The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-28

which ne snail issue for ssen suen licensed
vehicle. ANY person driving any Sueh Fehi-
cles without having first paid the required
license, and to whose cart dray, wagon
or other vehicle is not attached Il license
plate issued to him for the current year,
shall be lined not less than i've nor more
than ten dollars or be Imprisoned for |
period of six TO twelve hours, one or both, |
at the discretion of the mayor
That eaen and every pawnbroker or
keeper OF lawn Office snail be required TO
pay an annual license OF 500.
That ali travelling vendors OF stoves,
lightning rods and clocks, or other mer.
chandise, stall pay a license annualiy Oh
PISTOLS, RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES.
Paragraph 14.-That every wholesale |
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, rlnes
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 S1o,- |
coo or more, the license shall be $50.
Second ciass-When gross sales are less |
than $4,000, the license shall be $50.
Third class-Nhen gross sales are I'M
der $4,000 the license shall be S25.
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed
wholesale dealer, unless he or they sell TO
Sect Section n BE it ordained, etc., That
every retail dealer In pistols or pistol
cartridges rifles or rifle cartridges, blank
pistols or blank pistol cartridges, 10 this
town.. shall pay an annual LICENSE taS on
Ftrst eiass-~Nhea gross sales are 5000
or more. the license Shall he 5000,
Second elass~-Nhea gross sales are less
than 5000 and more than $4,000, the
license shall be $50,
Third eIass-When gross sales are less
| e4an $25oo, the license shall be $10o
Said licenses shall be collected by the
tax collector of the town Of Donaldsonvi1e
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 or retail, PTS
tolls, pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle car
trdges without first obtaining the license
herein provided for. or without first OBJ.
tanning the license which may be imposed
| by this ordinance for the sale of pistols,
| pistol cartridges. rifles, rife cartridges,
| blank pistols and blank pistol cartridges.
! snail be guilty of misdemeanor, anu
upon conviction, shall be lined not less
than fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not
| more than sixty days, or both, at the dis
| erection of the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
| Section s-Be it further ordained, etc,
! That when any two or more kinds of bust
ness are combined except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be 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 when the Incense IS
| granted the standard for their estimation
/ shall be primd face those of the preceding
/ year. if the business has been conducted
previously by the same parties or by par
| ties TO whom they claim to be successors
| If 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 as
the annual receipts of such business; pro-
/ vidad. that any person commencing bust
ness after the first day OF July, peddlers
and retail liquor dealers excepted, shall
pay one-half of the above rates.
| SaptjDn 5-'That the business OF the pre-
vious year. as also the active condition and
results Of business of the current year for
new firms, associations or corporations,
for the purpose of calculating licenses,
| shall be aScertained on the sworn state
meut of the person or persons in interest,
his or their duly authorized agents or
his deputy; provided, that II the town col
lector be not satisfied with said sworn
statement. he shall traverse same by a
rule taken IN the proper court, which rule
shall be tried summarily, whether an an
Swer be thereto nled 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
spectfon shall not be construed as emitting
the defendant to introduce in evidence said
books and documents any more than he
,
| provided. also, that the license shall Issue
In accordance with the sworn statement,
Notwithstanding the prospect or tendency
Of the rule and the hnal rectiheatlon
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 IL
censes shall, through the attorney for the
town council 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,
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 alb.
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 other judgments, and every VIC
| lation of the order of the court shall be
J considered as a contempt thereof, and be
, punished according to law.
| It is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business
} firm or corporation, required to take out
Il a license under this ordinance, shall be re-
, Quired to post the same in conspicuous
| place in his or their place of business, IN
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 it shall be
the duty of the town collector to visit in
person or by deputies the several places OF
5 | 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
in place of the license itself shall be valid
and this clause shall be construed to pre-
! vent the town collector from issuing re
, cetpt in lieu of the appropriate form t
any person, association of persons, bust
ness firm or corporation
Section S.--Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax collector shall prepare and
keep d book in which he shall record OF
file these statements made under oath Of
I all persons, association Of persons, bust
} ness firms or corporations, who mag apply
! for license to pursue any trade, profes
? sion, vocation, calling or business under
: this ordinance.
Section 9-Be it 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
ton of persons, business firms or corpora
: tiens with the trade, profession, vocation
| calling or business pursued, the class ane
e graduation of the same, the amount Of
license thereon and the date of the col
g lection or payment thereof. Prior to the
2 annual meeting of the town council sale
collector shall make out and forward Il
the town treasurer a full and completi
transcript of the said license register,
s certified COPY of which transcript thu
: treasurer shall lay before the town council
at its regular session OF each year, and ill
|. same in his Office for future use.