The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-04-29
Rates and Objects Of Taxation
by Act Of 1871.

OF the State of Louisiana an Heaer-
al Assembly Concerned, That an an
nuaf ad yalorem tax of four mills
on each dollar of the valuat on for
each year of all the real and per
sonal property in this State, sub
.ject to taxation, shall berass essed,
levied and collected in current
moneys for the purpose of sup
porting the government of the
State, of paying the public debt,
and of promoting the pubic in
terest; said tax to be levied upon
the following described property:
First-All lands and lots of
ground lying within this State,
owned or claimed by any person
or corporation, whether patented
or not, including in the assess
ment thereof all houses, ma
chinery, fixtures and improve
ments of any kinds thereon Or
appertainfng thereto.
Second-All horses. mares,
geldings, mules, jacks, jennies, all
neat cattle, all sheep.
i Third-All carriages or vehi-
Giles, whether with two OF four
wheels, kept for pleasure use or
hire.
| Fourth-Shares of stock OF in
terest in steamboats,, ships, briggs,
schooners, and all other water
craft, whether at home or abroad.
I Fifth-All money loaned OF in
possession.
Sixth-All capital invested or
employed each year in trade, traf-
fic, merchandise or any kind of
commerce.
Seventh-The property OF what
ever Kind of all corporations over
and above their capital stock, and
all money and funds held by any
such corporation in trust or on
deposit, or by any persons in trust
or on deposit for persons or cor
porations other than citizens or
corporations of this State, and
used in trade or commerce for the
benefit of such persons OF corpo-
frations.
Eighth-The capital stock OF
all banks or other corporations
doing business in this Stale, net
expressly exempted from taxation
by their charters granted by this
, State.
! Ninth-Household goods. silver
plate and jewelry, and mechanics
and laborers' tools, to an amount
in excess of five hundred dollars,
in each household.
PERSONS, TRADES, PROFESSIONS
) AND OCCUPATIONS, SUBJECT TO
TAXATION.
Sec. 8 BE 1t further enacted, ETC..
That there shall be levied and
collected an annual amount as a
: license or tax:
F'irst-From each male inbabi.
tant over the age of twenty -one
: years; not attached to the army
: Or navy OF the United States, the
sum of one dollar, ninety per cent
OF which shall be appropria led ex
: clusively TO the support Of public
schools in the parish in which the
sum is paid, and the balance
placed in the State treasury te
!; The credit of the Charity Hospital
f fGnd.
Second-FIom each wholesale
or Wholesale aud retail merchant
i dealer or trader, from each inn
e porter or dealer in bar stores, one
O hundred dollars; from each retail.
! merchant, dealer or trader whose
annual gross receipts do not ex
!, coed ten thousand dollars, fifteen
t. dollars; from each re,ail merchant
dealer OF trader whose annua
s gross receipts do not exceed Lweu
J, ~ thousand dollars, TWENTY-FIVE
e dollars; and from each retail mer
chant, dealer or trader whose an
/ nual gross receipts do not exceed
S one hundred thousand dollars
O fifty dollars.
Third-From each keeper of {
warehouse; cotton or lumber yard
y or other place of storage for lire
one hundred dollars.
Fourth-From each keeper of {
, livery stable, feed or sale stable Of
g yard, or livery and sale stable
p with stalls or other accommoda
lions for less than fifty head o
u horses or mules, twenty-five dol
l lars; and from every such keeper
+ with stalls or other acconmOda
. tions for more than fifty lead 0
2 horses or mules, fifty dollars; from
l. everv public hack, railway car
dray, or other vehicle, drawn b,