The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-01

FlTTn IIHSS, " HFn SdIU EIUSS dIIItuT FtNT TT"
are three thousand dollars or more, and tess
tllan four thousand dollars, the license shall
be twenty lS20l dollars.
CENTS are two Thousand dollars or more. ana
less than three Thousand dollars, The license
shall be fifteen ls15J dollars.
seventh Glass. Mhe, said gross annual re
ceip;s are one thousand dollars or more, anu
less than TWO thousand dollars, tile sllccilSc
| shall be twelve LSl2l dollars:
Eighth Class. When said annual gross re-
CENTS are seven hundred and nifty dollars or
! more, aud less than one Thousand dol ats, tle
license shall be five 1851 dollars;
That every Individual or lndivldurls carry
inr on file business or profession Of physician.
, atrornpy at law, editor, dentist, ocu,lst, pho
tngrapller, jeWtler, and all other business not
| herein provided for shall he graded the same
as in the second set OF clasS.'s set 1ortil IN this
| section, hut the license shall he one-lldlt OF
those established by this section, ana pfeFihen
no license shall be Issued for less than nVe lso!
dollars.
VENDORS OF STOVES, LIGHTNING RODS
CLOCKS.
Section 16. Be it further ordained, etc
That all travelling vendors OF stoves, lightning
rods, and clocks. shall pay a license. ANNUALLY
of one hundred ls1O0l dollars, whether traVel-
ing as peddlers or not.
That for every trading stamp company. ana
all other dealers Of every kind WHATSOEVER,
issuing stamps to merchants or dealers,
Where the gross annual receipts arc more tnah
i've thousand or less than nve thonsahd 90,
lars, the license shall be five hundred t$5oOl
dollars. Where the gross annual receipts are
| less than five ,hourand dollars the license sha l
be two hundred and fifty l$25u] dollars.
Section II. Be it further ordained, etc, mat
when any TWO or more kinds OF business
are combined except as herein expressly pro
vided for there shall he a separate LICENSE re-
uuired for each kind of business.
Where any firm, company or association,
shall lease. operate, manage or control the
business franchise or property OF other c"rpnr-
atious, association or firm, they shall pay d
separate license Tor each busilees.
section IL. Be 1t further Oldalucd, etc., that
the annual receipts, capital, sales anu pre-
mluuls in this ordinance, referred to AS a Dasls
vi llc.use, are those for the year for which the
license Is granted; the standard tor their esti-
NATION shall be prlula facle OF the precedihs
year of the buslLess has been conducted PIE
viuusly by the Is tine party or parties TO WHOM
they claim tu be successors. Ii the firm Or COM
Daiiy be new, the amount VI gross sales tor the
Irst two months shall be considered the basis.
and SIX times that amount shall he estimated
as the annual receipts OF such business; pro-
vided, that any PERSON commencing bnslnesS
after the first Of July, pedulers excepted, shall
pay uIe-hals Ut the above rates.
Section 10. BE it further ordained, etc, that
the business of the previous Sears, as also the
actual condition and results Ut business OF the
current year, Tor new firms, associations or
corporations, for the purpose Of calculating Ii.
cences, shall he ascertained by the tax cOliec-
tor in the sworn statement Ut the person or
| persons in interest, hls Or their duly author
l tG6U AkGuG " OllCGIS 90 q tuC q WI
| lector in the sworn statement uf the person Or
| persona in interest, his Or their duly author
! lied agent or officer, made before the tax col
leetor or his deputy; psor'a leo, tn MAJ II me tsn
statement, he shall traverse the same by a rule
| taken in the proper COURT, which rule shall be
tried summary whether answer be made
theret, or not. Gu the trial Ut said rule, the
books and written cntries and memoranda OF
| said persons or person, hrrns. companies, cor.
pOrations or parties shall be brought into
l --,,-x r. 7n... NNtrs fnpk 3RA prxio mud oar.h
| experts as he may employ Or the court may
appoint; provided that this inspection shall
not be construed Is emitting the defendant to
| introduce in evidence said books and docu.
ments any more than he would have been with.
out Inspection; provided, also. tnst the license
shall issue LII accordance with the said sw0rn
statement, notwithstanding tue prospect or
tendency OF the rule, and the final ratification
shall be made as ordered by the court.
Section 20. Be it further ordalLed. etc. tina,
if any business shall se conducted withou,
officer whose duty it Is 10 issue the
license. shall, through the City Attorney,
ON motion IN the proper. court, az
provided by the State laws, and which shall
be without deposit or advance cost, take q rule
on the party or parties doing such business
to show cause on the ffth day, exclusive OF
holidays, after service thereof, which may he
tried out Of term times and in chambers and
shall always he tiled by preference, why said
party or parties should not pay the amount O1
the license claimed and penalties. and be or
4 OtS - SS0oo " vi 0lN
business until after having obtained 1. license;
aud in case said rule is made absolute. the
order thereon rendered shall be considered q
Judgment in favor of this city. for the amount
deereed TO have been due by tho defendant fOI
the license and penalty and costs heretofore
and hereinafter provided for, and shall he exc
and every viOlati0mo Of the order Of the court
shall be considered AS a contempt thereof; and
punishable according to law.
1t is, hereby expressly provided that each
parsnn aSSQnlafIun nf npsSUuUs business firits
or corporation required to take out o license
under this ordinance, shall he required to pus,
the same in a conspicuous place Ia his or theil
place OF business, under u penalty of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars
recoverable by the tax collector before any
court OF competent jarisdietien; and it shall b.
Il Z duty of the city tax collector to visit in
person, or by deputies, the several places vi
business herein mentioned, and ascertain tina
the provisions OF this section are strictly car
ried out.
Section 81. Be 1t further ordained, etc, Tha
the only Legal evidence that d license has heel
paid shall be the appropriate form OF licens.
issued by tile city tax collector, duly attestet
by the clerk, and no receipt issued by the tn,
collector i'll place Ut q license itself shall b.
valid, and this clause shall be construed to pre-
Vent the tax collector from issuing a receipt il
lieu Of the appropriate form of license, to an,
person, association OF persons, or business cor
porations; provided that nothing herein col
tanned shall be construed to exclude oral, evi
i dence.Of lost or destroyed licenses. ,g
section "a. BE it further ordained, etc, Tha
the city tax collector siai prepare and keep
book III which he shall record or file the state
ments made under oath Of ali persona, associa
tlOn 1t persona. business ffrtns or corporation
who may apply for license to pursue any trade
profession, vocation, calling or business ande
!, this ordinance.
section Is. Be 1t further ordained, etc
that the tax collector Of this city Ii hereb
empowered and required to administer oa1i
to any person, president or proper officer, y
agent OF any association OF persons. bushes
firms or corporations, applying for license III
der this ordinances; and the tax c0llecto
aforesaid or any notary Public or other I'd
GER Of the city empowered TO adIniniste
oaths, who shall sign any juras or certify I
the correctness of any oath without admir-
istering the oath in person to the applicant
shall be deemed guilty Of q misdeineano
and Oh conviction be dealt with 10 accordanc
) with existing laws, relative to the disI1issai q
such several officers, and in addition to vhio
they shall be subject to fine Of NOT less tina
fifty Tes0l dollars. nor moro thau one h1ndfc
fsl00l. That when:the oath 10 taken befor
the collector no charge shall hs made Ia
II sane. Any false swearing A To the gf0as I.
l eaipts Of any persOn or persona, or cOrpors
lions. through their president or proper OF