The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-03
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sec. 50. Every dairy consisting of more than
four cows, fifteen dollars. r-r ..-
Sec. "a. Every keeper of a stand where oysters
are opened for consumers, fifteen dollars.
e Every Keeper OF stand where oysters raw,
cooked, or Otherwise prepared are sold. twenty.
i've dollars, and where oysters are sold by whole
sale, fifty dollars. ~
Sec. s.. Every keeper Of an intelligence Office,
twenty five dollars. .t. ~
Sec. Sc. Every vetsinary surgeon, chiropodist
and cleaner of privies, ten dollars.
Sec. 81. Every person giving a public. ball,
IL at public ball room, for which permission
shall first be obtained from the mayor, ten dol.
lars for each night. af F
Every person keeping hall for concert, assem-
blies, balls and public meetings, letting out the
same for hire, one hundred and fifty dollars per
annum, rsF-. .rr --1 tlf
Sec. 5s. The tax on drays, carts, furniture wa
gons and other vehicles Of same description, shall
be fifteen dollars per annum, and the price of
brandiDs and numbering shall be twenty-five
cents. t.. ~.
All milk d market carts aud suck carts as are
used only for the delivery of merchandise sold by
the owner, or in hauiing to from his stables five
dollars per annum, to be marked with red num-
ber. the cost to be twenty-five cents. .
Sec. So The tax on hacks, stages and other
two-horse carriages shall be twenty dollars per
annum, and on cabs and other one-horse vehicles,
fifteen dollars per annum. -,rr. d.
Sec. 60. A tax of forty dollars per annum shall
be levied on trucks, timber wheels, or four. wheeled
vehicles used for hauling heavy articles, and
such trucks or four-wheeled carriages shall have
not less than fve-inch tires. q. -...r gi..'.,
Sec. 81. A tax Of thirty dollars shall be levied
annually on all four wheeled wagons used for haul
ing sand, stone, four cotton, tobacco, sugar, etc.
Sec. 60. A tax of thirty dcllsrs shall be levied
annually on all four-wheeled wagons used in
transporting beer, ale, porter, cider, mineral wa
tiers. sarsaparilla, or other articles. fr- ~
Sec. So. For each and every omnibus drawn by
two or more horses or mules, used In conveying
passengers for hire, tax OF thirty dollars per an
mum. frag r.as .rr.l.. 1 n. ,..-..s
Sec. GA. Every omnibus shall be numbered in a
conspicuous place, the number to be of the same
dimensions as those for a dray; and every omni-
bus shall have lamps; and for any contrsvention
OF this section the owner thereof shall pay fine
of one hundred dollars. f..r --1-1 .fr
Sec. 65. The tax on any private carriages, kept
for the pleasure or use OF the owner, and drawn
by two or more horses, shall be twenty five dol
lars and for other private vehicles, drawn by one
horse, ten dollars. - .-.....-'.. L
Sec. sc. All drays, carts, trucks, timber. wheels
and wagons shall be branded with their number and
the last numeral in the year in circle. Owners of
grocers' express, baggage, and other private wa
ons may have their ne mes, residences and num-
bers painted in full on each side of said vehicle
in place of brand. -. r.. n
Sec. 81. Every transient theater, circus menag-
erie, or other public exhibition or show shall pay
in advance q tax of fifteen dollars for each days
perfoi nance for any term under ten days, and
for ten days or more ten dollars per day. The
place for holding any such transient exhibition
shall be designated by the mayor, and removed at
any time he may deem proper. fr.-ae
Every itinerant player on hand-organ or other
musical instrument, five dollars. f
Sec. 6s. Each resident or nonresident partner
OF firm, whether active or in commendanl, shall
pay the full smount Of tax on the profession,
trade, calling or business in which the firm is en-
gagged. - ~ -- fs -fsf-
Sec. 60. Every notary public, claim agent retail
druggist, fifty dollars per annum. + a.
