The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-12
POLICE JURY.
Confined from page 81

Provided ,hn, any person, commencing bust
ness after the first of July, shall pay one
half of the above rates.
Section TO- BE it 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
or 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 or their duly |
authorized agent, officer made before the
tax collector or his deputy; provided that
if the 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, anrA memoranda of said persons or
persons, firms, com panies, corporations or
parties, shall be brought into cow, and
subjected to the inspection and examination
of the court, the officer who took the rule,
and such experts he may employ or the
court may appoint, provided that this inspec
ton 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 sworn statement, not
wthstanding the prospect or tendency of
the rule, and the final ratification shall be
made ordered by the court.
Section FL. Be it further enacted, that
if any business shall be conducted without
a license in case herein provided, the tax
COLLECTOR Snall through inc attorney APP
pointed by the State for such purpose, on
motion in the proper courts provided in
ME Constitution and which shall be without
deposit or advance costs, take a rule on the
party 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 or 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 therein
shall be considered a judgment in favor of
the parish for the amount decreed to
be due, by defendant for license. and penal
ty and costs, heretofore and hereinafter pro-
videti for, and shall be executed in the same
manner as other Judgments. Provided that
in addition the commission allowed the
amount sued is hereby fixed and pro-
vided, which penalty shall be 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
cense 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 more than 500
coverable by the collector before any court
of competent 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 pro-
visions of this section are strictly carried
out.
Section 20. Be it further enacted that
the only legal evidence that license has
been paid shall be the appropriate form of
license adopted by the Jury and no re-,
ceipts issued by the taN-collectof in place 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 business corporation; provided
that nothing herein contained shall be con
strued az to exclude oral evidence of lost or
destroyed licenses.
Section IS. Be it further enacted that
the tax-coilector shall prepare and keep Il
book in which he shall record file the
associations of persons, business firms or
corporations, who may apply tor license to
pursue any trade, profession, vocation, calling
or business under this act.
Section "a. Be it further enacted that
the tax-collector is hereby empowered and
required to administer oath to any person,
president proper officer or agent of any
| associations persons, business firms or
corporations apply ing for license under this
act, and any tax-collector ex-oificio
collector who shall sign any jurat certify
to the correctness of any oath without adj
minstering the oath in person to the appli-
cant shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or, and on convection be dealt with in ac-
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 charge shall be made
| for the same. Any false swearing 10 the
gross receipts of any person or persons or
| corporations through their president pro-
per officer or agent applying for license shall
! 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
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