The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-11

and numbered from one upwards one of
which he shall issue for each such licensed
vehicle. Any person arriving any sucn Yehi-
cles without having first paid the required
license, and to whose cart, oray, wagon
or other vehicle is not attached license
plate issued to him fer the current year,
Shall be fined 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 each and every pawnbroker or
keeper of pawn Office snail be required 10
pay an annual license OF $50.
That all travelling vendors of stoves,
lightning rods and clocks, or other mer-
chandise shall pay a license annually OF
500.
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 c1ass-Nhen gross sales are $1O-
600 or more the license shall be $50.
Second class-When gross sales are less
than $4,000, the license shall be $50.
Third class-When gross sales are I'M
der S5000 the license shall be $50.
Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer, unless he or they sell TO
Section BE it ordained, etc, That
cartridges, rifles or rife cartridges, blank
pistols or blank pistol cartridges, in this
town. shall pay an annual license tax on
said business graduated as follows I:
First class-When gross sales are $4,000
or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second class-When gross sales are less
than $4,000 and more than $500, the
license shall be $3.50.
Third class-When gross sales are less
tnan $500, the license shall be 500.
Said licenses shall be collected by the
tax collector of the town of Donaldsonyille
in the same manner and at the same time
9TH
Be it further ordained, etc, That whose
| ever shall sell at wholesale or retail, pis-
teIs. 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 for the sale of pistols,
| pistol cartridges. rifles, rifle cartridges,
blank pistols and blank pistol cartridges,
| snail 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
erection of the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section BE it further ordained, etc,
| That when any two or more kinds of bust
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
| 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-
vided that any person commencing busi-
ness after the first day of July, peddlers
q nd ret aj
pay one-half of the above rates.
| Section 5.-That the business Of the pre-
vious year, as also the active condition and
results of business of the current year for
| 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 If the town col
| lector be not satisfied with said sworn
statement. he shall traverse same by q
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
Specti0n 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 :;
provided. also, that the license shall issue
| in accordance with the sworn statement,
| notwithstanding the prospect or tendency
| OF the rule and the final rectifcation
shall be made as ordered by the court.
Section 6.-Be it further ordained, etc.
That if any business shall be conducted
without license in cases herein provided
the officer whose duty it is to issue IL
fho or for {lan.
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
license; and in case such rule is made alb
solute, the order thereon granted shall be
considered a 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 vio-
lation Of the order of the court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof, and De
punished according to law.
1t is hereby expressly provided that each
person, association of persons, business
firm or corporation, required to take out
a license under this ordinance, shall be re-
quired to post the same in conspicuous
place in his or their place of business, I'M
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
business herein mentioned and ascertain
that the provisions of this section are
strictly carried out.
Section BE it further ordained etc,
Ihat the only legal evidence that n 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 a re-
celpt in lieu of the appropriate form to
any person, association of persons, bust
ness hrm or corporation.
Section S.-Be it further ordained, etc,
That the tax collector shall prepare and
keep book in which he shall record or
ME these statements made under oath of
all persons, association of persons bust
ness firms or corporations. who may apply
FOR license TO pursue any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business under
this ordinance
Section 9-Be it further ordained. etc.
Ihat the town collector is hereby required
to keep q license register, in which he shall
enter the names of all persons associa-
ton of persons, business firms or corpora
lions with the trade, profession, vocation,
Gaining or business pursued. the class and
graduation Of the same the amount of
license thereon, and the date of the col
lection or 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
transcript of the said license register |
certified copy of which transcript the
treasurer shall lay before the town council, |