The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-22


psrts al be may employ. or tts court may. ap.
point; provided, that this Inspection shall not
be construed emitting the defendant to in
troduce in evidence said books and documents
any more than he would have been without
such inspection provided, ALSO that the license
shall issue in aeeo dance with the sworn state
nlsnt, Notwithstanding the prospect or pond
ency of the rule, and the tnal rectifica ton
shall be made as ordered blythe court
? Section 6.-Be it further ordained etc, That
If any business shall be conducted without
license cases herein provided, the officer
whose duty it is to issue licenses shall through
the attorney for the police jury on motlan1n the
proper court as provided i'll the constitution,
take a rule on the party or parties doing such
business, 10 show cause, on the fifth day, ex-
elusive of holidays. after the service thereof,
which may be tried out of term time, and in
chambers, and shall always be tried by prefer
once, why said party parties should not pay
the amount of the license claimed aud penal
ties, or be ordered to cease from further pur-
suit of said business until after having obtain
ed a license and in case such rule is made alb
solute the order thereon granted shall be con-
sidered a Judgment IN favor of the parish for
the amount decreed to be due by the defendant
for license and penalty and costs heretofore and
hereinafter provided for, and shall be executed
III the same manner as other judgments. and
every VI oiatian of the order of the court shall
be considered as contempt thereof, and be
punished according to law.
1T is hereby expressly provided hat each per-
son, as oelatlon of persons, business firm or
CORPORATION. required to TIA Ike out a license
der this ordinance, shall be required to post the
same IN a conspicuous place III his their
place of business, under a penalty of not less
than ten n.r more than one hundred dollars
recoverable by the tax 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 ment ono and ascertain that the proyi-
sions of this section are strictly carried out.
Section BE it further ordained, etc., That
the only legal evidence that license has been
paid shall be the appropriate form of license is
sued BY the pa sia treasurer, and no receipt is
sued by a.tax COLLECTOR in place of the license
Itself shall be valid; and this clause shall be
construed to prevent the tax collector from is
suing receipt in lieu of the appropriate form
to auy person, association of persons, business
firm or corporal ton.
Section 9.-Be it further ordained, etc, That
the tax collector shall prepare and keep a book
in which he shall record or file these statements
made under oatn of all persons. associations of
persons business firms or CORPORA tions, who
may apply for license to pursue any trade. pro-
fessIon, vocation, calling or business under this
ordinance.
Section 9-Be it further ordained, etc, That
the tax collector is hereby required to keep
license register, in which he shall enter the
names OF all. persons, association of persons,
business firms or corporations with the trade,
profession, vocation. calling or b. siness pur-
sued. the class and graduation of the same, the
| amount of license thereon. and the date OF the
collection or payments thereof. Prior to the
annual meeting of the police jury sd i'd collector
shall make out and forward to the parish treas
nler full and complete transcript of the said
license register, certified copy of which traE-
script the treasurer shalt lay before the poll ,e
Jury, at its regular session of each year, and
Tile the same in his Office for future use.
Section f0.-Be it further ordained, ETC., That
II the tax collector shall through Incompetence
| negligence or fault on his part, fail to enforce
the procuring and rectifying of licenses by per-
sons required by law to have them, he shall be
| responsible on his bond for all damages to the
/ PARISH arising tberefrom.
| Section 1i.-Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
the tax collector shall collect said licenses in
the manner provided by existing laws, and
shall be allowed five per cent commission on
all licenses collected and paid into the parish
treasury.
Section 12.--That all ordinances or parts
thereof Ill conflict herewith and all other or
dinances on the same subject matter are here
| by repealed.
The ordinance was then adopted as whole by
a unanimous vote.
The following ordinance offered by Mr..
Armitage, seconded by Mr.. Bergeron, was
| adopted unanimously:
| Section 1.-Be it ordained by the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, That every whole
sale dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges.
rifles rifle cartridges, blank pistols and blank
| pistol cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
annual license tax on said business graduated
las follows:
First class-When gross sales are $4,000 or
| more, the license shall be $50.
i Second class-When gross sales are less than
| $4,000, the license shall be $25.
Provided no dealer shall be deemed d whole
sale dealer, unless be they sell to dealers for
resale.
| Section BE it ordained. etc, That every
retail dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges,
/ rifles rife cartridges, blank pistols or blank
pistol cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
annual license tax said business graduated
as follows.
First class-When gross sales are $1,000 OF
/ more, the license stall be $500.
| Second ciass-When gross sales are less than
5000 and more than $500, the license shall be
| $I5g
| Third class-When gross sales are less than
| $780, the license shall be 500.
| Said licenses shall be collected by the tax
collector of the state in the same manner and
at the same time as collected other
/ license taxes
Be it further ordained. etc. That whatsoever
shall sell at wholesale retail, pistols, pistol
cartridges, rifles or rifle cartridges without
first obtaining the license herein provided for,
or without first obtaining the license which
may be imposed BY this or finance for the sale
/ of pistols. pistol cartridges, rifles, rifle car.
| tridges, blank pistols and blank pistol car.
tridges, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be fined not less than
| fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not more than
| sixty days, or both. at the discretion of the
court.
The jury adjourned.
| A true copy: R.PRosPER LANDRY,