The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-27

Glass 4. When the gross annual raos,u..
Three Thousand Dollars or more, and iaalpts sa
Four Thousand Dollars, the licenaea 'e ~ thu
Thirty Dollars, $50 snal h
CtaSs 8. When the gross annual raca,r..
" Thousand Dollars or more, and SSaaapnts an
Twenty five Dollars, $25. snail h
Class 6. Whenrth the gross annual raoo.-.
One Thousand Dollars or more, and InIplh Gsf
Two Thousand Dollars, the license se = tha
Twenty Dollars, $40. Shal
Glass 7. When the gross annual raca,u.-
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars o rrsuelpts an
less than One Thousand Dollars. tbs y, aud
shall be Fifteen Dollars, SIS. ~o hcenR
Glass g.. When the gross annual reca,,4.
less than Seven Hundred and Fifty DoIiapsssa az
license shall be Four Dollars, 81. OouafS, Tia
That every individual or indiyiduaIa
on the business or profession of pbva,oialtyhs
torney-atlaw, editor, dentist, oe1lists.' s ns.s q
grapner " Wn9m any artlcles are sold or Saa sosSs
GUS kinds taken by himself, agency for VI ,vnat,
lions, freight, ticket, claims, patent riofRs uulea-
all other business not herein provided nv sadS
pc graoea Ihe ee same as aboVe set forth bu tta ~
this Section, n provided no license sh ! BY
issued hereunder for less than Five Eonauaad be
SEC II. Be 1T farther ordained, etc. rsstss, Y.
travelling vendors OF stoves, lightning rods ~
Dollars, $40. - twenty
SEC. is. Be IL Further ordained. 81. :,
when any two or more kinds of busiEnta.!a af
combined except as herein expressly u Eosi sss
for, there shall be a separate license lrxaC g y
for each kind of business AS4ured
SEC. 10. Be ii further ordained, etc. Thai /.
annual receipts, capital, sales and pram,nr, s Y
this Act referred to as q basis of lieenaasm . "
granted; the standard for their eatimase .
shall be prima facie of the preceding rasasOa
the business has been conducted preyiou1sIISsf .l
the same parties or by parties to whom NY
claim to be successors. II the firm or eoTon Ivy
be new, the amount of gross sales for fha ap Az!
two months shall be considered the basiaa a a
six times that amount shall be estlpataS = aua
annual receipts of such business. p.os;J y
Ihat any person commencing business altar
the LIST OF July, shall pay one-half of the a h1Sss
rates. @DVSe
SEC. 90. Be it further ordained, ETC.. That q.
business of the previous year, as also tbe sstUaI
condition and results of business of the current
year for new firms, associations, or cornoro
tlons, for the purpose of calculating ljcanass
shall be ascertained by the Colleetor Of NJ
Board of Police in the sworn statement NJ Nv Il.
person or persons In interest, bis or their onIIv
authorized agent or officer, made before ~
Collector of the Board, proUided, that If tSo
Collector OF the Board be not satisfied with thS
said sworn statement, he shall traverse ~
same by q rule taken in the proper court. q
provided in the Constitution, which rllla shaI
be tried summarily, whether an answer n
thereto filed or not. On the trial of sad rps
the books and written entries and memorands
of said person or PERSONS, firms, companies, cor.
poratiOns or parties, shall be brought inte eomr,
and subjected to the inspection and exalnina.
t0n OF the court, the officer who took the rula
and such experts as he may employ or TN
court may appoint; piouided, that this inspec
ton shall not be construed as emitting the M
PENDANT to Introduce in evidence said b0oFs
and documents any more than he would hays
been without such inspection provided also
that the license shall issue in accordance With
the said sworn statement. Notwithstanding ths
nTDSOppt Or nnn6pnPv Of the rJIIa-ap4 4hoSa~y
rectiticatiOn shall be made az ordered by fs
court.
SEC. 81. Be it further ordained, etc., THAT Il
any business shall be conducted without il
cense i'll cases herein provided, the Collector Of
the Board of Police on motion in the uronNp
court, as provided in the Constitution. ana
which shall be without deposit or advance cost
take a rule on the party or parties doing such
business, to show cause on the fifth day, exelu.
sive OF holidays after the service. thereof, which
may be tried out of term times and In chan.
bers, and h always be tried by preferences,
why said party or parties should not pay The
amount OF the license claimed and penalties. OF
be ordered to cease from further pursuit OF sad
business until after having obtained q license.
and in case said rule is made absolute, the ofdr
thereon rendered shall be considered a jndg.
ment in favor of the Board of Police, for til
amount decreed to be due by the defendant is
license n penalty n costs heretofore ana
hereinafter provided for, and shall be executed
IN the same manner as other judgments, AID
~ oA t+iS ittC il L4C GOuEg BufA
be considered as a contempt thereof, and MN.
lShed according to law.
LII is hereby expressly provided, that each
person, association of persons, business firm or
corporation, required to take out q license IN.
der this act or ordinance, shall be required to
post the same in q conspicuous place in his or
their place OF business, under a penalty of not
less than Five nor more than Twenty-Five Dol
lars, recoverable by the Collector of the Board
before any court OF competent Jurisdiction anda
it shall be the duty of said Collector to visit inl
person the several places of business herein
mentioned, and ascertain that the provisions Of
this section are strictly carried out.
SEC. %. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That the
only legal evidence that a license has been paid
shall be the appropriate form OF license isEned
by the Clerk OF the Board Of Police and Bigned
said Clerk, and also the Collector Of the
Board, and no receipts issued hT the Collector
the Board in place of the license itself, shals
be valid, and this clause shall he construed to-
prevent the Collector from issuing a receipt La
lieu OF the appropriate form of. license to any
person, association of persons, Or business cor
provided that nothing herein con
tanned, shall be so construed as TO exclude oral
evidence or lost or destroyed licenses,
SEC. %. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That all
p licenses shall bear interSst at the rate Of
March, n tie payment thereof shall be seeuT.
by privilege in favor of the Board OF Police
the town OF Opelousas, and the Collector
shall collect said license and interest as herein
or as provided by existing State laws.
SEC. "a. BE IL further ordained, ETC., Thata
person, firm or company, having more than one
place OF business, shall pay a separate liesnsa
FOR each place OF business.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
w 4. COCHRAN, Presid't Board Police,
OK Board Police, Town of Opelousas.
Town of Opelousas.