New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-06
LAWS Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Published BY AUTHORITY.

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 a license or tax
First-From each male inhabitant over
the age of twenty-One years. not attached tG
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.
| FourtL-From each keeper OF a 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 disti,lery. except distilleries used eXclu-
sively in distlling 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 a distIllery from
fruit or turpentine exclusively, and for the
keeper or proprietor Of brewery. fifty dol
lars provided. that no license shall be re-
quired from any person who dis'ils from
fruit for his own use and not for sale.
SiXth-Erom 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 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, 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 or color; and any violation of this
proviso shall incur forfeiture OF such
license.
Eighth-From each keeper Of a cotton
press, cotton pickery or ginnery, two hun
dred and fifty dollars provided. that this
article shall not apply to cotton gins on
plantations.
oyer, clairv0vant. five hundred dollars.
Tenth-From the proprietors of all coffee
houses. bar rooms. grog shops. beer saloons,
or gardens, or cabarets. elghty-tve col
lars; from the prOprletors OF all bars
kept on steamboats, owned ami registered
in this State, fifty dollars; all retail gro
ceries selling or giving away liquors by tie
glass. shall pay. in addition to the grocery
license. a co1feehouse license and each re-
tail grocer or dealer in distilled liquors i'll |
the State OF Louisiana. without such addi- |
tional license. and who shall keep for sale. |
sell. or give away, either by himself or by |
any emplove. distilled liquor in less guam
THY 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 i've days previous notice. be- |
fore any justice court, which, when recov-
cred shall be paid by such justice to the
State Treasurer for the beneH: of the Char
ty Hospital fund.
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keep
ar of a restaurant. eating house. oyster
saloon or retreshment saloon, in which
cakes. ice cream. and other refreshments
are furnished. one hundred dollars pro-
rided, 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 a hotel
or the entertainment of transient persons
II travellers. two hundred and fifty dollars:
very keeper OF country inn, twenty-five
lollars: every keeper of private or public
house for the entertainment
If persons by the week. month or year.
wenty five dollars; every keeper Of lodg-
ng house for the accommodation of night
Odgers only, fifty dollars provided, how
yer, that it shall be the duty of the Audi
or of Public Accounts to have printed on
he face of all State licenses issued to the
eepers Of aforesaid places throughout the
tate the provisions OF article thirteen OF |
he constitution.
Ihirteenth-FrOm each pedtiler or hawker |
Tho peddles or carries goods. wares, mer-
handise or groceries for sale. or sells
through this State in boat or other water
raft, one hundred dollars: in vehicle by
orses or mules, fifty dollars; ON foot.
an dollars.
Fourteenth-From each broker. acting as
gent between buyer and seller for per-
entage or other consideration, in the sale
real estate, produce, merchandise for !
eight, and from each factor or commits
on merchant, ship or steamboat agent. one
undred dollars; from each money. stock,
ote. exchange and insurance broker. one
undred dollars: from each auctioneer
llrty dollars. and from each pawn broker
nd keeper OF Junk store, five hundred dol
lrs.
Fitteenth-From each agent or represent ,
tive OF an insurance company. by or under
ne laws OF this State, and transacting an ,
lsurance business therein, one thousand
ollars; from each insurance company or I
gency not chartered by this State. but I
'ansacting business therein, one thousand ,
1lap |
gency not chartered by the State but +
'ansacting an insurance business therein, | ,
az thousand dollars; provided, that no in
france company whose license tax shall be s
ne thousand dollars shall be liable
, any assessment, State, parish or mu- ]
cipal throughout the State, other
ian that imposed by this article and by
.ction six of this act: from each banking
,mpany or private banker Or agency IN
SIS exempted by charter from this State
the United States, one thousand dollars.
Sixteenth-From each notary public,
lirtv dollars =
SeVenteenth-From each apothecary or
ruggist, fifty dollars; provided, that no
rugglst shall be licensed except he shall
ave a diploma of some medical or phar-
iaceutlcal society. From each physi-
, n ana attorney at law, twenty dollars;
roflded. that before any physician. sur a
con- or midwife, can obtain a license. he, I
he or they shall comply with the require I
rents OF section 2677 of the Revised Stat | h
ties, except those who are exempted from 0
lch requirements by section 26sl of said 0
ct. Each attorney-atlaw, before prac Il
eng III any court in this State. shall have u
is license under this law recorded in NM y
re book kept by the clerk of such court for s,
lat purpose; and no Judge, justice of the
eace. or recorder, shall allow any LAWYER ii
practice IN his court until this law is a
implied with. ANY judge. justice or re-. o