Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-06-13

\ III 'oiliofHilty Win thf foregoing Tes0uDa
, have drawn up the following act or orc
J nance, viz:
An Ordinance to levy tax upon trade,
Of horses, mules, and negroes, and upon pre-
pEietors Of shows n,enageries and circases.
SIC. ist, Be Il Ofdaiaed By the Police Jur
Of West Baton Rouge. State Of Louisiana
that there shall be levied and collected a
annual tax:
l. From each person who introduces 0
causes to be introduced into this parish
mules or horses for sale, or who shall kee
mules or horses for sale. or the agent Of an
such person One hundred dollars.
The first part Of section lst being reJecte.
by subsequent resolution.
2. From each person who introduces o
causes to he introduced into this parish
slaves for sale, hire OF exchange, Or VIII.
shall Keep slaves for sale OF the agent Of any
! such person. Two hundred dollars
! 3 From the pforriesors, managers or lessees
of shows, rnenaperies, ciTcitses or anph.thea.
| tres. kept for public amusement CT from
which the o"nsr derives a profit Fifty
! dollars,
SEc. 2 Be il further Ordai,4ei &c, Tha,
from and aftc: the first day Of July next
! 1857, il shall not be lawful for any person OF
! persons TO carry on or pursne, practice or fol-
! low any OF the trades. professions or occapa-
tions enumerated in the foregoing section oi
the ordnance in this parish before paying the
| tax levied therein and obtaining q license
! therefor from the collector of the Parish
Taxes. And any person or persons VINO
shall refuse or neglect TO pay the tax levied
upon the trade. profession or occupation
pursued. eaIied on OF followed BY such per-
son or persons after notice given by the tax
collector forthwith to pay SAID tax, shall for
felt and pay to the parish sum O. money
not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five
hundred dotsars-besides tie tax to which
such person or persons may 5e liable.
SEC 3, BE II further Ordained 9c., That
uncn the refusal or neglect ot any person or
persons, .s,rsUiag, pfacsicl2EpT following
any of the trades, protested n Occupations
enumerated in the first seEsson Of this ordi-
nance IN this parish, to pay the tax levied as
above, it shall be me duty Of the parish Tax
Collector forthwith to proceed = the seizure
Of the property IN the hands q such person
or persons TO an amount sufficient to pay the
tax and fine. and41er Ten DAVIS notice in
the newspaper pa1 the parish and With
out benefit of arpt brps, he the said Col
lector, upon daY kobc flxea in the notice OF
sale shall proceed to sell al public auction at
tee Court House door. TO the highest and last
h,tdsr taa nroDertv rhns seized. And the
said. Collector sbai, retain sa III. amount of
the sal. tbus made. all tts costs of the
seizure sale advertisements Sc. a nd nav the
halanc. iato the Parish Traasury--provjlea
rn,yev., tbat 4 aid balance exceeds inc
asoount rt The tax and ,nioimnu, Of IN. fen.
.bs s.r,,i,s r.,,1o,o,r, sf,ltLs ,et,,,8el - the
r,..a ,,ro1sr.es Va seiy4d and ss5g,t n
t.>i-f.ct.nn ~ ,f,a tax and sra
S. =, r. :. t,,,b|,. Crf,,,s4 <. That
he {,fla,.tno sanner<,t,op and fe4s are
hereby allowed to Parish Tax Collector far
.coIfcci;r, the .,xe. lived IN the fif<t section
80 - o7ii,,apcn ,o-,,t+ Ten ner rrtr. IN H..
,,oy,7,,l,+. ~ t.o aroo;gnt na4H lato the T.eas-
frr a,ary s..lgnrs ore dollar and ffty
- l., ,,,;4 o,,. ,r 10 r,r.5eaa.ts - 80
ss;-nre .r3 ssie far ever,. rl+sce il nsrsnns
.carry,ro an the tradsz rrofess,dns or aecrpa-
T,sr;oTs ennnrs rated as above twertr-fye
rs,,.s
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DC y Hlso,ts"' Ha~ o.' S4e 90 ~ =.
I9.' 13e serse ~ ..ia - -
eaeI ol l.-s '''.e "a ''a'eS VI 80
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y "a s"to ,'4 :. a. -.
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OF eaia wares 10, .5e ensu'h7 ,.h4 CTR
-: -, sn1 s !, haraI,,, ;,.+-,.ctsg
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