The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

separate incense required for each kind
Z CT business.
Section Be it further ordained ETC..
That the annual receipts, capital sales
and premiums in this ordinance referred
& to as q basis OF license are those for the
II year for which the license is granted, tha
standard Tor their estimation shall be
n prima faeie those of the preceding year,
a III the business has been. conducted pre-
4 3Viousiy by the same parties or by parties
! to whom they claim to be SUCCESSORS.
# II the firm or company be new, the
y 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-haif OF the above rates. Ped
oilers, retail and wholesale liquor dealers,
Il museums, menageries floating theaterss5
circuses, or other travelling shows e1-
zcepted.
4 setcion S. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the business of the previous veal, q
as also the active condition and results
of business of the current year for new
firms, associations or corporations, for
u the purpose of calculating licenses, shall
j be ascertained on the sworn statement OF
\ the person or persons in interest, his af
j their duly authorized agents or officer,
4 made before the tax collector or his dep
i llty: 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,
il firms, companies, corporations or parties,
Il shall be brought into court and subjected
4 to the inspection and examina ton of TIE
court, the officer who took the rule and
such experts as he may employ Or the
court may appoint; provided, that this
Il inspection shall not be construed as en-
titling the defendant to introduce in evil
4 dsnce said books and documents any
more than he would have been without
license shall issue in accordance with the
4 sworn statement, Notwithstanding the
prospect or tendency OF the rule. and the
4 final rectification shall be made as Or
4 dered by the court.
4 Section 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
i That il any business snail be conducted
! without a license in cases herein pro-
vided, the officer whose duty it is to issue
I licenses shall, through the attorney fos
4 the town council, on motion IN the proper
Il court, as provided in the constitution
take a 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
4 party or parties should not pay the
. amount Of the license claimed and PEN
allies, or be ordered to cease from FUR
4 tf1er pursuit of said business until after
i having obtained a license and in case
such rule is made absolute, the order
4 thereon granted shall be considered q
q jud grnent III favor Of the town for the
/ amount decreed to be due by the. defend-
ant for license and penalty and costs
4 heretofore and hereinafter provided for,
Il and shall be executed in the same mar
ner as other judgments and every vio-
4 lation of the order of the court shall pc
4 considered as "a contempt thereof, and be
punish lie according to law.
:. It is hereby expressly provided that
each person, association of persons, BUSH
ness firm or corporation, required e. take
i out a license undar this ordinance, shall
q be required to post the same IN a conspic-
uous place in his or their place Sof bust
i ness. under a penalty of not less than
. recoy cradle by the tax collector before
& any court of competent jurisdiction; and
II 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
a Section IL 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
} shall be valid; 6 and this clause shall be
construed to prevent the tax collector
Il from issuing a 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.
81 That the tax collector shall prepare and
file these statements made under oath ct
Il all persons, association of persons, bust
ness firms or corporations, who may ap-
81 ply for license to pursue any trade, pro-
q fession, vocation, calling or business UNI
4 der this ordinance
4 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
soeiaiton of persons, business firms or
8 corpora tons. with the trade, profession.
+ class and graduation of the same the
amount of license thereon. and the date
4, to the annual meeting Of the town coun-
Il Gil. said collector shall make out and for
ward to the town treasurer Z full and
complete TRANSCRIPT 81 The s. tI e. license
script the treasurer shall lay before the
i town council, at its regala1. session Of
each year. and file same IN his office for
!. s. setcion 10 Be 1t further ordained. etc.
That if the tax collector shall through
inconpetencY, negligence or fault on his
r. part, fail to enforce the procuring and
. rectifying of licenses by persons required
:, by law TO have them he shall be respon-
, izsible on his bond for all damages to the
town arising therefron1.
4 Section IL Be it further ordained. etc.
That the tax collector shall collect said
Licenses in the manner provided by eTist-
ing laws, and shall be allowed three per
q cent. commission on all licenses collected
= and paid into the town treasury.
. Section IL. That all ordinances or parts
a thereof III conflict herewith and all other
. ordinances on the same subject matter
are hereby repealed
On motion duly seconded the ordinance
. was adopted by q vote OF five yeas and
The council adjourned
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