New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-19
AN ACT
No. IL.

n O. L.
AN ACT
To provide a revenue, and grant and col
lect licenses, to prescribe certain penal
ties and certain duties of judges OF courts,
justices of the peace, State and parish OIL
GERS, and to repeal all acts Inconsistent
| herewith.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
! and House of Representatives of the State
| 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 10
the army or navy Of the United States, the
sum of one dollar, ninety per cent OF WHICH
shall be appropriated exclusively to the
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-From each Wholesale or whole
sale and retail merchant, dealer or trader,
from each importer or dealer in bar stores,
one hundred dollars from each and every
retail merchant, fifteen dollars.
Third-From each keeper of ware
house, cotton or lumber yard, or other
place of public storage for hire, fifty dollars
Fourth-From each keeper OF livery
| 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 distillery, except distiiierles used eXclu-
| sively in distilling from fruit or turpentlne,
three hundred dollars: from each keeper or
| proprietor or manufactures Of cordlals,
liquors. wines or syrups. one hundred dol
lars from each keeper of distlllery from
fruit or turpentine exclusively, and for the
keeper or proprietor of brewery, fifty dol
lars provided that no license shall be re-
0uired 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.
Seventh-From the managers or lessees
of a theatre, concert saloon. opera house or
museum, five hundred dollars: from the
owner of any coifeehouse or beer saloon
where theatrical plays, dancing or singing
are performed, whether with or without
admission fee, one thousand dollars; from
each proprietor of a 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 ginnery. two hun
dred and fifty dollars: provided, that this
article shall not apply to cotton gins on
plantations.
Ninth-From each fortune-teler. 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-hve dol
lars: from the proprietors of all bars
kept on steamboats, owned and registered
in this State, fifty dollars; all retail gro
ceries selling or giving away liquors by the
glass. shall pay, in addition to the grocery
license. cotfcehouse license; and each re-
tail grocer or dealer in distilled liquors in
the State of Louisiana. without such addi-
tOnal license, and who shall keep for sale.
sell. or give away. either by himself or 10y
any emplove, distilled liquor IN less guam
tity than one gallon. shall be liable to a fine
of one hundred dollars for each and every
offense. 70 be recovered by motion by any
person. after five days previous notice, be-
fore any Justice court. which. when recov-
cred shall be paid by such justice to the
State Treasurer for the benefit OF the Char
ity Hospital fund.
Eleyenth-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 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 thirteen of the Constitution OF this
State.
Twelfth-Every person keeping hotel
for the entertainment OF transient persons
or travellers, two hundred and fifty dollars;
every keeper of a 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 lodg-
ing house for the accommodation of night
dodgers only, fifty dollars: provided, how
ever. that it shall be the duty OF the Audi
tor of Public Accounts to have printed on
the face of all State licenses issued to the
keepers of aforesaid places throughout the
State the provisions of article thirteen OF
the constitution.
Thirteenth-From each peddler or hawker
who peddles or carries goods, wares, mpr-
chandise or groceries for sale, or sells
through this State in a boat or other water
craft. one hundred dollars: in a vehicle by
horses or mules, fifty dollars; on foot,
ten dollars.
Fourteenth-From each broker. acting as
agent between buyer and SELLER for per-
centage or other consideration. in the sale
OF real estate, produce. merchandise for
freight and from each factor or commits
sion merchant, ship or steamboat agent, one
hundred dollars; from each money. stock.
note. exchange and insurance broker, one
hundred dollars; from each auctioneer,
thirty dollars. and from each pawn broker
and keeper of junk store, five hundred dol
lars.
Fifteenth-From each agent or represent
alive OF an insurance company, by or under
the laws of this State, and transacting an
insurance business therein, one thousand
dollars: from each insurance company or
agency not chartered by this State, but
transacting business therein. one thousand
dollars; from each insurance company or
agency not chartered by the State but
transacting an insurance business therein,
one thousand dollars: provided, that no in
surance company whose license tax shall be
one thousand dollars shall be liable
to any assessment, State. parish or mu
nicipal throughout the State, other
than that imposed by this article and by
section six of this act: from each banking
company or private banker or agency I'M
less exempted by charter from this State
or the United States, one Thousand dollars.
SiXteenth-From each notary public,
thirty dollars.
standardization each apothecary or
druggist, fifty dollars; provided, that no
druggist shall be licensed except he shall
have a diploma of some medical or phar-
maceutical society. From each physi-
clan and attorney at law, twenty dollars;
provided. that before any physician, sur
geon, or mid wife. can obtain license, he.
she or they shall comply with the require
ments Of section 2617 of the Revised Stat
utes, except those who ara exempted from