The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29

perts as he may employ or the court may APP
point; provided, that this inspection shall not
be construed as 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 accoi dance with tho sworn state
ment, Notwithstanding the prospect or pend
ency of the rule, and the final rectiication
shall be made as ordered by the court
Section 6.-Be it further ordained, etc, That
If any business shall be conducted without a
license in cases herein provided, the officer
whose duty it is to issue licenses shall, through
the attorney for the police jury on motion in the
proper court as provided in the constitution,
take rule on the party or parties doing such
business, to 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
ence, why said party or parties should not pay
the amount OF the license claimed and penal
ties. or be ordered to cease from further puT-
suit of said business until after having obtain
ed a license and in case such rule is made abb
solute the order thereon granted shall be con-
sidered 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
IN the same manner as ether 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 per-
son, association OF persons, business firm or
corporation, required to take out license IN
der this ordinance, shall be required to post the
place Of business, under penalty of not less
than ten nor 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 mentione and ascertain that the proVi-
slons OF this section are strictly carried out.
Section 7.-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. ish treasurer, and no receipt is
in MIA nf hal
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 any person. association of persons, business
hfm or corporation.
Section 6.-Be it further ordained, etc., That
the tax collector shall prepare and keen book
in which he shall record or file these statements
made under oath of alIpersons, associations of
persons business firms or corporations, 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 a
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 OF business 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 said collector
shall make out and forward to the parish treas
urer full and complete transcript of the said
license register, certified copy of which tran
script the treasurer shall lay before the police
jury, at its regular session of each year. and
Tile the same in his Office for future use.
Section 10.-Be it further ordained ETC., That
IT the tax collector shall, through incompetency,
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 therefrOm.
Section 11.-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 in conflict herewith and all other or
dlnances on the same subject matter are here
by repealed.
The ordinance was then adopted as whole by
unanimous vote.
The following ordinance offered by Mr.,
ATmitage. seconded by Mr.. Bergeron, was
adopted unanimously:
Section I.--Be it ordained by the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, That every whole
sale dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges,
rifles or rife cartridges. blank pistols and blank
pistol cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
annual license tax on said business graduated
as follows.
First class-When gross sales are $4,000 or
more, the license shall be $50.
Second class-When gross sales are less than
$1,000. helicense shall be S25,
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed d whole
sale dealer. unless he they sell to dealers for
Section BE it ordained, ETC.. That every
retail dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges
rifles or rifle cartridges. blank pistols or blank
pistol cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
annual license tax on said business graduated
as followsi
First class-When gross sales are 5000 or
more the license shall be $500.
Second class-When gross sales are less than
$4,000 and more than $500, the license shall be
$3.50.
Third class-When gross sales are less than
$3.50, the license shall be $780,
Said licenses shall be collected by the tax
collector OF the state in the same manner and |
at the same time as are collected other
license taxes.
Be it further ordained, etc, That whosoever
SHAH sell at wholesale retail. pistols. pistol
cartridges, rifles or rifle cartridges without I
first obtaining the license herein provided for, /
or without first obtaining the license which
may be imposed by this ordnance for the sails
OF pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles rife car
tridges, blauk pistols and blank pistol car. /
tridges, shall be guilty Of misdemeaner and |
upon conviction, shall be fined not less than t
nifty dollars, or imprisoned for not more than I
sixty days, or both. at tile discretion of the |
court.
The jury adjourned.
A true copy: R. PROSPER LANDRY.
Clerk. I