The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-05

tor hire. undertakes, owners or lesSees Of toll
bridges or ferries, master builders, stevedores
bill posting or lacking, contractors and
mechanics, who employ assistance, shall paw
a license graduated as follows;
First Class; When gross annual rcceipts
are $4,000 or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be $40.
Second Glass; When gross annual receipt
are $4,000 or more and less than $1,000 the
license shall be $50 90
Third Class; when gross annual recripts
are $4,000 or more and less than $1,000 the
I license shall be $40.
Firth Class-N hen gross annual REGENTS are
$1,000 or more, and less than a, 600 the
the license shall be $50.
Sixth CIass-M hen gross animal rpceiuts
are 1000 or more, and less than $4,000 the
| license shall be SO.
seventh ClaSs-Nhen gross annual receipts
are less than $4,000 the license shall be 3. 100
IdroYlded that every individual or indiyj-
ualH carrying on the business or profession
OF PHYSICIAN attorney at law. editor dentist,
OcuIIst. photographer iewelcr, and all other
| business not herein otherwise provided for
snail be graded the same as above set forth
! but the license shall be Oue-half of those es-
| tabhShed by this Section, and provided that
no Incense shall be issued hereafter for less
Section II. That all travelling vendors of
stoves, Tightening rods and locks SHAH pay
license ANNUALLY Of $500 whether travelling as
peddIerS or not
That for every trading stamp company issu-
ing stamps to merchants AMI all other dealers
ol every klhd where tbs gross annual receipts
are less than $4,000 the license shall be $3.50
and the gross annual receipts are above
$4,000 the license shall be $500
| Section II. That whenever any two or more
Kinds or business are combined except as here
| N provided Tor, there shall he separate
| license required for each kind Of business
| where any nrm, company, or association shall
| lease operate, manage or control the business
| FRANCHISE or property or other corporations,
associations or firms, they shall pay a sep
arate license for each business.
| section l3.-Be it further ordained, etc.
! nat the annual receipts, capital safes, and
| premiums referred to as a basis for licenses
| III lhls ordinance, are those for the year for
which the licenses are granted; the standard
| tor the estimation shall be prima facia of
! thd preceding year ii the business has
! been conducted previously by the same
party or parties to whom they claim to be
| successors: II the hrm or company be new,
! the amount OF gross sales for the first
| two mOnts shall he considered the basis and
| Blk times the amOunt shall be estimated as
| tho amount OF annual receipts of SuCn bust
ness; provided that any person commencing
| business after tue first Of July, peddIers eX-
cepted, shall pay one half OF the above rates
Section IA; be it further ordained etc.
that the business OF the previous years, as also
| the actual condition and results of business of
| the current year from new firms, associations
| or corporations. Tor the purpose OF calcutta
ting licenses, shall be aScertalned by the
tax collector IN the sworn statement OF the
person or persons IN interest, his or their
| duly authorized agent or officer, made be-
! fore the tax collector or his deputy, provided
| that II the tax collector be not satisfied
with the sworn statement he shall trayprse
hy rnlp fal,nn ~
said rule to be tried Summarily whether an
answer be thereto hled or not. On the 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
Bpectlon and examination Of the Court, the
officer VITO took the rule; and such experts
as he may employ, or the court appoint.
provided, that this section shall not be
construed as emitting the defendant TO
| introduce IN evidence said books and dUcu.
ments any more than he would have been
without such inspection: provided also that
the license shall issue IN accordance with
said sworn statement, Notwithstanding the
tendency Of the rule, and the final ratihca-
tiOn shall be made as ordered BY the court.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that if any business be conducted without
license in the cases herein provided, the
officer whose duty 1t Is to issue license shall
through the attorney provided by the state
law, on motion IN the proper court as provided
in the constitution, AMI which shall be with
out deposit or advance costs, take 3 rule on
the party or parties doing such business. to
show cause Oh the tittn day, exclusive of holi-
days after service thereof, which may be tried
out OF term time and III chambers, aud shall
always be tried by preference by said party or
parties should not pay the amount of license
claimed and penalties are 10 be ordered t0
cease from further pursuit of SAID business
until after having obtained license; and III
case said rule is made absolute the order
thereon rendered shall be considered Judge
ment in 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-
vid6d that each person, association OF per-
sons, business firms or corporations required
to take out license under this ordinance,
shall be required TO post same III q conSplCu-
GUS place III his or their. place Of business,
under q penalty, OF not less 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 III person or bV deputy, the
several places OF business mentioned herein
| and ascertain whether the provisions OF this
section are strictly carried out.
Section Is. lie it further ordained. etc,
that the legal evidence that the license
has been paid shall be the &p-
propriate form of license issued by the
clerk of the Police Jury Of the Parish OIL JET
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 10
prevent the tax collector from lsstlins receipt
in lieu of the appropriate form to any person,
association of persons or business corpora
tons; provided, that nothing herein COLL
| tanned shall be construed IS to exclude oral
evidence of lost or destroyed license.
Section II. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the ex-oficio tax collector OF The tarlsh
Oh Jefferson Davis shalt prepare and keep a
book in which he shall file or record the state
ments made under oath. OF all PERSONS asSocl-
ations OF persons, business firms or Coz POI g.
tions, who may apply for license to pursue ny
trade. profession, vocation, calling or business
under this ordinance.
Section 49, Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the tax collector Is hereby empowered and
required to administer o8ths to any person,
president or proper officer or agent Ot any
association Of persons. business hrms or cor
porations, applying for license under this or
dinauCe and any tax collector or 6X.ofhClo tax
collector, or any notary pQbllc or other ohCer
OF the state empowered to administer Oaths
who shall sign any iurat or certify to h. cor
rectness of any oath without administering
such oath in person to the applicant, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
diction Shall be dealt with according 10 exist
ing laws relative TO the dismissal from Office
of such several officers aud III ad tltlOn they
snail be subject to a fine not less than One
Hundred Dollars nor more than One l. OuS-
and Dollars. That when the oath 10 taken
before the collector no charge shall be made
for the same. Any false swearing as TO gross