New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-26

book IN winch ne snail record or ME tHe
statements made under oath of all per-
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.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
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
off eer or agent of any association of per-
sons, business firm or corporation apply
ng for license under the provisions of
his ordinance.
That when the oath is taken before the
collector no charge shall be made tor the
same. Any false swearing as to the gross
receipts of any person or persons or cor
roratioasf through their presidenl or
proper officer or agent applying tor license
shall constitute the crime of peri ury, to
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 to
keep the license register in which he Shall
enter the names of every person, associa-
ton of persons, business firms or corpor-
atoms, with the trade, profession. voca-
tiou, calling or business pursued, the class
and graduations of same. the amount of
the license thereon, and the date of col
lection or payment thereof.
Be it iurther ordained, etc., that the
said Tax collector violating any provision
of this ordinance, or who shall willfully
rate any person, association of persons,
business firm or corpor at less glah-
uation than the law eontempates, or v ho
shall issue to any said persons. assocla-
ton Of persons or Business firms or c "
pora ions license for less sum than IT,
corresponding it'll their graduation, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in Of
fee, and shall on conviction before Ia.
competent authority be summarily dis
missed thereon.
Be it further ordained. etc, that on the
second day of March of each year, the City Tax
Collector shall deliver to the CITY Attorney a
complete list of all delinquent license payers, To-
gether with their location and kind of business,
and the City Attorney shall proceed collect tie
same in accordance with this ordinance
Be it further ordained, etc. that if the CT.
Tax Collector or officer whose business it is to j.
sue city licenses shall through incompetent,
negligence fault on his part fail 10 enforce Il
procuring and reetifyng thsreofby persons required
to have them. he shall be responabe for all
damage to the City arising therefrom.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all unPaj
license shall bear interest at the of per cent pc
annum from first day of March, except liquc
licenses which shall bear interest at the rates of
per cent per annum from the sth day of Januar
and the payment thereon shall be secured by mr.
lien and privilege in favor of the City upon til
property, movable immovable, of the dellnquei;i
owning the license, and the said Tax Collect
shall collect license and interest in thh manner pre-
scrbed BY existing laws.
Be it further ord 4ined, ETC., that all gross re-
ccipts derived from any mercantile BUSINESS or cor
poration whatsoever, as herein beorc provided,
whether earned within OF without the City, chat
form the proper basis upon which all licenses
shall be assess and collected by the City Tx
Collector.
Be it further ordained, etc., that person, fin
or corporation company having more than one
place of business in the City, shall pay separ-,s
license for each place of Business.
Be it further ordained, etc that all laws or
parts of laws or ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same hereby repealed
Thus done, read, adopted and signed on tbs
,sth day of November, 1914
ALPHE FONTELIEU, Mayor
An amendment to Ordinance
No. q, page IA Of 1907 to real
as follows, was introduced Thy
Mr.. Fontelieu, seconded by Mr..
Villermin and carried:
Be it ordained, That it shall be
unlawful for any person or per
sons to ride or drive across the
iron bridge which spans the Ba-
you Teche or any of the wood
approaches to said bridges, at the
City Of New iberia or drive cat
tie or horses across the same, at
a faster gate than that of walk,
and any person or persons who
shall drive across said bridge Or
approaches at gate faster than
a walk, shall be subject to fine
Of not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars or
to Imprisonment in the corpora
ton jail for a period of not less
than five days nor more than
than twenty-five days or both at
the discretion. Of the City Judge
for cache offence.
ALPHE FONTELIEU, Mayor.
L. T. VILLERMIN, Clerk.