The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-07

fer operating one 1i more tCWDOatS 9l
tugboats keeping warehouse or storage
room Or landing where goods and merchan-
disc are received and delvered the license
shal. be based on the annual receipts Of
said business and shall ne fixed ant graded
as follows gceWlt:
First Class-When the gross receipts arc
more than $50, 900 The license snail be $50.
Second Class-When The gross receipts
are less thar s55.o0C, The .icens, shall br
$35.
STORAGE Of SUGAR AMI MoLAssES
Section 1s Be it further ordained etc
tllat for evory person, association ot per
sors, business firms or corporations doing
storage business Of sugar ana molaSscs
exclusively, either of them, the license
snail based o1a &he gross annual receipts
cr said business and shall be ftNad and
graded as follows, so-wit:
PAWN RRof:ERs AND GENnTiEG NoNEv
ON WAGES
SectioA 10. h it further ordailed. etc.
that for each and every raWnhrolcr on rer
son. firm corporation keerinG inar
0 flee aa:t engaAai in laaiin" nonry OF
article, rawned on pledged and fer each an"
every monc:broke". n.one" lender or per.
zor .ilm cornoIatioa lending moHHy IN
purchasing tImc. wages or s:larl"s Of
lahnrcl%, clerks or other wage cnrnHr* or
ether persons whether the &am2 DC earned
o. ..ra;.rA,d and whether said business
ccf,I.ct ed in AL Office o. Aerwise me H.
cense sAaN b. fee anu gradrd according
to III, actual capital used in the business
as foo>:s. to-Nit:
First C}ass-Whcn the capital in ax
cec,s sl1,CGc, the license shall be $7b.
Second Class-Whcn tha capital il ,lsc is
loss than $4,000 ;he license shall % $50.
TE.. .EGRAPE. TELEPHONE.
EXPRESS. ESE.
Section %. BE il further ordained. etc,
tha. for carrying on each business # ,ele-
Grapniag. ,elephon;nE. express compfny or
agency the license shall be based on the
gross annual receipts Of zach person. as
socatior o, PERSONS BUSINESS firm ~ cor
ror.tion anga41cG in said business. as follows:
First CIass--When lhe gross receipts are
100000 or more, the license shall be $50.
Second Clsss-When the gross receipts are
$4,000 OF Taore and less thar $2G,o0C the
license shall be s45.
Third Class-Wher the gross receipts are
lass thar $4,000, the license shall be 225.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sectioa q. ne j, ordained. o,c.t that
when any more kinds Of business
are combined except as herein expressly
provided FOR there snail bc a separate IL
cense required for each kind Of business.
When any firm company or association.
shall lease operate manage Or control the
business franchise or property Of other cor
pnrpt,.n associations or firms they shall
pay Scrarat. license for each business -.
Sect :or -. BE It further ordained tic.
hat the :annua; receipts capital sales. pre-
miums ,1mmissi sionS and sarnin>ts in his
ordinance referred u basis Of license.
are ,hcse tor Gi}e year for which the license
is granted: the standard for iheir ostinia-
ton shall BE- rrim* face proof of the pre-
ceding year. t The business mas been con-
Quoted previously by ;hc parties
by parties 10 whom thcy claim to be suc-
cessors. II the firm company be new,
the amount of gross sales for thc first two
months shall be considered IN" basis and
sixtinles that amount shall he estimated
the annual receipt of such business pro-
videI that any person commencing pusi-
after he first day Of July. peddlers.
hawke.s and travelling shows excepted.
shalt pay ne-nalf the above rates
Section %. Be It further ordainer, ctc..
that the business of fhe preceding year.
also the actual conditions and results of
associations or corporation, for thc pur-
poses Of calculating licenses shah bc ascer
tanned oy the tax collector IL 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 sworn statement, he
shall traverse she same by n rule taken in
proper court, which sule shall be tried sum-
marly, whether ar answer he thereto filed
not.
On the }ria Of said rule che books and
written entries and memoranda of said per
tona parties. shall be brought into court
and subjected &c the inspection and exam
nation Of the court the officer who took
the rule. and such experts he may en-
ploy the court may appoint provided
that this inspection shall not be construed
as emitting the defendant 20 introduce in
evidence said books and documents any
than he would have been without such
inspection: provided, also that the license
shall issue in accordance with the sworn
statement not withstandng the prospect or
pendency Of the rule, and the final ratifca-
ton shall he made by the court.
Section 24. BE it further ordained ETC.,
tnat il any business be conducted without
license in cases herein provided the of
Ace: whose duty It is C issue licenses
shall, through the attorney for the tax
collector on motion in the proper court. as
provided in the constitution. and which
snail be without deposit and advance cost
take rule On the party or parties doing
such business TO show cause the fifth
lay exclusive of holidays, after the ser
"ice thereof. which may be tried out Of
term time and in chambers. and snail
said aid party or or rnrties s'''tsbIi should H"S not
pay The amount OF the license claimed and
penalties be ordered to cease from fur
thcI pursuit of said business until after
having obtained q license and in case such
rule Is made absIutc :hc order thereon
granted shall be considered a Judgment in
favor Of the city for the amount decreed
to be due by the defendant for license by
costs heretofore and hereinafter provided
for. and shall be executed in the same man
nc'. as other judgments and every viola
lation of the order OF the court shall be con-
ished according 20 law. Provided nothing
herein contained shall be construed as to ex-
cluda oral evidence Of loss or destruction
of licenses.
II is here expressly provided, that each
person. association of persons. business firm
or corporation required to take out IL
censa under this ordinance be required To
post ;he same in q conspicuous place IN his
or tn"ir place of business under penalty of
Aot less than $40 nor more than 90 re-
coverable by the tax collector before any
court of competent Jurisdiction. and it is
his duty 10 visit ir person or by deputies
me several places Of business and ascer-
iRlh that the provisions of this section are
strictly carried out
Section %. Be it further ordained etc
that the. only legal evidence that the lcense
has been paid shall be the appropriate form
of license issued by the commissioner of fl
nance Of the city of Donaldsonvile, and no
receipts issued by tax collector in place
OF the license itself shall be valid, and this
clause shall be construed to preven. the tax
collector from issuing receipt in lieu of
tne arprf'riate form to any person, associa-
ton of personos. business corporations
provided that all unpaid licenses shall bear
interest at The rate of 2 per cent per month
from the isl day of March. and the pay
ment thereon shall be secured by first lien
ana privilege in favor of the city upon
the property. movable and inmovable of
me delinquent owing the license and the
taI collector shall collect said license and
interest in The manner prescribed by exist
ing laws
Section &c Be it further ordained. etc.
that the tax collector ahall prepare and
Keep book in which he shall record or file
sne statements made under oath of all per-
sons. associations of personos, business
nrfns or corporations who may apply for
Incense to pursue any trade profession yo-
catioh ealing or business under this ordi-