New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-29

dollars $4,000 nor more than one hun
bred dollars ($1OOO0), recoverable by the
City Tax Collector before any court OF
competent jurisdiction, and it shall be
the duty of said Tax Collector to visit
In person or by deputy the several places
OF business herein mentioned and ascer-
tain that the provisions of this section
are carried out
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
only legal evidence that the license has
been paid shall be the appropriate form
| OF license issued by the City Tax COLES
tor, and no receipt issued by the said
Tax Collector in place of the license
shall be valid and this clause shall be
construed to prevent said City Tax Col
lector from issuing receipt in lieu OF
the appropriate form, to any person, as
socIation of persons or business corpo-
ration; provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to exclude oral
evidence of lost or destroyed license.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
City Tax Collector shall prepare and keep
book IN which he shall record or file
the statements made under oath of all
firms or corporations who may apply
Tor license to pursue any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business under
this ordinance
BE 1t further ordained, ETC., that the
City Tax Collector charged with the col
lection OF the taxes herein provided is
empowered and required to administer
officer or agent of any association of
persons, business firm or corporation ap-
plying for license under the provisions
of this ordinance.
That when the oath is taken before
the Collector no charge shall be made
tor the same. Amy false swearing as to
the gross receipts of any person or per-
sens or corporations, through their pres
| isent or proper officer or agent, applying
for license, shall constitute the crime of
PERJURY, to be punished as directed by
existing criminal laws of this State
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
City Tax Collector is hereby required to
| keep the license register in which he
shall enter the names of every person, as
|
| corporations, with the trade, profession,
| vocation, calling or business pursued, the
class and graduations of same, the amount
, of the license thereon, and the date Of
! collection or payment thereof.
Be it further ordained etc. that the
said Tax Collector violating any provi-
| sion of this ordinance, or who shall will
| full vat Il
sons, business firm or corporation at less
| graduation than the law contemplates, or
who shall issue to any said persons, as
ISOLATION of persons or business firms
or corporations license for less sum
than that corresponding with their grad
uation, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor in office, and shall on convic-
ton before the competent authority be
summarily dismissed therefrom.
| Be it urther ordained etc, that on the
| second day of March of each year, the
City Tax Collector shall deliver to the
| City Attorney complete list of all de-
linquent license payers, together with
their location and kind of business, and
the City Attorney shall proceed to col
| lect the same in accordance with this
| ordinance.
Be it further ordained, etc, that if the
| City Tax Collector or officer whose bus
mess it is to issue city licenses shall
| through incompetency, negligence OK
| fault on his part fail to enforce the pro-
| curing and rectifying thereof by persons
required to have them, he shall be re-
oil lap <1 tho tu
arising therefrom.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
unpaid license shall bear interest at the
rate of two per cent per month from the
first day of March, except liquor
licenses which shall bear interest
at the rate of 2 per cent per
month from the 9Th day of JAN
uary and the payment thereon
shall be secured by first lien
and privilege in favor of the City upon
the property, movable or immovable, of
the delinquent owning the license, and the
said Tax Collector shall collect the Ii
cense and interest in the manner pre-
scribed by existing laws.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that all
gross receipts derived from any mercan-
tile business or corporation whatsoever,
as herein beore provided whether earned
within or without the City, shall form
the proper basis upon which all
licenses shall be assessed and col
lected by the City Tax Collector.
Be it further ordained, etc, that a
person, firm or corporation or company
| having more than one place of business
in the City, shall pay separate license
for each place of business.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all
avs or parts of laws or ordinances in
conflict he.ewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed
or~this 18th day of November, 1913.
ALPHE FONTELIEU, Mayor.
| The following resolution was
presented by Mr.. Suberbielle anf
read and on his motion, seconded
by Mr.. Fontelieu, adopted unan
imously:
| Whereas, the preliminary sur
vey of the route of the proposed
| New iberia to the Lake Canal il
now being made and the estimat
| ed cost thereof will be submitted
| to the Board of Trustees within
| the next ten days, and
! Whereas, taxpayers should hav
| such knowledge of the benefits t.
| be derived from this improvement
as will enable them to give tn
project the careful consideration
it deserves,
i Therefore, be it resolved, Tha
! the Mayor appoint a Commute
of fifteen to study, investigat
and REPORT upon the benefits an
advantages to the City tina
would result in the building Q
said proposed Canal.
In accordance with the abov
resolution, the Mayor announce
! the appointment of the followin
Committee, to-wit:
II Messrs. J. w. Eckart, JULIE
!, Dreyfus, L. l.. Bertrand, r.
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