Every collector Of accounts and custom house
broker. twenty five dollars,
Every wholesale and retail druggist, one hun
dred and fifty dollars. ,.s,-r .....I,.I.
Sec. 20. All commercial agencies or establish.
n ents for giving information of the standing of
commercial firms, five hundred dollars. \.
Sec. II. Every person keeping tarpaulins for
hire, twenty-five dollars. ..f srlrf
Sec. ~. Every person keeping hand.trucks for
hire, fl teen dollars; and every person keeping
hand carts for hire five dollars for each cart, the
same to be branded at cost of not more than
twenty-five cents. rslr .r.s o..
Sec. 7S. Every person having more than one
shop, store or other establishment, or who shall
exercise or follow more than oneprofession trade,
calling or business shall pay the tax on each sepa-
rately. ef l. U
Sec. "a. No person shall exercise or follow
either transiently or permanently any of the
trades, professions or callings or other business
taxed by this ordinance, without first paying
:. sne sSs s,s srope. !, ~ .ne
ity with existing ordinances, under the penalty Of
a fine of not less than fifty, nor exceeding two
hundred and fifty dollars. rrharrf
Sec. 10. Every person owning or commanding
any steamboat or sea-going vessel is forbidden to
permit any person to remain on board OF such
vessel while lying at any Of the wharves Of New
Orleans, as transient boarders or lodgers, those
persons employed on board excepted, unless the
said owner. CO ommander or captain shall have pre-
viously obtained license from the controller of
the city, which shall be registered al the mayors
opca on1 f1w non1a ~
captain shall pay to the treasurer OF the city the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the year
ending on the first day of January following the
taking out of the license. Any owner, CON-
mander or captain who shall fail to comply with
the provisions of thi- section, shall be fined fifty
dollars for each and every ofense.
Fec. rs. Every person doing business or pursu-
ing any avocation under authority OF this ordi-
nance shall be required to keep hung up or posted
in conspicuous place in his counting room. store
or place of business, a certificate signed by the
treasurer and controller that he has paid his IL
ceDse. ..fr.r -.r.-.
Sec. n. All fines and penalties imposed for the
iDfrsction of the provisions Of this ordinance
she'll be recoverable before any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction for the benefit Of the city trea-
sury. .fse..l sat-g -g..r-..e .-r
Sec. IS. Every person receiving orders for sell.
ing goods by sample, otherwise than at q store,
shop or warehouse for the keeping Of which Ii.
cense shall have been duly obtained, one hundred
and fifty dollars. ryrf as3. .ri,L..
sec. 70. Every person buying and selling on
the levee at the basins of either of the canals or
elsewhere in the city except at their store, shop,
warehouse or yard, thirty dollars for each ofense,
oDe-haf of the same to go to the informer.
Sec. so. Every keeper Of q stable, where horses,
mules, carriages. buggies or other vehicles are
kept on livery or for hire or sae one hundred and
fifty dollars. t.rHa
Sec. 81. Every clsrvoyant. sstrologer. fortune.
teller keeper Of a gift store and cup-tosser, one
thousand dollars. rr.
Sec. 49, Every keeper of Photographic gal
lery, thirty dollars. lF4 .sH..
Every person engaged in discounting the pay Of
policemen and others in the employment Of the
city, one hundred and fifty dollars. ff
Sec. So. Every merchant. trader, dealer or job
Der of goods to be resold, doing both wholesale
and retail business, wholesale only, not speci-
fed in this ordinance. whatever be the kind OF
merchandise he deals or trades in, one hundred
and fifty dollars. rsf
Sec. 81. All taxes imposed by this ordinance
shall be for the year ending December 81. 1859.
On and after the first day of July, 1859, the
treasurer is hereby authorized TO issue six months
licenses and after October lst 1863, three months
lcenses. T.r
Sec. IS. Every person taking out license, who
shall necect tn furnsh the reQuired securitles.