New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-13
And the article as amended was read and


adopted.
On the eighteenth article being read,
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend by striking out
all between the words " advance and two
hundred dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof
IS of one per cent. on the amount of their pre-
mums % which motion prevailed.
And the article as amended was read and
adopted.
The nineteenth article was read and adopted
without amendment.
On the twentieth article being read,
Mr.. Place moved to increase the tax to fifteen
dollars
Mr.. Derbcs moved the adoption of the article
as introduced, which was carried, and it was
read and adopted.
The twenty first, twenty second and twenty
third articles were read and adopted without
amendment.
On the twenty fourth article being read,
Mr.. Eustis moved to strike out all of that part
imposing fines and penalties for violation Of its
provisions, which was carried by the following
vote s
Yeas Messrs. Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis,
Forbes, Hermann, Mccormack, Stevenson
Stetsvn and Watkins-9.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Leeds, Nixon, Phil
brick, Place, Shaw, Sykes and Wilson's.
And the article, as amended, was read and
adopted
cnth and twenty eighth articles were read and
adopted without amendment.
On the twenty-ninth article being read,
Mr. Eustis moved to strike it out, which was
lost by tn following vote:
Peas--Messrs. Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis, Nix
| on, Philbri k, Sykes, Watkins and Wilson's.
Nays-Messrs Bailey, Forbes, Hermann,
Leeds, Nixon, Place, Shaw, Stevenson and Stet-
SOM.
And the article was read and adopted as in
trodnced
MThe thirtieth and thirty first articles were
read and adopted without amendment
On the thirty second article being read,
MIR Shaw moved to strike out all between and
including the words ' situation " and &c on it,
which motion previled,
Mr. Forbes moved to insert in lieu thereof,
hung up IN their counting house, store, or
place OF business a framed certificate signed by
the Treasurer, or their tax receipt for the cur
rent year. Indicating that he or they have paid
their taxes which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Derbcs moved to amend the amendment by
adding 50 and any person refusing to exhibit said
cerllhcate or tax receipt, in the manner afore-
said, shall pay Il fine of twenty dollars for such
contravention, recoverable before any court Of
competent jurisdiction which was carried.
And the article as amended was read and
adopted
The thirty third article was read and adopted
without amendment.
And the ordnance as amended was adopted al
follows:
I'm Or&inance to establish an atniform rate O
tdres md licenses on professions, calling!
md other business, and on carriages
hachS, drGys md 0ther rehicies.
BE it ordained by the Common Council of thu
!, city of NewOrleuns:
y a. J,,,
| January, 1853, the taxes and licenses for pro
fessions calings and other business Throughout
the city and parish Of Orleans, and ON carriages
| hacks, lrays and other vehicles within the sale
| city and parish shall be fixed, assessed and col
| lected at the rates and sums specially set tortl
in the following sections:
Art. 2 A tax of two hundred and fifty dollar
shall be levied annually on the following, viz:
Every agent of Il Bank not Incorporated b,
the State Of Louisiana engaged in buying AM
selling exchange for account of said fore7 lnll
Every private banker, or person buying AM
selling bills of exchange as their principal bust
ness
Every proprietor or lessee Of q theatre or am
phitheatre.
Every owner and keeper of dstillery of spir
ituous or alcoholic drinks.
Art, 3. All grogshops, taverns, cabarets, col
tee-houses or btr-rooms, pleasure gardens cock
pits or other establishments whatever wherei
spirtuous liquors are sold in retail, in less quar
titles than by the bottle or pint, shall be divide
into three claSsesto be designated GO first class,
secon class and third class ito the 6 frs
class - there shall be fixed an annual tax of fly
hundred dolnrs to the 90 second Glass; an an
nunl tax Of three hundred dollars; and to tn
s. third class an annual tax of one hundred an
fifty dollars. Allpersons pursuing any of the ave
cations specified in this section shall file thei
application for license with the Treasurer, to /
submitted to the Finance Committee, and tn
said committee shall assign the several applica
tons to that class to which they may properl
belong, and report to the committee for its AZ
prevail, and after such assignment and approve
by the Council, the Treasurer shall issue I'll
licenses in accordance herewith.
Art A. A tax of two hundred dollars shall |
t levied annually on every negro trader or slaN
dealer.
Art 5. A tax of one hundred dollars shall |
, levied annually upon the following, viz:
Every rectifer of spirituous liquors.
Every brewer of malt liquors.
i Every keeper of a cockpit in which no spiri
! uous liquors or wines are sold.
Livery keeper of grocery, confectionar
shop or store in which spirtuous liquors a
sold by quantities not less than bottle or pin
Every dealer in, or vendor of, patent medicin
or nostrums.
= Every pawn broker, money broker, dealer
uhctfreht money, OF III golu OF silver pulllon
gold dust
n Art. 6. A tax of fifty dollars shall be levi
annually upon the following, viz:
Upon every keeper of billiard table, Il
n whole tax being for each and every billiard
# Bile kept.
Upon every keeper of a ten-pin alley, t
, whole tax being levied for each and every ale
q Upon every wholesale and retail merchant, tr
der or dealer, whatever be the kind or desert
ton of merchandise in which he deals or trade
d provided he does not retail liquor by the gs
lon.
>, Upon every commission merchant
l. Upon every owner, keeper or lessee of CO
ton press.
d Upon every manufacturer Of soda or miner
waters to be sold ut Wholesale.
Every keeper Of a restaurant or eating hou
II where liquors or wines are sold or retailed al
ID bar, and where no liquors or wines are sold
IL furnished, otherwise than rs necessary to me-
or repasts in the establishment.
NJ Every keeper or owner of a stable where he
ses carriages, wagons or buggies are kept
I'd hire.
~ Every distiller or manufacturer of cordi
and syrups.
Every ship chandler, furniture store keep
er or vendor of piano fortes, and in general eve
DIS person who keeps n store or office for the sale
CHI any materials, produce, goods, wares or m
chandlse by wholesale and retail OF by wholes
nd only
Every person actively engaged as agent
or as representing private stock company.