The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-03

Section 4.-Be il further ordained. ETC.. Tha
when nv two or more kinds OF business ar,
combined. except as herein expressly provided
for, there shall be a separate license required
for each kind o. business.
Section 6.-1hat the annual receipts. capital
sales and premiums in this ordinance referred
to rs a basis OF license. are those for the veal
for which the license is granted; the standard
for their estimation shall be prims facie those
OF the proceeding year. II the business has been
conducted previously by the same parties OF
BY parties to whom they claim TO be success
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 as the annual re-
ceipts Of such business; provided. that any
person commencing business after the first Of
July, .peddlers and retail liquor dealers ex-
Section 6.-That the business OF the previous
year as also the active condition and results
OF business OF the current year for new firms,
associations or corporations, for the purpose
Of circulating license, shall be ascertafned on
the sworn statement OF the person or persons
in interest his or their duly authorized agents
OF officer, made before the Town collector or his
deputy; provided. that II the town collector be
not satisfied with said sworn statement, he
shall traverse same by rule taken In the proper
court. which rule shall be tried summarily,
whether an a. swer 1e tnersto nxea or no..
ten entries and memoranda OF said person or
persons. Arms. companies, corporations, or
parties. shall be brought into court and sub
the court, the officer who took the rule and
such xperts as he may employ or the court
may appoint; provided. that this inspection
shall not be construed as emitting the defend
ant 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 peudency of The rule. and the final rectikca-
ton shall be made as ordered by the court.
section 7.-Be it further ordained, etc
That II any business shall be conducted with
oficer whose duty IL is 70 issue licenses 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
ffh day, exclusive Of holidays, after the ser
vice thereof. which may be trifd oct of term
time and in chambers. and shall always lie
tried by preferences. why ssid party or parties
should not pay the sinonst OF the license
claimed and penalties, ~ DC ordered 70 cease
from farther pursuit Of said business until
after having obtained q license; and In case
such rule is made absolute, tie or'er thereon
granted shall be considered ireguent in
favor of the town Tor the rorrf trcfecd TO be
due by the defendant for iiepnse and penalty
FIR. and shall be executed In the same manner
as OIL her judgments. and eyerg violation OF the
order OF the court fhaIl be considered as a
contempt thereof, and be punished according
II is hereby expressly provided that each
D. rson. association OF persons. business firul
or corporation. required to take out q license
Under this ordinance shall be required TO post
thu SINE in cors ..icious place in his OF their
place Of business under a psaalts Of not less
than ten nor more than ofe hundred dollars,
recoverable by the town collector before any
court Of corCetcnt jurisdictions: and il shat
be the duty OF the town collector to visit N
pei son or BY deputies the several places oi
business herein mentioned and ascertained tina.
the provisions Of this section are strictly car
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SECTION e.-Bc u further ordained, etc
That the only legal evidence that q license has
hceu paid shali be the appropriate form al
licen-s issued bs she toun TREASURER, and no
receipt lasued b. tp~n callecfor N place o1