New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21


! fession, business or occupation subject to
| the payment of a license, as herein pro-
| vided, shall be allowed to collect any claims
| for services rendered in such profess
siOns, business or occupation, unless he,
she or it can, upon demand, exhibit the
tax collectors receipt for such license, &C
cording to law; and a failure to exhibit
such license receipt, by any person or cor
poratiOn liable to such license, shall, in any
suit instituted by him, her or it, entitle the
party defendant in such suit to non-suit;
and any person, firm or corporation at
tempting to do business without license
shall, on written notice given by the col
lector to the Attorney General or dlstric
attorney, be injoined in the name OF the
State from proceeding further III the trans
action of their respective business or Voca-
ton until such license shall have been paid.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, etc, khat
the tax collectors for the parish of Or
leans shall receive for the collection of
licenses in their respective districts the fol-
lowing compensation, viz: The tax collector
for the First District, ten per cent On all
licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury; the tax collector for the
Second District, seven and halt per cent
on all licenses collected by him and paid
into the State treasury; the tax collector
for the Third District, ten per cent on all
| licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury; the tax collector for the
Fourth District, ten per cent on all licenses
collected by him and paid into the State
treasury; the tax collector for the Fifth
District, ten per cent on all liscenses col
lected by him and paid into the State treas
ury; and the tax collector for the Sixth
District, fifteen per cent on all licenses
collected by him and paid into the State
treasury.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
each and every license shall expire on the
thirty-frst day of December in the year in
which it was obtained; provided that any
person, firm or corporation engaging IN any
Of the trades or occupations, SUBJECT TO TO
license by this act, after the first day OF
July in each and every year shall be liable
for only half a license.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws OF parts of laws on the subject OF
| raising revenue from licenses, or the adj
| ministration and collection of same, contrary
| to, or inconsistent herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
| passage.
Mr.. La Saliniere, of st. Martin, offered the
following resolution, which was read, and
laid upon the table upon motion Of Mr.. De
wees, of De Soto:
WHEREAS, By the provisions of section
1913 of the Revised Statutes of the State it
is made the duty of the Legislature to APP
point annually joint committee Of the two
houses whose specific duty it shall be to ey-
anime the securities deposited with the
Auditor of Public Accounts and State Urea
surer by bankers and banking companies,
together with all the books and papers re-
lating to the business of banking SO depos-
tied, to count all circulating bills which may
have been returned by any banker or bank
ing company to the Auditor, to compare said
returned bills with the books in which the
same are registered by the Auditor. TO
count, cancel and destroy the same, and to
furnish the Auditor with sufficient certiii-
cate of the distinction of said returned bills ;
be it, therefore,
Resolred. That the Speaker of the House
appoint said committee on the part OF the
House of Representatives forthwith, to con-
sst of - members, said committee to have
power to summon persons and send Tor
papers, and compel the attendance or pro-
duction of the same, administer oaths to
witnesses if necessary, and to do all things
legally necessary for the thorough perform
| ance of the duties provided by section 1913
of the Revised Statutes aforesaid and that
the Clerk of the House forthwith inform the
Senate of the appointment of said COM
mittee on the part of the House, and that
he request the prompt action OF the Senate
in the appointment OF a like committee Oh
its part.
Mr.. Floyd, of st. Helena, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and laid
upon the table, upon motion of Mr.. Morris,
Of Ascension:
Resolced, That the Speaker of the House
appoint a special committee OF three 10 IN
vestigate the affairs of the Louisiana Levee
Company. and ascertain if they have com
piled with their charter, and report 10 the
House at an early day by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. FLOYD, of st. Helena, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read an,! laid
upon the table, upon motion Of Mr. Morris,
of Ascension:
Resolred, That a committee of three he
appointed by the Speaker to investigate the
affairs of the Ship Island Canal Company.
and the affairs of the Lake BorgEe and
Mexican Calf Ship Canal.
Mr.. Meadows. of Claiborne, offered the
following resolution which was read and
adopted:
Resoleed, That no more special commit
tees be appointed during the present SEES
sion of the Legislature.
MI. 1Orke, Oi CdrEOll llON GU dl duJUuIu-
ment, upon which the yeas and nays were
demanded by Messrs. Barrett, of Orleans,
and Morris, of Ascension, with the follow
ing result:
Yeas-Abel Baker, Blunt, Broussard,
Bryan, Carr, Chachere, Cochrane. Darins-
burg, Davidson, Davis, Devices, Ellis, Hus-
ton, Hyams, Kenner, Killen, Llambias,
Marie, Marvin, Matthews, Meadows, Mon
cure, Nelson, Pond, Sartain, Smith, Stinson,
Tatman, Thompson, Tureaud' 'errett'
YOrke-33.
Nays-Barker, Barrett, Barrow, Belot,
Bentley, Bickham, Bowen, Brown, Butler,
Crawford, Darby, Demas, Deslonde, Durio,
Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gard
ner Garstkamp, P. Harper, William Harper,
johnson, Kinsella, La Saliniere, Laurent,
H. Lott, j. B. Lott, Mahoney, McCarty,
Mcfarland, Moore, Morphy, Morris, Murray,
| Ong. Oplatek, Overton, Raby, Riley, Ring
gold Souer, Tounoir, Washington tAssump
| toni, Washington (Concordia), Waters, f.
Williams, Il. Williams, Worrall, Ioung-jo
Lost.
Mr.. Kenner, Of Orleans, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was read:
| Resolced, That the Committee of Public
Buildings be and is hereby empowered
and instructed, at as early day as prac
ticable, by subcommittee or otherwise, to