The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-03
separate Incense required for each kind

separate incense required for each kind
of business.
Section l. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums in this ordinance 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 pre-
ViouSly by the same parties or by parties
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;
provided, that any person commencing
business after the first day of July shall
pay one-half of the above rates. Ped
dlers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers,
museums, menageries, floating theaters,
circuses, or other travelling shows ex-
cepted.
oelcion S. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the business of the previous veal,
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 statement OF
the person or persons in interest, his or
their duly authorized agents or officer,
made before the tax collector or his dep
uty; provided, if the tax collector be not
satisfied with said sworn statement, he
shall traverse same by a rule taken IN
/. the proper court, which rule shall be
tried summarily. whether an answer 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
inspection shall not be construed as en-
titling the defendant to introduce in evil
dence 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 rectifeation shall be made as or
dered by the court.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That if any business shall be conducted
without a license in cases herein pro-
Vided, the officer whose duty it is to issue
licenses shall, through the attorney TO-
the town council, 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 NTH
day, exclusive of holidays, after the ser
vice thereof which may be tried out OF
term time, and in chambers, and shall al
ways be tried by preference, why said
party or parties should not pay the
amount of the license claimed and PEN
alties, or be ordered to cease from fur
Their pursuit of said business until after
having obtained a license; and in case
such rule is made absolute, the order
thereon granted shall be considered a
amount decreed to be due by the defend
ant for license and penalty and costs
heretofore and hereinafter provided for,
and shall be executed in the same man
ner as other judgments, and every Vto-
lation of the order of the court shall be
considered as Il contempt thereof, and be
punishable according to law.
1t is hereby expressly provided that
ness firm or corporation, required to take
out q license under this ordinance. shall
/ be required to post the same IN consp1e-
n0uS place in his or their place OF buSi-
ness, under a penalty of not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars,
recoverable by the tax collector before
any court of competent jurisdictions and
it shall be the duty of the tax collector to
visit in person or by deputies the several
places of business herein mentioned and
ascertain that the provisions of this sec
| ton are strictly carried out.
/ Section Z. Be it further ordained, etc.,
| That the only legal evidence that a Ii
cense has been paid shall be the appro-
/ pirate form of license issued by the town
/ treasurer, and no receipt issued by tax
| collector in place of the license itself
! shall be valid; and this clause shall be
/ construed to prevent the tax collector
/ from issuing a receipt in lieu of the APP
/ propriate form to any person, association
/ of persons, business Tlrm or corporation.
Section s. BE it further ordained, ETC.,
| That the tax collector shall prepare and
/ keep a book in which he shall record or
/ file these statements made under oath OF
/ all persons, association of persons, BUSH
! ness firms or corporations, who may APP
/ ply for license to pursue any trade, pro-
| fession, vocation, calling or business un-
| der this ordinance. 3
| Section g. Be it further ordained, etc,
] That the tax collector is hereby required
/ to keep. q license register, in which he
/ shall enter the names of all persons as
j ISOLATION of persons, business firms or
i corpora tiGns with the trade, profession.
vocation, calling or business pursued, the
1 class and graduation of the same, the
! amount of license thereon and the date
1 az the collection or payment thereof. Prior
to the annual meeting OF the town coun-
ell, said collector shall make out and for
/ ward to the town treasurer Il full and
i complete transcript OK the said license
/ script the treasurer shall lay before the
/ town council at its regular session OF
i each year, and file same in his office for
! future use.
j That if the tax collector shall through
/ ineompetency, negligence OF fault on his
part fail to enforce the procuring and
/ rectifying of licenses by persons required
! by law to have them, he shall be respon-
sibIe on his bond for all damages to the
/ town arising thefefrom.
Section II. Be it further ordained, etc
i That the tax collector shall collect said
licenses in the manner provided by exist
/ ing laws and shall be allowed three pei
i cent commission on all licenses collected
and paid into the town treasury.
i Section IL. That all ordinances or parts
! thereof in conflict herewith and all other
! ordinances on the same subject matter
On motion. duly seconded, the ordinance
/ was adopted by a vote Of five yeas and
no nays.