The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-14
I se,arate incense required for Zach 4lnd

. separate llcense required for each kind
Il of business. 35
Fl THAT the annual receipts, capital sales
and premiums in this ordinance feferrsd
to as d basis OF license, are Inose aat ths
standard for their estimation shan pc
snrima facie those of the preceding year,
T il the business has been condecIed pre-
viously BY the same parties or by parties
10 whom they claim to be successors.
Ii the firm OF company be new, Ihe
I j mount Of gross sales for the hrst two
4 In,,nfhs shall be considered the basis, and
{ six times that amount snail pc seSiHnateo
as the annual receipts OF SUCH BUSINESS
4 provided, that any person commencing e; lss
business after the first day of July shall
/ pay one-half of he above rates. FED
| dlers, retail and wholesale iquor aeaIsIs,
L museums inenagerieS, 1oatlns sIHeateTS,
circnses, or other travelling SHOWS sA-
copied. .+, #
I THAT the business of tile previous year,
as also the active condition ana Fesults
of business of the current years of new
firms associations or .corporaIaeIas, , Ior
I be ascertained on the sworn statement OF
| the person or persons in interest,", ms or
their duly authorized agents or 81 oll da
#uty; provided, it the tax coilectof.ps nol
/ satisfied with said sworn statement ~
shall traverse same TX auie e abslP a. a.
tried slinlmarily, whether an answer be
thereto filed or not. On the trial OF sala
| rule the books and written enIrles ana
memoranda Of said person or persons,
/ firms companies, corporations or paflles5
/ shall be brought into court and subjected
/ TO the inspection and examinatlon. of tEa
/ court, the officer who took the rule and
4 such experts as he may employ pr tne
court may appoint; PROVIDED, lllaI TINS
/ fitting the defendant to introduce IN evil
| dence said books and documents any
more than he would nave peen WiIhous
/ such inspection; provided, also, thae the
1slicense shall issue in accordance with the
| sworn statement, notwithstanding the
prospect Or pendeney of the rue, ana 3 me me
i final rectificatlon snail pc mace a. OF
dered BY the court
! Section s. Be it further ordained, etc.s
That il any business shan Pc e sohaue5sa
vided, the officer whose duty Il is 10 issue
licenses SHALL through the attorney fot
the town council on motion III the proper
! court, as provided in the constitution,
i take a rule on the party or parties doing
such business, to show cause. on the flftff
] vice thereof which may be tried out q
term time, and In chambers, and shall AZ
ways be tried by preference. why sald
party or parties should not pay the
! amount Of the license claimed and PEN
4 alties, Or be ordered to cease from fur
/ Their pursuit of said business until after
& having obtained a licenses, and III case
such rule is made absolute, the order
4 thereon granted shall be considered
Judgment in favor q the town ss do e ea1 aae
ant for license and penalty ana costs
4 heretofore and hereinafter proNided fof,
and shall be executed in the same mail-
i ner as other judgments, and every VIC
4 lation of the order of the court shall pc 4
4 considered as a contempt thereof. and be
/ punishable according to law
1t is hereby expressly provided that
i each person, association OF persons, busi- (
i ness Irn or corporal ton, required TO take
j out a license under this ordinance, shall
II be required to post the same in a c0nspic-53
uous place in his or their place 5of bust
ness, under y penalty Of not less than
q recoverable by the tax collector before
4 any court of competent Jurisdiction and
it shall2b be the duty Of the tax collector 70 Z
4 visit in person or by deputies the several
4 places of business herein mentioned and
/ ascertain that the provisions OF this sec
Il ton are strictly carried out.
st # Section z. Be it further ordained, etc.
Il That the only legal evidence that nj H.
cense has been paid shall be the appro-
i pirate form of license issued by the town
treasurer, and no receipt issued bss a tax
i collector in place Of the license itself
shall be valid; and this clause shall be
from issuing 4 receipt In lieuFof the APP
propriate form to any person, association
Of persons. business firm Or corpora ion.
4 Section g.. Be it further ordained etc.
st That the tax collector shall prepare and
u keep "a book In which he shall record Of
file these statements made under oath II
all persons. association Of persons, bnsi-
ness firms Or corporations, who MAY APP
/ ply fer license to pursue any trade. pro-
Il fession. vocation, calling or business UNI
4 der this ordinance
. Section b Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax collector is hereby required
q to- keep a license register, In which he
shall enter the names OF all persons as
n ISOLATION DIT persons business firms or
& corporations with the trade, profession,
8, vocation, calling or business pursued. the
class and graduation OF the same, the
amount of license thereon, and the Gate
s Of the collection or payment thereof. Prior
s to the annual meeting of the town coun-
!, ward to the town treasurer q full ana
I, complete transcript OF the said license
y register, certified copy OF which! tran
Il script the treasurer shall lay before the
!. each year. and file same ia his office for
s. future use.
], setcion TO- Be 1t further ordained, etc,
T That If the tax collector shalt through
!. part. fail to enforce the procuring and
s rectifying Of licenses by persons required
Z BY law to have them, he shall be respon-
T i sible on his bond for all damages to the
81 town arising t1erefrorn.
Section ia. Be III further ordained. etc.
8 THAT the tax collector shall collect said
81 licenses in the manner provided by eTist-
!, ing laws, and shall be allowed three per
81 cent commission on all licenses collected
s and paid into the town treasury
"a Section H. That MI ordinances or parts
Il thereof in conflict herewith and all other
Z ordinances on the same subject matter
) are hereby repealed.
{ On motion duly seconded, the ordinance
8 was adopted by a vote or live yeas ana
! S The council adjourned.
!, ], ELEM MOI3LFRE, Clerk.
: HALE alUlsa NO BODY would