New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-03
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LoUIslAN,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT


ties and certain duties of judges Of courts
justices of the peace, State and parish off,
GERS, and to repeal all acts inconsistent
herewith.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House Of Representatives of the Stat
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
| vened, That there shall be levied and col.
| lected an annual amount as license or tax:
First-From each male inhabitant Over
| the age Of twenty-One years, not attached n
the army or navy Of the United States, the
sum of one dollar, ninety per cent of which
| shall be appropriated exclusively to tho
| 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-Fr0m each wholesale or whole
| sale and retail merchant, dealer or trader
| from each importer or dealer in bar store,
| one hundred dollars; from each and ever
retail merchant, fifteen dollars.
Thrd-ErOm each keeper of ware.
| house. cotton or lumber yard. or otbe,
place of public storage for hire, fifty dollars
Fourth-ErOm each keeper OF liyerv
stable sale stable or yard, or livery and
sale stable. with stalls or other accOmmoda.
tons for horses or mules, twenty-five dol
lars; for every public hack, twenty five dol.
lars.
Fifth-From each keeper or proprietor Of
a distilIery, except distilleries used exclu.
sively in distilling from fruit or turpentine.
three hundred dollars; from each keeper or
proprietor or manufacturer of cOrdia!s.
liquors, wines or syrups, one hundred dol.
lars from each keeper OF distlllerv from
fruit or turpentine exclusively, and for the
keeper or proprietor of a brewery. fifty dol
lars provided, that no license shall be re-
ouired from any person who distils from
fruit for his own use and not for sale.
Sixth-From each proprietor or 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 tar
gets, forty dollars: where there are more
than two tables, alleys or targets, two dol
lars additional on each table. alley or target
Seventl-From the managers or lessees
of theatre, concert saloon, opera house or
museum. five hundred dollars; from the
owner of any cotfeehOuse or beer saloon
where theatrical plays, dancing or singing
are performed whether with or without
admission fee. one thousand dollars; from
each proprietor of show, menagerie, race
course or cockpit. in the city OF New Or
leans, five hundred dollars; provided, that
no distinction shall be made on account OF
race or color: and any violation of this
proviso shall incur forfeiture OF such
license.
Eighth-From each keeper Of cotton
press, cotton pickery or ginnerv. two hun
bred and fifty dollars; provided that this
article shall not apply to cotton gins on
plantations
Ninth-From each fortune-teier astrol.
oyer, clairvoyant, five hundred dollars
Tenth-From the proprietors of all coffee
houses. bar rooms. grog shops. beer saloons,
or gardens, or cabarets. eighty-fve dol
lars: from the proprietors Of all bars
kept on steamboats, owned and registered
in this State. fifty dollars; all retail gro.
ceries selling CIR giving away liquors By the
glass. shall pay. in addition to the grocery
license. & coieehouse license: and each re-
tail grocer or dealer in distilled liquors in
the State of Louisiana, without such add
tional license. and who shall keep for sale.
sell. or give away. either by himself or BY
any empioye, distilled liquor in less guam.
tity than one gallon, shall be liable to fine
of one hundred dollars Tor each and every
ot1ense, to be recovered by motion BY any
person. after five days previous notice. be-
fore any Justice court which, when rec0v-
cred shall be paid by such justice to the
State Treasurer for the benefit of the Char
ity Hospital fund.
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keep.
er OF restaurant, eating house. oyster
saloon o. retreshment saloon. IN which
cakes. ice cream. and other refreshments
are furnished, one hundred dollars pro-
vided. however, that it shall be the duty OF
the Auditor of Public Accounts to have
printed on the face of all State licenses is
sued by taG collectors throughout the State,
article thirteen of the Constitution Of this
State.
TweIf-h-Every person keeping a hotel
for the entertainment of transient persons
or travellers. two hundred and fifty dollars;
every keeper of q country inn. twenty-five
dollars: every keeper OF private or public
boarding house for the entertainment
of persons BY the week. month. or year,
twenty five dollars; every keeper OF a lodg-
inc house for the accommodation OF night
dodgers only. fifty dollars: provided, how
ever. that i shall De the duty OF the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts to have printed on
the face Of all State licenses issued 20 the
keepers Of aforesaid places throughout the
State the provisions OF article thirteen OF
the constitution.
ThirteentE-From each peddler or hawker
who peddles or carries goods, wares. mer-
chandise Or groceries for sale, or sells
through this State in a boat or other water
crait, one hundred dollars: in a vehicle by
ten dollars.
Fourteenth-From each broker acting as
agent between buyer and seller tor per
,entaGe o" otter consideration. in the sale
u real estate, produce. merchandise tor
reignt, and from each factor or commits
non merchant. snip or steamboat gent, one
lundfed dollars: from each money. stock.
lote. exchange and insurance BROKER one
lundred dollars: from each aucton.er,
hlrty dollars, and from each pawn broker
'no keeper OF Junk store, five hundred dol
ars.
Fltteenth-trom each agent or represent
,'lFe Oh an insurance company, by or under
he laws of this State. and Transferring an
Insurance business therein, one thousand
,OilarS; from each insurance companv or
gency net chartered by this State. but
business therein, enc thousand
lollars: from each insurance COMPANY or
gencv not chartered by the STATE but
an insurance business therein.
ne thousand dollars; provided, that no in
urance company whose license tax shall be
ne thousand dollars Shall be liable
o any assessment, State, parish or mu-
cipal throughout the State. other
nan that imposed by this article and by
ect!on SIX OF this act; from each banking
ompany CT private banker or agency, IN
ess exempted by a charter from this State
r the United States, one thousand dollars.
Slxteenth-From each notary public,
hirtv dollars.
seventeenth-From each apothecary or
ruggist, fifty dollars: provided, Thai no
rusgst shall be licensed except he shall
ave diploma of some medical or phar-
iaceutlcai society. From each physi-
ian and attorney at law, twenty dollars:
Sofided, that before any physician, sur
con- or midwife. can obtain a license, he.
ne or they shall comply with the require
lents Of section 2677 OF the Revised Stat
'es. except those who are exempted, from
zen requirements by section 26Sl Of said
c!. Each attorney -at-law, before prac-