The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-28
hall pay less than $50 per an

And no keeper Of q boarding
house entertaining three or less
boarders or dodgers shall be sub
Iject to pay any license.
Twelfth-Each and every per-
son having more than one store,
warehouse, livery stable, shop,
cotton press, cotton pickery, or
other establishment, or who shall
exercise or follow more than one
profession, trade or business, shall
pay the license upon each sepa-
rately.
Peddlers shall be classified and
rated as follows, to wit:
When peddling or carrying goods,
wares, merchandise or groceries
for sale through this State in d
boat or water craft, the first class,
shall pay the sum of $100 as Ii
cense.
When travelling with more than
two horses, the second class, shall
pay the sum of $40 as license.
When travelling with two horses,
the third class, and shall pay the
sum of $25 as license.
| When travelling with one horse,
the fourth class, shall pay the sum
Of $40 as license.
When travelling on foot, the
| fifth class, shall pay the sum of
| $5 as license.
| Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That from and after the first
day of January, 1869, it shall not
be lawful for any person or corpo-
ration to carry on or pursue, prac-
tice or follow any of the trades,
professions or occupations emu
merated in the foregoing sections
of this article, in this State, before
paying the tax levied thereon, and
obtaining a license therefor from
the collector of the State taxes,
and any person or corporation who
shall refuse or neglect to pay the
tax levied upon the trade, profes-
Ision or occupation, pursued, car
lried on or followed by such person
lOr corporation, or neglect to pay
the same for 80 days after the
same shall have become due, or
from and after the time such per-
lson or corporation shall commence
to carry out, pursue or practice
any such trades, professions or
occupations in this State, from
and after the LIST day of January,
1869, shall forfeit and pay to the
State a sum of money not less
than $3.50, nor more than $1,000,
besides the tax to which such per-
son or corporation may be liable,
and it is hereby made the duty of
the District Attorneys throughout
the State, upon information from
the State Auditor or tax collector,
to sue on behalf of the Srate for
the recovery of the tax and fines
: imposed by this section, such
power or corporation failing to
} comply with the provisions Of this
: law.
: Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
J eec., That no person or corporation
shall be licensed or permitted to
carry on or practice any of the
trades, professions or occupations
{ hereinbefore enumerated, and shall
be indebted to this State for the
tax, license on commissions levied
: by this or other existing laws
upon such trades, professions or
) occupations, and who shall have
refused or neglected to pay the
same, after the final Judgment has
been rendered against him there
tor, under penalty of not less
than $500 and not more than
$1,000.
, Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That in every parish of the
State, except the parish of Orleans,
there shall be appointed by the
: Governor, by and with the advice
: and consent of the Senate, one
9 assessor of taxes for each parish.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted,
) ETC., That for the city of New
Orleans there shall be elected by
? the qualified voters thereof four
: assessors in and for said city. The
f assessors of the city Of New Or
: leans shall, on the first Monday Of
4 January next, after their election,
r procure an Office in a central part
Q Of the city of New Orleans, and
0 shall constitute themselves into a
Board of Assessors of the city Of
r New Orleans. They shall pro
' ceed to apportion the duties of as
f sessing the property of persons
9 within the limits of the parish
i. among themselves, so as to make
o the duties as near equal as may
be.
al See. 8. Be it further enacted