St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-24

vided for there shall he separate licenpe re-
qnired for each kind of business.
SFC, Nil. Be it further ordained orc
that the annual receipt. capital sales and
premiums i'll this ordinance referred tn IA q
basis OF license are 'hnse for the wear for
winch the liz enae Ia granted. the standard for
their estimation shall he prirn;. faria of tho
preceding YEAR if the business has been con.
dncte,' previously by the same persons or by
the person whom they claim tn be successors
OF. 1t the finn or company be ucw ,be
amount Of gross sales for the. first two months
shall be considered the basis and six times
that amount shall be estimated us TN. annual
rerei ps of snch business, provided that anv
person commencing business after the LIST 6t
july A d. 1899, shall pay ono half Of the
abnve rates.
SEC. XIV. Be IL further ordained .tc t,o,
the business OF the previous year as also tho
actual condition and results of business rf
the cnrrsnt year tor new firms. a-snciai.ons
or corporaf"ns fer the pllr,use of cnI,ul.,;ny
licenses shall be asc-r aiucd by the collec,;nn
of he Board OF Police il, the sworn srut.m.,,
OF the person or persons in interest. hi. NV
Their nuiy autho'iz"d and accredited aren't
made before the collector of the Board nr,
vided TINT if the collector of the R,.,5 ~.
not satlh"d with the said sworn statement h.
shall traverse the same by q Inle taken in ,hn
proper court as provided by the cpn.,;in+;nr
whice rule shall br tried snmrnarily wheth.r
an answer b- thereto filed nr not on the rial
" said rnie. the bnka and written 4u,r;.s
and memoranda Of said pe,son or firm. cor'
l'orat"n or contrary, ahsl he brought into
court amt submitted to RE inarecton and o.
animation OF the court. rho officer who .n,j,
the rule and -nch experts az he may eupIov-
OF the c"n't MAY appoint.
Provided that this ins, ertou shall NOT hn
construed ~ emitting ihe defendant TO ntrp.
itnct III evidence said honks and documents
| any more than he would have had without
such inspections; provided alac, tl,t the
licenses shall be issued in accordAnce with ,he
sah hW"rn statement nOfwi' hatandirp the
rrnsprc' OF rehdenry Of the rnle and the final
'"rtihcatlon shall be made as ordered nv rhe
court.
SEC. XIV. be 1t further ordained etc. that
if any business shali DO connected without
license in eases herein provided tho rollac,or
"t III" Board on motion in tho prn,,er Court
ar rr,svidrn in the Constitution and ,zh;ck.
| shall br without deposit for advs,cps. cost,
take a rul" on the lMrry or parlre doing
snch hn-neas TO show cane fer til. fifth dar
exrlnsive OF holidays. after the service ,hr rc'
Of Which may he tried ont of term time and
i" chambers and shall alwaya he tried bv
preferences, why ALT |, party or parties .hcpld
not pay The amount of the licenses claimed
and penalties or be ordered 70 cease +. am f,-
thtr pursuit Of said business until after hav
il,g obtained a license, and in Gaze said rnlo
i. made absolute the order thereon rendered
shall he 'ons'drrad a Judgement in favor of
h. Board II Police tor the aiuunnt decrced
70 I've Dire h. the ds.endan; for license ara
penalty md c"s's heretofore and h., sinaft.r
provid. d for, and shall be rxeruied In ,hs
s,me manner II. other Judgements and every
vinl;'t'on of 'he or,i'r of the Court shall Ne
c"nsldctrd IN 81 contempt thereof and punish
ed a.cord'ng to law.
SEC XVI. BE it further ordained etc that
| each pcr~on. corpora {, OH or firm required to
take ont license under this ordinance shall
b. requir, d to post the same in a conspicunue
uinc.+'. his or their place of business under
u Iehalty of not less than Ave dollars rnr
more than twenty-five dollars before any
court IF competent ju. isdicton, aud it shall
| I've the dnty OF the Collector of the B ard TO
visit in psrs.'n tho seyet 81 places of Bnsine-s
herein Mrnr ioDetl and ascertain that the RI.
visions ct this section striCkly Carried out
SEC. XVII he it fur her ortai.ed. s,c
that the only legal evidence that a license
has hem paid shall he the appropriate fo,m
~ license signed or cuuntrrsigned by the
clerk of the Board and also hy III. coffee tor
of the board ami no receipt issned by he col.
irctor of the Board in place of the Iicense it.
scIf shall be valid and this clause shall he
! construed 10 prevent the COLLECTOR from issu.
ING "a receipt in lieu # ths appropriat. TO- IA
Of license TO any person, firm or cot pnrati ~;
provided that nothing bereIu confirmed shall
be so construed as to exclude oral evidences
of lost or destroyed Licences.
SEC XVIII, Be it further ordained. etc,
That all unpaid licenses shall hear interest
at the rate OF two per cent per month fropi
rhe first day of March "A. d. 1889. and ,be
payment thereof shall be secured b, pryii-
edge in the favor of the Beard of Police of
rht. town uf Hpelonsas. and the collector shall
collect the same as provided by existing laws
AS herein set forth.
SIC XIX. Be it further ordained. etc.
that u person, firm or company having more
han 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 samr
st. Landry Democrat for publishing
proceedings. ordinances. &c. from
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ptiui'g citations, etc. 10 80
81 print'g. aud binding
FIVE warrant books ............... 500
l.. Chache 6. 100 lbs. oyster shells 800. 1000
On motion duly seconded aud carried, that
the bid of A. DGjaan for placing rod on the
iarls.t House ut 35c per running foot, be &C
rcpted.
JNO. G. MORH1SvEG,
Atre.t: President.
W. r. Cochran. Clerk