New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-01
not included in the previous articles of this ordi
nnnce and Who EMPLOYS ri0atrneYrnen or opera

not included in the previous articles of this ordi
| nance, and Who employs jjoifneymen or opera
| tiyes Of his or her own trade or art, and keeps
a shop, yard Or other establishment for man
ufacturing articles or doing Jobs to order,
or for selling the products of his or her own
manufacture, shall pay an annual tax Of ten
dollars
Art. 10. The tax on drays, carts, ETC., shall
be seventeen dollars per annum. and the price of
branding and numbering as fixed by the adiu-
dcation for that service.
| Art. II. The taxes on hacks, stages, and other
two-horse carriages, shall be twenty dollars per
annum, and on cabs and other one-horse yehi-
| cles, fifteen dollars pU annum.
| Art. u A tax Of 0y dollars shall be levied
| annually on trucks. OF other wheel car
riages, used for hauling more than two tons at
load
| Art Is. A tax Of twenty five dollars shall be
levied annually on all four wheel wagons, drawn
/ by two or more horses and used for the trans
portation of beer ale porter, mineral water, etc.
Art. IA. Every omnibus for twelve passengers
or less, drawn by two horses or mules, shall be
| taxed thirty dollars per annum and every ON
nihus for more than twelve passengers, and
| drawn by more than two horses, shall be taxed
seventy five dollars per annum.
| Art. 10 Each and every omnibus shall be num-
bered in conspicuous place on the side, the mum
| Der to be of the same dimensions us those for a
| dray; and for every eontraventon ofthis article
/ the owner shall pay fine ofnot less than twenty
| five dollars and each and every omnibus shall
| have lamps, with the number of said omnibus
painted thereon the lamps and numbers to
conform to the ordinance regulating hacks, cabs,
etc And for every contravention OF said arti-
Gle the owner thereof shall paya fine Of twenty
| five dollars.
4 Art. Is. All omnibuses drawn by more than
two horses or mules, shall have the tire of their
wheels at least 81 inches in width, under pen
atty of twenty-five dollars for each offence
| Art. H. All drays, carts, omnibusos and wa
CONS shall be branded with their number, and
the last number of the numeral of the year in
circle.
Art. Is. Each and every agency OF Il foreign
insurance Office doing business in the city Of
/ New Orleans, shall pay an annual tax in ad-
vance OF one per cent. on the amount of their
premiums; provided that the amount of premi-
uns as ascertained by their last annual state
lnent shall be the basis Of payment, provided
| that no office shall pay an annual tax Of less
than two hundred dollars.
Art. 10. Each and every Insurance Company
organized under the laws of the State, doing II
general Fire, Marine, or River Insurance bust
| ness, shall pay an annual tax Of five hundred
dollars in advance; and each and every Insu.
rance Company organized under the laws Of this
State, insuring lives only. shall pay an annual
tax Of two hundred dollars in advance
/
circus menagerie, or other public exhibition or
show, shall pay, i'll advance, Il tax OF ten dollars
| for each performance, unless the same takes
place i'll one Of the establishments on which the
annual tax has been paid; and every violation
Of this article shall be punished by u fine of
| twenty-five dollars. enforced by imprisonment,
us the law directs.
Art. q. Each resident partner Of firm, and
each resident partner in commendum, shall
| pay the full amount of the tax on the profess
sion, trade, calling business in which the firm
| is engaged or follows
Art. %. Every person having more than one
shop or store, or other establishment, or who
shall exercise or follow more than one profession
trade, calling or business, shall pay the tax up
on each separately.
Art. %. In all cases, the taxes imposed for
vending spirituous or malt Liquors, or wines, by
| quantities less than d bottle or pint shall be
assessed and collected separately and inlepen-
IDENTITY; and any person who, in connection with
or in addition to the sale Of spirituous
| Liquors, or wines, by less quantities than the
bottle or pint, shall keep any groceries or other
merchandise for sale, shall pay also the tax i'm
posed upon said business 80 connected or added
4 Art. "a, No person shall exercise or follow
even transientiy or temporarily, any Of the
the trades, professions, callings or other bust
ness taxed by this ordinance without first pay
ing the tax due upon the same, and obtaining
from the proper officer of the city receipt o.
license for the same, in conformity with exist
ing ordinances
Art. .. Every person connected with or fol
lowing any Of the branches Of business enumer-
ated in this ordnance, who shall refuse or neg
lect to declare their name to the Treasurer as
wellas the nature Of their business, shall pay Il
fine Of fifty dollars for each offence, which pen
nlty shall be enforced by Imprisonment accord
ing to law
Art. IS, Keepers Of private boarding houses.
capable Of accommodating less than six board
ers, shall be exempt from the payment of any
tax for the same, provided that within the first
month Of each year, for houses already estab-
llshed, or within one month after opening the
house, the keeper shall make oath in writing
before the Mayor that the house, Is Kept does
not, and can not accommodate six or more
boarders.
i Art ~, Every person owning, commanding
or running any steamboat lying at any of the
| whalycs IN the port Of NewOrleans. who shall
permit any person to remain on board such
steamboat while so lying at amy of said wharves
rs transient boarders o. dodgers, those persons
employed on said boats excepted, ) unless the
SAID owner, commander or captain shall have
/ previously obtained license fronlthc Comptrol-
Ter of the city, Which license shall be registered
at the Mayors office, and for which, said owner,
4 commander or captain shall ply to the Treasu-
4 rerof the city the sum of one hundred dollars
4 Tor the year ending on the LIST day of January
following the taking out of the license ANY
owner, commander o. captnin who shall fail to
comply with the provisions of this article, shall
be fined twenty-five doilars tor each and every
4 offence
4 Art IS. All persons commencing business on
or after the first day of September, shall pay but
4 one-halt Of the yearly tax upon such profession
as he may follow, up to the end of the year @
4 Art -. Any person who shall perform or act
4 as il street musician or singer. who shall en-
gage in a street exhibition or show, within tile
limits of the city, shall he fined fifty dollars iol
each offence, which penalty Shall be enforced by
imprisonmentas the law directs.
Art. 30. MI persons taking out licences un-
der the provisions ot#this ordnance, shall be sub
ieet and liable to The pcunIty imposed by an act
Of the Legislature, entitled IAN act more effect
nally to prevent slaves from obtaining spritn-
Gus and intoxicating liquors without tie consent
Sof their masters, approved 20th December,
1888 which law shah g prnteIon the licences
to which the same Is applicable.
Art. II. al persons tukina out licences who
neglect = furnish The required securities, aud
to.itaye tlieH' licences duly recardel in the May
ors office within Thirty days from tie time Of
taking out thei, licences, Shall pay 4 fine ii
twenty five dollars, recoverable before any
court ofeompetent jurisdiction, one half for the
beneiitot the ntnrmer, and the other half for
the benefit Of the city