New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-07
TAX eRDINANCE---oFFICIAL.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, 30th day Of December, 1857.
Common Council City of New Orleans.
T No. 367l.

AN ORDINANCE 10 establish a uniform rate Of Taxes and
Licenses on Professions Cangs and other business and
Carriages, Hacks, Drays. and other Vehicles.
Be eraained ey &c Common Council Of Ns'0 Orleans Tha.
licenses for professors calling and other bu,nss hr9ughSat
rates specially the following sections
SECTION On OF bank incorporated in the
ssr Ss IN buying Or selling exchange i've
SEc Each every insurance company doing business in
the city Of New Orleans and each aud every agency
ance foreign % Otherwise doing bus ness in said
sros. snouht their premiums for risks The same to be
has been made then the said of per
cent shalt be assessed upon their quarterly which
shall said than the Of i've dollars
All Or agencies not doing IRE Insurance
excepting ffs agsnsieso pay dye hundred dOlsrss9oo
only one hundred dollars-sIO0
bSn an Sssey q '0"er
SIC On each and every racecoarse hundred dollars
$50 Every keeper of a cockpit hundred fifty dol
SIC g. every establishment where negroes are kept for
SIC l. On every private banking house or % or person or
buying and selling bills q sSsasngs other than bills
mance for sales of produce made by them three hundred
SIC s. Every pawnbroker, hundred fifty dollars
SEQ Every money broker, dealer in money
in gold and silver bullion gold dust two hundred and fifty
sro no Every keeper of hotel or boarding house accom-
modeng one hundred persons or more three hundred dollars
SIC H. Every keerer of grog shop tavern bar-room,
beTet beer pleasure heate saloon
pirtuous liquors by glass spirit
and Dd' seventy hse Soilsrs-si75
SIC L. On every merchant doing both wholesale and retail
one hundred doiisrs~slOo
sold the bar hundred and seventy five eolarssl5
sc one 1n dTsy & on each
SEC Is every keeper Of grocery confectionery store
malt liquors sold by quantities not less than an ordinary
yTe@se. Sbsu daS aIS As not drank on '
SIC To- On keeper owner Of jeweEy store doing
SEC IT, Every stock note and exchange BROKER one hundred
SIC Is Every cotton broker one hundred doIars-slOo
SIC 10 Every cotton pckery, one hundred dollsrs-SOO
no piriinous liquors qaors wines sold
nsd PM than as 10 meals or in he
establishment one hundred doars-sloo
Of whatever class where sprtuous or NAL" liquors are
SIC H. Every keeper Of stable where horses carriages
buggies kept fer hire or sale The whole tax
levied ." each and every stable kept dollars
doing both wholesale and retail business wholesale bust
alone and not previously specified BY this ordinance what
spirtuous malt liquors sold, seventy five doers5
SIC ~ On every commission merchant hundred dol
SIC On every auconser one hundred dCllagssloO
SEC q Every shipping MASTER ship agent or stevedore
SIC Is Every keeper of coal lumber yard, seventydve
ssc 20 Every coal agent one hundred dolar.-siOO.
SEC 3d. Every prOdgSs or SroS y PAY
See 81 Every establishment for The 6ong Of malt liquors
SEC s. Every keeper q warehouse where produce goods
merchandise received storage one hundred dol
Sc IS Every shipsroker sixty dollars 800
SIC a. Every ns SsePs 81 G DC aos 0eg
SEC S. Every keeper Of ass the whole tax being
s. Every Keeper Of sBsc gssTy the aple tax being
LEVIED on each and every gHsy sS S s anS Hind
OF s @ Ere T r,S cigar store sixty doars-s6O
Every printing Office doing job work. twenty-five dol
SEC o. Every keeper of hotel or boarding house
dating less than twenty PERSONS nor more than one hundred
SEC n Every job boat plying in the waters of the port
SIC 81 Every undertaken sixty dollars $50.
