The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14


i pursue any trade profession, vocation calling
or business under this act.
Section IT. Be it further enacted that
| the tax-collector, is hereby empowered and
| required administer oath to any person,
president proper officer agent of any
associations persons, business firms or
corporations applying for license under this
act, and any tax-collector ex-officio tax
collector who shall sign any jurat or certify
to the correctness of any oath without adj
ministering the oath in person to the appl-
cant shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and on conviction be dealt with in ac-
cordance with existing laws, relative dis
| missal from Office of such officer officers,
| and in addition to which they shall be sub
| ject to fine of not less than 500 more
| than $1,000 That when the oath is taken
| before the collector no charge shall be made
for the same. Amy false swearing to the
| gross receipts of any person or persons or
| corporations through their president pro-
per officer agent applying for license shall
constitute the crime of perjury to be pur-
| ished as directed by existing cri minal laws of
| the State.
| Sections eS. Be it enacted that the tax
collector is hereby required to keep a license
register in which he shall enter the names of
| every person, association of persons, bust
| ness firms corporations with the trade
| profession, vocation, calling business
pursued, the class and graduation of the
| same, the amount of the license thereon,
| and the date of the collection or payment
| thereof. The collector shall before the end
of the calendar year submit to the jury full
and complete, transcript of said register.
Section 20. Be it enacted, that the tax
I collector -officio taN-collector violating
| any of the provisions of this act or who shall
welfully rate any persons association of per
| sons business firms and corporations at less
graduation than the law contemplates or
who shall issue to any said persons associa
tons of persons, business firms corpora
| ton a license for less sum than tina cores
ponding to their graduation shall be deemed
guilty of msdemeanor in Office, and shall
on conviction, before competent authority
be summonarily dismissed therefrom.
Section 80. Be it enacted that the
second day of March of each year the tax
collector, ex-officer tax-collector
shall deliver the attorney APP
pointed by State, for the purpose
plete list of all delinquent license-payers
together with their location and kind of
business, and the attorney shall Immediately
proceed to collect same IN accordance with
this act, and if not collected within thirty
days from the date of delivery of the lists
of the collector of taxes ex-officio collec-
tor of taxes, it shall be the duty of said attor-
ney to render a written report giving the rea-
sons for noncollection to the collector whose
duty it shall be to report same to the Jury.
Section 81. Be it enacted, that in addi-
ton to the penalties provided in this ord
nance, all unpaid licenses shall bear inter
est at the of two per cent per month
from the first day of March, and the pay
ment thereon shall be secured by first mort
gage in favor of the parish the property,
movable mmovable, of the delinquent
owing the license and the tax-collector shall
collect said interest as provided by existing
law and provisions of this ordinance.
Section 81. Be it enacted that person,
firm company, having than one
place of business shall pay separate license
for each place of business.
Section So. BE enacted that all laws
parts of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Section "a. Be enacted that, the licenses
issued in pursuance of this ordinance, shall
be for the calendar year beginning Jan. /,
1899 and ending Dec. 81, 1899.
Section S.. Be it enacted that this ordi-
nance take effect from and after its adop-
ton by the Jury.
The following accounts laid over
VIM Il. Foote, service committee
SO.
The following accounts approved
Eugene Banhome, nursing sick in
Jail ..-.... - 49,. .........- 2 SO
l.. Lacoste, shoves, etc 49,. -. go. go. 10
R. c. Greig, stationery, kilograms,
etc.....-. $3.50. .--. IS so
l. A Broussard, feeding prisoners. $40 80
A. II. Trahan, parish physician 1900. Al 10
L. a. Leblanc, justices fees ........... 70 OF
F. Baudreaux, constable .......... 10
Octave Bertrand, appro'. for school so 90
Lafayette Gazette, printing certih
Gates, etc .......-... ....... =. ...... .. ~ 90
5. ]. Breaux, drainage 9th ward zee 90
Arthur Dugas, g sd &C .. rs 90
a. Primeaux, sc 4th ' 49, 90
G. Menard, 50 4th 90 I6 so
F. Willis, 18th 10 90
F. Willis, 4th oo
A. Broussard, g 9Th % al IS
L. Arceneaux, .s Sd 90 IL so
l.. ArceneauX, sc sd sc w 20 90
l.. Arceneanx, Ist 20 90
Ben Avant, 90 ed SO IT 2s
Waters Pierce Oil Co.. oil ..-....-.... 10 IS
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