Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-09-23

Amounting In the aggregate to -
the sum Of ~ taa, $1,000 90
And be it further resolved that trades, pro-
f~esaions, and oecu p~ations subject 10 State
taxation, within tho limits Of this parish be,
aud the same are respectively taxed for the
account OF the SAID parish, as follows On
Lawyers, Physicians, Dentists, and Apothc-
carries, five dOliars. Each kpeeper Of billiard
tables, twenty five dolls Each, nine or ten pin
alley five dollars On each and every negro
trader, bringing or causiHg slaves to be
brought from other States, into this
parish for sale, five dollars oR each aid every
negro, 50 bought aud sold, within Ibis Parish
Which amount shall be paid into the hands of
the Notary Public, at the time Of passing the
sale; who shall pay the anoun into the par.
ith2treasuFg. On each and every pe1ter and
hawkef, pedling and hawking within the linn
it's Of this parish, as follows viz on each
pedlar, trading With horse and carriage, or
cart, twenty dollars on each p4dlar trading
| with packs on horseb ok, ten dollars and IN
each foot pedlar, FIVE dollars And no person
| shah be permitted to hawk goods, wares, or
merchandise Of any kind, within The limits Of
Tits parish, Until tH, she, or they have paid
the proper tax, All above specified, into the
bands If The parish freasprcr-and upon which
payment, the said parish treasurer IL hereby
authorised, and required 10 furnish to each If
the SAID pedIars, a. The case may be, bis GER
~tificate, certifying tie payment Of the said tax,
which certificate, on presentation sh II au-
thorise the parish Recorder IN issue a license
in favour If the applicant to pedde and
hawk, within the lin t. of this parish, for a
length Of tine, proportioned tn the amount
| paii-and tie sid parish Recorder, shall BIZ
entitled, and he is hereby authorised to de.
mand, aud receive az a compensation fer his
services, from each applicant, the SUN Of one
dollar aud fifty cents.
Aud any person WHO shall presume to ped
die, or hawk within the limits Of this parish, |
without first obtaining such fieense shall be
fined in the sum of fifty dollars, recover Bile /
before any court, having competent jurjsdjc
ton, one Eaif for the use Of The person inior-
ming and prosecuting for the same and the
ether half for the benefit Of the parish treasu-
ry. And Ill goods, wares, merchandise &c,
in the possession Of said pedler shall b. sub
ject to seizure as indemnify for said fine and
cost.
On Livery Stables, five dollars each.
Tn each and every broker, acting as agent
between buyer, aud seller, for a per ceptaae.
Or other consideration, in the sale Of real es-
tate and slaves, stocks, promissofy notes,
drafts, checks &C., ten dollars.
On each and every money lender, one sixth
of one per cent, on the amount so lent.
On each wholesale merchant, s. 50 cts.
On each retailer Of dry goods, merchandise,
wares and groceries, confectionaries DC, FIVE
dollars.
Oneach and every hotel, or tavern keeper,
twenty five d~llars, on each and every coffee
house, or bar room, twenty five dollars, on
each and every proprietor If theatre, Or cir
menagirie. race course, or cock pit, fry
dollars.
On each and every pedI4r. or hawker, or
raider, who trades In merchandise Of any des-
in fiat boats, steam boats or other
crafts, within the parts or landing pIa-
ces within this parish fifty dollars. This pro.
vision shall not apply 10 provision boats from
other States.