New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-12

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lector in place Of the license itself shall b.
valid.
N.neteenth-From each and every butche
or narkeS dealer of any kind, from eaci
and every person who keeps stand or stall
in market place, five dollars.
Twentie4h-From each merchant tailor
one hundred dollars.
Twenty frst-From1 every contractor
sub-contraeSor and stevedore, twenty dol
lars.
Twenty seeond-From the owner of every
coffee stand, or soda or mineral water fOun
tain, fruit stand or stall of any kind ON the
streets. or tombola, ten dollars.
Twenty -third--FrOm every incorporated
COMPANY other than a railroad, whether
domestic or foreign. engaged in transport
inc merchandise in this State. one hundred
dollars.
nty-fourth-From the owner of every
towboat for public use or hire in the
waters OF this State, one hundred dollars.
Twenty ffth-Froan the proprietor OF
every transient circus, menagerie or other
public show or exhibition, twenty five dol
lars, in advance, for each performance or ex
hibitiOn.
Twenty-sixth-From every travelling
agent or employe of any merchantile house.
who sells or contracts for the sale of goods,
wares and merchandise, by sample or
otherwise, shall pay license tax of one
hundred dollars; and any such agent or
employee who shall, when called upon to do
so, fat to pay said license tax, shall be sub
ject to fine of one hundred dollars, recov-
cradle as other fines for every sale thus
made, one-half of which shall go to the in
former; provided, that when such agent or
employe represents house which has paid
a State license tax he shall only be liable
for the license imposed by the paris!; or mu-
nicipal corporation in which he proposes to
sell.
TWenty-seventh- Every person having more
than one shop, store OF other establishment,
one profession, trade, calling CT business,
shall pay the tax on each separately.
Twenty ighth-Each partner of any firm
doing business in the State, in any line of
occupation, whether resident or non-resi-
dent, active or silent, shall pay license as
herein prescribed.
Twenty -ninth-Parties having a tax as
sessed againt them other than real estate,
shall not receive license to pnrsue their
occupation until they shall pay he tax due
upon such assessment.
Thirtieth-All forfeitures collected us
herein expressed in the country parishes nr
rural districts, be paid over to the parish
treasurer, for the exclusive use Of the poor
CT the parish. to be expended as directed
by the police juries Of the several parishes,
instead of the Charity Hospital Of New Or
leans.
Sec. ?. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the passage OF this act it
shall not be lawful for any person or corpo
ration to carry on or pursue, practice or
follow any of the trades. professions or
enumerated in the foregoing
sections of this act. in the State, before
paying the tax levied thereon, and obtain
ing license therefor, if not already licensed.
from the collector of the State taxes; and
no person or corporation carrying on pro-
fession, business or occupation subject to
the payment of license. as herein pro-
vided, shall be allowed to collect any claims
for services rendered in such profess
.ions, business or occupation, unless he,
she OF it can, upon demand, exhibit the
lax collectors receipt for such license, ac-
:ording to law: and failure to exhibit
such license receipt by any person or cor
Doration liable to such license. shall, in any
suit instituted by him, her CT it, entitle the
party defendant in such suit to a non-suit:
and any person, firm or corporation at
empting to do business without license
shall. on written notice given By the col
ector to the Attorney General or district
attorney. or district attorney pro tenn,
De enjoined in the name of the State
rom proceeding further in the trans
action of their respective business or voca-
ion until such license shall have been paid:
no person shall be liable to
penalty from the first of January. 1872, up
% the time the tax collectors receive their
licenses tor 1872.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted. etc, That
he tax collectors for the parish of Or
cans shall receive for the collection Of
thotr ctrict rho fol
owing compensation, viz: The tax collector
or the First District, five per cent on all
licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury: the tax collector for the
Second District. seven and half per cent
N all licenses collected by him and paid
nto the State treasury: the tax collector
or the Third District ten per cent on all
licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury: the tax collector tor the
Fourth District. ten per cen. on all licenses
collected by him and paid into the State
treasury: the tax collector for the Fifth
District. ten per cent on all licenses col
ected by him and paid into the State treas
Try: and the tax collector for the Sixth
District, fifteen per cent on all licenses
collected by him and paid into the State
and the tax collectors of all the
parishes in the State, except those in the
parish OfOrleaDs, ten per cent on all licenses
collected and paid into the State treasury.
SEC. 4. Be If further enacted, etc. That
Zach and every license shall expire on the
thirty first day Of December in the year N
which it was Obtained: provided, that any
person, firm or corporation engaging in any
If the trades or occupations, subject to
license by this act, after the first day of
July in each and every year shall be liable
or only half a license.
SEC, ), Be If further enacted, etc, That
III parts of an act to provide Il revenue. to
evy and collect taxes, to grant and collect
licenses. to provide certain penalties and
orfeitures, to provide for the creation and
emOval of revenue officers, and to define
heir duties, to punish certain crimes and
to create liens and mort
,ages in favor of the State in certain cases.
o regulate the manner of the payment OF
moneys from the treasury. to prescribe GER
ain duties of the justices OF the peace, State
md parish officers, to provide for the collec
ion of back taxes or licenses and to repeal
III acts inconsistent Herewith, approved
March 81, 1871, SO far as they appertain to
he collection of licenses as prescribed in
his act, be and the same are hereby re-
,ealed.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc. That
his act shall take effect from and after It's
,assage.
(Signed) .. H. BREWSTER,
speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) p S. PINCHBACk,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March ). 1872.
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
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