New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-15

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TO keep hung mp or posted, in . conspicuous
place, In his counting room, seore, o. plece
Of business, the proper Hoense for the same
SEC. y. The owner or owners of vehicles
used in the way Of businoas for trausporta,
ton Of goods, wares and any articles
and material, shall pay the following
sums per annum for licenses: On every
hand cart, three dollars; ON every tws
ten dollars: ON every two wheeled milk cart
and ON every four wheeled vehicle, except
floats, beer wagons, and express and transfer
wagons drawn by two OF more horses. TWEEN
ty dollars; ON every float. beer wagon
and ON every express and transfer wagon
drawn by two or moro horses, thirty dol
lars; on every set of timber wheels; and on
heavy articles, fifty dollars.
And such timber wheels shall have not
less than five inches width Of tire.
Market gardeners carts, used exclusively
for bringing vegetables, to market, are ex-
empted from the above rates. and shall be
licensed at the rate of five dollars per an
mum for each cart.
not standing for hire upon the streets or
public places, drawn by one horse only,
1--WE dollars each.
Livery carriages, or pleasure vehicles,
not standing for hire upon the streets or
public places, drawn by two or more horses,
ten dollars each.
Public carriages or pleasure vehicles
| lars each.
| Public carriages or pleasure vehicles for
hire, drawn by two or more horses, twenty
| dollars each.
The owner or proprietor Of an omnibus
or transfer coach, thirty dollars for each
omnibus or coach and the owner or pro-
prietor of any car used for carrying passen-
gers on any street railroad, ten dollars
| for each car.
All livery and private carriages and We
hicles of pleasure, shall be duly licensed; and
shall have the license plate attached, in ac-
cordance with the directions of the License
Inspector. in conspicuous place for ready
and convenient inspection at all times. and
such plate must be kept bright and clean,
under the fines and penalties herein pre-
scribed.
Every public carriage or pleasure vehicle
standing for hire upon the streets or public
places, and every omnibus, or transfer coach
shall have lamps upon the vehicle; and for
| every cOntraventiOu Of this article, the
| owner or owners thereof shall pay fine Of
ten dollars.
Each and every person taking out IL
cense for the running Of any public car
rage or pleasure vehicle standing for hire
upon the streets or public places, and every
omnibus or transfer coach, shall have the
| number designated in the license painted
on the lamps in figures at least two inches
high, and if dark such lamps shall be
lighted; and every person cOntravening
this ordinance shall pay fine Of ten dol
lars for each contlavention, beside fine of
fifteen dollars for each week that he or
they shall continue to keep for hire or let
any of said vehicles without having COM
Piled with the regulation in respect to
numbers.
| ALI the foregoing vehicles shall be num-
bered with the numbers provided by the
city, and q charge Of twenty-fiv cents for
each number shall be added to the license.
| SEC. .. AL licenses imposed by this or
dinance, shall be for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1872. The issue Of six months
licenses on and after the first day Of July,
! 1872, and the issue Of three months licenses
on and after October ], 1872, are hereby au-
| thOrized.
| Sec "a. No license issued under this or
| dinance, unless with the consent of the
Mayor, shall be transferred; and every per-
| license, without the Mayors consent shall
| be liable to fine Of one hundred dollars;
| and in case Of nonpayment Of fine, to i'm
| prisOment, not to exceed one month, for
each offence; and the license SO transferred
shall be ipso facto void.
SEC. IS. Parties acting in contraventi0n
of the provisions Of this ordinance, by fail
ing to hang up their licenses or to exhibit
| the same when called upon to do so by the
Mayor, or any person by him designated, or
by the police, shall be liable to the payment
of tine and to imprisonment, as herein
after provided for in this ordinance, with
out prejudice to the rights Of the city to
any other remedy provided by law; one
fourth OF every such fine to go to the in
former.
SEC. 76. Any person or persons, firm or
whatsoever. owning or keeping for use any
vehicle in which any person or thing is or in
tended 20 be carried or conveyed in the city
of New Orleans, without q license as herein
required, or doing any business, or engaged
in any trade. calling or profession in this
city, or performing any act or acts made
subject to license BY this ordinance, or any
part or parts Of the same, without .
license as herein provided for, or who
shall violate in any way or manner
the provisions Of this ordinance, shall be
and are hereby made liable to q tine IN
sum not less than ten dollars, and in an ad-
ditiOnal amount according to the nature Of
the offense, but not to exceed one hundred
dollars; and in case of nOn-payment of such
Inc. ~ imprisonment, MOI cXCceuluX OD0
month: and in addition to such fines and
penalties. such offender shall be Liable to
have any unlicensed business suspended,
the place OF business closed. and the per-
sonal property Of the person in default, e
violating this ordinance, seized and sold =
provided by law. All unlicensed vehicles
shall be prevented from running through
the streets Of the-city, and otherwise dealt
with according to law: provided, however.
that the tines and penalties against stock
dealers dealing without license, and the
transferrer and transferee of licenses with
out the consent of the Mayor, shall only be
liable to the fines and penalties prescribed
in sections ffty-two and seventy four Of this
ordinance.
SEC. ~. All licenses issued shall be con-
sidered as subject to the provisions Of this
ordinance, and to all other ordinances Of
the city now existing, or which may here
after De passed. No license granted shall
be construed or understood to give permits
sion to do. OF continue to do, any act or
business forbidden by any law or ordinance.
Should the Council at any time, by
general ordinance or regulation, or other
wise. render impossible the carry
ing on. or the continuance of, any bust
ness for which license shall have been
taken out, the holder Of the license shall be
entitled to prOpOrtiOnate return Of the
amount paid for the license, according to
the time the business should be suspended;
provided. that the revocation of license,
OF suspension of business, shall not entitle
the party to any reclamation for the dis
continuance of his business, or the closing
OF the place OF business; nor shall any right