New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-19

) a book in which he shall record or file tn.
statements made under oath of all per
5 sons, association of persons. business
firms or corporations who may apply foi
license to pursue any trode. profession
: vocation, calling or business under this
; ordinance.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
5 City Tax Collector charged with the col
lection of the taxes herein provided, is
empowered and required to administer
; oath to any person, president or proper
officer or agent of any association of per
sons, business firm or corporation apply
ng for license under the provisions of
his ordinances.
That when the oath is taken before the
collector no charge shall be made tor the
same. ANY false swearing asto the gross
receipts of any person or persons or cor
rorationsf through their president or
prope, otiiceror agent applying tor license
shall constitute the crime of perjury 10
be punished as directed by existing GRIM
inal laws of this State.
Be it further ordaiced, etc, that the
| CITY Tax collector is hereby rpuuired to
! keep the license register in which he 3hall
enter the names of every person. nssocia-
ton of persons, business firms or corpor-
| atoms, with the trade. profession. voca-
| tiou, calling or business pursued the class
and graduatipps of same, the amount of
| the license thereon, and the date of col
| lection or payment thereof.
! Be it further ordained etc, that the
said Tax collector violating any provision
of this ordinance, or who shall wilfuily
| rate any person. association of persons,
business firm OF corpoi alton Mt lts grad
uation than the law contemplates, or who
shall issue TO any said persons. sssocia-
ton Of persons or business firms or cor
pora ions license for less sum than that
corresponding it'll their graduation, shall
he deemed guilty of misdemeanor in of
fee, aud shall on conviction before the
com peient authority be summariy dis
MISS thereon.
Irthcr ordained. etc, that on the
SEQ HHy of March of each wear. the CITY YAK |
tuLotlr shall d liver to the v Attorney a
complete list Of all delinquent license PAYERS. to-
gethet With their location and kind of business,
and the City ATT rney shall proceed to collect the
same IN &C, ordance with his ordinance
Be it further ordained, etc. that if the CITY |
FAX ollcotor officer whose business it is to is
SUE city licenses shall thr ugh incompetency,
negligtn nee or fault on his part fail t, enforce the
procuring and reetityng thereofby persons required
to have them he sba be responablc for all
damage to the City arising therefrom.
Be it further ordained, etc that all unpaid
ense shall bear interest at the of per per
annum from first day of March, except liquor
licenses which shall bear interest at the rates OF 10
per cent per annun from the 5th day of January
and the payment thereon shall be scoured by first
lien and privilege in favor Of the City upon the
property, movable immovable, Of the delinquent
owning the license. and the said Tax Collector
shall collect license and interest in thh manner pre-
sorhed by existing laws.
BE it further ord med, etc that all gross re-
eept, derived from any mercantile business or cor
porati5n whats, ever, rs herein beore provided,
whether earned within or without the City. shall
form the proper basis upon which all licenses
shall be assess and collected by the City Tax
Collector
Be it further ordared, etc, that a person, firm
or corporal company having more than one
place Of business in the CITY. shall pay a separate
license for each place OF business.
Be it further ordained, etc /, that all laws or
parts of laws or ordsnan es in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby epesed.
Thus done, read, ADOPTED and signed on this
I sth day of Novembet, 1914
ALPHE FDNTELIEU, Mayor
An amendment to Ordinance
No. q, page II of 1907 to read
as follows. was introduced Thy
Mr.. Fontelieu, seconded by Mr..
and carried:
BE it ordained, That it shall be
unlawful for any person or per-
sons to ride or drive across the
ron bridge which spans the Ba-
you Teche or any Of the wood /,
approaches to said bridges, at the j.
City of New Iberia or drive cat !.
lie or horses across the same, al
/ faster gate than that of a walk,
md any person or persons who
shall drive across said bridge o.
approaches at gate faster than
i walk, shall be subject to fine
If not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars or
o Imprisonment in the corpora
ion Jail for period Of not less
han five DAYS nor more than
han twenty-five days or both at !,
he discretion of the City Judge
or cache offence.
ALPHE FONTELIEU, Mayor.
7 IN VII LDafINr fun.l.