Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-08-28

To provide a Revenue for tie Support If the
State Government, aud the manner Of
collecting the same. .
RATE AND OBJECTS OF TAXATION.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by The SENATE and
House # Representatives Of the Slate # Lo"i.
siana IN General Assembly conrened, Tia,
an annual ad ralorem tax Of onc-fonr,h OF one
per cen,um shall be levied upon the assessed
cash value Of The movable aud immovable
properly in the State, for The purpose Of sup
porting the government. Of this State, TO pay
the public debt and promote the public interest
thereof; said tax 10 be levied upon the follow
ing property:
Fra-All lands and lots Of ground lying
within this State, owned or claimed by any
person or cooperation, whether patented Or not,
including in the assessment thereof, The value
Of all houses, fixtures and Improvements OF
every kind or value thereon, or affixed thereto,
all machinery, neat cattle, horses and mules,
when attached TO, and used on a plantation or
farm.
S.cond-All horses, mares, ceilings, mules,
Jacks, %jcnnies, and neat cattle, when not
attached and used on plantations or iatms, ahd
assessed in the vaIne thereof.
Th;rd-All carriages or vehicles, whether
with two or four wheels, KEEP, for pleasure
use or hire.
Fourth-Shares of stock or interest in steam
boats, ships, briggs, schoonrrs, and all other
wafer craft, whether at home or abroad.
FIA-All money loaned at interest.
Sirh-All capital invested or employed
each year in trade, traffic, merchandise, OF
any kind Of commerce.
Serenh-The capital stock of all banks o.
corporations doing business in this State, no
expressly exempted from taxation by lIIti'
charters granted by ;li< State also from eari
+, foreign insurance company OF insurer no
chartered by this State, and tIansaclins al
| insurance business herein, a tax OF one pc
f centum on The gross amount OF The premiums
earned each year.
EighM-Thc property Of whatever kind i"
all corporations over and above their capita
stock, and all money and funds held by an.
such corporation, in trust or on deposit, or b.
persons in trust {. on deposit, for persons o
, corporations other than citizens or corpora
TONS Of this State, and used in trade or con-
I merce for the beueit Of such persons o
i corporations.
PROPERTY FEoM TAXATION
Sec. 2. Be ii further enacted, etc, Til
the following property shall be exempt tro'
, taxation:
Firsl-All lands and lots Of ground wit
their buildings, improvements and structure
thereon. and all other property belonging
C. the United States, to this Slate, or any pari:
in this State.
Second-CoIleges, school houses and o'h'
'nildings for The purpose of education, an
their furniture, apparatus and all equipment
and the lots thereto appur,enant and us'
herewith, so long as actually used for lh
purpose only
81 Th;rd-Public hospitals, asylnms, POI
tx houses and all other charitable institutions f
10 Tho relief Of INDECENT and afflicted person
and The lots appur,enant, with all their fnr'
ture and equipments, so long as The same sh;
he be actually used for that purpose.
Fourlh-Chnrches, chaPels, converts, a
other public bindings for religions worsh'
r. with their furniture and equipments, and I
lots of ground thereto appur'enant aud us
Herewith, so long as The same shall be q
,ualIy used for that purpose only.
Fifh-Ceme,eries and graveyards set app
and actually used for the purpose Of interim
the dead.
PERSONS, TRADES, PROFESSIONS AND occuPATlo
sUcJECT TO TAXATION.
~ SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., III
there shall! be levied and collected an ami
tax
Eira-From each male inhabitant over
- age of twenty one years, not attached to
40 army or navy Of The United States, the sum
one dolIar, which shall be appropriated
c~IusiyeIy 10 the support Of public schools
Tho paris, in which the sum is paid
~ Second From each and every vegetat
frui, or fish dealer, coffee or eating stand
lax market dealer Of any kind, boot and 81
ew maker, tailor, barber shop, cnppes, bleede'
Of lescher, and blacksmith, the sum Of len dol!
rks as license.
Dry Third-From each and every proprietor
for Z printing office dung job work, from e'
md and every cooper, keeper Of a storage OF G
md rage warehouse, contractor or snh-contrac
md working less than ten ha"ls; from each
led evary civil engineer or surveyor, the SUN
6fteen dollars as license. 1890
md Fourlh-Froun each and every person ke
MI ing a saw mill, sash, blind o. cis'srn man"
Int tory, the sem Of twenty dollars a. lice"se.
.uht : CsAh-Epnnn narh and every DHDDgjo(OY D