The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-14


Firstc lass. On each pool room or turf
exchange doing business exceeding
| twentr thousand ($2o,ooo> dollars per
ann,un. an annual license of awo thouS-
| and FIVE hundred ~t$2. 5oo) dollars
Second class ON each pool room or
turf exchange doing a business OF
twenty thousand ($2o,ooos dollats or
est ,wr aanum 40 annual license 81 Two
thousand $4,000 dollars.
See 60 Paragraph =. BE IL fusther
enacted, etc That evess wholesale deal.
| er in pistols and rifles IN this city shall
nav aalicense FAX % .eA ($Io) dollars,
and every wholesale dealer ~ elstov or
rifle cartridges in this sisv shall Gay .
license tax of Nvs $50 .lolsars.
Par. 2. Be it surthcs enacted. ecs
That every rstaiS dealer on pissoss ~ ttls
CITY shall pay license Tax 81 one hun.
dred (SIoo) dollars. aNS every eetaN
dealer in pistol or rifle Cartridges n this
city shall pas license sax 81 fifty $500
dollars
Par. =. Ne . surthes enacscd; ac.
Shat whatsoever shall sell, ~ ~hosesaR
or retail. pistols. oa pistol or rifle car
tridpes without having Hrss sbalNed de
license herein provided. shall be quilts
of e1isdemeanoe and upon Sonelctlon
shall be fne1 not Tess chan Afty WOO
dollars or imprisonment noe Moes sliaa
ten 90, DAYS 80 both az che sliscrets<sa
Of che court. Provided that N0 Sar-
tridges of 22-calber or less shall W con
sidereA a rife % pistol Cartridge wsh's
the purport and sntent of tins section.
Sec. 20 BE it surttcr enacted. etc.
That each and every benevolent "f era
,ernaf society or ASSOCIATION Wh,Ch Nlay'
through solicitors ~ agents, sollch
membership therein srom house to
house. and who pay compensation 70
such solicitors or agents sor their serv-
ices. shall pay license on oh" SAID b'tss-
ness. as follows. so-wlt:
'Frst Class When che gross annual
receipts or collections from me mem,
bers of such society OF ASSOCIATION shall
amount to fifty thousand dollars or more
the license shall be three hundresl and
seventv-fve t$375) collars
Second Class When the said gross
annual receipts or collections from the
members of such society or ASSOCIATION
amount to forty thousand dollars and
less than fifty thousand dollars she IL
cense shall be shree hundred $4,000
dollars.
Third Glass. When ,he said gross
annual receipts or collections from the
members of such societ'- or ASSOCIATION
shall amount to thirty thousand dollars.
and less than forty thousand dollars,
the license shall be tw" hundred and
twenty-five (S225) dollars.
Fourth Class. When the said gross
ANIMAL receiDts or collections from the
members of such society or ASSOCIATION
shall amount to twenty thousand dol
rars or less. the license shall be one
hundred and fifty ($I5o) dollars.
Sec Fl. Be it further enacted. etc.
That when any two or more kinds OF
business are combined. except as herein
expressly provided for. there shall be
separate license required for each kind
of business. When any firm, company or
association shalt lease. operate, manage
Tor control the business franchise or
property of other corporations. assoeta-
tons or firms, they shall pay separate
license for each business.
Sec. 22 Be it further enacted. etc.
That the annual receipts, capital. sales
and premium in this act, referred to as
a basis of license. are those for the year
for which the license is granted. the
standard for their estimation shall De
prir1a facie of the preceding year II the
business has been conducted previously
by the same party or parties 10 Wnom
thew claim to be successors. 1t the trm
or company be new the amount or gross
sales for the first two months shall be
considered the basis. and six times that
amount shall be estimated as the annual
REGENTS of such business; provided that
anv person commencing business after
the first of Tuly. peddiers excepted. shall
pav one-half of the above rates.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted, esc.
| That the business of the previous years.
as also the actual condition and results
| of business of the current year, tor new
| firms. associations or corporations. for
the purpose of calculating licenses. shall
be asce-tained by the city controller IN
the sworn statement of the person or
persons in interest. his or ea1eir duly att
thorized agent or officer, made before
the controller or his deputy: crowded,
that if the city controller be cot salts
| fed with the said sworn statement, The
/ shall traverse the same by suie taken
in proper court; rule shall be cried sum
r1ariiy, whether an answer thereto be
filed or not On the 8rial Of said rule
| the books and written entries and meIn-
oranda of said person or persons. hrn1s
companies. corporations or parties. shall
be brought into court and subject to the
INSPECTION and examination of the court
| the officer who took the rule. and such
Iexperts as he may employ OF the court
may appoint; provided. that this inspec,
ton shall not be construed as emitting
the defendant to introduce i'll evidence
said books and documents any more
than he would have been without sucf
| inspection: provided also. that the Ii
| cense shall issue in accordance with thu
| said sworn statement. notwithstanding
| the prospect or pendenev of the rule. ant
the final ratification shall be made as or
dered by the court.
i BE it further ordained, shat the cit!
controller shall proceed in the entoree
ment of these licenses and collection