The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-30
ess than $4,000, the license shall bs


whosoever shall sell at wholesale or re-
tail pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles or
rifle cartridges without first obtaining
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 T. 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.
i II 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 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, 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,
| 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 answersbe 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 OF 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 OF. 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
such inspection; provided, also, that the
license shall issue IN accordance with the
sworn statement, notWiths anding the
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the final sectifeation 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, Ola the fifth day, exclusive of holi-
days, after the service thereof, which
/ may h tried out of term time, and in
chambers, and shall always be tried by
preference, why said party eI parties
should not pay the amount Of tie license
claimed and penalties, or be ordered to
cease from further pursuit of said BUSH
ness until after having obtained Ii
cense; and in case such rule as made alb
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
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
contempt thereof, and be punishable ac-
cording to law.
It is hereby expressly provided that
each persons, association of persons,
business firm OF 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
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
license has been paid shall be the APP
| nronriate form of 1icense issued hv the