New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-15
No. IL.
AN ACT

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 otfi
GERS. andto 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 a license or tax
First-Erom each male inhabitant over
the age of tweIty-one years. not attached to
the army or navy Of the United States, the
sun of one dollar. ninety per cent OF which
shall be appropriated exclusively to the
support of public schools III 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-ErOm 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 a ware
house, cotton or lumber yard. or other
place of public storage for hire, fifty dollars.
Fourth-From each keeper OF a livery
stable. sale stable or yard, or livery and
sale stable, with stalls or other accommodate
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 distilleries used eXclu-
sively in distilling from fruit or turpentine.
three hundred dollars: from each keeper or
proprietor or manufacturer OF cordlals.
liquors, wines or syrups, one hundred dol
lars: from each keeper of a distillery from
fruit or turpentine exclusively, and tor the
keeper or proprietor of a brewery, fifty do
lars; provided. that no license shall be re-
quired from any person who disrils from
fruit for his cwn use and not fer sale.
Sixth-From each proprietor or keeper CT
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 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 a show, m~enagerie, 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.
Ninth-From each fortune-teller. astrol-
oyer, ~clairvovant. i've hundred dollars.
~Tenth-From the proprietors of all coffee
houses, bar rooms, grog shops. beer saloons,
or gardens. or cabarets, elghty-ive dol
lars: from the proprietors of all bars
kept on steamboats, owned and registered
iii this State. fifty dollars: all retail 70.
ceries selling or giving away liquors by the
glass. shall pay. i'll addition TO the grocery
a cotfeehouse license: and each re-
tail grocer or dealer in distilled Liquors in
the State of Louisiana. without such addl-
tional license. and who shall keep for sale.
sell. or give awav, either by himself or by
any empiove. distilled liquor in less GUAM
than one gallon, shall be liable TO a fine
of one hundred dollars for each and every
TO be recovered by motion by any
after five days previous notice. be-
fore any Justice court, which, when recov-
cred shai be paid by such justice TO the
State treasurer 1of the ueueAt ol the CnaE-
itv Hospital fund.
Eieventh-Frcm each proprietor or keep
er OF a restaurant, eating house, oyster
saloon or retreshment saloon. in which
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
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
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 a private or public
house for the entertainment
twenty FIVE dollars: every keeper of a lodg-
house for the accommodation of night
dodgers only. fifty dollars; provided. how
ever. that il shall be the duty of the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts to have printed on
the face of all State licenses issued to the
Of aforesaid places throughout the
State the provisions Of article thirteen OF
Ike constitution
Thirteentl-From Zach peGdler or hawker
vi 7edd!es or carries goods. wares. nler-
chandise or groceries for sale. or sells
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craft, one hundred dollars; i'll a vehicle by
horses Or mules. fifty dollars; on foot,
-cn dollars.
Fourteeuth-From each broker, acting as
agent between buyer and seller for per-
.enta@e or other consideration. in the sale
If real estate, produce. merchandise Tor
and from each factor or commits
sion merchant. ship or steamboat agent. one
dollars: from each money. stock.
lote. exchange and insurance broker. one
hundred dollars: from each auctioneer.
dollars. and from each pawn broker
and keeper OF Junk store, five hundred dol
ars.
Fifteenth-From each agent or represent
alive Of an insurance company, by Or under
he laws of this State. and trausacting an
insurance business therein, one thousand
dollars: from each insurance company or
agency not chartered by this State, but
business therein, one thousand
dollars; from each insurance company or
agency not chartered by the State but
an insurance business therein,
one thousand dollars: provided, that no in
company whose license tax shall be
thousand dollars shall be liable
% any assessment, State, parish or mu-
aicipal throughout the State. other
han that imposed by this article and by
six OF this act; from each banking
company or private banker or agency. I'M
exempted by a charter from this State
Or the United States, one thousand dollars.
Sixteenth-From each notary public,
dollars.
Standardization each apothecary or
druggist, fifty dollars; provided, that no
druggist shall be licensed except he shall
a diploma OF some medical or phar-
naceuticai society. From Zach physi-
cian and attorney at law, twenty dollars:
that hafure any DhHsician snr-