St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-02-04

duals carrying on the business or profes
sion of physician, attorney-at-law, editor
dentist, oculist, photographer, by whom
any articles are sold or dealt in other thai
/ the simple photographs of various kind
taken by himself, agency for publications
/ freight, ticket, claims, patent rights, ant
all other business not herein provided 70
shall be graded the same as above Sc
forth, but the license shall be one half O
those established by this section, and pro
vided no license shall be issued hereunde
for less than five dollars.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
all travelling vendors of stoves, lightning
rods and clocks, shall pay license an
nually of twenty-five dollars in this parish
| Sec. IL Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
when any two or more kinds of business
| are combined except as herein expressly
| provided for, there shall be separate
license required for each kind of business
Sec. l.. Be it further ordained, ETC., Thai
tne annual receipts capital, sales and pre-.
mum IN this ordinance, referred to as a
| Dasls OF license, are those of the year for
which the license is granted; the stan
dard Tor their estimation shall be prima
1acle OF the preceding year if the business
mas been conducted previously by the
same parties or by parties to whom they
claim to be successors If the firm OF
company be new the amount or gross
sales for the first two months shall be con-
sidered the basis, and six times that
amount shall be estimated at the annual
receipts of such business. provided that
any person commencing business after the
lst OF July, shall pay one-half OF the above
rates
Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, etc. That
the business OF the previous year, as also
the actual condition and results of busi-
ness OF the current year, for new firms,
nr ao, f.a,,,, !.
pose of calculating licenses, shall be as
certalned by the tax-collector in the sworn
statement OF the person or persons in in
terest his or their duly authorized agent
or o11icer, made before the tax-colIector or
his deputy; provided that if the tax-col-
-lector be not satisfied with the said sworn
statement, he shall traverse the same by
rule r. taken in proper court, as provided in
tne constitution, which rule shall be tried
summary, whether an answer be thereto
hled or not On the trial of said rule, the
books and written entries and memoranda
or SAID person Or persons, firms, companies
corporations or parties, shall be brought
into court and subjected to the inspection
and examination of the court, the officer
VINO 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
introduce in evidence said books and docu-
ments any more than he would have been
without such inspection; provided, also
that the license shall issue in accordance
with the said sworn statement notwith-
standing the prospect or pendeney of the
rule, and the final rectifieation shall be
made as ordered by the court.
Sec. IA, Be it further ordained, etc, That
II any business shall be conducted without
a license, in case herein provided, the of
ticer whose duty it is to issue licenses,
shall, on motion in the proper courts as
provided in the Constitution, and which
shall be without deposit or advance cost,
take rule on the party or parties doing
such business, to show cause on the fifth
day, exclusive of holidays, after the SER
vice thereof, which may be tried ont of
term times and in chambers, and shall al
ways be tried by preference, why said
party or parties should not pay the
amount of license claimed and penalties.
or to be ordered to cease from further
pursuit of said business until after having
obtained license; and in case said rule
is made absolute, the order thereon rem
dered shall be considered Judgment in
favor of the parish, for the amount decreed
to be due by the defendant for license
and penalty and costs heretofore and
hereinafter provided, and shall be exc
cuted in The same manner as other judg-
ments, and every violation of the order of
the court shall be considered as CON
tempt thereof, and punished according to
law.
Mt is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business
firm or corporation, required to take out
a license under this ordinance, shall be re-
quired to post the same in a conspicuous
place, in his or their place of business, un-
der a penalty of not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars, recoverable by
the tax-collector, before a court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction, and it shall be the duty
of the tax-collector, TO visit in person or BY
deputies. the several places of business
herein mentioned, and ascertain that the
provisions of this section are strictly car
ried out.
Sec. 15. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the only evidence that license has been
paid shall be the appropriate form of Ii
cense issued by the tax-eolleetor, and no
of the license itself shall be valid, and
this clause shall be construed to prevent
the tax-collector from issuing receipt, in
lieu of the appropriate form, to any person,
association of persons, or business corpora
tons; provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be SO construed as to exclude
oral evidence of lostor destroyed licenses.
Sec 16. Be it further ordained, etc, That
all unpaid licenses shall bear interest at
the second day of May. and the payment
thereof shall be secured by first privilege
in favor of the parish, and the tax-eol-
lector shall collect said license and inter-
est in the manner provided by law,
8 Sec. II. Be it further ordained, etc, That
all gross receipts derived from any mer-
camille business or occupation whatsoever,
within or without the parish, shall form
the proper basis upon which all licenses
shall be assessed and collected by the tax
collector
Sec. is. Be it further ordained, etc, That
a person, firm or company having more
than one place of business, shall pay a
separate license for each place of business.
Sec. IS. Be it further ordained, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws In conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
E. NJ. B0AGNI, President.
Attest: ALEX. STAGG, Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Courtney be it resolv-
ed, that committee be appointed to wait
on the committee appointed to examine
the ex-treasurer's books and request them
to proceed with said examination ut once
and report at the next meeting of this body.
The chair appointed Messrs Courtney
and Bergeron.
The police jury adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 a. m.
January 10, 1888.
The police jury met at 10 a. m.
Present: E. NJ. Boagni, president; Mess.
McGee, Fontenot Courtney. Bergeron,
5uidry, Clopton, Lafieur and Butler
Mr. Courtney, chairman of committee
appointed to confer with committee APP
pointed to examine ex-treasurer's books,
.eported that he interviewed said commit
ZEE, who stated that the examination and |
.eport would take place Immediately.
The following monthly statements were
handed in by the sheriff:
STATEMENT