The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-22

@ license graduated as follows;
First Class; When gross annual recent,
are $1,000 or more and less than 10000 the
license shall be SO.
Second Class; When gross annual receint
are 5000 or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be $4,000
Third Class; When gross annnn} rernin>,
are N4.OOo o., more and less than g. 900 the
license shall be $40.
tllth Class-When gross annual recelpts are
$4,000 or more, and less than 81 0O0 the
the license shall be $50.
Sixth Class-When gross annual recpipts
are $1,000 or more, and less than 81, 1000 fhf
license shall be $40.
seventh Class-When gross ANIMAL yecaints
are less than -, 900 the license shall be =, On
FdroVlded that every individual indivi.
uaIs carrying on the business or profession
OF physician, attorney at law, editor, dentist.
,oculist. photographer, ieweler, and all other
business not herein otherwise provided for
sn.il De graded the same rs above set forth,
put tue license shall be one-half of those es.
taDllshed by this Section, and provided that
no Incense shall be issued hereafter for less
than $500 N'''
Section II. That all travelling vendors of
STOVES Tightening rods aud locks shall pay a
llC91se abhually OF 900 whether travelling as
peddlers or not
NAV AnL every tIduluR SIhmp COMPANY lSSIl-
Ing Stamps 10 merchants ana all other dealers
OF every KIND where this gross annual receipts
are less than $1,000 the license shall be $50
and the gross annual receipts are above
$4,000 the license shall be $500
Section II. That whenever any two or more
Kinds OF business are combined except ns here
IL provided Tor there shall be a separate
license required for each kInd of business
where any firm, company, or association shall
lease operate, manage or control the business
FRANCHISE or property or other CORPORATIONS
associations or trms, they shall pay 8 sep
arate ncense for each business
section 13.-Be it further ordained. etc
lhdt the annual receipts, capital sales and
premiums referred to as baAls for Hcensps
IN his ordinance, are those for the ear for
when the licenses are granted; the standard
Tor the estimation shall be prima facin of
thd proceeding year ii the business has
been conducted previously by the same
party or parties to whom they claim to be
successors: II the firm or COMPANY be new,
the amount OF gross sales for the brst
TWO monts shall be considered the basis and
RlS times the amount shall b. estimated M
the amount Of annual receipts uI sncu bust
ness; provided that any person commencing
business after the first 0t July, peduiers ex-
cepted shall pay one half OF the above rates
Section II; BE it further ordained etc.
that the business OF the previous Years, as also
the actual condition AMI results Of business of
the current year from new trims, associations
or corporations, FOR the purpose of calcuia-
ting licenses, shall be ascCrtSlntd bv the
tax cohector IN the sworn statement of the
person or persons III interest, his or their
duly authorized agent or Officer, made be-
fore the tax collector or his deputy. provided
that II the tax collector De not satisfied
with the sworn statement, lie Su4Ll traverse
the same by rule taken i'll the proper court.
said rule to be tried summary whether an
answer be thereto filed or not. On the trial
OF sad rule the books and written entries
ana memoranda said person or persous firms,
companies, corporations or parties shall be
brought INTO court and subjected u tue in
Spectlun and examination Of the Court, the
officer 10 took the rule; and such experts
as he may employ, or the court appoint,
provided. that this section shall not be
construed rs emitting the defendant to
introduce III evidence said books aud ducu-
ments any more than he Noulu have been
without such inspection: provided also that
the Incense shall issue Iii accordance with
said sworn statement, notwithstanding the
tendency OF the rule, aud the final ratihca-
ton shall be made as ordered BY the court
Section 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
that II any business be conducted without a
license in the cases herein provided, the
officer whose duty 1t is to issue license shall
through the attorney provided by tie state
law, on motion in the proper Court as provided
in the constitution, and which shaii be with
out deposit or advance costs, take a rule on
the party or parties doing such business, to
show cause on the fifth day, exclusive OF holi.
days after service thereof, which may lie tried
ont of term time and III chambers, and shall
always be tried by preference by said party or
parties should not pay the amount OF License
claimed and penalties are TO be ordered to
cease from further pursuit of SAID business
until tter having obtaineda license; aud III
case said rule is made absolute the order
thereon rendered shall be considered Judge
ment Ill favor Of the parish for the amount
decreed to be due BY the defendant for the
license penalties and costs heretofore and
hereinafter provided for, and shall be ex.
eCuted in the same manner as other judg-
ments; and every violation shall be con-
sidered as contempt thereof and punished
according to law. 1t is hereby expressly pro-
vIded that each person, association of per-
SONS, business firms or corporations required
to take out a license under this ordinance,
shall Oe required to post same in a conSpicu-
Gus place III his or their place of business,
under q penalty of not lebs than Ten, nor
more than One, Hundred Dollars, recoverable
by the tax collector before any court OF COM
petent jurisdiction: and it shall be the duty of
the tax collector of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis to visit IN person or by deputy, the
several places OF business mentioned herein
and ascertain whether the provisions OF this
section are strictly carried out.
Section 49, Be it further ordained. etc.,
that the legal evidence that the license
has been paid shall be the ap-
propriate form Of license issued by the
clerk OF the Police Jury OF the Parish of JEFF
fersOn Davis, and no receipt issued by the 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 appropriate form to any person,
association OF persons or business corpora
tions; provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as to exclude oral
evidence OF lost or destroyed license.
Section IT,. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the eX-Oftici0 tax collector OF the Parish
OF Jefferson Davis shall prepare and keep q
book in which he shall file or record the state
ments made under oath, Of all persons, aSsoci-
atoms of persons, business firms or corpora
tiOns, who may apply for license to pursue any
trade, profession, vocation calling or business
under this ordinance.
Section IS. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the tax collector is hereby empowered and
required to administer Oaths to any person,
president or proper officer or agent OF any
association OF persons. business hrms or cor
porations, applying for license under this Or
dinance and any tax collector or eX-otficio tax
or any notary pqblIe or other officer
Of the state empowered to administer OathS,
who shall sign any jurat or certify to the cor
of any oath without administering
such oath in person to the applicant, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
diction shall be dealt with according to exist
ing laws relative to the dismissal from office
Of such several officers aud in addition they
shall be subject to a fine not less than One
Hundred Dollars nor more than One Thous-
and Dollars. That when the oath is taken
before the collector no charge shall be made
for the same. Any false swearing as to gross
receipt of any person or persons or corpora
lions, through their president or proper officer
Or agent applying for license, shall constitute