The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-04-29


Sixth-From each proprietor
and keeper of every billiard saloon
bowling alley or pistol gallery, in
which there is but one table, alley
or target, twenty FIVE dollars;
where there are two tables, alleys
or targets, forty dollars; where
there are more than Two tables,
alleys or targets, ten dollars adj
ditional on each table, alley or
target. rlH.
Seventh-From the managers
or lessees of a theater or opera
house, fifteen hundred dollars;
concert saloon or museum, five
hundred dollars; any coffeehouse
or beer saloon where theatrical
plays, dancing or singing are
performed, whether with or with
out admission fee, one thousand
dollars; from each proprietor of a
show, menagerie, race, course or
cockpit, in the city cf New Or
leans, five hundred dollars.
Eighth-From each keeper of
a cotton press, two hundred and
fifty dollars; and from each keep
er of a cotton pickery or ginnery
two hundred dollars.
Ninth-From each fortune teller
astrologer, clairvoyant, two hun
dred and fifty dollars. -
Tenth-All ceffeehouses, bar
rooms, grog-shops, beer saloons or
gardens or cabarets shall be divi-
ded into the following classes, and
shall pay the licenses affixed re-
spectively thereto, viz: 1E
First class: Those whose sales
of liquors, wines. beer, ETC., exceed
fifteen thousand dollars per an
mum, two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Second class: Those whose
sales are less than fifteen thou
sand dollars, but over five thou
sand dollars, one hundred and
twenty five dollars per annun.
Third class: Those whose sales
arc less than five thousand dollars,
seventy-five dollars per annum.
All retail groceries selling or Civ
ing away liquors by the glass
shall pay, in addition TO the gro.
Gerry license, the third class coffee
house license; and each retail gro
Ger in the parish of Orleans with
out such license, who shall keep
! for sale, sell or give away any
liquors by the glass, either by
himself or any employee, shall be
liable to a fine of one hundred
dollars for each and every offense,
to be recovered by motion by any
person after five DAYS previous
notice, before any jnstice's court,
one-half thereof for the benefit OF
the informer, and the remainder
shall be paid py such justice into
the State treasury for the benefit
of the Charity Hospital fund.
Eleventh-From each proprie-
tor or keeper of a restaurant, eat
ing house, oyster saloon or re
freshment saloon, in which cakes,
ice cream and other refreshments
are furnished, one hlndred dol
lars; provided, however, that when
the total sales of such proprietor
or keeper Of a restaurant, eating
house, oyster or ice cream saloon
shall not exceed two thousand
dollars per annum, then and in
that case license of only twenty.
five dollars shall be collected each
year; over two thousand dollars
and less than four thousand dol
lars, fifty dollars; provided, il
shall be the duty of the Auditor
of Public Accounts to have print
ed on the face of all State licenses
issued by tax collectors through
Out the State article thirteenth o.
the constitution of this Slate.
Twelfth-Every person keeping
a hoiel for the entertainment OF
tiduSienG persons OF travellers, az
commodating not over one hun
dled persons, Two hundred aud
fifty dollars.
Every person keeping hoteI
for the entertainment of transient
persons or ira velers, accOmmoda
ting over one hundred persons
five hundred dollars.
Every keeper of private or pub
lie boarding houses, for the enter
tainment Of persons by the week
month or year, accommodating
over twenty-five (25) boarders, enc
HUNDRED dollars.
Every keeper of a private board
ing house for the entertainment o
persons by the week, month OF
year, accommodating over fivt
and NOT over fwpntv-five parsons