New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-04

! SEc.77. Every person connected with or following
any of the branches of business enumerated in this
ordnance who shall refuse or neglect to declare their
names TO The Treasurer, well as the nature of their
business, shalpay fine Of from fifteen 10 one hum
dred dollars foreach offence, which penalty shall be
enforced by Imprisonment noexceeding thirty days.
Il SEC IS. Keepers Of private boarding houses Gu pabe
of accommodating less than thirty boarders shall be
exempt from paying any tax for the same; provided,
that within the first month of each year. for houses
already established, within month amer opening
the house, the keeper shall make oath in writing before
| the Mayor, thai the house, kept, does and
not accommodate thirty or more boarders.
| SEC 70. Every person owning or commanding any
steamboat going vessel is forbidden to permit
any person to remain on board such vessel while lying
| at any of The wharves of New Orleans, as transient
boarders dodgers, Chose persons employed on said
boats excepted) unless the said owner, commander
captain shall have previous ly obtained license from
The Comptroller Of The city, which license shall be
Registered nj the Mayors office, and for which said
owner, commander captain shall pay the Treas
urer Of the city the sum of one hundred dollars The
year ending the first day of January following the
taking OUT of the license Any owner, commander or
captain, who shall fail TO comply with the provisions
Of this section, shall be fined twenty-five dollars for
SEC so Any person commencing business in or
after the frs, day September shall pay but half of
the yearly tax upon such profession he may follow
up to the end OF the year.
SEC 81. Every person performing acting as street
musician singer, shall pay annual ten dol
lars.
SECs2 Every person taking out a license who shall
neglect to furnish the required securities TO have
their license duly recorded in the Mayors Office with
i'll thirty days from this time of taking their license,
shall pay fine of twenty-five dollars recoverable be-
fore any court of competent jurisdiction, aor the
benefit of the nfomer and the other half for the benefit
of the city. 1'
SEC s., All taxes imposed by this ordinance shall
be payable in advance.
SECS Any person persons, for insurance COM
panies, agencies Of foreign insurance companies1
doing business pursuing any avocaon without the
proper licenses, shall be subjected to fine fnot
than fifty dollars for the first offence than
hundred dollars for the second oence recoverable be-
fore any court of competent juris diction.
SEC. S. Every person doing business or pursuing
any avocaton under authority Of this ordinance, shall
be required TO keep hung in some conspicuous place
in their counting ROOM STORE or place of business,
certificate, signed by the Treasurer that they have paid
their license and any person refusing to exhibit said
certificate i'll The manner aforesaid, shall pay fine of
twenty dollars for each contravenlon, be-
| fore any court of competent jurisdiction.
| SEC. Sc. All penalties or fines imposed for any in
fraction violation of this ordinance we'll as
levied by this ordinance, shall be recoverable before
any court of competent jurisdiction, for The benefit Of
| the city Any violations or infracons OF this ordi-
nance not Otherwise provided for. shall be punished
with fine of from ten to one hundred dollars for each
offence all fines to be for the benefit, aforesaid and
| to be recovered by the city.
SEC 81. II shall be the duty of the Street Commits
\ sioner 10 a 10 be taken of all persons
subject 10 provided for by this ordinances in the
month of March and between the 18th Of ovember and
the 10Th day of December of each year, and report for
suit all persons who have not paid license.
| SEC. 3d. All applications for licenses shall be made
in writing the Treasurer in the of the appi-
cant applicants, and shall specify the nature of the
business they propose 10 follow, the number of part
ners in the concern, with their Names and whether
they resident nonresident partners also whether
It's intended that liquors are to be sold i'll said bus-
ness and said application shall be made under OATH
SEC 50. All ordinances parts of ordinances con-
aicting in their provisions with this ordinances are
| hereby repealed. G@# 400 Nh
4 [Signedl a 3. L. TRACY,
! President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[signed] J. J. LUGENBUHL.
s74 N ~ President Board OF Aldermen.
| Approved December 20. 1855.
l [signed] JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
A true copy. THos. THEARD, Sec'y. il st