New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-05
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MAYoRALTY OF NEW oRLE ANS, .
City Hall, 30th day Of December 1857.
Common Council City Of New Orleans.

MAYoRALIY OF NEW ORLEANS, al
c a s1 sSh s day pse y S S.r sS S;s.0,
No. 367l.
AN ORDINANCE 10 establish uniform rate Of Taxes and
Licenses on csng and Shsr business and on
Ordained By &c Common Co,neil Of Nes Orleans That
licenses for basin throughout
the city and parish sns oe ssd @ a a. the
On Of bank not Incorporated in the
engaged in buying selling exchange sve
the cit, Orleans every genc insur
ance company foreign Or oheIwise seng bus ness in said
sSs. amount q their prenams for IRE risks The same to be
ssa n Ss 5 p
s% be assessed uPcp her quarterly IT,, Tssh
said less than the of five hundred dollars
All companies sss9eiss doing InsafsnS: business
e Rs nj sgseps doug liz nsuenss business
osly, one hundred dolars-sloc
,hrr ss hundred doilsTsYssSo u u
sEo On each and every five hundred dollars
SEC s. Every keeper Of pit, hundred fifty dol
SIC G. every establishment where negroes kept
SEC l. evsry banking hopse firm, person
Drawn upon Shipments made by the parties emsees or re-
ance for sales Of produce made by them three hundred
Every pawpbrOksr, hundred and fifty dollars
SIC 9 Every money; broker uneurrsnt money
in gold and silver bullion gold dust two hundred and fifty
SEC 10 Every keeper Of hotel or boarding house accom-
nunurcu persons OF
Sac II: Every tes of grog shop, barroo%
ball club other establishment whatever wherein
uc1s malt liquors drank on the pemi e one hundred
ssc Ia On every merchant doing both wholesale and retail
business, wholesale business alone where liquors sold,
sEc. l3 every eating house, where liquor Is
sold at the bar one hundred and seventy live coar-slI6
SEC every lessee Of cotton press, each
press hundred and atty doars-sl5o.
shop doing exclusively retail IN which sprnons
wine bottle and where the same is not drank on the
premises w9 n s0p Rn2 ~ sg Of alr ore doing
Wholesale and retail business, seventy i've dors-S5
and s Sssy saRss anu 'Hs
SIC s Every cotton pieKery one hundred doars-si0O,
SIC 70 Every keeper Of Of eating house where
tailed bar and where liquors wines are sold or fur
s ensi.Smen one hundred doiiars3soo
u Every merchant doing both wholesale snd retail
: not sold seventy Ave dolars-s75.
wagons bugges fer hire sale the whole
being levied each and every stable kept serenyve dollars
2 Every merchant, trader dealer Of whatever kind
and previously specified by this ordinance what
Ss sp Gs ns sSq Sa aors are sd seventy
SEC On commission merchant one hundred dol.
SEC IS On every auctionser, hundred dollarsslOO
g. On every private hospital seventy five doarss5
SIC q Every shipping MASTER ship agent or stevedOre
SEC IS Every keepero Of yard seventy
SEC 20 Every coal agent one hundred dolars-slOO
SIC 30 Every produce or sross hSy sesssr
SEe al Every establishment for The battling Of malt liquors
SEC 81 Every keeper Of warehouse where produce goods.
merchandise received on storage one hundred dol
SEC 5. Every ship broker, sixty do liars $50.
