New Orleans Republican., 1868-01-03
OFFIOIAL N0TIOES--OTTY
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A
UNIFORM RATE OF TAXES AND
EECEN@Ea
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hail, 21th Day Of December, 1857.


AA ordinance to establish uniform rate Of taxes
and licenses on professions, callings and other
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Be il ordained That from and after the rst day of
cAllings and other businessoS snail be assessed and
coeotsd q the Thtes and sums specially set forth in
SECTION i. Every bank and banking agency not in.
the stats Of Lcasiana rsesivinS deposits or dealing
IN gold, silver. uncurrent money, or exchange, tive
individually as member Of q firm, engaging in
business as private banker, receiving deposits or
exchange, ONE thousand dollars.
SEC 4 kach and every Insurance company doing
underwater Of insurance policies snd every person
whether T. indlydSally or , sS member q rm en-,
tax OF license At the rats. Of one and = half
Tor the year ending December 81 1867, less reinsur-
ance and return premiums only. and Il not in bust
quarters fecsipts; Provided, that in no case shall
said license be less than one thousand dollars
Every insurance inspector shall pay tax OF twenty
i've doll Ars per Annum.
SEC, g. Every person and company engaged in
ture Or ther articls By express beyond the limits Of
the state Of Louisiana, one thousand dollars; and
wholly within the state OF Louisiana one hundred
SIC l. Ths proprietor Of every book and job print
ing othes, sixty dollars; snd every engrsyer or
kEo 5. Every theatre, AnphitheatTe, opera house.
q place used for public theatrical amusement one
sEo s Every race course one thousand five humid
SEQ L Every keeper Of a cockpit five hundred
S-sEo g. Every person or firm dealing in foreign or
SSskine business. Eve hundred dollars.
SEC 9 Every pawnbTOker. whether engaged indi;
yidually 3 member of firm, one Thousand
SIC 10. Every person, whether individually or as
member of firm trangactng business as broker in
buying or selling gold or silver coin, bullion, gold
HncSrrent moaey siz Hundred dollars y Va
Every person engaged in business as an insurance
SEC IL Every person keeping hotel for the en-.
tertanment OF transient persons OF travellers, Rc
commodating not over one hundred persons one
Every keeper Of a hotel for the entertainment of
one hundred persons, five hundred dollars,
Every Keeper of a private, or public boarding
or month, accommodating over nifty persons, one
Every kseper Of private boarding house for the
entertainment OF persons by the week month.
commodating over ten and not over Atty persons.
Every per on keeping lodging house for the &C.
conmodation OF night lodgers only, seventyfve
All private boarding houses Rooomrn odatinE less
than ten boarders shall be exempt from tax there
SEC "a Every keeper or owner of a grogshop,
tavern. barroOm cabaret, coffeehouse pleasure gar
den or other establishment where spirituous liquors
sold by the glass drank the premises three
SEC Is Evsry club house where billiard tables are
used, spirituous liquors sold or supplied to
| bers one Thousand dollars.
SEC IA. EveFy private boarding house where spT-
itnons, malt or vlnous liquors are sold, two humid
SIC Il. Every person doing business, whether in
| dividually or S member of firm, q wholesale
merchant, whose sales in 1851 exceeded the sum Of
| one hundred thousand dollars, two hundred dollars
Every person doing business whether Individually
or as q member Of firm, whose sales exceeded in
1857 the sum OF dtty thousand dollars. but did mot
exceed one hundred thousand dollars one hundred
Every perso doing business, individually or as
confined. whose sSissi in ls1 eTced t,4sSt Ys
thousand dollars but did not exceed fifty thousand
Every person, whether individually or as mem.
Der OF a firm, doing business as retail merchant,
! SEC. ie Every firm o. business house doing re-
"a I 6qsnsss & & N Eaose ISLES
\ but exceeded fifteen thousand dollars shall pay
| the OF fifty dollars for each and every member
whether resident or nonresident.
SEC. ~. Every hrm or business house doing re.
in 1867 dd not exceed hfteen thousa nd dollars shall
| pay the Of thirty dollars for each and every
EYery person, whs her individually or as mem.
( Der Of iirm, commencing business or after the
license for the year Of fifty doors.
SEC ls EyeTy keeper Of restaurant or eating
except TO guests at meals or repasts, one hundred
Every keeper of restaurant or eating house where
q9cF ia sold q the bar three hundred dollars in
| Every person keeping stand in any one Of the
putic markets for the sale Of prep ared coffee tea
chocolate and cooked food. alter market hours,
Every person keeping a stand in any one of the
"a.
and chocolate, only, after market hours. fifteen
SEC is. Every cotton press two hundred and fifty
dollars oE tine first press and il there be more than
ONE, one hundred dollars for every other press if
Kept within the same yard or warehouse. Each sep
aEats warehouse or cotton yard 20 pay having
| press.
Every person employed in einning cotton, thirty
SEC, %. Every person whether indiyiduallyor as
| member Of hrEn, keeping retail IN which
spiritq2ns and malt liquors and wines are sold IN
| quart, not TO be drank the Dr6ml9ey. humid
red dollars. -'''D
Every person keeping wholesale and retSil family
groosry store in which spirtuoas and malt liquors
end wines sold in quantities not less thAa an or
dinary VINE bottle or quart. one hundred dollRra.
Every person keeping q retail grocery store in
which spirituops and ma liquors and wines are sold
Or quart, nifty dollars
Every person keeping q retail grocery store in
which liquers are not SOLD fftsen dollars. -
cigars. and snnH a. retail tWenty. Eve dollars. =
Every MERCHANT tailor hfty dOliRIs.
liquors arc rot sOd rty dosrs Where LIQUORS SaoTs
Where ouSrs S sss are 81 @ SS rs ssse9 aS nns
fifty dollars IN addition 70 the above
Ssa ssbs e oSa Sats ps ana oskes are
sQsS M Ps9yfFSd g f sothng else i sold thirty dollars
one handrsd and iiLy doiiars
msmber y a syeT RsrsS9nl wnssnsr isasidSAy Of a.
s42ASs2 iSsi9f oz - cotton eEoksr one hundred
SIC EVeTy psrsoa keeping yard warehouse
OF shed for repairing picking, rebailng damaged
$50 n kgoEy Commission merchant who is net
ship age1t or nfiD broker. doing business individu-
SlK Or - member o9 firm, one hundred end nifty
sle 9. Every person, phsthsr indiyidually or as a
every peFsoH whether individually OF az sssTa6er a
5; bushes e sshR SEoker on sea
ns1sr ~ ssrE psEsoa anssAsr iRStyIegay OF ss
euctoneer to Beil real. personal or mixed property
a public outofys two hundred aud fifty dollars: and
Nnuu AZ uuDfft uutory an uucflOnger sell