New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-30
CITY CouNCIL--oFFIcIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Extra Session.
City HALL, New ORLEANS, !

CITY HALL, New ORLEANS, !
December 20, 1868. I
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present: President Marley and Messrs
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou and Shield
&c.
The following ordinance was received
from the lower Board for concurrence:
An ordinance to establish u form rate o
taxes and licenses on professions, calling
and other business, and on carriages
hacks, drays and other vehicles, for Thu
year 1863.
Be it ordained, That from and after the
Grst day of January, 1869, the taxes and
Licenses on professions callings and Other
business, shall be assessed and collected at
the rates ana sums specially set forth in the
following sections:
SECTION l. Every bank and banking
agency not Incorporated under the laws OF
the United States, or Of the State of Louisi
ana, receiving deposits, or dealing in gold,
silver, uncurrent money or eXchan e,
one thousand dollars; and each and eyerv
person, whether Individually or as a mem.
Der OF firm, engaging in business as pri-
Yate banker, receiving deposits or dealing
IN gold silver, uucurreut money or bills Of
exchange, five hundred dollars.
SEC 2. Each aud every insurance com
panY doing business in the city of New Or
leans, every private underwater of insur-
ance policies, aud every person, whether
individually or as a member of firm, en-
gagged in business as policy broker, shall
pay tax or license at the rate of one and a
half per cent per annum on the net amount
of premiums for the year ending December
ii, 1858, less reinsurance and return premi-
ums only, and if not in business one year,
then pro rata according to the last quar-
ters receipts: Provided, That in no case
snail said license be less than seven hundred
and fifty dollars. Every insurance inspector
shall paya tax of twenty-five dollars per
aunum.
SEC. 8. Every Incorporated company en-.
gagged in transporting money, merchandise,
baggage, furniture or other articles by ex-
press, two hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. T., The,proprietor Of every book and
job printing office, fifty dollars: and every
engraver and photographic printer, fifty dol
lars.
SEc. 5. Every theatre, amphitheatre,
opera house or place used for theatrical
amusement, five hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. Every race course, one thousand
dollars.
SEC Z. Every keeper of cockpit, five
hundred dollars.
SEC 8. Every person or firm dealing in
foreign and domestic exchange, not receiv-
ing deposits or doing banking business,
SEQ. Q. Every pawnbroker, whether Zen
gagged individually or as member of
arm, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. 10. Every pers n, whether individu-
ally or as member of a firm, transacting
business as broker, in buying or selling
gold or silver coin, bullion, gold dust,
stocks, pTomissory notes, bills of exchange,
or unogrrent money, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Every person engaged in business as an
insurance broker, hffy dollars.
SEC. IL. Every person keeping hotel for
the entertainment of transient persons or
travellers, accommodating not over one
hnndred persons, one hundred and fifty
dollars.
ment OF transient persons or travellers, ac-
commodatiag over one hundred persons,
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Every keeper Of private or public board
ing houses for the entertainment of persons
by the week on month. accommodating
over fifty persons, Aity dollars.
Every keeper Of a private boarding house
for the Entertainment of persons BY the
week or month, accommodating over ten
and not over fifty persons, twenty-five dol.
Every keeper Of a lodging house for the
accommodation Of night dodgers only,
aeventy-hve dollars. Nt -
All private boarding houses accommodate
ing less THAI ten boarders, shall be EXEMPT
from a tax therefor.
SEC. u. Every clubhouse where bfHard
tables s-e used, or spirituous liquors sold or
supp a * members, i've hundred dollars
g. ~ Every private clearinghouse
WhdF, ituous, malt or gineHs liquors are
sold, = 20 hundred dollars.
enO. u. Every person doing business,
Whether individually or Is q member Of 4
Afm. ~ a Wholesale merchant. " hose sales
IN 1853 exceeded the sum Of one hundred
klfHslnd dollars, one hundred and Fifty
dol |s1E.,r
Every person doing business. whether In
EiFfdaNly or rs member Of firm, who1e
n&lea tXceeded ia 1868 the sum 0f 1tiy
Az
.8.7f1@1fI tttt t11.I iiIt q krcu puii
tndrcd Thousand dollars, one hundreddoi.
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Every person doing business Individually.
IS e nlelnber Of arnl, as Wholesale aud
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