St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-22

basis AS for h,tss, but graduated vt one. hs i,
rate al hotels.
BAR ROOMS. CABARET, COFFEE HOUSES. ETC
SEC TX. Bs il further ordained. etc. tha,
for every business. If bar ro.nls, cabaret. crf
fee house. cafe. beer saloon. liquor exchange
| drinking saloons, ErOx Snaps, beer saloon gal
don or other place where anything to 10
drank or eaten ON the premises is sold i
rsctty or Indirectly, the license shall h- base.
and graded ON the annual gross receipt OF
said business Ms follows. to.Nit:
Glars |. When gross receipts are two thnus
and dollars or more and l-as than five thnus
sai dollars the license shall be- S75 seventy.
five dalaral
Class 2 When said r~ceipta are lasa than
two thousand dollars the license shall be- s5u
fifty ti.'ilars
Provided no license shall bn charged fo,
selling Refreshments fur charitable or re!iyi.
"as purposes; provided further, that M E.
tabii-hm-nt selling Or giving away or other.
Wlse dispnsl'g "i any spirits. wiheA, alcoholic
"r malt liquUrs ia lcss quantities than Que
pint shall pay l-ss than SOL ifty .,oisr.I.
Provided fh'ther. that When any kind o.
business provided for i'll tuis secton shxll b.
combined with any business provided for in
section 3 OF this nrtiuauce the rxlue classified
ton shallbe matto ms prescribed in the sec.
to-, bus the price of tho license shall be-
equal to the LICENSE required for each bust.
hess separat-ly that tor thn husiu~ss ot
Accepting pi'iaI" tAblSs. pigeon nof JrnUy
lind, p,so or bayate.le tsbles. A.tl ten pin al
ieys, from whcn revenue is derived, u i;cens.
Of $40 ten drlxrs) for each such ablr ur alley
shall be paid In Ambition To any .urr iicens-.
Gixe by tho establishment III winch said tn.
bles or sleya may be ~iru.'el.
SODA WATER. CONFECTIONERY. ETC
SEC. \ Be it further ordained. etc, ,ha,
asi prrsolS, &ssociat'ous Of persons ur bust
hes. firms Engaged in the Sae of soda water,
mead. contections. cakrs. etc.. shall 10 lceus
Ell upon the following basis, fowt:
Class l. When gross sales are three thons-
aud dollars or uivre. the licensc shall be SO
ten dDItara
three Thousand dollars, the license shall bs
IS 1--we d"ilarsJ.
PROPORTIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION
SIC. Xl. b. 1t further ordained. etc, tina,
for evc,y individual or COMPANY or firm Gar
ryiug OIL tho profession or bnsimess of drawing
trucking, Keeping cabs, carriages, h cka or
horses for hire shall pay u license based and
graded On the gross annual receipt ss fUllows
to-wit:
Class /. When said gross ANIMAL receipts
are two Thousand dollars or more aud less
than three thousand dollars, the license Snail
be $25 twonty five delarsl.
Class 2. When suid gross annual receipts
are one thousand dollars or A,"re and less
than two 1hunsand dollars, the LICENSE ehal.
oe so twenty doIlars]
Glass ). When tho gross animal .eceiuts
ire seven hundred and fifty d. Liars or more,
aud less than one Thousand ,iuilara the H.
eenss .hsli he SIS Fifteen dollarsl
Class 4. ii-n the gross annual receipts
ars seven hundred and titty dollars or le<.
the license .ha!i l~ IS thve d"llarsl.
That every individual ur individuals carry
ing Oh 'h'. bu-iuess or profession Of physician'
attorney .at-iaw, ed!inra. dental ocrniist
photographer, agency for publications. freight,
trkes, claims and "thr business nor herein
provided for shall be graded the same ~
above s-t forth but the license shall he un~
hal Uf those Established by this section and
provided 10 license shall be- issued here under
for less than IS 1--we iollars.
SEC XII. BE it further ordained, etc, that
when any two or more kinds of business are
combinod. except Is herein expressly pro-
videsl for there shall ba n separate license re-.
