The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20

| corporations appling for license under thi
at, and any iax-collector ex-offic tax
collector who shall sign any jurat or certif,
to the correctness of any oath without ad
IN, niStcring the oath in person to the appli
cant shall he deemed guilty of a nsden,ean
or, and on conviction be dealt with in nc
COZ dance with existing laws, relative to dis
missrl from Office of such officer or officers
aud in addition to which they shall be sub
ject a fine of not less than 500 or more
than $1,000. That when the oath is taken
before the collector no charge shall be made
for the same. Any false swearing as to the
gross receipts of any person or persons OF
corporations through their president or pro
per officer or agent applying fo- license shall
constitute the crime of perjury to be punished
as directed by existing criminal laws OF the
State.
collector hereby required to keep a license
register in which he shall enter the names OF
every person, association OF persons, bust
ness firms or corporations with the trade
profession, vocation, calling or business pur-
sued, 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 rs. Be it enacted, that the tax
collector or ex-officio tax-colector violating
any of the provisions of this act or who shall
SONS business firms and corporation at 4 less
graduation than the law contemplates or
who shall issue to any said persons associa
ton of persons. business firms or corpora
ton a license for a less sum than that cores
ponding to their graduation shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor in office, and shall
on conviction, before competent authority
be summarily dismissed therefrom.
Section 26. Be it enacted that on the
Ist day of February of each year the tax
taX-COlleCtOT
deliver to the attorney appointed by the
State, for the purpose complete list o,
all delinquent license-payers together with
their location and kind of business, and the
attorney shall Immediately proceed to collec,
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
or ex-officio collector of taxes, 1t shall be the
duty of said attorney to render n written
report giving the reasons for non collection
to the collector whose duty it shall be tC
report same to the Council.
Section Fl. Be it enacted, that i'll addi-
nance, all unpaid license shall bear interest
at the rate of two per cent per month from
the first day of February and the payment
thereon shall be secured by first mortgage in
favor of the corporation on the property,
movable or immovable, of the delinquent
owing the license and the tax-collector shall
collect said interest provided by existing
law and provisions of this ordinance.
Section 20: Be 1t enacted that person,
firm company, having more than one
place of business shall pay separate license
for each place of business.
Section 20. Be it enacted that all laws on
parts of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Section so. Be it enacted that, the licenses
issued in pursuance of this ordinace, shall be
for the calendar year beginning Jan 1, 1900
and ending Dec. 81, 1900.
Section 81. Be it enacted that this ordi-
nance take effect from and after its adoption
by the Jury.
The following accounts were laid over:
E. Mcdaniel, inspection of small-pox$ 90 &C
d. A. Cochrane - ., >, IL &C
DIR. ]. P. France, att'd 81 cases of
sn1all-pox AK &C