The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

legs, from which revenue is derived, a license
of l0tten d~ollarsl for each such table or alley
shall be paid in addition to any other license:
due by the establishment in which said Ia
bles or alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONFECTIONERY. ETC.
LIZ ~. X. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all persons, associations of persons or bust
ness firms engaged in the sale of soda water,
mead, confections, cakes, etc, shall be licens'
Ypon the following basis, to-wit:
AL. When gross sales are three thous,
H. or more. the license shall be SIC
Cld Then gross sales are lesss than
three tn lid dollars, the license shall be
s. five dc arsI.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION.
dos sE tabi Apl,y5e it further he ordained :. etc. to-, that a,
ing on the profession or business of draying,
king, keeping cabs, carriages, hacks ol
horses for hire shall pay IA license based and
n graded on the gross annual receipt as follows,
q to-wit:
Glass |. When said gross annual receipts
are two thousand dollars or more and less
than three thousand dollars. the license shall
be $25 twenty-five dollarsl.
Glass :. When said gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or more and less
than two thousand dollars, the license shall
be $50 twenty doIlars1.'
Glass 3. When the gross annual receipts
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or more
and less than one thousand dollars. the IL
cense shall be SIS Fifteen dollarsl.
Class 4. When the gross annual receipts
are seven hundred and fifty dollars or less
the license shall be S. five dollarsl.
That every individual or individuals carry
ing on the business or profession Of physician
attorney -at-law, editors. dentist, occulist,
photographer, agency for publications, freight,
ticket, claims and other business not herein
provided for shall be graded the same as
above set forth but the license shall be one
half of those established by this section and
for less than s. five d~ollars).
Sec. XII. Be it further ordained, etc, that
when any two or more kinds of business are
combined, except as herein expressly pro
vided for there shall be a separate license re-
quired for each kind of business.
Sec. XIII. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the annual receipt, capital sales and
premiums in this ordinance referred to as a
basis of license are those for the year for
which the license is granted. the standard for
their estimation shall be prima facia of the
preceding year if the business has been con-
Quoted previously by the same persons or by
the person whom they claim to be successors
of. If the firm or company be new the
amount of gross sales for the 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
/ pCtSOu CuEltlSHtllU UlSlutSS dlttE inc ISL ii
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 and results of business of
the currant year for new firms, associations
or corporations for the purpose of calculating
licenses shall be ascertaiued 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
maze before the collector of the Board, pro-
vided that if the collector of the Board be
not satifled with the said sworn statement he
shall traverse the same by q rule taken in the
proper court as provided by the constitution
whice rule shall be tried summarily whether
an answer be thereto filed or not on the trial
of said rule, the books and written entries
and memoranda of said person or firm, cor
poratlon 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.
| 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 peudency of the rule and the final
reetification shall be made as ordered BY the
court.
Sec. XIV. Be it further ordained etc, that
if any business shall be connected without u
lic6ise in cases herein provided the 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
not 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 a 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 q license uiIer this ordinance, shall
be required to post the same in a conspicuous
place in his or their place of business under
q penalty of not Tess than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars before any
court of competent jurisdiction, and it shall
be the duty OF the collector ct 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. VII. 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 aud 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 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 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, aud 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.
JNO. C. MORHINVEG, :
Attest President.
W. r.. COCHRAN. Clerk.