The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-01

than three thousand dollars, the license shall
be $25 twenty-five dollars].
Glass g. When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or more and less
than two thousand dollars, the license shall
be $50 twenty dollarsl
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more
and less than one thousand dollars, She IL
cense shall be SIS Fifteen dollars].
Glass 4. When the gross annual receipts
are seven hundred and fifty dollars Or less
the license shall be s. five dollars.
That every individual or individuals carry
j. ON the business or profession OF physician,
attorney-at-law, editors. dentist, o%ccul;st,
photographer, agency for publications. freight,
ticket, claims and other business not herein
provided for shall be graded the same as
Spve set forth but the license shall be one
>fthose established by this section and
WzuEwzano license shall be issued here under
10 an S. five dollarsl.
r. 8 BE it further ordained, etc, that
when Two or more kinds Of business are
combin & except as herein expressly pro
vided f there shall be q separate license re
q1iref each kind Of business.
SEC. XIII. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the annual receipt, capital sales and
:, ,,emiunls in this ordinance referred to as a
basis of license are those for the year Ter
which the license is granted. the standard tor
their estimation shall be prima facia OF tue
preceding year il the business has been con
Quoted previously by the same persons or by
the person whom they claim to be successors
of. Ii the firm or company be new the
amount OF gross sales for tho first two months
shall be considered the basis and six times
that amount shall be estimated as the annual
receipts of such business, provided that any
person commencing business after the LIST o.
July A. d. 1889, shall pay one half OF the
above rates.
Sec. XIV. Be it further ordained, etc, that
the business of the previous year as also the
actual condition aud results of business Of
the currant year for new firms, associations
or corporations for the purpose of calculating
licenses shall be ascertained by the collection
of the Board of Police in the sworn statement
of the person or persons in interest, his or
their duly authorized and accredited agent
made before the collector of the Board, pro
vided that if the collector of the Board be
not satified with the said sworn statement he
shall traverse the same by q rule taken III the
proper court as provided by the constitution
whice rule shall be tried sumInarily whether
an answer be thereto filed or not on the trlal
of said rule, the books and written entries
and memoranda of said person or firm. cor
poration or company, shall be brought into
court and submitted to the inspection and eX-
animation Of the court, the officer who took
the rule and such experts as he may employ,
or the court may appoint.
1fOfluou Iudb tulS Inspection sudlt uol Ot
construed as emitting the defendant to intro
duce in evidence said books and documents
any more than he would have had without
such inspections provided also, that the
licenses shall be issued in accordance with the
said sworn statement notwithstanding the
prospect or p%endency of the rule and the final
rectification shall be made as ordered by the
court.
SEC. XIV. Be it further ordained ETC.. that
if any business shall be connected without a
license in cases herein provided tue collector
of the Board on motion in the proper Court
as provided in the Constitution and which
shall be without deposit for advances, costs,
take a rule on the party or parties doing
such business to show cause for the fifth day,
exclusive of holidays, after the service there
of which may be tried out of term time and
in chambers and shall always be tried by
preferences, why such party or parties should
lot pay the amount Of the licenses claimed
and penalties or be ordered to cease from fur.
Their pursuit Of said business until after hay
ing obtained a license, and in case said rule
is made absolute the order thereon rendered
shall be considered q judgement in favor of
the Board Of Police for the amount decreed
to be due by the defendant for license and
penalty and costs heretofore and hereinafter
provided for, and shall be executed in the
same manner as other judgements and every
violation OF the order of the Court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof and punish
ed according to law.
SEC. XVI. Be it further ordained. etc, that
each person, corporation or firm required to
take out a license under this ordinance, shall
be req aired to post the same in u conspicuous
place in his or their place of business under
a penalty of not less than Ave 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 pro-
visions of this section are strickly carried out.
SEC. XVII. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the only legal evidence that a license,
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
OF license signed or countersigned by the
clerk of the Board and also by the collector
OF the board and no receipt issued by the col,
lector Of the Board in place of the license it.
self shall be valid and this clause shall be
ing a receipt in lieu of the appropriate form
OF license to any person, firm or corporation;
provided that nothing herein contained shall
be SO construed as to exclude oral evidence
of lost or destroyed licenses.
Sec. XVIII, Be it further ordained, ETC.,
THAI all unpaid licenses shall bear interest
at the rate of two per cent per month from
the first day of March A, d. 1889, and the
payment thereof shall be secured by privil.
edge in the favor of the Board of Police Of
the town of Opelousas, and the collector shall
collect the same as provided by existing laws
as herein set forth.
Sec. XIX. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that q person, firm or company having more
than one place of business shall pay a license
for each place of business.
JNO. C. MoRHINvEG,
Attest pPresident,
w. r. CocHRAN, Clerk.