The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-13

less than $500, the llce.lse shall De
500.
Be it further ordained, etc, That
whatsoever shall sci, at wholesale or re-
tail pistols, pistol cartridges, rifles OF
rifle cartridges without first obtaining
the license herein provided for, OF With .
out first obtaining the license which
may be imposed by this ordinance Tor
the sale OF pistols, pistol cartridges,
rifles, rifle cartridges, blank pistols and
blank pistol cartridges, shall be guilty
of a nnisdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined rot 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 q
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 a basis of license, are those
for the year for which the license Is
granted; the standard for their estlma'
ton shall be prima faeie 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 DC
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
ETC., That the business Of the preylou:
year. as also the active condition ant
results of business of the current yea
for new firms, association or corpora
tions, for the purpose OF calculating
| licenses, shall be aseertained on tn
sworn statement of the person or per
sons in interest, his or their duly au
thorized agents or officers, made befor
| the tax collector or his deputy; provided
| if the tax collector be not SATISFIED
with said sworn statement, he shall
1 traverse same by rule taken IN tn
proper court, which rule shall be tries
summarily, whether an answer be there
1 to filed or not. On the trial of said rul
the books and written entries and memo
randa of said person or persons, firms
companies, corporations or parties, slal
be brought into court and subjected t
the inspection and examination OF tn
court, the officer who took the dule am
such experts as he may employ OF tn
court may appoint; provided, that thi
inspection shall not be construed as el
titling the defendant to introduce in ev!
dence said books and documents an
more than he would have been Withou
| such inspection; provided, also, that til
/ license shall issue in accordance with tn
i sworn statement, Withstanding tn
I-nEaspact pend eneY of the rule,-an
/ the final sectifiea ton shall be made
| ordered BY the court.
1 Section 6. Be it further ordained
etc, That if any business shall be col
Quoted without a license in cases herel
Z! provided, the officer whose duty it is t
issue licenses shall, through the attorne
for the police jury, on motion in I'll
] proper courts, as provided in the COZ
stitution, take rule on the party {
parties doing such business, to sho
cause, OF. the fifth day, exclusive Of hol
days, sitter the service thereof, whie
may he tried out of term time, and
chambers, and shall always be tried b
preference, why said party or parti'
should not pay the amount of the licens
claimed and penalties, or be ordered
cease from further pursuit of said bus
ness until after having obtained
cense; and in case such rule as made a
: solute, the order thereon granted sha
be considered a judgment in favor
the parish for the amount decreed
;; be due by the defendant for license 81
penalty and costs heretofore and hel
: matter provided for, and shall be es
cuted in the same manner as other jud
ments, and every violation of the ord
! of the court shall be considered as
contempt thereof, and be punishable
cording to law.
It is hereby expressly provided tn
g each persons, association of person
business firm or corporation, required
e take out a license under this ordinan'
). shall bes required to post the same
S conspicuous place in his or their pla
n OF business, under q penalty of not lie
I, than ten nor more than one hundr
I, dollars, recoverable by the tax collect
} before any court of competent jurisd
IS ton; and it shall be the duty of the t
Ii collector to visit in person or
is deputies the several places of busint
re herein mentioned and ascertain that I
provisions of this section are, strict
o, carried out.