SEC A. Every steamboat agent seventy aye dollsrs7s5
SIC a. On master builder other persons taking
building, brcklaying, plaserg stating painting and
paving employing three more hands and each lessee Of the
herein enumerated as eSneet1 or abeonracVrs etc. shall
SEc 40 On G , Pe" sd g tnty IVY 50 BUSINESS
SIC AZ On every real estate house broker seventyhye
SIC As On every dairy, consisting Of than FIVE cows,
SEC o. On every confectionery where liquors solo,
SEC TO- On every charcoal dealer twenty dolarss95
and where fruits ss alone are sold twenty five osrsS
SIC g. On every keeper Of an where Ice
SIC 49, On every keeper Of an oysie. stand where oysters in
SEC 81 on every intelligence office twenty doars-s2o.
SEC So On every veterinary doctor twenty dolaTs-s4
| or alcoholic drinks, two hundred dollars-s20O
SIC Every brewer OF
Sac Every manufacturer of cordials syrup seventy
SIC Every manufacturer Of soda mineral water to be
SEC 60 Every soep6oler trers of Aow, tannery bone
black bsuphe Of lime e&mPhene or spirits Of gas @anuae
brass foundry gas lifting shop, sixty dollats-s5O
shall be paid before the Mayor shall issue license therefor
SIC e. The tax on drays carts etc. be eighteen dol
lars per md the price of branding and numbering
wagons used by the for their exclu
vely market carts Of in hauling to and from the stables Of
Of license of Ave dollars and twenty-five centsS5 2
SEC s. The hacks, and other twohorse
cabs aud other onehorse vehicles eighteen doarsSlSper
sEc g. Of fifty dolas-s5O-shah be levied annually
trucks timber wheels or other wheeled carriages used
four wheeled carriages shall not have less than i've inch
all wheeled drawn animals and
used for the transportation of beer ale porter mineral water
sEo S. Every omnibus drawn by two horses or
src g. Every omnibus shall be numbered in conspicuous
2ae ne 1eoep u pc o. b SANE ansn'O S as s tne io
raynon Of said section the owner thereof shall fine Of
SEC s. The private carriage kept for the pleasure
or use The owssp and drawn by I've or horses ha be
drawn By one horse, ten doilars-si0-per annum,
az Be Win fisi ne
the last numsTsl Of ths year in circle provided that
ons shall be compelled to have the branded and
| full on each side Of said vehicle.
SEC TO- Every theater circus menagere
public exhibition show shall in advance ajax Of len
dorsSl0for each ys performance for the first days,
place of the establishments which the annual
been paid ard violation Of this section shall be punished
by fine Of twenty five doaS -enforced by Imprisonment
| as the law directs.
sac H. Each partner Of shall pay the Of
the profession trade, calling business in which the
firm sengaged or follows.
r. Each attorney and counsellor at law, physician,
geon dentist praccng pursuing their respective professions
| OF calings ten dolars-Sl0.
49, Every person having than shop store
other establishment hO shall exercise follow
than ession trade calling or business shall the
| tax each separately.
a. In all cases the imposed for vending spnous
malt liquor Wines by quantities less than bottle
quart shall be assessed collected separately independ
entity any who in connection with addition the
sale of spuous liquors Wines by less quantities than bot
quart shall grocery other merchandise for
sale sha also the imposed upon said business
nected or added.
SEC u.s. No person shall exercise follow even trausieny
temporarily OF the trades professions. cne,
this ordinance without frst
Inc X upon the same and obtaining from the proper officers
the license for the same in conformity with
sting ordinances shall such license be transferred unless
by Of the Treasurer endoedn writing said license
under the penalty OF fine not less than hteenS5nor
eeediug one hundred dollars-SlOO.
SEC 70 Every connected with, following any Of
the branches Of business this ordinance who
well AS the nature Of their business shall tine Of from
hcen-S5-to hundred dolars-Sl00-ior each ohense
which penalty shall be enforced by Imprisonment not exceed
| ing thirty days.
SEC H. Keepers private boarding houses capable
commodang less than twenty boare shall be exempt from
paying for the same provided, that within the rs
month each year houses already established, within
month opening the house. keeper shall make oath
and cannot accommodate twenty more b0arders,
49, Every persaE owning andng any steamboat