New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08

allow but twenfy-touf instead OF Iorty-cixLs
J. hours from time Of discharging for Al
freights to be removed from the lesee. ana
assure you that, in our estimation, the pass
age of such ordinance, with . faithful car.
rying out Of it's provisions, will save us al
the heavy delay and expense now attend
ing our business of common carriers.
p. C.. Montgomery, steamer Seminole.
G. L. KOuns, for kouns, Line.
A. G. Goddin, steamer Wagner.
John Kouns, steamer Tidal Wave.
John s. Shaw, steamer FOntenelle.
r. =. Jacobs, steamer Southwestern.
r. Sinnott, steamer Trenton.
Inhn r. Roots, steamer Lizzie HOpk1ns.
!. j. T. Burdeau. agent Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company. y
M. II, Wood, steamer La Belle.
A. Trepagnier, steamer Jennie Howell
II. j. Brinker, steamer Red Ciond.
]. w. TObin, steamer Parg0ud.
j. S. Neal steamer Magenta.
r. p. Leathers, steamer Matinee.
J.P. Mckinney, steamer Belle Alton.
J.B. Woods, agent st. Louis and New Of-
leans Packet Company. ~.
Stevenson g. verlander. agents for Mer-
chants Southern Line.
A petition of John Chanel and Frederick
Boguon, for lease of unOccupied ground
in front of Bienville street, was referred to
the Mayor.
A petition of Ignacio Fagora to stable
mules on his premises, on Decatur street,
was referred to the Administrators OF Police.
A petition Of owners of the Crescent City
steamer, for concession Of Wharfage dues,
was referred to the Administrator OF
Finance.
A petition of Pioneer Fire Company No.
1. Sixth District, for assistance, was re-
ferred to the Department Of Commerce.
A communication on the subject OF pre-
serving wood from decay, was referred to
the Department of improvements.
Licenses for 1871.
The license ordinance was taken up and
read, section by section, as follows:
An ordinance to establish the rates Of
licenses for professions, callings, and other
business, and for carriages, hacks, drays
and other vehicles, for the year 1871.
Be, it ordained. That the rate OF licenses,
from and after the first day of january, 1871,
for professions, callings and other business
and for carriages. hacks, drays ana otner
vehicles are hereby assessed, anu directed
to be collected, at the sums specially set
forth in the following sections:
SECTION l. Every bank, banking house,
or banking agency, receiving deposits or
dealing in gold, silver, uncurrent money or
exchange, or doing any banking business,
one thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Every person or firm dealing IN
foreign or domestic exchange, not receiving
deposits or doing banking business, three
hundred dollars.
SEC 3. Every person or firm pursuing the
business of pawn broker, FIVE hundred dol
lars.
SEC. 4. Every person or firm transacting
a brokerage business. in buying or. selling
gold or silver coin, bullion, gold dust, stocks,
promissOry notes, bills of exchange or un-
current money, four hundred dollars.
Every person engaged in business as an
insurance broker, twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 5. Each and every insurance company
located and doing business in the city of New
Orleans, and every agencyO of any company
not located in this city, even though several
Of them should be represented by the same
party: every private underwater OF in
surance policies, and every person or firm
engaged in business as policy broker, shall
pay license as follows, viz: Where the pre-
miums received for the year 1870. after de-
Quoting reinsurance, return premiums, and
internal revenue, shall be enc million of
dollars, or over, six thousand dollars (S6O00j;
eight hundred thousand dollars. and under
one million dollars, five thousand dollars
(S5OOO): six hundred thousand dollars, and
under eight hundred thousand dollars, four
thousand dollars (s4Oo0): fours hundred
thousand dollars, and under six hundred
thousand dollars, three thousand dollars
($3OOO): three hundred thousand dollars and
under four hundred thousand dollars, two
thousand dollars ($2O00); two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. and under three hum
dred thousand dollars, fifteen hundred
dollars t$l5OO); two hundred Thousand dol
l. 4 "a Al
sand dollars. twelve hundred and fifty
dollars ($l25O); one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars and under two hundred thou
sand dollars, one thousand dollars (S1OOO):
under one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars seven hundred and fifty dollars ($75Oj.
Life and accident insurance companies or
agencies, five hundred dollars ($500); pro-
vided, that all life and accident insurance
companies, Incorporated under the laws Of
Louisiana, shall pay license Of two hun
dred and fifty dollars ($25O) only.
Every insurance inspector shall pay a
license of twenty-five dollars ts251 per
annum.
Sec. 6. Every Incorporated and every
other company and every person engaged
in transporting money, merchandise, bag
gage, furniture, or other articles by express
or transfer, two hundred and fifty dollars.
/ Sec. Z. Each proprietor of book or Job
Prietor of an engraving or photographic
printing office, employing one or more hands,
forty dollars; otherwise, twenty dollars.
SEC. 3. Every person, firm, or company
printing or publishing daily newspaper in
the city OF New Orleans shall, for license
to print or publish such paper, pay the sum
Of one hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. 9. The proprietor Of theatre, am.
phitbeatre, opera house, or place used tor
theatrical amusement five hundred dollars
The proprietor of every transient theatre,
circus, menagerie or other public exhibition
OF show, shall pay in advance a license of
ten dollars for each days performance for
ten days or under, and five dollars per day
for each additional day over ten.
The place for holding any such transient
exhibition shall be designated by the Mayor.
The proprietor of every museum, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Every itinerant player on hand organ or
other musical instrument. five dollars.
The proprietor of every electrical machine
exhibited upon the streets, ten dollars.
SEC. TO-, The proprietor of every race
course, five hundred dollars
SEC. IL. Every keeper of a cockpit one
hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. IL. Every person or firm keeping a
hotel Tor the entertainment of transient per-
sons or travellers, accommodating not over
one hundred persons, two hundred and fifty
dollars.
TOR the entertainment of transient persons or
travellers, accommodating over one hundred
persons five hundred dollars.
Every keeper OF private or public
boarding house for the entertainment Of per-
sons by the week OF month"; accommodating
over fifty persons, one hundred dollars; ac-
commodating from twenty-five to fifty per-