CURED for each kind of business.
SIC. XIII. ks it further ord lined, etc,
that the annual receipt. capital sales and
premiums i'll 'his ordinances referred to a. u
basis at license are those for the year for
which the license il granted. The It Indard for
their estimation shaIl be prima fari. Of the
preceding year ii the business has beer, con.
Quoted previously hy the satin. persons or by
the person whom they claim to be- sHrcrs> orr
OF. Ii the firm or c"inliany be nrw the
amuuu, Of gross sales fer tbs, first twn mont ts
-hstl be considered tho ha.i, and ak tiIa.a
that amount shall be estimated as the annual
receipts of auch huslness, provided that any
person commencing business after the LIST q.
July A. u. 1889, shall pay one half of tho
lbuvs rates.
Sac. XIV. Be il further ordained, etc. that
the business of tho previous. year rs also the
actual condition ami result. of business of
the enrrant year for nsw firms, ass"ciar sons
or corporat!''n.s fnr the purpose nf calculating
Iicrnse. sl.atl he aaceri aimed hy tho collection
of the B"ar.i OF Police in the sworn abatement
ut the person or persons in interest, his or
their duly uut hnriZ.d and accredited agent
iuxde before ihe collector Of the Board, pro-
vided tina. if the COLLECTOR of the Board be
not A.tii,.d with tue said sworn statement he
shRIl traveree tho same by 1t rule taken IN the
proper court he provided ny the constitution
whice rule shall he tried suinnarily whether
M answer be thereto flied or not thu trial
of said rule, the b"rks and written entries
and memursnda of said person or fru. COR
poratinn ur company, shall he brought into
court and submitted to the inspection and ex-
animation Of the court. tho officer who took
tha rule and sHch experts US he may employ,
or the cnu,t may appoint.
Provided that this inspection shall not be
cons, ru-d No entifling the Defendant 10 intr,-
ducs in evidence said hooke and documents
any 1aur1 than be would have had with"n,
such inspections provided also, that the
licenses shall be- issued In se"or1anes with the
said sworn statement notwl' hstanding tho
prnspers ar psndency Of the rule and the dnni
restificxtiou slxli be made as ordered By the
court.
SEC. XIV. Be it further ordained etc. that
# any buSinrsS ahall be connected without n
license ia cases herein provided the collector
of til. Beard nn melton in thu proper Court
M provided in tho Con-titution and which
shall be without deposit for sdvances, costs,
take rule on the parry or par'lra d"ing
sueh hlsiness To show cause for tho ifth day.
exclusive of holidays, after the service there
of which may be tried out nf term time and
in chambers and shall always be tried b..
preferences. why su h party or parties sh"nla
not pay the amount Of tlis licenses claimed
and penalties or be ordered to cease from ia
ther pursuit Of said business until after nav
ing obtain.d lioensr. and III case said rule
ia made absolute the order thereon rendered
shall he eonsidared q Judgement in favor If
the Beard uf P0ic@ for The amount decfeed
to be due by the defendant for license aud
penalty ani soa,s heretofore aud hereinafter
provided for. and shall he executed in the
same manurr ss other judgements and evsrv
violation of the order of the Court shall he
considered as fenpt thereof and punish
ed according +" law.
SEC. XVI. BE it further ordained eta, tina,
each person. corpora ton or firm required Ia
take ont license under This ur.iinancr. shalI
be reqn>srd t" post she same in conspicuous
place in his ar their place Of business nn.ler
a penalty III mot less than Ave dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars befnrs any
court Of Competent Jurisdiction. and it shall
bo the duty of the coilect"r IF the Rnard to
visit in pers"n the seversl places af Business
herein mentioned and ascertain that the pro-
visions of this section ara striekly carried ont
SEC. XVII. Be it fur her ordained, etc
thar the only legal evidence that y license
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
"i licensa signed or o,untersigned by the
clerk of tho Beard and also by the coiiecto,
of the hoard and no receipt issued nv the col
lector Of the Board in place Of the license it.
self shall DO valid aud this clauss shall he