The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
ess than S., 500, the license shall 30

Be it further ordained, ETC., That
whatsoever shall sell at wholesale or re-
tail pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles or
rife cartridges without first obtaining
4 the license herein provided for, or with
out first obtaining the license which
may be imposed by this ordinance for
the sale of pistols, pistol cartridges,
rifles, rifle cartridges, blank pistols and
blank pistol cartridges, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than fifty dol
lars, or imprisoned for not more than
sixty days, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
| Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That when any two or more KINDS OF
business are combined, except as herein
expressly provided for, there shall be
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 ordinance re-
ferred to as basis of license, are those
for the year for which the license is
granted; the standard for their estima-
ton shall be prima facie those of the
preceding year, if the business has been
conducted previously 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 (peddlers, retail and wholesale
! liquor dealers excepted) shall pay one
half of the above rates.
Section S. Be it further ordained,
year, as also the active condition and
results of business of the current year
/ for new firms, association or corpora
tions, for the purpose of calculating
/ licenses, shall be ascertained ON the
sworn statement of the person or per-
sons in interest, his or their duly au-
| thorized agents or officers, made before
the tax collector or his deputy; provided,
j 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 there
| to filed or not. On the trial of said rule
| the books and written entries and memo
randa 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 dule 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 sectifcation shall be made as
ordered by the court.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That if any business shall be con-
Quoted without a license in cases herein
provided, the officer whose duty it is to
issue licenses shall, through the attorney
for the police jury, on motion in the
proper courts, as provided in the con-
stitution, take a rule on the party or
parties doing such business, to show
cause, OH the fifth day, exclusive of holi-
days, alter the service thereof, which
may Be tried out of term time, and in
chambers, and shall always be tried by
preference, why said party or parties
should not pay the amount of the license
claimed and penalties, or be ordered to
cease from further pursuit of said bust
ness until after having obtained a Ii
cense; and in case such rule as made abb
solute, the order thereon granted shall
be considered a judgment in favor Of
the parish for the amount decreed to
be due by the defendant for license and
penalty and costs heretofore and here
matter provided for, and shall be exc
cuted in the same manner as other judg-
ments, and every violation of the order
of the court shall be considered as a
contempt thereof, and be punishable ac-
cording to law.
/ 1t is hereby expressly provided that
each persons, association of persons,
business firm or corporation, required to
take out license under this ordinance,
shall be required to post the same in
a conspicuous place in his or their place
of business, under penalty of not less
4 than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, recoverable by the tax collector
before any court of competent jurisdic,
ton; 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 section are strictly
carried out.
/ Section Z, Be it further ordained
etc, That the only legal evidence that
a license has been paid shall be the ap.