New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-01-13

Provided. also, that me i s.;d 9D'h
;seue in accordance with % the I'm
statement notwithstanding and t. 5.''pect
or tendency Of the rule, by III i l'D1l
ratification shall be MADE etc, tb.. Il,
! Re if further ordained, Suctoa 10y, /
anv business shall be cond rog;5,l ''Noat
license in cases herein t.qre me
officer whose duty IS to n u.s.
shall through the attorney ne a. III.
cd for, on motion in the prop -. -
rro,;ded in the Constitution, anu lily
! Charter, and which shan han
desolute, the order thereon 81
nosit or advance costs, take F''3
or parties doing business TO ~. ~'0se
on the fifth day exclusive ..a's'
which NAV be tried out OF
and in chambers, and man oe
tried by preference, why u
parties should not pay the I'O0,''' CAIN
and penalties, or be order ~'''e
from their pursuits OF SAID t--''s ~""l
after having obtained a he S"1 N
case said rule is made, JUG mem
favor Of the City for the amount decTeed
70 he due by the defendant tor the incense,
nenalty and costs heretofore and herein
after provided for and shia be iuS sa ns
in the same manner as otlef judgments
and every violation OF the oroef OF sala
| Court shall be considered as contempt
thereof and punished according to law,
II is hereby expressly provided that
each nerson association Of persons, busI-
ness firm or corporation required to take
or+ +be license under this ordinance shall
be required to post same IN Goa
spicuous place in his or their place Of
business under a penalty Of not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000, recoverable
bv the City Tax Collector before any
Court of competent jurisdiction, and It
shall be the duty of said Tax Collector
to visit in person or by deputy the sew
eral places of business herein mentioned
and ascertain that the provisions Of this
section are carried out
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
only legal evidence that the license has
been paid shall be the appropriate forms
of license issued by the City Tax Col
lector, and no receipt issued by the said
Tax Collector in place of the license shall
be constructed to prevent said City Tax
Collector from issuing receipt in lieu
of the appropriate form, to any person,
association of persons or business cor
porations; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to exclude
oral evidence of lost or destroyed license.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
City Tax Collector shall prpare and keep
book in which he shall record or file
the statements made under oath Of all
persons, association of persons, business,
firms or corporations who may apply
for license to pursue any trade, profess
sion, vocation, calling or business under
this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
City Tax Collector charged with the col
lection of the tares herein provided s
empowered and required to administer
oath to any persons, president or proper
officer or agent Of anv association of per-
sons business firm or corporation apply
ing for license under the provisions cf
his ordinance.
That when the oath is taken beforevsiie
Collector no charge shall be made for fhe
same Any false swearing as to theI gross
receipts of any person or persons or cor
porations through their president Or
proper officer or agent applying for IL
cense shall constitute the crime Of
perjury to be punished as directed by
existing criminal laws of this State.
Be it further ordained etc., that the L
City Tax Collector is hereby required
keep the license register in which
shall enter the names of every pers
association of persons, business firms,
corporations, with the trade, protest. III,
vocation, calling or Business pursued, fthe
class and graduations of same/ the
amount of the license thereon, a2A the
license thereon, and the date of colNe,-
ton or payment thereof.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that the
said Tax Collector violating any provi-
sion of this ordinance, or who shall will
fully rate any person, association of per-
sons, business firm or corporation at less
graduation than the law contemplate, or
who shall issue to any said persons, as
ISOLATION of persons or business firms
or corporations license for less sum
than that corresponding with their grad
uation, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor in office and shall on convic-
ton before the competent authority be
summally dismissed thereon.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC., that on the
second day of March of each wear, the
City Tax Collector shall deliver to the
City Attorney a complete list of all de-
Ilnquent license payers, together with
their location and kind of business, and
the City Attorney shall proceed to COL
lect the same in accordance with this
ordinance.
Be it further ordained, etc, that if the
City Tax Collector 9't officer whos<ats-
mess it is to issue City licenses shan
through incompetency, negligence or
fault On his part fail to enforce the pro-
curing and rectifying thereof by persons
required to have them, he shall be re-
Sponsiole for all damage to the City
arising therefrom.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that an Hn-
PAID license shall bear interest at the ya+e
OF ten per cent. per annum from first dav
OF March, except liquor license which