The Donaldsonville chief., 1907-12-21

date of the current year stamped thereon
and numbered from one upwards, one Of
which he shall issue fer each such licensed
vehicle. Amy person driving any such vehi.
cles without having frat paid the required
license, and to whese cart, dray, wagon
or other vehicle ID not attached license
plate Issued to him for the current year,
shall be fined not less than hve nor more
than ten dollars, or be imprisoned for a
period of six to twelve hours, one or both,
at the discretion of the mayor.
That each and every pawnbreker or
keeper of pawn office shall be required to
pay an annual license of $50.
That all travelling vendors of stoves.
lightning rods and clocks, or other mer-
c6andise, shall pay a license annually of
SI90.
PISTOLS, RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, rifles
or rifle cartridges, blank pistols and blank
pistol cartridges in this town shall pay an
annual license tax on said business gradu-
ated as follows:
First class-When gross sales are $780,
600 more, the license shall be $50.
Second class-When gross sales are less
| than $4,000, the license shall be S35.
Third class-When gross sales are un-
| der $4,000, the license shall be $25.
Provided no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer, unless ne or they sell to
dealers for resale.
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every retail dealer in pistols or pistol
cartridges rifles or rifle cartridges, blank
| pistols or blank pistol cartridges. In this
town, shall pay an annual license tax on
| said business graduated as follows
First elass-When gross sales are $4,000
or more, the license shall be $500.
| Second class-Nhen gross sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $2500, the
| license shall be $3.50.
Third class-When gross sales are less
| tnan S2500, the license shall be 800.
Said licenses shall be collected by the
| tax collector of the town of Donaldsonville
| in the same manner and at the same time
as are collected other license taxes,
Be it further ordained. etc, That whose
| ever shall sell at wholesale retail, pis-
tolls. pistol cartridges, rifles or rife car
tridges without first obtaining the license
herein provided for, or without first OBJ
| tanning the license which may be imposed
| by this ordinance Tor the sale of pistols,
pistol cartridges. rifles, rifle cartridges,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not
| more than sixty days, or both, at the dis
| cretion of the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
| Section 3.-Be 1t further ordained, ETC.,
That when any two or more kinds OF busi-
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
| pressly provided for, there shall be a sepa.
rate license required for each kind of bust,
| ness.
Section 4-That the annual receipts,
/ capital, sales and premiums in this ordi-
| nance referred to as a basis OF license, are
| those for the year for which the license Is
granted; the standard for their estimation
| shall be prima facie those of the preceding
1 year, If the business has been conducted
previously by the same parties or by par
| ties 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 estimated az
| the annual receipts of such business; pro-
vided, that any person commencing bdsi-
ness after the first day of July, peddlers
and retail liquor dealers excepted, shall
/ pay one-haf Of the above rates.
| Section 5.-That the business of the pre-
| vfous year, as also the active condition and
new firms, associations or corporations
for the purpose OF calculating licenses
shall be ascertained on the sworn state
ment of the person or persons In interest,
/ his or their duly authorized agents or
| officer, made before the town collector or
/ his deputy; provided, that IL the town col
| lector be not satisfied with said sworn
/ statement, he shall traverse same by g
shall be tried summarily, whether an an
! swer 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 subjected
| to the inspection and examination OF the
| court the officer who took the rule and
| such experts as he may employ or the
court may appoint provided that this In
| spection shall not be construed as entitling
| the defendant to Introduce 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 statement,
Notwithstanding the prospect or pendency
of the rule. and the final rectlfeation
| shall be made as ordered by the court.
L % fIJrfh rdain od az
That II any business shall be conducted
without a license in cases herein provided,
the officer whose duty 1t Is to issue IL
censes shall, through the attorney for the
court as provided in the constitution, take
| rule on the party or parties doing such
business, to show cause, on the fifth day,
exclusive of holidays. after the service
| thereof, which may be tried out of term
time and In chambers, and shall always be
tried by preference, why said party or par
ties should not pay the amount of the
license claimed and penalties, or be or
dered to cease from further pursuit of said
business until after having obtained q
license; and In case such rule is made 'ab-
solute, the order thereon granted shall be
considered judgment in favor Of the
town 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 other judgments, and every Fio-
iation of the order of the court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof and be
punished according to law
1t is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association Of persons, business
firm or corporation, required to take out
license under this ordinance, shall be re-
quIred to post the same in q conspicuous
place in his or their place of business, un-
der penalty of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars recover
able by the town collector before any court
of competent Jurisdiction and 1t shall be
the duty of the town collector to visit in
person or by deputies the several places of
business herein mentioned and ascertain
that the provisions of this section are
strictly carried out.
Section 7.-Be It further ordained etc
That the only legal evidence that a license
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
of license issued by the town treasurer
and no receipt issued by town collector
IN place of the license itself shall be valid
and this clause shall be construed to pre-
vent the town collector from Issuing q re-
ceipt in lieu Of the appropriate form to
any person, association Of persons busi-
ness firm or corporation.
Section 8.-Be 1t further ordained, ETC.,
That the tax collector shall prepare an6
keep book in which he shall record or
ME these statements made under oath Of
all persons, association of persons busi-
ness firms or corporations, who may apply
for license to pursue any trade, profes.
sion, vocation, calling or business under
this ordinance.
Section Be 1t further ordained, etc.
That the town collector is hereby required
TO keep a license register, In which he shall
enter the names of all persons, associa-
tion OF persons, business firms or corpora
tions with the trade, profession, vocation,
calling or business pursued, the class and
graduation of the same, the amount of
license thereon, and the date of the col
lection payment thereof Prior to the
annual meeting Of the town council said
collector shall make out and forward to
the town treasurer a full and complete
transeript of the said license ragistar q