The St. Mary banner., 1921-11-26

oranda of said person OF persons,
firms. companies, corporations or
parties, shall be brought into court,
and subjected to the inspection and
examination of the court, the officer
who took the rule, and such experts
as he may employ or the court may
appoint; provided. that this inspec-
tlon shall not be construed as enti-
Ting the defendant to introduce in
evidence said books and documents
any more than he would have been
without such inspections; provided,
also, that the license shall issue in
accordance with the said sworn state
ment, Notwithstanding the prospect
or pendency Of the rule, and the fin
al ratification shall be made as ord
cred by the court.
Sec 80. Be it further ordained.
etc, That each person. association Of
persons, business firm or corporation
required to take out license under
this ordinance, shall be required to
post the same in a conspicuous place.
in his or their place Of business, und-
or q penalty of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, re-
coverable by the tax collector, before
any court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 81. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the tax collectors and ex-
otticio tax collectors charged with the
collection of taxes, are hereby EN-
powered to administer oath to any
person, president or proper official or
agent Of any association of persons.
business firms or corporations apply
ing for license under this Ordinance:
and any tax collector or ex-officio tax
collector as aforesaid, or any notary
public or other officer of the State
empowered to administer oath, who
shall sign any jurat or certify to the
correctness Of any oath without ad-
mlnistering the oath in person to the
applicant and having the applicant
sign the oath in his presence, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be subject to
a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars or more than one thousand
dollars. or Imprisonment of not less
than thirty days or more than ninety
days or both in the discretion of the
court. That when the oath is taken
before the collector, no charge shall
be made for same Any false swear
ing as to the gross receipts of any
person or persons, or corporations
through their president or proper
officer or agent applying for license
shall constitute the crime of perjury.
to be punished as directed by exist
ing criminal laws of the State. Where
an individual is applicant for license.
the affidavit must be taken in per-
son; where partnership, by a menu
Der of the firm, and where a corpo.
ration, by the proper officer thereof.
But In the absence from the Town
of the individual, the members of tho
firm or proper officer Of the corpora-
ton, same may be taken by a COM
petent agent, on personal knowledge
of the facts, to be made to appear IN
the body of the affidavit.
Sec: So. Be it further ordained.
etc, That the tax collector and ex-
offlclo tax collector violating any Of
the provisions of this ordinance. or
who shall wilfully rate any person.
association OF persons, or business
firms and corporations, at less
graduation than the law contemp-
lates, or who shall issue to any said
per, association of persons or busi-
ness firms and cornorations a license
for less sum than, that correspond
ing with their graduation, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor in
eftiee and shall on conviction before a
competent authority be summarilY
dismissed therefrom,
Sec. 33. Be # further ordained.
etc, That It any tax collector shall.
through incompetency, negligence or
fault on his part, fail to collect liz
eenses in the proper amounts from
those by whom they are due, he shall
be responsible on his bond for all
loases to the Town, arising there
from.
Sec. "a. Be it further ordained.
etc, That all unpaid licenses shall
bear interest at the rate of two per
cent per month from the first day of
March, and the payment thereon
shall be secured by the first lien and
privilege in favor Of the Town upon
the property, movable and immova.
Bile, OF tbs delinquent owing the Ii.
cesse, and the tax collector or ex.
officlo tax collector shall collect said
license and interest in the manner
prescribed BY existing laws.
Sec. 80. Be it further ordained.
etc, That all gross receipts derived
from any mercantile business or oc.
cupatlon whatsoever, as hereinbefore
whether earned within or
without the State, shall form the
proper basis upon which all licenses
shall be assessed and collected by tax
collectors,
Sec. &c. Be it further Qxdained.
etc, That person, firm or company.
having, more than ons place of bust.
ness, shall pay g separate license for
each place Of Business.