The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-01-06

amount OF the license claimed ana pens
ther pursuit of said business until after
having obtained license; and in casa
such rule is made absoiute, the order
thereon granted shall be considered
Judgment in favor Of the town for the
amount decreed to be due by the defend
ant for license and penalty and costs
heretofore and hereinafter provided for,
and shall be executed in the same man
ner as other judgments, aEl every vio-
lation of the order of the cseurt shall be
considered as a contempt thereof, and
be punishable according to law.
It is hereby expressly provided that
each person, association of persons, busi-
ness firm or corporation, -equired to take
out a license under this ordinance, shall
be required to post the same in q COM
spicuous place in his or their place OF
business, Gzader a penalty of not less
than ten sAr more than one hundred dol
lars, recoverable by the tax collector be-
fore any court of competent jurisdiction,
and it shall be the duty of the tax col
lector to visit in person or by deputies
the several places Of business herein
mentioned and ascertain that the pro.
visions of this section are strictly car
ried out.
Section z. Belt 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 tax
collector in place of the license itself
shall be valid; and this clause shall be
construed to prevent the tax collector
from issuing receipt in lieu of the ap-
propriate form to any person, associa-
tion of persons, business firm or corpora
ton.
Section s. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the tax collector shall prepare and
kdep a book in which he shall record or
file these statements made under oath
of all persons, association of persons,
business firms or corporations, who may
apply for license to pursue any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business
under this ordinance.
Section 9. Be It further ordained, etc,
That the tax collector is hereby required
to keep license register, in which he
shall enter the names OF. all persons, as.
sociation of persons, business firms or
corporations, with the trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business pursued, the
class and graduation of the same, the
amount of license thereon, and the date
of the collection or payment thereof.
Prior to the annual meeting of the town
council, said collector shall make out
and forward to the town treasurer full
and complete transcript of the said IL
cense register, q certified copy of which
transcript the treasurer shall lay before
the town councils at its regular session
Of each year, and file same in his office
for future use.
Section 10. Be it further ordained,
etc, That if the tax collector shall,
through incompetency, negligence or
fault on his part, fail to enforce the
procuring and reetifying Of licenses by
persons required Y TO have them,
he shall be Responsible on his bond for
all damages to the town arising there
from.
Section II. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the tax collector sAall collect
said licenses in the manner provided by
existing laws, and shall be allowed thres
per cent commission on all licenses col
lected and paid into the town treasury.
Section 12. That all ordinances or
parts thereof in conflict herewith and
all other ordinances on the same subject
matter are hereby repealed.