The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12

bridges or ferries master builders StcvedOra
plI posting or 5cNlug, contractors anC
, mechamcS, who employ assistance, shall Oh,
! a license graduated IS follows;
: First Class; When gross annual recent
are HH'oQO or NOR aud less than $4,000 tn,
license shall be SO.
Second Glass; When gross ANIMAL recent
. are $4,000 or more ami less than $1,000 III,
hccmSc shall be $50 90
Third lass; -Nh,u gross annual racoint,
are ff,O0O or more ana less than ). 600 III,
license shall be $40, VIZ
llith IIasN-Nheu gross annual REGENTS arr
$1,000 or more, and less than - l0o tbt
the incense shall be 80.
Sixth CluSS-When gross animal receint,
gre >:'oVo or more, and less than $1,000 the
license shall be SO. ''''
seventh Glass hen gross ANIMAL roooi+e
art less than $1,000 the license shajI ie - -" vT
| l'droFldcd that every individual or iudiyi
uaia carrying on the business or profession
OF physician, attorney at law editor dentist
ocuiINt, photographer. jeweler, and all other
! BUSINESS not herein otherwise provided for
HlldI ot graded the same as above set forth,
hut the Incense shall be une-half of those es.
tabIlShed by this Section. and proyi1nj that
than 5000 Ava ''''
section II. That all travelling vendors Of
stoves Tightening rods and locks SHAH pay a
"a wv NIASlIlCl lTdNtllllB as
peudlGrS or not "
That for every trading stamp companv ;ssu-
lliE stamps 10 merchants amt all other dealers
OF every KIND where tbs gross animal REGENTS
are less IMAM $4,000 the nCeuSe shall be $3.50
aHU me gross annual receipts are above
S0'uuu the license shall he 5000
section T.: That whenever any two or more
| AIhuA OF business are combined except as here
! II provided tor, there shall he a seuar0ta
! Incense required for each kind of business
| where any hrm, company, or association shall
!tast operate manage or control the business
ltallchise or property or other corporations,
! ASSOCIATIONS or tirmS, they shall nav a sen.
arate license for each business.
Section l3.-Be it further ordained. etc
mat tht annual receipts, capital sales and
! premiums referred to as Il basis for licenses
! III lhlS ordinance, are those for the wear for
winch the licenses are granted; the standard
| Tor the estimation shall be prima facia uf
| thd preceding year il the business has
| been conducted previously by the same
! party or parties to whom they claim TO he
successors: II the firm or company be new,
| the amount of gross sales for the first
| two mOntS shall be considered the basis and
| siN times the amount shall be estimated AS
the amount Of annual receipts OF sucn busi
! ness; provided that any person commpnriDp
business after the first Of July, peddlers ey7
Ctple'r small pay one half OF the above rates
Section u; Be it further ordained etc.
t''N 'S N"oAI VI Wis prev lOuS years, as also
! the actual condition anu results Of business of
the current year from new firms associations
| or corporations, Tor the purpose of CaIcula-
ting licenses, shat be aSCertalnpd by thp
tax collector III the sworn statement of the
person or persons III interest, hIS or their
duly authorized agent or officer made be-
lore the tax collector or his deputy. provided
that II the tax collector be not satisfied
win the sworn statement, he shall traverse
the same by rule taken III the proper court,
Hts TIFlNp .yI,- 1. /,
answer be thereto flied or not On tnr trial
OF SAID rule the books and written entries
and memoranda SAID person or persons firms
companies, corporations or parties shall be
brought INTO court and subjected to the in
5pectlOn ana eXamlHatlOn Of the Court the
officer WHO took the rule; and such experts
as he may employ, or the court appoint
provided, that tnls section SHAH not be
construed as emitting the defendant to
Introduce III evidence said BOOKS and dOcu-
ments any more thin he would have been
without such inspection; provide, also that
the Incense shall Issue III accordance with
sad sworn statement, notwithstanding the
tendency OF the rue, and the final ratlticu-
ton shall be made 5 ordered by the court.
Section II. BE 1t further ordained, etc,
that II any buSlnes, De conducted without
license IN the case herein provided, the
officer whose duty IL l. to Issue license shall
through the attorney provided by tie state
law, on motion III the proper court as crowded
III the constitution, AMI which shall be with
out deposit or advance costs, take q rule on
the party or parties dolng Such business. to
show cause on the MT day, exclusive OF hOu-
days after service thereof, which may Ne tried
ont Of term time ana n chambers, aud shall
always be tried by preference by saIu party or
parties should not pay the amount OF license
claimed and penalties are to be ordered to
cease from further pursuit of sad business
until otter having Obtained license; aud III
case sand rule Is made absolute the order
thereon rendered snail he considered Il nudge |
memt III favor OF the parish for the amount
deCreed to be due Dy the defendant Tor the
license penalties and costs retOtOTe and
hereinafter prOUd Il for, and small Ue eX- |
ecuted Ill the same manner as other Judg- |
mentS; and every violation shah ne con-
sldered as contempt thereof and punished !
according to law. 1T Is hereby expressly pro- |
yIded that each person, association OF Der |
sons, business firms or corporations required |
to take out q license under this ordinance. |
shall DC required TO post same III cOnspicu- |
Gus place III ills o. their place of business, |
under penalty OF not less than len. nor
more than one hundred Dollars, recoverable |
by the tax collector before any court OI com-
petent jurisdiction: and 1t shall be the duty OF !
the tax collector OF the Parish of it tferSon |
Davis to visit III person or bv deputy, the !
several places OF business mentioned Aereln
and ascertain whether the provisions OF this |
section are strictly carried out.
section 10. Be u tuftnef ordained, ETC., |
that the legal evidence that the license |
has been paid shall be the ap- |
prOprlate form OF license issued ~ the
clerk OF the Police Jury of the Parish oI JET |
teTsun Davis, and no receipt issued by the tax
collector III place OF the license Itself snail be |
valid, and this clause shall be construed 10
prevent the tax collector from isSuiu- receipt |
III lieu OF the appropriate form to any pei son, |
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 II. BE IL further ordained, ETC.,
that the eX-oticlo tax collector Of the Parish
OF Jefferson Davis shall prepare aud keep !
book III which he shall file or record the state
mentS made under oath, OF all persons, associ- !
atlOnS OF PERSONS business firms or corpora !
TONS who may apply for license to pursue any !
trade. profession, vocation calling or business
under this ordinance.
Section Is. BE IL further ordained, etc 4, |
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 films or cor |
pOrations, applying tor license under this or !
dlnauce and any tax collector or eX-otticlo tax |
collector, or any notary pqbliC or other officer
or the state empowered 10 administer Oaths, |
who shall sign any jurat or certify to the cor |
rectneSS OF any oath without administering
such oath III person To the applicant shall be |
deemed guilty OF mlsdemeanor. and on con. !
ulctOn shall be dealt with according to exist
ing laws relative to the dismissal from Office
Of such several officers and in addition they
snail he subject TO q tine not less than One
hundred Dollars nor more than One Ihous-
and Dollars. That when the oath is taken
before the collector no charge shall be made
Tor the same. Any false swearing as 10 gross