The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-20
ridges and ferries, master builders, stevedort

| bridges and ferries, master builders, stevedores
bill posters, and hackers, contractors and me
\ chanlcS who employ assistance, the license
shall be graduated into three classes as follows
First cIass-When the gross annual receipts
are 5000 or more, the license shall be $40.
| Second class-When said receipts are $1,000
! or more and less than $aooos the Incense shall
| be S1o.
Third class-When said receipts are less thar
| $2ooo the license shall be s$5.
That every individual or individuals carrying
on the business or profession of attorney at law,
! physician, editor, dentist. oculist, photo.
grapber, jeWeler, and all other business not
| herein provided for, shall be graded the same
as above set forth, but the licenses shall be one
half of those Established by this section; pro.
yided, no license shall be issued hereunder for
less than $500.
That all travelling vendors Of stoves. lightning
rods and clocks, shall pay license annually Of
I $Ioo.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section Be ii further orda med. etc, That
combined, except as herein znTessa provided
for, there shall be separate Meenss required
for each kind of business
Section 4-That the annual receipts, ca pital L,
sales and premiums in this ordinance referred
to as basis of license, are chose for the year
for which the license is grated the standard
for their estimation shall be prima facie those
of the preceding year, if the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties or by
parties to whom they claim to be successors.
Ii the firm or company be new, the amount of
gross sales for the first two months shall be
considered the basis, and six times that amount
shall be,estima As thesannual receipts of such
ing business after the first day of July. ped.
dlers and retail liquor dealers excepted, shall
pay one.half Of the above rates. =
Section 81 ha t the business of TIE previous
year, as also the active Condition and results of
business uf the current year for new firms as
soeiations or corporations, for the purpose of
calculating licenses, shall be ascertained on the
sworn statement Of. the person or persons in
interest, his or their duly authorized agents Or
officer, made befofa tie tax collector or his
deputy; provided that If the tax collector be
shall traverse same by a rule taken in the
proper court. which rule shall be tried sum-
marily. whether an answer be thereto filed or
not On the trial OF said rule the books and
written entries and memoranda of said person
or persons, firms, companies, corporations, or
parties shall be brought into court and SUBJ
jected to the inspection and examination of the
court, the officer who took the rule and such ex-
perts as he may employ OF the court may ap-
point; provided that this INSPECTION shall not
be construed as emitting the defendant to in
trodace 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 the sworn state
ment, Notwithstanding the prospect or pend
ency of the rule, and the final rectification
shall be made as ordered by the court.
Section 7.-Bn 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..ish treasurer, and receipt is
Su9u Oy Tax C0iiecLOE II pace Oh 6ne ilceuSG /
itself shall be valid; and this clause shall be |
construed to prevent the ia collector from is I
suing receipt in lieu of the appropriate form |
to any person. association of persons, business I
firm or corporation.
Section 8-Be it further ordained etc. That /
the tax collector shall prepare and keep book T
in which he shall record or file these sta tements
made under oath of all persons, associations of |
persons, business firms or corporations, who |
may apply for license to pursue any trade, pro. t
fession, vocation. calling or business under this I
ordinance
the tax collector is hereby required to keep q /
license register, in which he shall enter the |
names OF all persons. association of persons +
business firms or corporations with the trade,
vocation. calling or business pur-
sued. the class and graduation of the same the
collection or payments thereof. Prior TO the
annual meeting of the police jury said collector
shall make ont and forwa rd to the parish treas
aTer full and complete transcript of the said
license register, certified copy of which trar-
script the treasurer shall lay before the police
t1Fy. at lis regular session of each wear and I
lie the same in his office for future use
Section 6.-Be it further ordained etc That
I any business shall be conducted without
lcense IN cases herein provided, the officer |
whose duty 1t Is to issue licenses shall, through
ne attorney for the police jury on motion In the
axe a rule on the party Or parties doing such
BUSINESS TO show cause on the fifth day, ex-
iuslTe of holidays, after the service thereof,
which may be tried out of term time, and IN
HAMMERS, and shall always be tried by prefer.
nces why SAID party or parties should not pay
ne amount OF the license claimed and penal.
les or be ordered to cease from further pur.
mt OF said business until after having obtain
d license: andin case such rule is made alb
oluse, the order thereon granted shall be con-