New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-23
No. 30

No. 2T0.
Al, Ordinance 10 regulate The Leuee and Uhajage Dues
Ships and Pesse a'1cing from Sea, and on Steamboats,
The Common Council of the city of NewOrleans ordain
follows
Article That from after the passage of this ordi
nance the Levee Wharfage rates ships other sail
vessels, steamships steamboats,, flats barges and other
crafts, shall be fixed as follows
On all ships sail vessels of thousand tons and
under, twenty-five cents per ton.
Excess of tonnage one thousand tons twenty cents
per ton,
On all steamships seventeen and half cents per
On all steamboats, of one thousand tons and under,
fifteen cents per ton.
Excess tonnage oyer one thousand tons ten SCENTS
per ton.
lars.
On each fatboat measuring eighty to hundred
feet, twelve dollars.
On each hatboat measuring over one hundred feet,
fifteen dollars.
On each barge than seventy feet long twelve dol
lars.
On each barge less than seventy anu not exceeding
fifteen tons burthen, eight dollars,
On each steamboat hull used barge twenty five
dollars.
On each scow and coastwise pirogue, two dollars
For every athoat barge other vessel not including
steamboats, employed in transportation Of brick lumber
other building materials or in bringing produce from
this and neghboring parishes to this city and measuring
not twenty-five tons the Levee and Wharngcr dues
shall be thirty dollars per annum.
From twenty-five to fifty tons sixty dollars per annum
Over fifty and not exceeding seventy tons eighty dol
lars per annum.
Over seyenty-ve and not exceeding hundred tons
one hundred and twenty dollars per
Over hundred tons, two hundred dollars per annum
Art O. Every proprietor of any small craft of the de
scrpton above mentioned who shall desire to enjoy thu
privilege accorded by the present ordinance must apply
to the Treasurer of the city of NewOrleans for the
pose of obtaining license approved by the Mayor
countersigned by the Comptroller which license shall
city the number of such craft which shall BIZ
painted in conspicuous place on the side of said craft
Art Hereafter it shall not be lawful for any pirogue
Hat boat barge boat keeboat to remain in port longer
than eight days under the provisions and penalties
contained in article three of ordinance of the General
Council. approved May 20, 1913
Art. a. That the payments of the Lovee dues on ships
sail vessels steamships and steamboats, shall be exacted
and collected by the Collectors of Levee dues and extra
duty of onethrd these rates shall be paid by all sail
sells steamships which may remain in port over two
months the to be recovered at the
of the third month; and if over four months, add
tional duty of one-third these rates.
Steamboats, shall be entitled to remain five days in
port after the payment of the dues All five days to
pay additional duty Of two dollars per day
Art That all vessels in port and that have paid
daily or weekly wharfage. shall be allowed (and the
Collectors hereby auhorized to deduct the
so paid from the rates now to be collected.
Art 6. All ordinances parts of ordinances conflicting
with the foregoing be- and the hereby repealed
[Signed WAi. C. C. CLAIBORNE
President Board Aldermen.
iSignedl FRASS. ALPuENTE,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen
| Approved 9ls September 1882. -.
lSigned A. D. CRoSSMAN, Mayor
True copy: H. BIER, Secretary, sepg2