New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-12

is''ss % 1886 .
Our dates to-day from New York are to the 4th inst
We gather the following items regarding money matters
Foreign exchange quoted with a moderate anor,,
on London, 1091 to no; Paris Spy to Is Han,hur.
SoA to s61 Amsterdam, 4l7s to 455 Bremen, 7es
to 79a. -
Lne market was well supplied with money: loans or
cah maue Of to per cent. the banks diseount,no
all the legitimate paper esring and bspkers huv;ne
ercanthe paper freeya few favorite names taken at
os per cent per annum prime sixty bills a. per
cens three to sx months best names to s1. and ood
i've names d monthsat 61s to per cent Der annum 4
large amount Of business transacted at the Stool
Exchange. e S'OoA
We are all interested In taxes-msp, women md oh,,
dren 70 provide areyenue for the State of Jou;sra
ehe Legislature at its last session passed an act tarr
every thing and oil things-what we eat and what va
and what we do mot eat and what we do not drn
Holders Of bonds issued by the State NAV rest
tnat ample measures provided for the psvment ~ A.
teres and undoubtedly the principally will be proydsd m
10 commence with on the first Of this month the
nso 70 MS credit in the State depositary Baton
sne 5fanon o. the Louisiana State Bank
"a quarter Of million on hand will answer yery vel, 4
commences the year with. =
The following are now thu objects of taxation and Ill,
be assessed for the year 1856 to the amount of
OF one per cent Or sixteen and two-third cents ON
one hundred dollars IVY
Ist All lands and lots OF ground lying within IA,
oWnea OF claimed by any corporation Tbeths
patented not including in the sasessmanl
value Of all houses, fixtures and improyemepts ~ e
KING OF value thereon affixed thereto; all seb;nar
nest cattle horses and mules when attached 10 NV.
on plantation farm. " e asea
State. s"is "ishin TINS
ID All horses, mares, gsdings, mules lacks. ;ann;ss
and neat cattle when not attached, and used on nant
hons OF farms and assessed in the value thereof
atm All carriages or vehicles whether with two or four
Wneeis, Kept for pleasure, hire -
9th. Shares Of stock interest in staarnhos+s
abroad. '-e'nes ~ Holne OF
ON. All money loaned on interest
tn All capital invested employed each year In trac
az ms OF 10 any kind Of commerce.
oLh Tne capital stock of all banks or nornorst;ons
IN this State not expressly exempted from
taxation oy their charters granted by this State
st Ine property Of whatever kind all corporations
oVes ana ABOVE their capital stock and all money and
funds held by any such corporation interest or On sn
or by persons in trust deposit for or
poFations other than eitzsns of this tat
ana used In trade or for the benefit Of ach
persons or corporations. Nv
IN addition, all persons following any trade or profess
son lawyers DOCTORS dentists druggists notares public
thesum Of ten dollars EACH
For each commission merchant factor or agent thirty
aoars from each exchange broker one hundred dollars
rom each insurance company Incorporated by this laws
If the State $500 from each insurance company or In
rrsr not chartered by the State and from each foreign
banker or agent one thousand dollars,
The law also ordsins that every person shall obtain
license and pay the amount of tax in default Of 80
LONG be subject to ne of less than $3.50 nor more
han sloo-rather stringent law We hope the state
nay be successful in its collections