The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14
ceipts are above $1,000 the license shah be

$3.50.
Section II. BE it further, enacted that
for carrying the business pursuits known
cotton factorage, grain and produce com
mission houses, any other factorage or
Commission business, brokerage in stocks,
bonds, real estate produce, sugar, cotton, or
other brokerage business whether buying or
selling for actual, spot or future delivery
where the intention of the parties is to make
an honest, bonaide delivery, the license
shall be based, on the gross annual commits
sons and brokerage on sales and purchases
as follows:
Class l. When, the annual gross com
missions exceed $1,000 and more than
$4,000 the license shall be $50.
Class z. When the annual gross com
missions are 5000 or less the license shall
be $e5.
Section IS. Be it enacted that for every
lumber yard, whose gross sales are $4,000 or
less the license shall be $40 and when the
gross sales exceed $4,000 the license shall be
$40.
Section 10. Be it enacted that for every
sewing machine agent or agency, fruit stand
soda stand, horse and mule trader, cigar and
tobacco stand, the license shall be S..
Section 20. Be it enacted that when any
two more kinds of business, COM
bined except as herein expressly provided for
there shall be separate license required for
each kind of business. Where any com
pany association shall lease operate man
age control, the business franchise or pro-
perty of. other corporations, association or
firms, they shall pay separate license for
each business.
Section Be it enacted, etc, that an
nual receipts, capital sales, and premium in
this act, referred to as basis of license are
those for the year for which the license is
granted; the standard for their estimation
shall be prima facie of the preceding year,
of the business has been conducted; previous
ly by the party parties to whom
they claim to be successors. If the firm or
company be new, of gross sales for the first
two months shall be considered as the basis,
and six times that amount shall be estimated
the annual receipts of such business
Provided that any person, commencing bus
mess after the first of July, shall pay one
half of the above rates.
Section II. Be. enacted, ETC., that the
business of the previous year, as also the
actual condition and results of the business
Of the current for the new firms, associations
corporations for the purposes of calcula-
ting licenses shall be ascertained by the tax
collector in the sworn statement of the per
son, persons in interest, his their duly
authorized agent, or officer made before the
tax collector oT his deputy: provided tina
if the tax collector be not satisfied with the
said sworn statement he shall traverse the
same by rule, taken in proper court On
trial of said rule the books and written en-
tries, and memoranda of said persons or
persons, firms companies corporations or
parties, shall be brought into court, and
subjected to the inspection, and examina-
ton of the court, the officer who took the
rule, and such experts as he may employ or
the court may appoint, provided that this
inspection shall not be construed emitting
the defendant to Introduce in evidence said
books and documents any more than he
would have been without such inspection;
provided also that the license shall issue in
accordance with said statement,
the prospect tendency
of the rule, and the final ratification shall
be made ordered by the court.
Section I'd BE it further enacted, that if.
any business shall be conducted, without a
license in case herein provided, the tax col
lector shall through the attorney appointed
by the State for such pupose, motion in
the proper courts as provided in the Consti-
tuition and which shall be without deposit or
advance costs, take rule on the party or
parties, doing such business to show cause
on the fifth day, exclusive of holidays, after
the service thereof, why said party or parties
should not pay the amount of license claimed
and penalties be ordered to cease from
further pursuit of said business, until after
having obtained a license; and in case said
rule is made absolute the order therein shall
be considered judgment in favor of the
parish, for the amount decreed to be due
by defendant for license, and penalty and
for, and shall be executed in the same man
ner other judgments. Provided that in
addition to the commission allowed, the at
.orney, a penalty of IS per cent on the
amount sued on, is hereby fixed and pro-
sided, which penalty shall be turned into
he general fund of the parish.
Its hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business firms
,r corporations, required to take out Ii
:ense under this ordinance shall be required
o post, the same in conspicuous place in
lis or their place of business enGer penalty
IF not less than $40 nor more than 500
:overable by the collector before any court
IF competent jurisdiction and it shall be the
'r by deputies the several places of business