The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
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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 a rule on the party or parties doing such
/ business, to show cause, on the fifth day, ex-
i 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 pur-
suit OF said business until after having obtain
1 ed license; and in case such rule is made abb
/ solute, the order thereon granted shall be con-
/ sidefed 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 eXecnted
in the same manner other judgments, and
| every violation Of the order of the court shall
| be considered as a contempt thereof, and be
t 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 un-
der this ordinance, shall be required topost the
same in a conspicuous place in his or their
place OF business, under a 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 mentone and ascertain that the proyi-
sions of this section are strictly carried out.
Section 7.-Ba 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 paish treasurer, and no receipt is
sued by a tax collector in place OF the license
itself shall be valid; and this clause shall he
construed to prevent the tax collector from is
suing receipt in lieu of the appropriate form
to any person, association of persons, business
firm or corporation.
Section 8.-Be it further ordained etc. That
the lax collector shall prepare and keep a book
IN which he shall record or file these Statements
made under oath of all persons, 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. - s-oA 't1is
Section BE it further ordained, etc, That
me me TAX collector is hereby required TO keep
Incense register, in which ne shall enter the
names OF all persons. association of PERSONS
business firms or corporations with the trade
profession, vocation. calling or business pnr-
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
shaH make out and forward TO the parish treas.
nref fuH and complete transcript of the said
license register, certified copy OF which trar.
script the treasurer shalIiay before the police |
Jury at ITS regular session of each year, and
hie the same ia hin Office for failure use.