The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-08


ing trucking, keeping CABS, carriages,
hacks or horses to hire, undertakers, car
riers or Iessees of toll bridges and ferries,
master builders, steyedores, bill posters
and tackers. contractors and mechanics
who employ assistance, the license shall be
graduated into three classes, as follows
First class-When the gross annual re-
ceipts are $4,000 or more, the license shall
be $40.
Second class-When said receipts are
$4,000 or more and less than $4,000, the
license shall be $40.
Third class-When said receipts are less
than $4,000, the license shall be So.
That every individual or individuals car
rying on the business or profession or at
torney at law, physician, editor, dentist;
oculist, photographer, jeweler, and all
other business not herein provided for,
shall be graded the same as above set
forth, but the licenses shall be one-haif OF
those established by this section; pro
vided no license shall be Issued hereunder
for less than $3.50.
That all travelling vendors Of stoves,
lightning rods and clocks, shall pay
license annually Of 800.
PISTOLS RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES.
Paragraph 14-That every wholesale
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges, rifles
or rife cartridges blank pistols and blank
annual license tax on said business gradu-
ated as follows:
First class-When gross sales are s10,-
600 or more, the license shall be 500
ASko
than $4,000 the license shall be s25
Provided no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer, unless he or they sell to
Section BE it ordained, etc, That
every retail dealer in pistols or pistol
cartridges, rifles or rifle cartridges, blank
pistols or blank pistol cartridges, in this
parish shall pay an annual license tax on
First class-When gross sales are $4,000
or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second class-When gsqss sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $4,000, the
license ahal be $3.50.
tnaa $4,000, the license shall be S1G0.
Said licenses shall be collected by the
tax collector OF the state in the same manner
and At the came time IS ere collected otker
Be Sc 1t further orasiRed ETC. That whose
ever shall sell at Wholesale CT retail, PTS
tolls, pistol cartridges. rifles or rife car
tridges without first obtaining the lieense
herein provided for, or without nrst OBJ
tanning the license which may be, imposed
by this ordinance for the sale Of pistols,
pistol cartridges, rifles, rifle cartridges,
blank pistols and blank pistol cartridges,
shall be guilty OF misdemeanof, and
upon conviction, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not
more than sixty days, or boths at the dis
cretioR OF the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section BE it further ordained, etc,
Il
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressly provided for, there shall be sepa-
rate license required for each kind OF bust
ness.
Section 4-Phat the annual receipts,
capital, sales and premiums In this orai7
nance referred to az a basis of license, are
those for the year for which the license is
granted; the standard for their estimation
shall be prima facie those of the preceding
year. If the business has been conducted
previously by the same parties or by par
ties to whom they claim to be successors.
II the firm or company be ReW,. the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis, and
six times that amount shall be estimated as
the annual receipts OF such business; pro
ylaed, that any person commencing bust
ness after the first day of July, peddlers
ans retail liquor dealers excepted, shall
pay oRe-Aan OF tbs abeve rates.
section S.-BAat the bBsiRexs Of The pre-
yious year, 30 also tha active condition and
fssult8 Of business Of the eareRt year for
4eW A1se8, GA80eaatfeEB - SsHRsratiexB,
f5B the Puf4oge u calculating nesRs$E,
shall be asceftaiAed on the sworn state
ment Of the person or persons in interest,
his or their duIy authorized agents or
escer. maze before the town collector or
his deputy; provided, that il the. tax col
statement, he snail traverse same by a
rule takea in the proper court. which rule
shall Be tried summariiy, whether an an
suer BE thereto filed or rot. On the trial
aHd 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
such experts as he may employ OF the
court may appoint; provided, that this I'M
gpectioa shall not be construed as emitting
the defendant to Introduce IA evidence said
books ana documents any more than be
would have been without such inspection;
provided, also, that the license shall Issue
in accor6ance with the sworn statement.
Notwithstanding the prospect or pendency
Of the rule and tRe final rectittcation
shall be made as ordered By the court
Section 6-Bs 1t further ordained, etc,
That If any business shall be :. conducted
without license in cases herein provided,
the of3cer yhose duty it Is to Issue IL
censes shall, through the attorney for the
peiiee jury on motion in the proper
court as provided In the constitutes, take
rEle on the party or parties doing such
bRslness to show cause, on the ffth> day,
exclusive OF holidays, after the service
thereof which may be tried out Of term
tried Ey prefereace, why said party or par
ties ehculd not pay the amount Of the
license claimed ana penalties, or be or
&ePed to cease from further pursuit Of said
business until after having obtained 4
license; ana in case such rule is made alb
E0lute, the order thereon granted shall be
considered q judgment Ia favor OF the
parish for the amount dec1eec to be due by
costs heretofore and hereinafter provided
foP, ara shall be executed il the same
manner az other judgments, ard every Yio-
iation Of the order of the court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof, and be
punished according 70 law.
1t lie hereby expressly provided that each
person, association Of persons, business
firm or corpora tioH, required to take out
q license under this ordinance, shall be re-
quired to post the same Ia a conspicuous
place IL his OF their place Of business, IN
der 4 penalty of not le.s than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, recover
able by the town collector before any court
of competent Jurisdiction: and It shall be
person or By deputies the several places OF
business herein mentioned and ascertain
that the provisions CT this section are
strictly carried out
Section BE It further ordained, etc.
That the only legal evidence that license
has been paid Shall be the appropriate form
OF license issued By the parish treasurer,
sad sa no receipt s Issued by tax collector
and this clause shall be construed to pre-
vent the tax collector from issuing c re-
ceipt Ia lieu OF the appropriate form to
any person, association CT persons, bust
mesa firm or corporation.
Section S.-Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax collector shall prepare ami
keep book in which he shall record or
file these statements made under cath Of
ness Arms or corporations, who may apply
for license to pursue any trade, protes,
sion. vocation, calling or business under
this ordinance.
Section BE 1t further ordained. etc,
That the tax collector is hereby required
TO keep a license register, In which lie shall |
enter the names Of all persons, associa- |
ton of persons, business firms or corpora
tionE with the trade, profession, vocation |
calling or business pursued the class and |
graduation of the same the amount of |