New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-22

CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
December Is. 1865 !
The Board met in extra session pursuant
to adjournment.
Present: President Kearny and IMessrs.
Rose, Athens, Walker, Montgomery,
Grandpre, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Far
rell and Breen.
The reading of the minutes of last meet
ing was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, the Board re
solved itself into committee of the whole
on the license ordinance.
Mr.. Kearny in the chair.
After the committee had risen, and re-
ported through its chairman fayorably upon
the ordinance as amended, and recommend
ed its adoption.
Mr.. Fisher moved to take up the ordi
nance on its first reading.
Adopted.
The ordinance was then taken up on its
first reading and adopted, and, under sus-
pension of the rules, was placed on its
second reading and adopted by the follow
ing vote: (
Yeas: MeSsrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker,
Montgomery, Grandpre, Fisher, Pandely,
Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
Nays: None.
An ordinance to establish u form 70 e of
taxes and licenses on professions, hugs
and other business, and on carriages,
hacks, drays and other vehicles, for the
year 1859. . b. r-
Be it ordained, That from and after the
first daY of January, 1869, the taxes and
licenses on professions, callings and other
business, shall be assessed and collected at
the rates and sums specially set forth in the
following sections:
SECTION /. 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 exchange,
one thousand dollars; and each and every
person, whether individually or as a mem
Der of firm, engaging in business as pri-
vate banker, receiving deposits or dealing
in gold, silver, uncurrent money or bills VI
exchange, five hundred dollars.
SEC q Each and every insurance COM
pany doing business in the city OF New Or
leans, every private underwater Of insur-
ance policies, and every person, whether
individually or as member of firm, en-
gagged in business as a policy broker, shall
pay tax or license at the rate of one and o
half per cent per annum on the net amount
of premiums for the year ending December
3d. 1868, less reinsurance and return premi-
ums only, and If not in business one year,
then pro rata according TO the last quar-
terss receipts: Provided, That in no case
shall said license be less than seven hundred
and fifty dollars. Every insurance inspector
shall pay u tax of twenty-five dollars per
annum.
SEC 3. Every incorporated company en-
gagged in transporting money, merchandise,
baggage, furniture or other articles by ex-
press, two hundred and fifty dollars.
SEQ. 4. 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, i've
hundred dollars. 1915
SEC. 8. Every person or firm dealing in
foreign and domestic exchange, not receiv-
ing deposits or doing q banking business,
three hundred dollars.
SEQ. O. Every pawnbroker, whether en-
gagged individually or as member OF .
arm, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
SIC. 10. Every pers n, whether indtvidu-
ally or as a member Of firm, transac ting
business as a broker, in buying or selling
gold or silver coin, bullion, gold dust,
stocks, promissory notes, bills Of exchange,
or uncurrent money, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Every person engaged in business as an
insurance broker, ifry dollars. rL
SEC. IL. Every person keeping hotel for
the entertainment of transient persons OF
travellers, accommodating not over one
hundred persons, one hundred and fifty
= dollars. .el..
Every keeper Of a hotel for the entertain
ment Of transient persons or travellers, &C
cnHmodatsng over one hundred persons
4 seYeu hundred and fifty dollars.
Every keeper Of private or public board
ing houses for the entertainment Of person
by the week or month. accommodating
ogsrffty persons, fifty dollars.
Every keeper OF q private boarding hous
tor tne entestainment of persons by th'
week or ponlh, accommodating over TEL
ana nos oVT my persons, twenty-five dol
Every ksepes o. : lOdying house for tb,
secommsc ,,s AN O night dodgers only
All private boarding hhusea accommodate
lag less than ten borders. shall be exemu
fr1m tax therefor. II \ =
eHc. u. Every ciubhuse where blIllar,
aupplied 10 members, i've Nunarsi sfallars
SIC. IS Every private ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
where splKituous, malt or ginoss liqa5rA Ar
seId, two hundred dollars
HEo H. Every person doing busins..
whether inaiSidually or IS memAar oi
arm, as wholesale merchant. who's sab
IN 1868 exreeaed the sum Of one hume
Ah0usaiid dollars. one Hundred and n
dQllara,
EVER peraon doIne business, whether |
I .alzla.zalle a. As . member Of firm, who
sides exceeded ia 1898 TIE sum or n
Ehaudand dollars. bull did not exceed Of
1n1Eed thousand dollars one hundred d
Every person doing hulIness indisidnall
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1alt merchant combined Wllose sales
1868 flt d14 s1eh,F-dFe fhcuaa1d d
lars, tS{ Ii9 oo1 e1oSed 1it3 thousand d
Ian. mr. a4.I1rs.
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