The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-20

SecondClass: When the gross an
dollars the license shall be Twenty
Five Dollars (S25.)
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES
Be it further ordained, etc, that
all associations, corporations or COM
panies chartered or created by the
laws of other states or foreign coun-
tries, who may engage in their own
name or in the name of their agents
or representative in this city in con
Quoting the business of telephone eX-
change or exchanges shall pay an an
nual license of Five Dollars $50 for
each one thousand dollars of such
business.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
Be it further ordained, etc, that
all associations, corporations or com
panies chartered or created by the
laws of other states or foreign cou-
ntries, who may engage IN their own
name or in the name of their repre-
sentatives or agents in this city in
conducting the business Of transmit
ing messages by wire, commonly
known as telegraph companies, shall
pay an annual license Of Three Dol
lars ($3.) for each one thousand dol
lars of such business.
TRAVELLING VENDORS, ETC.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
all travelling vendors of stoves, light
ming rods, clocks and other merchan-
disc shall pay a license annually of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.) whet-
her travelling as peddlerS or not For
every trading company issuing sta
mps to merchants and all other deal
ers of every kind whatsoever where
the gross receipts are less than five
thousand dollars, the license shall be
Tive Hundred and Fifty Dollars $3.50
And when gross annual RECEIPTS are
above five thousand dollars the license
shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.)
Be it further ordained, etc, that
all Fortune Tellers, clairvoyants, it.
inerant vendors of medicines and all
merry rounds, Flying Jennics,
shall pay license of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.)
Be it further ordained, etc. that
all proprietors of shooting galleries,
skating Kinks and roller coasters shall
pay license of Twenty Five Dollars
($25.) per annum.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
If any two or more kinds of business
are combined there shall be sepa-
rate license required for each kind Of
business. Where any firm, company
or association, lease, operate, manage
or control the business, franchise or
Of ~
sociations or firms thew shall pay a
separate license for each business.
THEATRES, OPERA HOUSES AND
MOVING PICTURES
Be it further ordained etc, that
the license shall be graded in two
classes as follows:
First Class: When the number of
seats of space exceeds four hundred
the license shall be Thirty Seven Dol
lars and Fifty Cents ($3750)
Second Class: When the number of
seats or space is less than four hun
dred the license shall be Twenty Five
Dollars ($25)
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the annual receipts, capital, sales and
premiums in this Ordinance referred
to as basis of license are those for
which the license is granted the sta
ndard for estimation shall be prima
facie of the proceeding year if the
business has been conducted by the
same party or parties to whom they
claim to be successors.
If the firm or companysbe new the
amount of gross sales for the first
two months shall be considered the
basis, and six times that amount
shall be estimated as the annual re-
ceipts of such business, provided that
any person commencing business at
the first of July, peddlers excepted.
shall pay one-half of the above rates.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
the business of the previous year, al
so the actual condition and result of
business of the current year for new
firms, associations or corporations,
for the purpose of calculating licenses
shall be ascertained by the City Tax
Collector, any sworn statement of any
person in interest his or their duly
authorized agent or officer, made be-
fore the said City Tax Collector or
his deputy, provided that if the said
City Tax Collector be not satisfied
with the sworn statement, he shall
traverse the same by rule taken in
the proper court, and the rule shall
be tried Immediately whether an an
swer be filed or not. On the trial of
said rule the books and written emit
ries and memoranda of said person
or persons, firms, companies, corpor-
ations or parties shall be brought into
court and subject to the inspection
and examination of the Court, the
officer who took the rule and such ex-
perts as he may employ or the Court
may appoint provided that this in
pection shall not be considered and
entitled the defendant to introduce in
evidence said books and documents
any more than he would have been
without inspection.
Provided also that the license shall
issue in accordance with the said
sworn statement Notwithstanding the
prospect or tendency of the rule and
the final ratification shall be made by
the Court.
Be it ordained, etc, that if any
business shall be conducted without a
license in cases provided, the officer
whose duty is to issue license shall