The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-29

bridges or ferries master builders, stevedOres
bill posting or ticMnS. contractors and
mechanlc-, who employ assistance, shall pay
u license p, aduated as follows;
irst lass; When gross annual receipts
are 5000 or more and less than $4,000 the
license shall be SO.
Secon Class; When gross ANIMAL receipt
are 5000 or more ami less than $1,000 the
license sinai, be $50 90
Third hss; hen gross annual receipts
are 1000 or more ana less than a. 900 the
license shall be $40
Fifth tasa-N hen gross annual rpcclDts are
H3GOO or more, and less than 1000 the
the license shall be 80.
Sixth Cass-Nhen gross annual receipts
are 1000 or more, and less than $1,000 the
license shall be SO.
seventh Glass When gross annual receipts
are less than $1,000 the license SHAH be $500
IdrovIded that every individual r lndiyi-
ualS carrying on the business or profession
Of physician attorney ut law, editor, dentist
ocuII,t, photographer, icweler, and all other
business not herein otherwise provided for
SA Il De graded the same as above set forth,
but the license shall be One-half Of those es-
taOuShcu by ms Section, and provided that
no Incense shall be issued hereafter tor less
than $500
/ oecJ,on II. That all travelling vendors of
/ stoves. Tightening rods and locks shall pay
/ license annually Of 500 whether travelling as
peddlers or not
/ That for every trading stamp company issu-
ing stamps TO merchants ami all other dealers
OF every kind where tbs gross annual receipts
are less than 1000 the license shall be $3.50
and the gross annual receipts are above
$4,000 the license shall be 5000
/ Section -. That whenever any two or more
kinds OF business are combined except as here
III provided tor, there shall he n separate
/ license required for each kind Of business
where any hrm, company, or association shall
| lease operate, manage or control the business
| franchise or property or other corporations,
associations or nrmS, they shat pay sep
arate license for each business.
section 13.-Be it further ordained, etc.
That the annual receipts, capital sales. and
premiums referred to as d basis for licenses
III ibis ordinance are those for the year for
which the IL enses are granted; the standard
for tine estimation shall be prlma taCla 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 firm or company be new,
the amount OF gross sales for the first
two montS shall be considered the basis and
6IX times the amount shall be estimated as
the amount Of annual receipts VI sucu bust
ness; provided thai any person commencing
business after tue first OF July, pedders eX-
cepteu, shall pay one nall OF the above rates
section IA; Be it further ordained etc.
-
the actual condition ana results OF business of
l the current year from new firms, associations
or CORPORATE rs, Tor the purpose OF CaIcuIa-
ting licenses, shall be aScertaIned by the
tax CUiieCtur III the sworn statement OF the
person or peTsuuS III Interest, his or their
duly authorized agent or OttlcIer, made be-
fore the tax collector or his deputy. provided
that ii the TAX COIiGCtOr be not satisfied
with the smO rn statement, he Snail traverse
the same By rule taken III the proper court,
! S,11 fYiH ~ hr pa hRT a11
answer be thereto filed or not. On the trial
of said rule the books and written entries
ana memoranda SAID perS N Or persons, Trims,
companies, corporations or parties shall be
brought Into court and subjected to the in
spectlon and eXamlnatlon OF the Court the
officer WIo LOOK the RUE; 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 ana doCn.
with ut snch inspection; provided also that
the license shall Issue in accordance with.
, said sworn statement, notwithstanding the
, pendenCy Of the RUE, and the tnal ratlnCa'
ton shall be made as ordered BY the court.
Section Is. BE it further ordained, etc,
that ii any business be conducted without d
} license IN the cases herein PROVIDED, tht
officer whose duty 1t is to Issue license shall
through the attorney provided by the state
law, on motion III the proper court as provided
, in the constitution, anu which shall De With
ont deposit or advance costs, take rule oL
, the party or parties doing snch business tC
show cause on tue tlItn day, exclusive OF non
days after service thereof, which may be trieC
!, ont OF term time and IN chambers, aud shall
: always be tried by preference by SAID party Ol
parties should not pay the amount OF Incense
claimed ami penalties are 10 be ordered Il
ceas from further pursuit OF sad business
, until fter having obtained Il license; aud IL
case said rule is made absolute the orde
thereon rendered shall be considered Judge
: ment III favor OF the parish for the amour
. decreed to be due bv the defendant for thu
license penalties and costs heretofore ant
= hereinafter provided for, and shall be eX
: ecuted in the same manner as, other 1udg
. ments; and every violation snail be con
!, sidcred as contempt thereof and punished
2 according to law. 1t is hereby expressly pro
p vided that each person, association OF per
a sons, business firms or corporations required
to take out q license under this ordinance
shall Ue required to post same III q consplcu
r Gus place Iii mis- or their place OF business
g under q penalty of not less than zen, no
e more than One Hundred Dollars, recoverable
d by the tax collector before any court OF CON
petent jurisdiction: and 1t shall be the duty O
the tax collector OF the Parish OF Jeferso
n Davis to visit IN person or by deputy, tn
e several places OF business mentioned herel
and ascertain whether the PROVISIONS OF TIL
n section are strictly carried out.
- Section l6 Be it further ordained, etc
that the legal evidence that the licens
n has been paid shall be the al
'e propriate form Of license issued by tn
clerk OF the Police Jury of the Parish Of Je
J. ferson Davis, and no receipt issued by the ia
il collector in place of the license itself shall
n valid. and this clause shall be construed
IL prevent the tax collector from issuing recelI
h in lieu of the appropriate form to any persol
ls association OF persons or business corpor'
N tions; provided, that nothing herein col
II tanned shall be construed as TO exclude or
n evidence OF lost or destroyed license.
Section IL BE it further ordained, etc
o that the x-oficio tax collector of the Paris
le oil Jefferson Davis shall prepare aud Keep
If book Ill which he shall file or record the stat
10 meutS made under oath' ot al persons, assoc
ationp Of persons, business nfms OF corpol
tions, who may apply Tor license to pursue III
y trade. profession, vocation, calling or DuSlne
~ under this ordinance.
n secti n 10. Be it further ordained ett
W that the tax collector Is hereby empowered al
IL required to administer oathS to any pereo
s- president or proper othcer or agent OF at
70 association Of persons. business hrms or Co
u, DoratiOus, applying Tor Incense under tniS o
III dinauce and any tax collector or ex.otticlo tt
10 collector, or any notary pqbnc or uthef ono
70 OF inc state empowered to administer oath
who snail sign any iurat or certify TO N, co
)r rectness of any oath without adminlsJerlI
such oath in person to the applicant, sliali
IN deemed guilty OF mlsdemeahor' ana on CO..
II diction Shall be dealt with G1cordlnB 10 Ais
ing avs relative TO the dismissal fr"H II
of sucn several officers aud III ad,ltlIu Oa'
~ sn ii DC subject to fine not 1888 than VI
u Hundred Dollars nor more than one ! hoh
~ and DoudrS, That when the oath 10 tAht
~ before the collector no charge shall DC liza
"a fot the same Any false swearing a. 20 70
o. receipt or any person or pers us or vofp I