The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-28


cohelfe, Vinous or malt liquors are sold
Druggists, etc, selling soda water, mead
etc, shall be required to take ont q license
under this paragraph
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OCCUPATION
Paragraph 13.-Thar for every fndividu.
al or company carrying on the profession
ing, trucking, keeping cabs, carriages
/ hacks or horses to hire. undertakers car.
fiers or lessees of toll bridges and ferries
master builders, steYedofe. bill posters
/ aud tackers, contractors and mechanics
who employ assistance, the license shall be
| graduated into three classes, as follows
First elass--When the gross annual re-
ceipts are 5000 or more, the license shall
be $50.
Second eiass-When said receipts are
$1,000 or more and less than $4,000, the
/ license shall be SO.
Third eIass-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 of at
toEney at law, physician, editor, dentist,
| oeulist, photographer, leweler, 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-
| yided, no license shall be Issued hereunder
! for less than $3.50.
| That all travelling vendors of stoves.
| lightning rods and clocks. shall pay IL
/ eenSe annually of S100
| PISTOLS, RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES
| Paragraph 11.-Ihat every wholesale
| or rife cartridges, Blank pistols and blank
| pistol cartridges in this parish shall pay an
annual license tax on said business gradu-
| ated as follows
First class-tFhen gross sales are $40
4 than $4,000, the license shall be $50.
second cIassz--When= gross sales are less
! than $4,000, the license shall be $50
Z Provided, no dealer shall be deemed a
wholesale dealer, unless he or they sell to
| dealers for resale.
| Section BE it ordained etc. That.
| every retail dealer in pistols or pistol
cartridges, rifles or rife cartridges blank
pistols or blank pistol cartridges, in this
| parish shall pay an annual license tax on
said business graduated as follows;
First ctass-Wnen gross sales are 5000
| Or more, the license shall be 5000.
Second cIass-Nhen. gross sales are less
license shall be $3.50.
Third cass-When gross sales are less
| than $500, the license shall be 500.
Said licenses shall be collected by the
tax collector OF the state in the same manner
aud at the syme time as ar collected other IL
cense taxes
Be it further ordained, etc, That whose
| ever shall sell at wholesale or retail, pfs
| tais pistol cartridges, rifles or rifle car
ridges without first obtaining the license
| herein provided for, or without first OBJ
tanning the license which may be imposed
ny this ordinance for the sale of pistols
pistol cartridges, rifles, rifle cartridges
blank pistols and blank pistol cartridges,
shall be guilty of mfsdemeanor and UPON
| conviction shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars. or imprisoned for not more
than sixty days. or both, at the discretion
3f the court.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section Be it further ordained etc.
That When any two or more kinds of bust
ieSs are combined. except as herein ex-
pEessly 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 ia this offli
referred a bn SiG of jiI4E,rac a,,Cx
those for the year for which the license is
granted the standard for their estimation
shall be prfma facie those of the preceding
year, II 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 new, the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis, and
SIX times that amount shall be estimated rs
the annual receipts of such business; pro-
Yided. that any person commencing bust
ness after the first day of July, peddIers
and retail liquor dealers excepted. shall
pay one-half of the above rates.
Section 5.-Ihat the business of the pre-
Ftous year. as also the active condition and
results of business of the current wear for
new firms, associations or corporations
f9f the purpose of calculating licenses,
SHALL be ascertained on the sworn state
ment of the person or persons in Interest.
MS or their duly authorized agents or
officer, made before the tax collector or
ms deputy: provided, that if the tax col.
'SNtStA
statement. be shall traverse same by a
rule taken in the proper court which rule
shall be tried sGmmarily, whether an an
sXer be thereto fled or not On fha trial
OF said rule the books and written entries
and memoranda Of said person or persons
hflis, 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 rs he may employ or the
court may appoint: provided, that this in
s s4e shal not.b construed as emitting
the defendant to Introduce in evidence said
BOOKS and documents any more than he
would nave 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 reetifieation
shall q. De made as ordered by the court
Section 6.-Be it further ordained ate
That il any business shall be eonducfafi
without a license in cases herein provided
the officer whose duty ii is to issue Ii
eenses snail. through the attorney for the
pollee Jury on motion in the proper
coafE rs 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
thefeof which may be tried out Of term
time and IN chambers. and shall always be
trled Ry preference, why said party or par
yes sheQid not pay the amount Of the |
license claimed and penalties, or he or |
cered to cease from further pursuit of said |
business until after having obtained a /
license; aud IN case such rule is made alb |
solufe, the order thereon granted shall ba I
considered a Judgment in favor AZ fha I
parish Tor the amount deereed to be due by |
tlle de1ehaant for license and penalty and /
ss4ts atsFe and hereinafter provided
FOR and shall be executed III fhn same
manner as other judgments. and every vff1E
alton OF the order of the court shall be
soltstq If as contempt thereof, and be
punishable according to law
1t is hereby expressly provided that each
lFn or corporation, required to take out
license under this ordinance shall be re-
t WIRE 20 posi- the same in a conspicuous
ltaee III his or their place of business. nn-
Ter pehatty of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars. RECOVER
l9te BY the tax collector before any court
= eo5lI.eleist jurisdiction and it shall be
1efson or by deputies the several places 81
BUSINESS herein mentioned and ascertain
lat the provisions of this section are
:, section Re it further or{Ia med etc.
nat the eaiy legal evidence that license
.as beeh pald shall be the appropriate form
Nh 5s5slsa oy the parish treasurer.
place OF the license itself shall be valid |
nj TINS clause shall be construed fo n4a |
elllt N lieu OF the appropriate form to | /
~ person association of persons busi-
ess firm or corporation
3seet1 ION e.--Be It further ordained. etc,
Hat the Tax collector shall pfenare ana |
een book in which he shall record ar |
ie THESE statements made under oath of /
Ii persons, association of persons bf1sf- |
~ li ~ rl5s ~ goIlofatlons, who may apply
y llsehse &c pursue any trade. profession |
oeeation, calling or business under mis- !.
fdinaHce. Fiis
section BE it further ordained etc.
hat the tax collector is hereby raei,,irei /
keep license register in which no shall
afer the names of all persons aseoeia
oa u persons business firms or corpora 5