The Donaldsonville chief., 1908-10-24

! 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, pis-
tolls, pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle car
] 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
i shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
/ conviction, shall be fined not less than
/ fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not more
than sixty days, or both, at the discretion
of the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
[ Section Be it further ordained, etc,
That when any two more kinds of busi-
ness are combined, except as herein ex-
pressy provided for, there shall be a sepa-5
rate license required for each kind of busi-
! ness.
Section 4.-That the annual receipts,
capital, sales and premiums in this ordi-
nance referred to as basis of license, are.
granted the standard for their estimation
shall be prima facie those of the preceding
year: if the business has been conducted
i ties to whom they claim to be successors
If the firm or company be new, tho
4 amount of gross sales for. the first tWt.
1 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 bust
ness after the first day of July peddIers
/
/ pay one~half of the above rates.
Section 5.-That the business of the pre-
vfous year. as also the active condition and
results of business of the current year for
new firms, associations OF corporations,
| fas the purpose of calculating licenses,
| shall be aseertained on the sworn state
| ment of the person or persons in interest,
I 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
| 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,
I 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
would have been without such inspection
/ provided. also, that the license shall issue
| in accordance with the sworn statement
Notwithstanding the prospect or pendency
/ of the rule. and the final recrifieation
| 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 1t is to issue Ii
| censes shall, through the attorney for the
I town council on motion in the proper
/ COURT dS PROVIDED IN Gne 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 a
| license; and in case such rule is made ab-
sotute, the order thereon granted shall be
/ H1n dor irIl 1InVaf ErYT-I [1G ~
town for the amount decreed to be due by
the defendant for license and penalty and
f-eosts heretofore and hereinafter provided
| fer, aid shall be executed in the same
manner as other judgments. and every vio-
| lation of the order of the court shall be
considered as contempt thereof, and be
punishable 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-
CURED TO post the same in CONSPICUOUS
place IN his or their place of business, un-
der penalty of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, recover
ahle 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,
IhaE the only legal evidence that a license
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
of license issued by the town treasurer
ana ne 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 re-
cetpt IN lieu of the appropriate form to
Any ang peFson, ASSOCIATION OF persons, bust-
ness firm or corporation.
Section S.-Be it further ordained, etc.
lhat 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 busi-
ness uffas or corporations, who may apply
Tor license TO pursue any trade, profession,
ordinance.
Section e.-Be it further ordained, etc.,
IhaI Ihe town collector is hereby required
to keep a license register in which he shall
enter the names of all persons, assocfa-
ton of persons, business firms or corpora
tions with the trade, profession. vocation, |
gfaduatlon OF the same. the amount Of
license thereon, and the date of the col |
tectton or payment thereof. Prior to the |
annual aal1aat meeting Of the town council said
eolieetof snail make out and forward to
Ehe town treasurer full and complete
FRA hserlpt OF the said license register, a
eertlhed copy of which transcript the
treasurer shall lay before the town council |
at ITS regular session of each year, and file |
same IN his Office for future use
,r,l Section 1o-Re it further ordained, etc, /
lncompefeney, negligence or fault on his t
part, fat to enforce the procuring and /
fecI1IyIng OF licenses by persons required /
by law to have them he shall be response /
bic on his bond for ali damages to the town /
arising therefrom.
Section 1t--Be it further ordained etc. /
Ihat the town collector shall collect said /
licenses in the manner provided by exist I
ing laws, and shall be allowed three per /
cent commission on all licenses collected T
ana paid into the town treasury.
Section 12.-Thaf all ordinances or parts /
thereof in conflict herewith and all other
ordinances on the same subject matter are /
hereby repealed
The council adjourned
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