The Opelousas courier., 1888-11-24

person commencing business alter the lSG OF
July A. d. 1889, shall pay one half of the
above rates.
Sec. XIV. Be it further ordained, etc, hat
the business OF the previous year as also the
actual condition and 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 satiiied with the said sworn statement he
shall traverse the same by n rule taken insthe
proper court as provided by the coustit Stion
whice rule shall be tried summarily whether
an answer be thereto filed or not OH the trial
of said rule, the books and written entries
and memoranda of said perssa or firm. cor
p0ration or company, shall be brought into
court and submitted to the inspection and ex-
animation of the conrt, the officer who took
the rule and such experts as he may employ,
or the court may appoint.
Provided that this inspection shall not be
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 tendency of the rule and the final
reetitication shall be made as ordered by the
court.
SEC. XIV. Be it further ordained, GYc., that
if any business shall be connected without a
license in cases hereiy provided the collector
of the Board on motion in the proper Court
as provided in the Constitution and which
shall he without deposit for advances, costs,
take Il rnie on the party or parties doing
sneii business to show cause for the fifth day,
exclusive of holidays, after the service there
af which may he tried out OF term time and
in chambers and shall always be tried by
preferences, why such party or parties should
not pay the amount of the licenses claimed
aud penalties or be ordered TO cease from fur
Their pursuit of said business until after hav
ing obtained a license, and in case said rule
is made absolute the order thereon rendered
shall be considered a judgement i nITavor of
the Board of Police for the amouna decreed
to be due by the defendant for license aud
penalty and costs heretOfa4 e 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 eoNtempt thereof and punish
ed according to laW.
SEC. XVI. BE it further ordained, ETC., that
each person, corporation or firm required to
take ont a license under this ordinance, shall
be required to post the same in a conspicuous
place in his or their place of business under
Il 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 III 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 or3countersigned by the
clerk of the Board and also by the collector
of the board and no receipt issued by the 8ol-
leetor OF the Board in place of the license it
self shall be valid aud this clause shall be
construed to prevent the collector from issu-
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,
That all unpaid licenses shall bear interest
at the rate OF two per cent per month from
the first day of March AID. 1889, and the
payment thereof shall be secured by privil-
edge in the favor of the Board of Police of
the town OF 0pelousas, and the collector shall
collect the same as provided by existing laws
as herein set forth.
SEC. XIX. Be it further ordained, etc,
that a person, firm or company having more
than one place of business shall pay a license
for each place of business.
The following bills were read and approved
and the clerk authorized to issue warrants
for same:
St. Landry Deuocra5 for publishing
proceedings, ordinances, &c. from
June 2, '8s to Oct. Il, 49, ...---.$43.80
Opelousas' COURIER, do. to Oct. 6, 49,. 1880
. tax recpts, books, etc se5
print'g citations, etc. 1880
print'g. and binding
five warrant books ..-.----.--.. 500
l., Chacher6, 100 lbs. oyster shells ----- 1000
On motion duly seconded aud carried, that
the bid of a.. Dejean for placing rod on the
Market House at 35c per running foot, be ac-
ccpted.
Attest President.
w. r. COCHRAN, Clerk.