The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
PAWN BROKERS AND LFNUrNcs 1so.,
ON WAGES AuNE4

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son, firm or corporation lending monay pss- =
purchasing time wages Or saIar;s, IN
iaborers, clerks other wage eerna. VI
other persons whether the same be eornor "
or unearned and whether said bus;nass0
conducted in office or otherwise fba !;
cense shall be fixed and graded nccora;as
to the actual capital used in the hus;naass
as follows, to-wt:
First Class-When the capital in use -
ceeds $40 900, the license shall be SIX ~
Second Class-When the capital in use ID
less than $4,000, the license shall be ssa
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE.
EXPRESS. ETC.
Section 90. Be it further ordained ete
that for carrying on each business Of tels.
graphing. telephoning, express company Or b
agency, the license shall be based on I'm a
gross annual receipts of each person. as-5
sociation of persons, business firm or cnr.
pnrstion engaged in said business, as follows.
First Class-When the gross receipts are
$50, 600 or more, the license shall be ssn &5
Second Ciass--When the gross receipts ara
SIS, 900 or more and less than S29. 900 ths B
license shall be s45. s%.
Third Class-When the gross receipts are
less than $4,000 the license shall be s25.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Section FL. Be it ordained, ETC., that
when any two or more kinds of business s
are combined except as herein expressIv
provided for there shall be separate ii.
cense required for each kind of business.
When any firm, company or association.
shall lease, operatemanage or control The q
business franchise property of other eor- &
porations, associations firms, they shall W
pay a separate license for each business
Section %. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the annual receipts, capital sales, pre-
miums commissions and earnings in this
ordinance referred to basis of license 8
are those for the year for which the license D
is granted: the standard for their estima-
tion shall he prima face proof of the pre-
h. 49,
Quoted previously by the parties or
by parties to whom they claim to be sue.
cessors. If the firm company be new,
the amount Of gross sales for the first two
months shali be considered the basis, and
sixtir,es that amount shall be estimated
as the annual receipt of such business pro-
vidcd that any person commencing bus-
ness after the first day of July. peddlers
hawkers and travelling shows excepted,
shall pay half the above rates.
Section % Be it further ordained etc.,
that the business Of the preceding year. an
also the actual conditions and results of
business of the current year for firms,
associations corporation. for the pur-
poses of calculating licenses shall be ascer-6
tanned by the tax collector in the sworn
statement Of the person or persons in in
terest, his their duly authorized agent Or
officer made before the tax collector or his
deputy provided that if said officer be not
satisfied with said statement, he
shall traverse the same by rule taken in
proper court which rule shall be tried sum-
mariiy. whether answer be thereto filed
| or not.
o., the trial Of said rule the books and
written entries and memoranda of said per-
son or persons. firms. companies, corpora
! tion5 or parties, shall be brought into court
| and subjected to the inspection and exam
nation of the court the officer who took
| the rule and such experts as he may ems
| pioy OF the court may appoint provided
| that this inspection shall not be construed
as emitting the defendant to introduce IN
| evidence said books and documents any
| more than he would have been without such
| inspection; provided. also that the license
| shall issue in accordance with the swern
| statement not withstanding the prospect or
| pendency of the rule. and the final ratifca-s
tion shall be made by the court
| Section "a. Be it further ordained, etc.
| that if any business be conducted without
| . license in cases herein provided the of-
| iicer whose duty it is to issue lieensess
| collector on motion in the proper court, as
provided in the constitution, and which
shall be without deposit and advance cost
| take rule on the party or parties doing
| such business to show cause the fifth
| day exclusive of holidays after the SER
! vice thereof, which may be tried out OF
| term time and in chambers, and shall
always be tried 9.+o by prefereneeai aSns1a was w
pay the amount of the license claimed and
penalties be ordered to cease from fur
| theY pursuit of said business until after
having obtained license and in case such
! rule is made ahslute the order thereuns
granted shall be considered Judgment ~
| favor of the city for the amount deereed5
to be due by the defendant for license bys
privilege and preference and penalty ands
| costs heretofore and hereinafter provided
! for, and shall be executed in the same man
! ner as other judgments, and every vioA-s
laton of the order Of the court shall be con-
! sidered a contempt thereof and be pun
-lSxJ ISy,xy fSE Elntxy
herein contained shall be construed as to ex-3
cIude oral evidence of loss or destruet1ens
of licenses. Ss5
It is here expressly provided, that eacn
person, association of persons, business nrm
or corporation required to take out III
cense under this ordinance be required 90
post the same in a conspicuous place In MS
or their place of business, under penalty o.
not less than $40 nor more than Slo0 re-
coverable by the tax collector before any
court of competent jurisdiction; and 1t ~
his duty to visit in person or by deputies
the several places of business and ascef-
tain that the provisions of this SECTION are
| strictly carried out.
Section 25. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the only legal evidence that the license
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
of license issued by the commissioner OF n
nance of the city of Donaldsonville, and no
receipts issued by tax collector an piaee
Of the license itself shall be valid. and fnia
| clause shall be construed to prevent the tax
| collector from issuing Il receipt 1h A1a
the Appropriate form to any person, associa-
ton of personos, business corporations
| provided that all unpaid licenses shall peaf
interest at the rate of per cent per month
from the 1st day of March, and the pay
ment thereon shall be secured by first lien
and privilege in favor Of the city upon
: the property, movable and immoyable, of
! the delinquent owing the license, and 1he
tax collector shall collect said license ana
interest in the manner prescribed by exist;
ing laws. gS
Section 26. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the tax collector shall prepare ano
keep book in which he shall record or ny
the statements made under oath OF all per
sons. associations OF personos, bnsines. g.
, firms or corporations who may apply fol
license to pursue any trade, profession, Vo
l cation, calling business under this ordi
nance.
r Section 27. Be it further ordained, ete.
that the tax collector is hereby required q
e keep a license register in which he snal
s enter the names of all persons, association
d of persons, business firms or corporation
with the trade, profession, vocation, calfns
e or business pursued, the class and gradu&
ton of the same, the amount of licens
s thereon and the date of the collection q
e payment thereof On July of the yea
| the tax collector shall make and forward
e the secretary and treasurer of the city ].
e full and complete transcript of the said Y
| cense register showing ali licenses eoilees
S ed during the previous six months. I
e similar transcript shall be filed by the "a 2.
collector on Dec. 81. 1922. showing all y
e censes collected during the second half
the year.
= Section 2s Be it further ordained, etc
s that if the tax collector Or officer. wnos
l. duty it is to issue said licenses. sna
l. through incompetency, negligence, or Ia1i
y on his Drat fail to collect licenses IN ta
l. proper amounts from those by whom tne
r, are due, he shall be responsible on his pon
n for losses to the city arising therefron1.