The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-11-09

out a license in cases herein provided, the
officer whose duty it is to issue licenses shall,
through the attorney for the town council on
motion in the proper court as provided in the
constitution take Il rule on the party or parties
doing such business. to show cause, on the
fifth day, exclusive of holidays, after the
service thereof which may be tried out of
term time and in chambers. and shall always
be tried by preference, why said party or
parties should not pay the amount of the
license claimed and penalties, or be ordered to
cease from further pursuit OF said business
until after having obtained license; and in
case such rule is made absolute, the order
thereon granted shall be considered iudg-
ment in favor of the town for the amount de-
creed to be due by the defendant for license
and penalty and costs heretofore and herein
after provided for, and shall be executed in the
same manner as other judgments, and every
violation of the order OF the court shall be
considered as contempt thereof, and be
punished according to law
1t is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business firm
or corporation required to take out q license
under this ordinance, shall be required 10 post
tue same IN a onSpicious place IN his or their
place OF business under i penalty OF not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars,
recoverable by the town collector before any
court OF competent jurisdictions, and IL snail
be the duty the town collector to visit IN
person or by deputies the several places OF
business herein mentioned and ascertain that
the provisions OF this section are strictly car
rled out.
That the only legal evidence that \ license has
been paid shall be the appropriate form OF
| license issued by the town treasurer, and no
| receipt issued by town collector IN place OF
the Incense itself shall be valid, and this clause
snail be construed to prevent the town coliec-
tor from issuing receipt IN lieu OF the appro-
pirate form 10 any person, association OF per
SONS, business nrm or corporation
/ Section g-Be il further ordained, etc.,
| That the tax collector shall prepare and keep
/ a book in which he shall record or HE these
| statements made under oath OF all persons, as
| sociations of persons, business firms cor
| porations, who may apply for license to pursue
| any trade, profession, vocation, calling or Du-
| siness under this ordinance
/ section l0-Be IL further ordained, etc..
That the town collector IS hereby required TO
Il keep license register, in which ne shall enter
/ The names OF all persons, association OF per-
| trade, profession, vocation, calling or business
pursued, the class and graduation or the same,
| the amount OF license thereon, and the date OF
| collection or payment thereof. Prior TO the
i annual meeting OF the town council said col
/ lector shall make out and forwarded to the
town full and complete transcript OF the said
license register, a certified copy OF which tran
script the clerk shall lay before the town
council, at its regular session of each year, and
/ fIe same in his office for future use.
| Section n.-Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That il the town collector SHALL through in
competency, negligence or fault on his part,
/ rail TO enforce the procuring and rectifying OF
licences by persons required by law 10 nave
| them, he shall be responsible ON his bond for
| damages 10 the town arising therefrom.
SeclIon l2.-Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That the town collector shall collect said
1 in hA m
| laws, and shall be allowed i've per cent. COM
| mission on all licenses collected and paid into
| the town treasury.
section Is-That all ordinances or parts
thereof in conflict herewith and all other or
| dInances on the same subject matter are here
| by repealed.
On motion of Nh. Leeper, Sec
onded by Mr.. Watts, the ordi-
nance was unanimously adopted
by the following vote: Yeas:
Abel, Cooper, Fletcher, Leeper,
Watts; yeas, no nays.
Mr.. Leeper introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, the navigation of Red
River is of vital Importance to
this section in the regulation of
freight rates and the Mississippi
River Commission, having in
charge the Improvement of the
Mississippi river and its tribu-
taries, will soon make a tour of
inspection of that great waterway,
therefore;
BE it resolved by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Winfield, in regular
session convened: That the May
or of the town of Winfield be
authorized and requested to ap-
point committee of three men,
bers of the council or citizens of
the town, to meet with a like
committee from other towns,
cities, parishes and commercial
bodies at the mouth of Red River
on or about the 9th of November
to urge upon the Mississippi
River Commission the Importance
of keeping open the the mouth of
Red River between the head of
the Atchafalaya river and the
Mississippi, and that the Mayor
be an additional delegate.
On motion to adopt the fol-
lowing members voted aye: Abel,
Cooper, Fletcher, Leeper and
Watts; five ayes and 20 nays.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Leeper WAS added to the