The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-05-06

of theatre or opera house, fifteen hundred
dollars concert saloon or museum, tivt
hundred dollars any cofeehouse or beel
saloon where theatrical plays, dancing OF
singing are performed, whether with OF
without admission fee, one thousand dol
lars; from each proprietor of a show
menagerie, race course or cockpit, In tht
CITY of New Orleans, five hundred dollars
Eighth-From each keeper of a cottor
press, two hundred and fifty dollars and
from each keeper of cotton pickery Oh
ginnery, two hundred dollars.
| Ninth-From each fortune teller, astrolo
ger, clairvoyant two hundred and fifty
dollars.
Tenth-All coffeehouses, bar-rooms
grogshops, beer saloons OF gardens or caha-
rets shall be divided into the following
classes, and shall pay the licenses affixed
respectively thereto, viz:
First class: Those whose sales of liquors
wines, beer, etc., exceed fifteen thousand
dollars per annum, two hundred and fifty
dollars.
| Second Glass Those whose sales are less
than fifteen thousand dollars, but over five
thousand dollars, one hundred and twenty
FIVE dollars per annum.
Third class: Those whose sales are
less than five Thousand dollars, seventy
| five dollars per annnm. Ali retail gro
ceries selling or giving away liquors by the
glass shall pay, in addition to the grocery
license the third class eoffeehouse license
and each retail grocer in the parish Of Or
leans without such license, who shall keet
for sale, sell or give away liquors by the
glass, either by himself or any employe
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 JUS
tees court, one-half thereof fSE the benefit
| of the informer, and the remainder shall
be paid by such Justice into the State
treasury for the benefit CT the Charity Hos
p'tal fund.
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keep
| er of restaurant, eating house, oyster
saloon or refreshment saloon, in which
| cakes. ice cream and other refreshments
are furnished, one hundred dollars pro-
| vided, however, that when the total sales
| of such proprietor or keeper of restan-
| rant, eating house, oyster Or ice cream
| saloon shall not exceed TWO thousand dol
lars per annum, then ani in that case q
license of only twenty-five dollars shall be
collected each year; over two thousand
dollars and less than four thousand dollars,
fifty dollars; provided, it shall be the duty
of the Auditor of Public Accounts to have
printed on the face of all State licenses is
sued by tax collectors throughout the
State article thirteenth OF the constitution
of this State.
Twellth--Every person keeping hotel
| for the entertainment Of transient persons
or travellers, accommodating not over one
hundred persons, two hundred and fifty
liars.
Every person keeping a hotel for the
entertainment of transient persons or trav-
elers. accommodating over one hundred
persons, five hundred dollars.
| Every keeper of private or public board
ing-houses, for the entertainment of per-
sons by the week, month or year, accomo-
dating over twenty five (25) persons, one
hundred dollars.
Every keeper of private boarding house
for the entertainment of persons by the
week, month or year, accommodating over
five and not over twenty five persons
twenty five dollars.
| All private boarding -honses accommoda
ting over three and not over five boarders
ten dollars. s., -
Every keeper of lodging house. for the
accommodation of night dodgers only, fifty
dollars.
Thirteenth-From each peddler or haw-
| ker who reddles or carries goods, wares,
merchandise or groceries for SALE or sells
through this State in boat or other water
craft, one hundred dollars id vehicle
drawn by two or more horses, twenty dol
lars; in a vehicle drawn by one horse, ff-
teen dollars on horseback, ten dollars; on
| foot. five dollars. ~ sE4s@
| Fonrteenth--Frcm each brokcr acting
as agent between buyer and seller for per
centage or other consideration, in the sale
of real estate, produce, merchandise or
| freight, and from each factor or commission
merchant, ship or steamboat agent one
hundred dollars; from each money. stock,
note, exchange and insurance broker and
auctioneer, two hundred dollars and from
each pawnbroker and keeper of junk store,
five hundred dollars. tsy
Fateenth-From each insurance company
with capital Of ole hundred thousand
dollars or more, incorporated by or under
the laws of this State, and transacting an
insurance business therein, one thousand
dollars; from each insurance company
with d capital of less than one hundred
thousand dollars, incorporated by or under
the laws of this State, and transacting an
insurance business therein. FIVE hundred
dollars; from each insurance company or
agency not chartered bv this State, bnt
transacting an insurance business therein,
and whose annual gross receipts for. pre-
miums are more than one hundred thous-
and dollars, one thousand dollars; when
less than one hundred thousand dollars
and more than seventy five thousand dol
lars, seven hundred and fifty dollars W hen
less than seventy thousand dollars and
more than fifty thousand dollars, five hun.
dred dollars; and when less than fifty
thousand dollars, four hundred dollars J;
provided, that no insurance company whose
license tax shall be one thousand dollars,
shall be liable TO any assessment through
out the State other than that imposed BY
this article and by section sir of this act !;
from each banking company or private
banker, or agency with a. capital of one
hundred Thousand dollars or more, unless
exempted by charter from this State or
the United States. one thousand dollars !;
and from. every such banking company,
agency or private banker. with a capital
of less than one hundred thousand dollars,
Ave hundred dollars. s@s s*
Sixteenth-From each notary public in
the parish Of Orleans, thirty dollars.
Seventeenth From each apothecary. or
druggist, fifteen dollars from each physi-