New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-11-28
.h. defendant for the license, penalty

and costs heretofo:: e. and ht relnaf'er pro
vided for. ard shall he executed III the
same manner as other Judgments ana
.,y.rv vioIation of the order OF SAID conn
hall h. considered rs Il contempt thtfeol
and punished according to law.
II Is hereby expressly provided fhat
Darn ne son. association OF persons, onSl
ness firm or corporation required 10 TAKE
cut the license under tins Oh ulhahee Sl"lI
he REQUIRED to post same III conspicuous
plac e IN his or their place OF puSlht - IN
der penalty of not less tnah Sio w h"F
more than 800, recoverable py the lily
Tax Collector before any count OF com
Iapt Jurisdiction, and il shall be the oufy
If said Tax Collector TO visit In person or
nv depusy the several places OF business
b.r.in mentioned and ascertain mat the
,,r,v,sions OF this section are carried out
Re il further ordained, etc, that The
o,Lv .eoal evidence that the licens has
n..n mid .hall be the appropriate form
Of license issued by the City Tax Coll+c c.
tor and no receipt issued by the said Tax
Collector in place OF the Incense shaii De
constructed to prevent said City Tax Col
lector from issuing receipt III lieu OF me
appropriate form. to any person, aSsocla'
ton of persons or business corporations
prooided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO exclude oral evi-
dence of lost or destroyed license.
Be it further ordained. etc, that the
CITY Tax Collector shall prepare and keep
a book in which he shall record or ME me
statements made under oath OF all pei
sons, association of persons. business
firms or corporations who may apply for
license to pursue any trade, profession,
vocation, calling or business under this
ordinance.
Re it further ordained, etc., that the
Civ Tax Collector charged with the col
lection of the taxes herein provided, Is
uncovered and required to administer
oath to any person, president or proper
,fficer or agent of any association Of per-
.ons. business firm or corporation apply
20 for \ license under the provisions Oi
/: mis- ordinance.
That when the oath is taken before the
| G. ,llec no charge shall be made tor the
same. Any false swearing asto the gross
receipts of any person or persons or cor
corationsf through their presidenl OF
proper officer or agent applying tor license
shall constitute the crime Of perjury, te
be punished as directed by existing Grim
inal laws of this State.
Be it further ordaiced, ETC., that the
city Tax Collector is hereby required te
keep the license register in which he 3hal
enter the names of every person, associa
ton of persons, business firms or corpor
ations. with the trade, profession. voca
tiou, calling or business pursued the class
and graduations of san .. the amount Of
fasNI
lection or payment thereof.
Be it iurther ordained, etc, that the
said Tax collector violating any provision
Of this ordinance, or who shall willfuilJ
rate any person, association OF persons
business firm OF corpora alton at less grad
nation than the law eontemplates. or WHIT
shall issue to any said persons. associa
ion of persons or business firms or cor
pora ions license for less sum than thai
corresponding it'll their graduation, shal
he deemed guilty of misdem eanor in OF
fee, and shall on conviction before thu
competent authority be summarily dis
missed thereon.
| Be il further ordained, stc., that on tn
second day of March Of each year, the City Ia,
| Collect " shall deliver to the itv Attorney
complete list of all delinquent license payers to
gether with their location and kind Of business
and the City Att rney shall proceed to collect tn
same in accordance with this ordinance
Be it further ordained, etc.. that if the Cit
Tax Collector or officer whose business it 10 to is
sue city licenses shall thr ugh incomPeteney
negligence or fault on his part fail {, enforce tn
procuring and reetifying .hereofby persons require
% have them. he shall be responsible for al
damage to the City arising rherefrom.
| Be it further ordained, etc, that all unpai
Ii ense shall bear interest at the Of 10 per cent pc
annum from first day Of March, except iquo
licenses which shall bear interest at the rates Of II
per cent pei annum from the 9Th day Of Janaar
| and the payment thereon shall be secured by frs
lien and privilege in favor Of the City upon tn
property, movable or immovabe, Of the delnquen
owning the license, and the said Tax colecto
shall collect license and interest in Thu pre-
scribed by existing laws.
Be it further ord ined, ETC, that all gross re
ceipts derived from any mercantile business co,
porasion Whatsoever, as herein beore provided
whether earned within or without the City, cha
form the proper basis upon which all license
shall be assess and collected by the City t.
| Collector.
Be it further ordained, etc., that person, fri
or corporation or company having more tnan OF
place of business in the City, shall pay separa
license for each place Of business. ..
Be it further ordained, etc that all laws
parts of laws or ordinances in conflict herewit
be and the same hereby repealed.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed tn
zsth day Of November, 1914
ALPHE FONTELlEU, Mayor.
An amendment to Ordinanc
No. q, page IA Of 1907 to rea'
as follows. was introduced ab.
Mr.. Fontelieu, seconded by MI
Villermin and carried:
Be it ordained, That it shall b
unlawful for any person or per
sons to ride or drive across TIL
iron bridge which spans the Ba