The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-01-07
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separate license required for each kind
Of business.
Section i. 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 them estimation shall be
prinla facie those of the preceding year,
ii the business has been conducted pre-
ViOusly by the same parties or by parties
to whom they claim to be successors.
Il 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-haf of the above rates. Ped
dlers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers
museums menageries, floating theaterS
circuses, or other travelling shows eX-
cepted.
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. OT
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 i'll
Inc proper court, which rule Shall De
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,
hrmSt companies, corporations or parties,
shall be brought into court and subjected
TO the inspection and examination of tia
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-
titlins the defendant to introduce in evil
dance 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 rectification shall be made as or
dered by the court.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That il any business shall be conducted
without u license in cases herein pro-
vided the officer whose duty it is to issue
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
alties, or be ordered to cease from fur
Their pursuit of said business until after
having obtained license; and in case
such rule is made absolute, the order
thereon granted shall be considered a
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 mar
uer as other judgments, and every vio-
laton of the order of the court shall be
considered as Il 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 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 il 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-
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 receipt in lieu of the APP
propriate form to any person, association
of persons. business firm 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, bust
ness firms OF corp oratieflra who Ezaasslpss
ply for license to pursue any trade. pro-
fession vocation, calling or business url-#
der this ordinance.
Section 8. 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 or
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 full and
complete transcript Of the said license
register. q certified copy of which tran
SCRIPT the treasurer shall lay before the
each year, and file same in his office for
future use
setcion 10. 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-
sib1e 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 Dy eTlSt-
ing laws, and shall be allowed three per
cent commission on all licenses collected
and paid into the town treasury.
Section IL. 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
no nays.
The council adjourned.
GLEN MOLLERE, Clerk.