The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-12-27

,g made as ordered by the court.
es Section "a. Be it further enacted, til
Or If any business shall be conducted witho
:, license in case herein provided. the t.
% collector shall through the attorney a
$ pointed by the State for such purpose, {
&c motion in the proper courts as provided
the Constitution and which shall he witbo
g deposit or advance costs. take a rule on II
J., party Or parties, doing such business to sho
E cause on the fifth day, exclusive of holiday.
after the service thereof, why said party c
parties should not pay the amoant of licens
$ claimed and penalties or be ordered 10 ceas
from further pursuit of said business, unit
after having obtained license; and in case
said rule is made absolute the order therein
shall he considered a judgment in favor of thu
parish for the amount decreed to be due
by defendant for license. and penalty anc
costs. heretofore and hereinafter provided
for, and shall be executed in the same man.
ner as other judgments. Provided that in
addition to the commission allowed the
attorney, penalty of IS per cent the
! amount sued on is hereby fixed and pro-
| vided which penalty shall be turned into
| the general fund of the parish.
1t IS hereby exps eSsly provided that each
person. association of persons, business firms
or corporation. required to take out a IL
cense under this ordinance shall be required
to post the same in conspicuous place in
his or their place of business under a penalty
of not less than $40 nor more than 500 re-
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 IS. Be it further enacted that
the only legal evidence that license has
been paid shall be the appropriate form of IL |
cense adopted by the Jury and 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 receipt in lieu of the
appropriate form to any person. association
OF persons or business corporations; provided |
that nothing herein contained shall be CON
Strued as to exclude oral evidence of lost or
destroyed licenses.
Section 26. Be it further enacted that
the tax-colec,or shall prepare and keep a
book in which he shall record or 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
ng or business under this act
Section Fl. Be it further enacted that
he tax-collector is hereby empowered and
equired to administer oath to any person,
president proper officer or agent of
my association of persons, business
lrms or corporations applying for
cense under this act, and any tax-col-
ector ex-oficio tax collector who shall
ign any jurat or certify to the correctness
f any oath without administering the oath
1 person to the applicant shall be deemed
utility Of n,isdemeanor, and on conviction
e dealt with IN accordance with existing
Tvs, relative to dismissal! from Office of
,ch officer Or officers, AMI in addition to
hch they shall be subject to fine of not
SIS than 500 or more than $1,000. That
hen the oath is taken before the collector
, charge shall be made for the same. Any
lse swearing as to the gross receipts of
~ person or persons Or corporations
rough their president Or proper officer or
gent applying for license shall constitute
e crime Of perjury, to DE punished as
rected by existing criminal laws Of the
ate.
Section IS Be it enacted that the tax
llector is hereby required to keep a license
gister in which he shall enter the names
every person, association of persons, bust
IS firms or corporations with the trade,
ofession, vocation, calling business pur-
ed, the class and graduation of the same :,
e amount of the license thereon, and the
tie of the collection or payment thereof
lie collector shall before the end of the q
ar submit to the Jury a full and com ~
tie transcript of said register IL
Section 20. BE it enacted that the tax
Hector or e>- oftico tax collector violating
y of the provisions of this act Or VIII, shall
fully rate any persons, association of per-
L., business firms and corporation at a i
S graduation than the law contemplates or
% shall issue 20 any said persons, assocla-
II of PERSONS business firms corporation -
cense for less than that cores
ldng to their graduation shall be deemed
lily of a misde meauor in office, and shall
conviction, before a competent authority
dismissed therefrom.
Section 80. BE it enacted that on the Ist
of February of each year the tax collec-
or x-ofhcio tas-collector shall deliver
he attorney appointed by the State for
purpose a complete list of all delinquent
nse payers together with their location
kind of business, and the attorney shall
proceed to collect same IN ac-
lance with this act. and if not collected
hin thirty days from the date of delivery -