SieS on sacs and sgery SaPd table sixty
SEC 35 Every keeper Of enpn alley The whole tax being
Eysy sssRsi q s; ssy ne sSe tax being
SEC 81 Every mill planning mill sash and blind factory
OF sss a Eyes SH retail Cigar store sixty dolarsseo
So Every printing office doing job work twenty five dol
SEC a. Every keeper of hotel or boarding houe
dating not less than twenty persons nor more than one hundred
SIC H. Every JOB plying in the waters of the port
So q Every undertake. sixty dollars
SEC A. Every hawker pedder, thirty dollars-ssO
sEc 49, On master builder or other persons taking
building breklayng pesierng stating painting ard
the Of this city and all other
herein enumerated contractors shall
SIC u.s. On every person doing exclusively retail business,
AZ On real estate house broker seyenyave
every dairy, consisting of than five c,ws,
SEC o. On every confectionery where liquors sold,
sEc 50 On every charcoal dealer, twenty five dolass5
where fruits alone sold twenty I've dollarss25
\ creams or sherbeis alone sold, len dCars-slO,
h ssS o 9n o Is stand where
Ee ON every yssIgeP S Ss twenty
SEC &C. Every and keeper dslery pirituous
| or alcoholic drinks, two hundred dolars-S200
sEc 81 Every brewer OF malt liquors. two hundred dollars
s. Every manufacturer of cOrdas or syrups seventy
SIC 5 Every manufacturer Of soda or mineral water to be
. sold a wholesale, twenty-five dollars-S25
black bisupbie Of lime camphene spirits Of gas suuiac
turer sugar or moIssse boiling manuaetory iron foundry
sSc g. Fer each and every public a PAL or rS which s
SIC g. The drays carts etc. eighteen
q and the price of branding
fixed by the adjudication for that service Provided that suc
used by the for their e1cu
yey market carts Of M hauling e and from The stables
mem Of license of Eve dollars and twenty-five eents-s5 .
SIC s. The taxes on hacks stages and other twoOrs car
: ages shall be twenty-five dollars s25per annuml and OF
m annum
on trucks o. other four wheeled carriages USE
Of for hauling more iha 90 pounds at load and such trnek
SEC 65 tax of thirty Enthusiastically levied annually
used for the of beer ale porter mineral water
SEC g. Every omnibus drawn by two or more horses o
SIC g. Every omnibus shall be numbered IN eonspcuou
place the number to be Of the same Dimensions those for
avenon Of said SECTION the thereof shall pay fine
SEC The private carriage kent for the pleasur
wn f SnnSm and for other private vehiele
" drawn BY one horse, ten dolars-sl0-per annum.
Wheels wagons shall be branded number an
st go pre- baggage nd other py w
shall not be compelled have the branded
numbered hut must have their and residence painted
d full on each side of said vehicle.
SEC TO- Every transient heaer circus menagerie ohe
public exhibition show, shall in advance lax Of e
doars-Sl0ior each US performance for the first
five dollars Sper day thereafter unless the take
place OF the establishments which the annual
been paid violation Of this section shalt he punshe
by fine Of twenty five dollafsS by mprsonmel
as the law directs.
SIC n partner Of firm shall pay full AMOUNT
the profession trade, calling business in which III
= firm IS engaged orfOIlows
SEC H. Each attorney and counsellor law physician
~ geon dentist praetcing pursuing their respective profession
eallngs ten dollaTs-Sl0.
m rs Every person having than shop sto
other establishment who shall exercise follow
than procession trade calling, business shall pay n
upon each separately.
SEC a. In all cases the imposed for vending spruot
n malt liquors. Wines by quantities less than bottle
quart shall be assessed and collected separately AMI ndepen
entity and who in connection with addition to n
Of spuOus liquors Wines by less quantities than bo
tie quart shall keep grocery other merchandise
sale shall also the tax imposed upon said business so COZ
mi nected or added.
st 75 person shall follow, transient
n temporarily OF the trades professions eaings,
other business taxed by this ordinance, without hrst
the upon the same, and obtaining from the officers
8 the receipt license for the conformity with
stng-dnances shall sueH license be transferred un
by the Treasurer endorsedn writing said cens
urder The penalty OF ine not less than heen-Sl5nOr
mt ceedng one hundred dollars-SlOO.
SEC 7s Every person connected with or following any
branches OF business enumerated IN this ordinance, WI
refuse neglect declare their
IN well the Of their business shall pay fine of fro
y, hfeer-S5-to hundred dollars Sl00ior each ocns
al which penalty shall be enforced by imprisonment not eNeee
~ ing thirty days.
SEE H. Keepers private boarding houses capable Of a