The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-26
separate license required for each kind

separate license required for each kind
of business
section 4 Be it further ordained, etc,
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums IN this ordnance referred
&c as basis OF license, ale those for the
year for winch the license IS granted; the
standard Tor their estimation shall be
prln1a facie those of the preceding year,
II the business mas been conducted pre-
El0usly by the same parties or by parties
to Whom they claim TO be SUCCESSORS.
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
GIerS, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
museums, menagerieS, floating theaters
c1rcuses, or other travelling shows ex-
eepted.
oetcion 5. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That the business of the previous year
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
he 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, il the tax collector be not
satisfied with said sworn statement, he
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the proper court, which rule shall be
tried summarily, whether an answer be
thereto flied or not. On the trial of said
rule the books and written entries and
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-
fitting the defendant to introduce in evil
dence said books and documents any
more than lie would have been without
such inspection; provided, also that the
Incense shall issue in accordance with the
sworn statement, Notwithstanding the
prospect or tendency OF the rule and the
final rectiflcation 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 fo-
the 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 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
afties, or be ordered to cease from fur
ther pursuit of said business until after
having obtained a license; and in case
such rule is made absolute the order
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
ner as other judgments, and every vio-
lation of the order of the court shall be
considered as a contempt thereof. and be
punishable according to law.
It is hereby expressly provided that
each person, association of persons, bust
ness firm or corporation, required to take
out a license under this ordinance, shall
be required to post the same in a conspie-
uous place in his or their place of BUSH
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
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 IL
eense 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 a receipt in lieu of the APP
propriate form to any person, association
of persons business firm or corpora ton.
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, busf-
ness firms or corporations who may APP
ply for license to pursue any trade, pro-
feSSion, vocation, calling or business I'M
der this ordinance.
Section g. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
That the tax collector is hereby required
to keep a license register, in which he
shall enter the names of all persons, as
ISOLATION of persons, business firms OF
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
of 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 fun and
complete transcript az the said license
register, a certified copy of which tran
script the treasurer shall lay before the
town council at its regular session of
each year. and file same in his office for
future use.
Setcion TO- Be it further ordained. etc,
That if the tax collector shall. through
incompetency, negligence or 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-
Sible on his bond for all damages to the
town arising therefrom
Section IL. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax collector shall collect said
licenses in the manner provided by exist
ing laws, and shall be allowed three per
cent. commission on all licenses collected
and paid into the town treasury.
Section L. That all ordinances or parts
thereof in conflict herewith and all other
ordinances on the same subject matter
are hereby repealed.
On motion. duly seconded, the ordinance
was adopted by a vote of five yeas and
The council adjourned.
GLEN M0LLEREs. Clerk