New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-21
No. IL.
AN ACT

To provide revenue, and grant and col
l. lsct licenses. to prescribe certain penal
ties and certain duties of Judges of courts,
justices of the peace, State and parish otii-
GERS, and to repeal all acts inconsistent
herewith.
SECTION |. 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
Iectci an annual amount as license or tax
Fiist-From each male inhabitant over
the age Of twenty one years. not attached TO
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 iunG.
Second-Flom each wholesale or whole
sale and retail merchant, dealer or trader,
from each importer or dealer in bar stores.
Que hundred dollars from each and every
! retail merchant, fifteen dollars.
Third--Frulu 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 accommoda-
| tons for horses or mules. twenty-five dol
lars.
Fifth-From each keeper or proprietor oi
a distillery, except distilleries used exclu-
sively in distlling from fruit or turpentlne,
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 distlllery from
fruit or turpentine exclusively, and for the
keeper or proprietor of q brewery. fifty dol
10, hot hal no re-
quired from any person who dislils 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 4 theatre, concert saloon. opera house or
museum. five hundred dollars; from the
owner of any cotfeehoUse or beer saloon
where theatrical plays, dancing or singin :
are performed, whether with or without
admission fee, one thousand dollars; from
each proprietor of q show, Eenagerie, race
course or cockpit, in the city of New Or
leans five hundred dollars: provided that
no distinction shall be made on account OF
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 tortune-telier, astrol-
oyer. c,airvoyant. five hundred dollars
Tenth-From the propretors OF ali coffee
b,p ali hAn
or gardens, or cabarcts, eighty-fiye dol
lars; from the propretors 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, ia addition to the grocery
license, cofeehouse 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
any empIoye, distilled liquor in less guam
tity than one gallon, shall be liable to a fine
of one hundred dollars for each and every
Offense, to be recovered by motion by any