Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-06-27

III So"iornlisy with the foregoing resnIatio
aave drawn az the following act or ord!
nance. VIZ.
! An Ordinance: 70 levy tax uaon trader
q horses. mules, and negroes, and upon pro
pI4@tors OF shows, mPuaseIes and crcnses.
I Sc, st. Be Il Grdared Bv the Police bury
/ OF est Baton Rouge. state OF Louisiana
that there sha'! be levied and col. ected AZ
annual tax.
! /. flom each person who introduces 0.
causes 10 be introdacet Iutc this parish
mules or horses tor sale, or Who shall keer
mules OF horses for sale or the agent OF auy
sucn person One hundred dollars
The first part OF section lst beng rejected
BY d subsequea! reso' 'utlon
(. From each person who introduces OF
causes % be introduced into .h.s PARISH
slaves FOL sale, hire OF exchange. or who
snail keep slaves for sale or the agent ot an y
such person. Ttyo hundred dollars
j fIom the proprletors manage or lessees
OF shows. Henagertes, cITcuses d! ernphIthes-
tres, kept tor public amusement or from
winch the owner derives q profit FIFTY
dollars
SEc. ?. Be !! rurtisr Crda'-rd &~ That
from and alter tae fFst day OF Iuiy next.
1857. Il shall not be lawful ior any person or
persons 10 carry oG or pursue practice o! fol-
low any OF the trades. professions or occupa-
tons enumerated IN the foregoing section of
the ordinance in tins parlsn before paving the
tax levied therein and obtaining a license
thereier from the collector OF the Parish
Taxes. And any person or persons who
snai. refuse or neglect to pay the tax Levied
upon The trade. profession or occupations
pursued, carried on or followed by such per-
soH or persons. after notice gwen BY tn. tax
collector forthwith % paF said tax shall for
feat aud pay TO the parish sum OF uloI-v
nos less than t.ity dollars. nor more than hye
hundred duiisFs--besIte the tax 70 paich
snci4 person or persons may be liable
SEC. 3 Be Il furthsr Orda:t.sd dc, That
upon he refusal or neglect Of any person or
persons. pursuing. r1ac,Iclns or following
any .! the trades, professions or occupations
enumerated Il the first sectlon OF this ordi-
nance IL 'nls parish to pay the tax levied as
. bore, II shall ue the du.v of the parish Tax
Collector forthwith 70 pFocee: 20 the seizure
o: the property il :hs hands Of such person
or persons to al amount sufficient 70 pay the
tax and line. and after ten deys notice in
the news per printed IN the parish and with
out heDent OF appralse -]en.. he the said Col
!ectoF uFon dav 70 be fixed II the notice Of
safe, shaft proceed 70 sell at public auction at
Tee Court House deer. 10 the highest and last
tte p"iF''S 'n"> selhe'- ana ths
,a'' ,'.e@ ''3 ""4tt 4et%ih % me amount OF
.ns >a'e aus mace al ne costs Of The |
,ei >aT' as'' ''sT''t,,' &c nc pay ne
'"'s''e ''''o '"e ffis" i'essdF5 ~-hToNiaed T
''"e' S'' 'Ii"' u s"'@ oa'"hSe s1t7@ds me |
'''"1'- % me TAX ana minimum % "a" hlIe I
"e @'' .to> remaining >0@'' =. fsiu'a'a u me .
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a, > s'>e proper wy fei@e't ana so:1 IN
ID S''>'aS''oh "' '''e q a'a ME. /
SEC. 4. Be II further Ordained. a- That
he ioiio"irs compensation and ices are
lefebV allowed TO Farlsa lax Collector for
o. eet!ns the IA ses levied n the first section
Il tbls ordinance to-wlt. Ten per cen. 70 br
'nipufed IN the amount paid INTO the Treas
~ }--f"r every SEIZURE, one dollar ant nifty
eHts 70 be paid out OF the proceeds ot the
eizftTe and >ate !of every notice 10 persons
arriving on the trade professions os occapa-
atoms enumerated As above, twenty-five
EMS
SEC. ) Be !. further Or1aiae4, g.. Tha.
us ordinance Shall take etf-c, from and
ter the first tav nj rulv next 1857
iSisnedI H. VI FAyROT. Parish ATTY.
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