The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-20

/ sidered a judgment in favor of the parish for
| the amount decreed to be due by the defendant
Tor license and penalty and costs heretofore and
hereinafter provided for, and shall be executed
| IN the same manner as other judgments, and
every violation of the order of the court shaI
be considered contempt thereof and be
punished according to law.
Lit is hereby expressly provided that each per-
son, association of persons, business firm or
corporation. required to take out license nm
der this ordinance, shall be required TO post the
same IN conspicuous place in his or their
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 ba
the duty of the tax collector to visit in person
or BY deputies the several places Of business
slons OF this section are strictly carried out.
Section l0.-Be il further ordained. etc. That
It the tax collector shall, through Incompetence
negligence or fault on his part, fail to enforce
the procuring and reebifying of licenses by per
sons required by law to have them. he shalt 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 ia
8ehe manner provided By existing laws, and
shall be allowed five per cent commission ON
all licenses collected and paid into the parish
trea Sury.
Section 12--That all ordinances or narts
thereof in conflict herewith and all other or.
dlnances on the same subject matEer are here.
by repealed.
The ordinance was then adopted as whole BY
The following ordinance offered by Mr.
AIm1tage. seconded, by Mr.. Bergeron, waa
adopted unanimously;
Section 1.-Be it ordained by the police inry
of the parish of Ascension That every whole.
sale dealer IN pistols or pistol cartridges.
rifles or rifle cartridges, blank pistols and blank
pistol cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
as follows: e
First elass-When gross sales are sio,ao.or
more, the license shall be $50. e
ec e a cassmMhan gToas sales are les than
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed sswfoIe.
sale dealer, unless he or they sell to dealers for
resale.
Section 2.-Be it ordained. etc. That every
retail dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges
rifles or rifle cartridges, blank pistols or blank
pistol ca cartridges, in this parish shall pay an
as follows =. s go
First class-When gross sales are $1,000 or
more, the license shall be 500.
Second ciass-When gross sales are 1aas fbo,,
5000 SOU and more than $780, the license shall be
g Third b class When gross sales are less than
SZ3Bo, the license shall be Sf00,
! Said licenses shall be collected by the tar
collector OF the state IN the same manner and
D the same time as arc collected Other
license taxes.
BE it further ordained, etc., That whatsoever
shall sell at Wholesale or retail, pistols. pistol
ssartrldges, rifles or rifle cartridges without
1fs6 obtaining the license herein provided for
Or without first obtaining the license which y
nay be imposed by this ordinance for the sale
II pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles, riffs car
.r ridges plaSk pistols and blank pistol car.
ridges, shall be guilty OF misdemaanor, and
ipon conViction, shall be fined not less than
lfty dollars, or imprisoned for not more than
axty days, or both, at the discretion of the
The jury adjourned.
true copy: 4. PROSPER LANDRY
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