The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-20

Glass 4. When the gross annual reeAin4.
Three Thousand Dollars or more, and Iaspas are
Four Thousand Dollars, the license s%o,iS hsh
Thirty Dollars, $50. "n De
Glass 5. When the gross annual recent,
Two Thousand Dollars or more, and loss are
Three Thousand Dollars, the license . In saaa
Twenty. five Dollars, S25. "A"h DC
Glass 6. When the gross annual reootn4-
One Thousand Dollars or more, and leara are
Two Thousand Dollars, the license Il Inan
Twenty Dollars, $40. 'H"h De
Glass 7. When the gross annual receirtu
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars OF mor r' arg
less than One Thousand Dollars, tbe = and
shall be Fifteen Dollars, SIS. Aethse
Glass 8. When the gross annual receints
less than Seven Hundred and Fifty Doliassss are
license shall be Four Dollars, 81. tAe
That every individual or individuals co,.u.
on the business or profession of physicianfng
~tOIney-at-law, editor, dentist, oculiat NJ a.
grapher by whom any articles are sold or paaut9-
in, other than the simple photographs ~ oeat
Gus kinds taken by himself, agency for pubIics91
lions, freight, ticket, claims, patent rights n Ia
all other business not herein provided for' sld
he graded the same as above set forth hnn saaH
license shall be one-half of those estabIisbaaSd I 4
this Section, and provided no license shall y
issued hereunder for less than Five Dollar y Se
SEC. II. BE ii fitTther 0rddine9. ETC., Tbass' ~ p
travelling vendors of stoves, lightning rods as
clocks, shall pay a license annually Of TTse T4a
Dollars, $40. '@hty
SEC. IS. Be IL further ordained, ec r..
when any two or more kinds of bnsinasai aat
combined except as herein expressly nroriS as
for, there shall be a separate license raoWroaa
for each kind of business. 19"ieu
SEC. 10. e ii further Ordained. ETC.. Tho+ :.
annual receipts, capital, sales and prpm,n nm ' is
this Act referred to as Il basis of licenSo" ~ II
those for the year for which the lieensot "
granted; the standard for their estimation
shall be prima facie of the preceding vaas u
the business has been conducted preyioiHsise n Il
the same parties or by parties to whom H.,
claim to be successors. If the firm or e0mnanyy
be new, the amount of gross sales for tha A. 4!
two months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimated az tha
annual receipts OF such business. P.orj5sS
That any person commencing business afts,,
/ the list Of July, shall pay One-half of the aboTs
rates.
SEC. 90. Be II further ordained, etc, That tho
business of the previous year, as also the aetna
condition and results of business of the currpnt
year for new firms, associations, or eorrara.
tioDs, for the purpose of calculating licenses
shall be ascertained by the Collector of tbss
Board of Police in the sworn statement of ths
person or persons in interest, his or their only
authorized agent or officer, made before the
I Collector of the Board, p'0Cided, that If ths
Collector of the Board be not satisfied with tia
said sworn statement, he shall traverse The
same by a. rule taken i'll the proper court, al
provided In the Constitution. which rule shall
be tried sum1narily, whether an answer he
thereto filed or not. On the trial Of SAID rule
the books and written entries and Inemeraada
of said person or persons, firms, companies, cor.
p0rations or parties, shall be brought into court
and subjected to the inspection and examjpa.
tion Of the court, the officer who took the rule
aud such experts as he may employ or the
court may appoint; prorided, that this inspets
tiou shall not be construed as e~ntltliBg the de-
PENDANT to introduce i'll evidence said books
and documents any more than he would have
been without such inspection pr0gided also.
that the license shall issue in accordance with
the said sworn statement. Notwithstanding the
prospect or tendency of the rllle-and the final
rectifcation shall be made as ordered by the
court.
SEC. 81. Be IL further ordained, etc. That Il
any busihess shall be conducted without a Il
cri1se in cases herein provided, the Collector Of
the Board of Police on motion III the proper
court. as provided in the Constitution, aud
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, exClE
siye of holidays after the service thereof, which
may be tried out of term times and in chan
bers, and hall always be tried by p~referenee,
why said party or parties should not pay tho
amount of the license claimed and penalties, OF
be ordered to cease frefn further pursuit of saa
business until after having obtained a lieerse.
ana in case said r1sie is made absolute, the ordep
thereon rendered shall be considered a iude.
megt in favor OF The Board of Pr,fice. FIR fire
amount deereed to be due by the defendants ff
| license and penalty and COST, heretofore and
hereinafter provided for, ard shall be execnte5
i'll the same manner as other judgments, and
every violation OF the order of the court shall
be considered as a contempt thereof, and pun
| CItA ItSOANALlLS W u VI @&
1t is hereby expressly provided, that each
person, association of persons, business firm or
corporation, required to take out a license I'M.
der this act or ordinance, shall be required to
post the same III a 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; and
1t shall be the duty of said Collector 10 visit in
person the several places Of business herein
mentioned, and ascertain that the provisions Of
this section are strictly carried out.
SEC. %. Be IL further ordained, etc, That the
only legal evidence that alicense has been paid
shall be the appropriate form of license issued
by the Clerk of the Board OF Police and signed
by said Clerk, and also the Collector OF tho
Board, and no receipts issued by the Collector
OF the Board IN place of the license itself, shall
be valid, and this clause shall be construed 10
prevent the Collector from issuing a peceipt ii
lieu OF the appropriate form OF ~lice.lse to any
person, association of persons, or business cor
poratiens, provided that nothing herein con
tanned, shall be so construed as to exclude oral
evidence of lost or destrOr ed licenses.
SEC. %. BE 1t further ordained, etc, That MI
unpaid licenses shaIt bear interest at the rate O.
TWO per cent per month from the LIST day Of
March, aHd tie payment thereof ahall be secur
ed by PRIV ilege in favor of the Board of Police
OF Inc town of Opelousas, and the Collector
shall collect said license and interest as herein
provided, or as provided by existing State laws.
SIC. 81. Be, 1t further ordained, ETC., Thata
person, firm or company, having more than one
place OF business, shall pay Il separate license
for each place OF business.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
w. Il COCHRAN, Presid't Board Police,
CPk Board Police, Town of 0pelousas.
Town OF OpelOusas,