New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-06
LAWS OF THE STATE Of LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. IL.

PUBLISHED BY AUIHOhA1A'
AN ACT
| To provide a revenue, and grant and col
lect licenses, to prescribe certain penai-
ties and certain duties of judges OF courts,
justices of the peace, State and parish OH
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-
yened, That there shall be levied and col
| lected an annual amount as a license or tax
First-From each male inhabltant 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-trOm each keeper OF livery
stable, sale stable or yard, or livery and
sale stable, with stalls or other accommoda-
lions for horses or mules, twenty-five dol
lars; for every public hack twenty five dol
lars.
Fifth-From each keeper or proprietor of
| a listillery, except distilleries used exclu-
| siyely in distilling from fruit or turpentine,
| three hundred dollars; from each keeper or
| proprietor or manufacturer OF cordials,
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-
uuired from any person who distlls from
| fruit for his own use and not tor 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.
Seyenth-FrOm the managers or lessees
| of a theatre, concert saloon. opera house or
1 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, menagerle, 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 OF color and any. violation OF this
proviso shall incur forfeiture OF such
License.
Eighth-From each keeper of cotton
press. cotton pckery or ginnery. two hun
dred and fifty dollars; provided, that this
article shall not apply to cotton gins on
plantations.
Ninth-From each fortune-teller. 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-ive 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 living away liquors by the
| glass. shall pay, in addition to the grocery
license a cOtfeehOuse license: and each re-
tail grocer or dealer in distilled liquors in
the State of Louisiana. without such addi-
tiOnal license, and who shall keep for sale,
sell. or give away. either by himself or by
anv emplove. distilled liquor in less guam
tity than one gallon, shall be liable to a fine
| of one hundred dollars for each and every
Otfense. to 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
|
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keep
err of restaurant, eating house. oyster
saloon or 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 tax collectors throughout the State,
article thirteen of the Constitution OF this
| State.
T0elfth-Every person keeping a hotel
for the entertainment of transient persons
or travellers. two hundred and fifty dollars:
| every keeper of 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 throug bout the
State the provisions Of article thirteen OF
the constitution.
Thirteenth-Froln each peddler or hawler
who Ieddles or carries goods, wares mer-
| chandise or groceries for sale, or sells
| through this State in a boat or other water
craft. one hundred dollars; in vehicle by
| horses or mules. fifty dollars: on foot,
ten dollars.
Fermentation each broker. acting as
agent between buyer and seller for per
centage or other consideration. IN the sale
of real estate, produce, merchandise Tor
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 hun FED 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
| Transferring 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 tits act: from each banking
company or private banker or agency. un.
less exempted by a. 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 diploma of some medical or phar-
maceutical society. From each physi-