The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-12-09


firm or company be new the amour
Of gross sales for the first two month
shall he considered the bases, and ST,
times that amount shall be such husl
ness; provided that any estimated
business as the annual receipts OF
person commencing Lnsiness after th'
first OF July shall pay one half OF thu
above rate.
Section IL. BE it further ordained
etc. that the business of the previous
! wear rs also the condition and results
of business of the currcnt year for new
firm, associations or corporations, fo1
the purpose Of calculating licenses,
shall he asccrtaiued by the Collector
or persons in interest, his or :heir duly
authorized agent or officer made be-
fore the Collector crowded that if the
Collector be not satisfied with the
sworn statement, he shall traverse
the same rule taken in the proper
Court as provided in the Constitution,
which rule Shall be tried summarially
whether IN, answer TIL roto he filed or
not. ON the trial ct said rule the
books or written entries and memoran
da oil SAID person or persons, firm,
company, corporation, or parties shall
be brought into Court and subj ected to
the inspection and examination of the
Court, the officer who took the rule
and such experts as he may employ or
that the Court may appoint; provided
that this inspection shall not be con-
strued or 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
notwithstanding the pros
pect of penuency Of the rule and the
final rectifcation shall be made as
ordeied by the Court.
Section Is. BE it further ordained,
etc, that if any business shall be con
Quoted without license in cases here
in provided. the officer whose duty it
is to issue licenses shall through the
City Attorney, on motion in the prop
er Court, as provided in the Constitu-
ton take a rule on the party or par
lies doing such business to show cause
On the fifth day exclusive Of holidays,
after the service thereof, which may
De tried out Of term time in Chambers, |
shall ALWAYS be tried by preference
Why said party or parties should not |
Day the amount OF license claimed |
md penalties or be ordered to cease |
rom further pursuit of said business
Until after having obtained license.
md in case sai ID rule is made absolute |
he order therein rendered shall be
considered iudgdement in favor of
he City for the amount decreed to be
lue by the de PENDANT and penalties in
,os,s heretofore and hereafter provid-
ID for, and shall be executed in the
ame manner as other judgments. and
every violation of the order of court |
hail be construed as a contempt there
If aud punished according 10 law.
1t is hereby expressly provided that
Zach person, association of persons,
business. firm. or corporation, required
% take out license under this ordi.
rance shall be required to post the
'ame in CONSPICUOUS place in his or
heir place Of business under penalty
If not more than ten dollars to be
imposed by the City Judge, and in
iefault Of payment OF the fine to i'm
)risonment in the City Jail tor term
lot to exec I'd ten days, and every day
hat party shall fail TO post said
icense shall be cousid red a separate
'fience aud shall be punishable accord
ngIy, and 1t is hereby made the duty
If the police officers to inspect all
places Of business and make afidayits
lgaipst persons violating this ordi-
nance, and 1t is made the duty Of the
police TO report to the Mayor of the
lily all persons conducting businesses
With put a license.
And on all suits brought in pursu-
lnce of this ordinance the City Attor.
ley shall claim in addition to all
,osts and penalties. ten per cent upon
he aggregate Of the licenses and pen
llties. as attorneys fees for the benefit
II tho City Of New IBERIA.
Section 10. Be it further ordained
'tc,. that the only legal evidence that
he license has been paid be the appro
'riate form of license issued 10y the
lily Tax Collector, and no receipts
ssued in place OF the license itself
hall be valid provided that nothing
lerein contained shall be 50 construed
IS to exclude ocal evidence of lost or
destroyed licenses,
Section 20. Be it further ordained
'tc.. that all.unpaid licenses shall
'ear interest at the rate of two per
'ent per month from the first dsy of
March and the pas ment thereof shall
'e secured by first lien and privilege.
n favor of the City upon the property
Movable or immoyable of the delin.
Iuent owing the license. and the CITY
Collector shall collect said license
md interest in the manner provided