurred BIZ pr;viI. +
rdge in the favor Of the Beard OF PoIirs Of
the town of Opeiousas, and III. collector sball
collect the saline as provided by existing lava
ne herein set forth '""'
SIC. xix. 30 it further ordained. etc.
hat pefs"n, firm or company having more
ID . one place OF business shall pay license
FOL, zach place Of business.
Attes. q pres liz