The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-12-14


the Constitution and which shall be withou
deposit or advance costs, take rule on tht
party Or parties, doing such business to SHOW
| cause ON the fifth day, exclusive of holidays
after the service thereof. why said party o
| parties should not pay the amount of license
| claimed and penalties or he ordered to cease
| from further pursuit of said business, until
| after having Obtained a license: and in case,
| said rule rs made absolute the order therein
shall be considered judgment in favor OF
the parish for the amount decreed to be due,
, n. dIfendant for license, and penalty and
cOstX, heretofore and hereinafter provided
for, and shall he executed IN the same man
ner other judgments. Provided that in
addition to the commission allowed the
attorney, penalty of IS per cent on the
amount sued on is hereby fixed and pro-
vded, which penalty shall he turned into
the general fund of the parish.
1t is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business firms
or corporations, required to take out Ii
ccnse under this ordinance shall be required
to post the same IN conspicuous place in
his their place of business under a penalty
of not less than SO nor more than SIoo re-
Coverable by the collector before any court
of competent jurisdiction aud it shall be the
duty of the tax collector, to visit in person
by deputies the several places of business
herein mentioned and ascertain that the pro-
visions of this section are strictly carried
out.
Section 2e. Be it further enacted that
the only legal evidence that a license has
been paid shall be the appropriate form of
license adopted by the Jury and no receipts
issued by the tax collector in place of the
license itself shall be valid and this clause
shall be construed to prevent the tax col
lector from issuing Il receipt in lieu of the
appropriate form to any person association
of persons or business corporation; provided
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as to exclude oral evidence of lost or
destroyed licenses.
the tax-colIector shall prepare and keep
book in which he shall record file the
statements made under oath of all persons,
associations of persons, business firms Or
corporations. who may apply for license to
pursue any trade, profession, vocation, call
ing or business under this act.
Section "a. Be 1t further enacted that
the taX-ccllector is hereby empowered and
required to administer oath to any person.
president or proper officer agent of any
associations persons, business firms or
applying for license under this
act, and any taX-colector eX-offico tax
collector who shall sign any jurat or certify
to the correctness of any oath without ad-
the oath in person to the appli-
cant shall be deemed guilty of n misdemean
or, and on conviction be dealt with in &C
cordance with existing laws, relative to dis
miSSal from Office of such officer Or officers,
and in addition to which they shall be sub
ject to 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 persons or
through their president Or pro-
per officer or agent applying for license shall
the CRIME of Prejury, to be pun
ished as directed by existing criminal laws
of the State.
Section IS. Be it enacted that the tax
collector is hereby required to keep license
register in which ne 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
year submit to the jury a full and complete
of said register.
Section 90. Be it enacted that the tax
exofficio tax-colIector violating
any of the provisions of this act who shall
wilfully rate any persons, association of per-
sons, business firms and corporation at a
less graduation than the law contemplates or
who shall issue to any said persons, associa-
ton of persons. business firms or corporation
a license for a less sum than that cores
pondinS to their grad uation shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor in Office. and shall
on conviction, before a competent authority
be summarily dismissed th-refrom.
Section Fl. Be it enacted that on the Ist
day of February Of each year the tax cOllec-
tor, or ex-officio, tax-collector shall deliver
to the attorney appointed by the State for
the purpose a complete list of all delin-
quent license-payers together with their
location and kind of business, and the at
torncy 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 tax-collector of taxes it
shall be the duty of said attorney to render
Il written report giving the reasons for non
the collector whose duty it
shall be to report same TO the Jury.
Section IS. Be it enacted, that in addi-
ton TO the penalties provided in this ordi-
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 parish on the property, NOV
able immovable, of the delinquent owing
the licenseand the taN-collectcr shall collect
said in terest provided by existing law
and provisions of this ordinance.
Section 60. Be it enacted that person,
firm or company, having more than one
place of business shall pay separate license
fer each place of business.
Section 80. Be it enacted that all laws
or parts of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Section 81. Be it enacted that the H.
censes issued in pursuance of this ordinance
shall be for the calender year beginning
Tan. 1, 1909, and ending Dec. 81, 1902.
Section 81. Be it enacted that this ordi-
nance take effect from and after its adop
ton by the Jury.
The treasurer submitted the following
reports:
To the President and Members of Police
Jury, parish of Lafayette, La.-tollowing is
a statement of receipts and disbursements