The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-05-06
Rates and Objects of Taxation
by Act of 1871.

SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the
SasateaRd HoHseT Representatives.
Of the State Of Louisiana iR Gener-
al Assembly ConUoaed, That IN an
nual ad yalorem tax of four mills
on each dollar of the valuation for
each year of all the real and per,
sonal property in this State, sub
iect to taxation, shall be assessed,
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
appertaining thereto.
Second-All horses. mares,
geldings, mules, jacks, jennies, all
neat cattle, all sleep.
Third-All carriages o. vehi-
cles, whether with two or four
wheels, kept for pleasure use or
hire.
Fourth-Shares of stock or in
terest in steamboats,, ships, briggs,
schooners, and all other water
craft, whether at home or abroad.
Fifth-All money loaned or in
possession.
SiXth-All capital invested or
employed each year in trade, traf-
tic, merchandise or any kind of
commerce.
Seventh-The property o. what
ever kind of all corporations over
and above their capital stock, and
all money and funds held 10y any
such corporation in trust or on
deposit, or by any persons in trust
or OH 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 or corpo-
rations.
Eighth-The capital stock of
all banks or other corporations
doing business in this State, not
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, PROBE ssIoNS
AND OCCUPATIONS, sUBJTCT TO
TAXATION.
Sec. 3 BE it further enacted, etc.,
That there shall be levied and
collected an annual amount as a
license or tax:
First-From each male inhabi.
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 ted ex
clnsively to the support of public
schools in the parish in which the
sum is paid, and the balance
placed in the State treasury to
the credit of the. Charity Hospital
fund.
Second-FroTn each wholesale
OF wholesale and retail merchant
dealer or trader, from each i'm
porter or dealer in bar stores, one
] hundred dollars; from each retail
merchant, dealer or trader whose
annual gross receipts do rot ex
coed ten thousand dollars, fifteen
dollars; from each retail merchant
dealer or trader whose annual
gross receipts do not exceed TWEEN
ty thousand dollars, twenty five
dollars; and from each retail mer
Chant, dealer OF trader whose an
nual gross receipts do not exceed
one hundred thousand dollars
fifty dollars.
iIhlrd-From each keeper of g
warehouse, cotton or lumber yard
or other place of storage foc hire
one hundred dollars.
i FOurth-FroIn each keeper of 6
livery stable, feeG ct sale stable OF
yard, or livery and sale stable
with stalls or other acconlmoda
tons for less than fifty head o.
horses or mules, twenty FIVE dol
lars; and from every such keeper
with stalls or other acconlmOda
tons for more than fifty head O
/ horses or mules, fifty dollars. from