The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-01

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gradnafed into three classes as follows:
First elsssoyyhen the gross annual re-
| ceinfs are S5a0O or more the license shall
| 10 800
! Sseond ciacs When said receipts are
f! eeS6o ~ nonse o,,d loss than S5060. the
! license shall be SO.
Third cIass-When said receipts are less
| +ban Soa06 tba license shall he 81
shan $zoUu 'H i'siiisI or niiyidgas ear
| r,inar ~. ne hnsinass or profession of at
t snns on ' law ,bVsicisn edifor dentist
! oeuIist nhatoora pher. ieweer, and all
othar iI,oss not herein provided for.
/, tan - arodo5 +ba came ne above set
t tS,a w. otb aue hT this seetan nro
those estapIlsneu t ~ ~ ;s'od do,
! sIueu' 10 ~, Lieea IS s6 ah t ~
ioF T teSs anI4 t,azaiins wonders of stoves
Ia a.! :. q, $50 o,aoi-S Shall nav q
J i iisntiiiHg Iou9 sA 600 go
! Incense annually u si w = ,prp1ncrs
rialoL'' r. Ia - oIa,.,, IsboIasaIa
aod, Fl pistaIs ~ pistol carfridqes rifles
aediff ~ p tSi9t1 bfanE nista1s and Hank
u rue "a. = U.s. ~ - r, IaII an
pistol cartrges III 1,s spi h,,siIass orafIi
a4iltuot - s IL
| atea as Lollo"s ,;-,,, e,,.os, salas orc s1o
-, lfsl class ~ " h 49, = oI I,adI he s56
wy VI lioLe, Tue yI ,nl saIos ara loss
see s 40 S i, 49, - skill 81 he cox
'nfi5 9iG 49, ' iasinr shall he deemed q
1 ,,boiosaio 6oaIer Unless he or thew sell to
! TaaInrr e., raNsolo
oeslers LOT re- pa - ordainad orr THAT
oetti '51 = 5doIo,. - i, nisfo1s or nfsfa1
so t:idlas riaes or rife cartridges BLANK
"a. 80 bIani5 ois+aI carfridoes in This
Isis u ian ~ ,1al I;cense nm
peid 5sn t,,siaaSs syrafi1Iafad as faiows
ei Tit ys1i1an fsross sales are $4,000
| ar more the license shall be 5000,
i Second cIass-When gross sales are less
| then s5no0 and more than S25oO, the
/ Iiconse shall ha $40
i fFhiId ciasIN-Whpn gross sales are less
| non s950n tha Iicanse shall he S10O
! Gai5 jinansns shall he collected nv tbe
!
! 49, 81 az snn,a +inae &c are COLLECTED other
/ iieense taxes
| Be it further ordained, etc, That whose
/ eyer shall sell at wholesale or retail, PTS
! fois. pistol cartridges. rifles or rife ear
fridges 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,
/ nistoI cartridges. rifles. rifle cartridges,
blank pistols and blank pistol cartridges,
snail be guilty of a mfsdemeanor and
| fban fiftv dollars. or Imprisoned for not
more Than sixty DAVIS. or both. at the dis
| cpetfon of the court,
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 3.-Be it further ordained. etc.,
/ That when any two or more kinds of bust
ness are combined. except as herein ex-
nressly provided for there shall be sepa-
rate license renuired for each kind of bust
mass
| Sartion 4-That the annual receipts
capital. sales and premiums in this ordi-
| nance referred to as a basis of license, are
tnosn for tha wear for which the license is
| Granted the Standard for their estimation
| Shall he nrima faeie those of the preceding
! wear if the business has been conducted
previously by the same parties or by par
1 tiaS m whom they claim to he successors
If the firm or company be new, the
amonnf 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
yidad. that any person commencing bust
ness after the first day of July. peddlers
and retail liquor dealers excepted shall
Section 5.-That the business of the pre-
| yious 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
/ mems of the person or persons in interest
his or their duly authorized agents or
officer. made before the town collector or
| his denuty. provided that If the tax col
| lector be not satisfied with said sworn
| statement he shall traverse same by d
rule taken in the proper court, which rule
| 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 emitting
| the defendant to introduce in evidence said
| books and documents any more than he
would have been without such inspection
I provided also, that the license shall issue
/ in accordance with the sworn statement,
| Notwithstanding the prospect or tendency
| of the rule and the final rectffcation
| 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
notice iury on motion in the proper
| court as provided in the constitution take
| a 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
| fried by preferences. why said party or par
| ties should NOT nav the amount of the
| license claimed and penalties. or be or
derad To cease frem further Dursrft of said
business nntiI after having obtained a
| license and in case such rnIe is made alb
soIute the order Thereon granted shall he
| considered Judgment in favor of the
parish for the amount decreed to be due by
the defendant for license and penalty ana
costs heretofore and hereinafter provided
for, and shall be executed in the same
manner as other judgments. and every yio-
Iafion of the order Of the court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof and be
punished according ia law
II ii hereby expressly provided that each
person. association of persons. business
| firm or corporation. required to take out
\ license under this ordinance shall he re-
a,lirad IA nos+ fhe same IN . ronspicTons
nlaca in his or their Mace IF business nm
der 4 penaltv of NOT less than fen nor
more than one hundred dollars. recover
ahIa nv tha town coJIacfar bafnra snv court
of comnetept iuris1iction and If shall he
+ba d,,ty ~ tho +av coliaetor to u;si+ in
person Or by deputies the several places Of