The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
ate incense required for each kind

separate license required for each kind
of business.
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums III this ordinance referred
4 to as a basis of license, are those for the
+ year for which the license is granted; the
standard for their estimation shall be
i pTima facie those of the preceding year,
if the business has been conducted pre-
i V1ouSiy by the same parties or by parties
] to whom theys claim to be successors.
/ If the firm or company be new, the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall he 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,
eireuses, on other travelling shows ex-
copied
/ setcion 5. 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 III
i their duly authorized agents or officer,
! made before the tax collector or his dep
uty; provided. if the tax collector be not
t satisfied with said sworn statement, he
shall traverse same by rule taken i'll
/ the proper court which rule shall be
| tried summary, whether an answer be
I 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
10 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-
/ fitting the defendant to introduce in evil
dance said books and documents any
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 fectffcation 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 Il rule on the party or parties doing
/ such business, to show cause. on the fifth
] 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
/ ther pursuit of said business until after
/ having obtained license; and in case
! such rule is made absolute, the order
/ thereon granted shall be considered
! Judgment in favor of the town for the
| 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.
nef as other judgments, and every Vio-
latlon of the order of the court shall be
| considered as contempt thereof, and be
! punishable according to law.
It is hereby expressly provided that
each person, association of persons, BUSH
| ness firm or corporation, required to take
! out a license under this ordinance shall
be required to post the same in a conspic-
uouS 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 jurisdiction; and
1t 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 a tax
collector in place of the license itself
shall be valid; and this clause shall be
construed TO prevent the tax collector
from issuing q receipt in lieu of the APP |
propriate form to any person, association |
of persons. business firm or corporation. |
Section 5. 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 |
ness firms or corporations, who may APP |
ply for license to pursue any trade, pro- |
fesSlon, vocation calling or business un-
der this ordinance.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc. /
That the tax collector is hereby required /
to keep 4 license register, in which he I
shall enter the names of all persons, as
soeiaiton of persons. business firms or I
corporations. with the trade, profession |
vocation. calling or business pursued, the /
class and graduation of the same, the |
amount OF license thereon, and the date |
to the annual meeting of the town coun-
Gil. said collector shall make out and for |
ward to the town treasurer d full and |
complete transcript CT the said license
register, d certified copy of which tran /
script the treasurer shall lay before the /
each year, and file same in his office for
future use.
seteion TO- Be it further ordained. etc.
That if the tax collector Sh8ll through
ineompetency, negligence or fault on his
part. fail to enforce the procuring and |
by law to have them. he shall be respon-
sible on his bond for all damages to the
town arising therefrom.
Section II. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the tax collector shall collect said
licenses in the manner provided by exist
cent. commission on all licenses collected
and paid into the town treasury
Section r. That all ordinances or parts
thereof in conflict herewith and all other
ordinances on the same subject matter
are hereby repealed
was adopted by a vote OF five yeas and
no nays.
The council adjourned.
GLEN MOLLERE, Clerk.