The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-03-23
AN ACT
No. IA.

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tain duties of judges of courts, justices of tn
| peace, State and parish officers, and to repea
all acts inconsistent herewith
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate an,
House of Representatives of the State of Louisi
ana in General Assembly convened, That ther
shall be levied and collected an annual amour
as license or tax:
First-From each male inhabitant over tn
age of twenty-one years, not attached to th,
army or navy of the United States, the sum O
one dollar, ninety per cent of which shall b.
appropriated exclusively to the support of pub
Lie schools in the parish In which the sum is paid
and the balance placed in the State treasury tt
the credit of the Charity Hospital fund.
| Second-From each wholesale or wholesal,
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 warehouse
cotton or lumber yard, or other place of public
storage for hire, fifty dollars.
Fourth-From each keeper of livery stable
! sale stable or yard, or livery and sale stable
with stalls or other accommodations for horses
or mules, twenty-five dollars for every public
hack, twenty-five dollars.
Fifth-From each keeper or proprietor of a
distiery, except distilleries used exclusively in
distilling from fruit or turpentine, three hun
dred dollars from each keeper or proprietor OF
manufacturer Of cordials, liquors, wines or syr'
ups, one hundred dollars; from each keeper OF
distillery from fruit or turpentine exclusively
| and from the keeper or proprietor of q brewery
fifty dollars; provided, that no license shall be
required from any person who distils from fruit
for his own use and not for SALE
| Sixth-From each proprietor or keeper of
every billiards saloon, bowling alley or pistol
gallery in which there is but one table, alley OF
target, twenty-five dollars where there are two
tables, alleys or targets, forty dollars; where
there are more than two tables, alleys or targets
two dollars additional on each table, alley OF
target. n
Seventh-From the managers or 1essees of a
theatre, concert saloon, opera house or musuem,
five hundred dollars; from the owner of any
cOHeehOuse 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, lnen-
agerle, race course or cockpit in the city of
New Orleans, five hundred dollars provided,
that no distinction shall be made ON account
OF race or color: and any violation of this pro-
viso shall incur forfeiture of such license.
Elghth-Erom each keeper of cotton press,
cotton ,pickery or ginnery, two hundred and
fifty dollars provided, that this article shall
not apply to cotton gins on plantations.
Nlnth-EroIh each fortune-teiler, astr0Ioger,
clalrvoyant, five hundred dollars.
Tenth - From the prOprietors of all coffee
houses, oar rooms, grog shops, beer saloons, or
the proprietors of all bars kept on steamboats,
owned and registered in this State fifty dollars;
all retail groceries selling or giving away liquors
by the glass; shall pay, in addition to the grocery
license, a eoffeehouse license; and each retail
groeeror dealer in distilled liquors in the State
OF louisiana without such additional license,
and who shall keep for sale, SELL or give away,
either by himself Or by any employe, distilled
liquor IN less quantity than one gallon, shall be
and every ohense, to be recovered by motion by
any person, after five days previous notice be-
fore any Justice court, which, when recovered
shall be paid by such Justice to the State Treas
urer for the benefit of the Charity Hospital
fund.
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keeper of
9 restaurant. eating house, oyster saloon or re-
freshment saloon, In which cakes, ice cream and
other Refreshments arc furnished, one hundred
dollars provided, however, that it shall be the
duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts to have
printed on the face of all State licenses Issued
by tax collectors throughout the State, article
thirteen of the Constitution of this State.
iWeiffh-Every person keeping hotel for
elers two hundred and fifty dollars every
keeper of country inn, twenty-five dollars |;
every keeper of q private or public boarding
house for the entertainment of persons by the
week, month, or year, twenty-five dollars; every
keeper of lodging house for the accommoda-
ton Of night lodgers only, fifty dollars; pr0vi-
ded. however, that it shall be the duty OF the
Auditor OF Public Accounts TO have printed on
the faee OF all State licenses issued to the keep
ers OF aforesaid places throughout the State the
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Thirteenth - From each peddler or hawker
who peddles or carries goods, wares, merchan-
disc or groceries for sale or sells through this
State in boat or other water craft, one hum
dred dollars; in vehicle by horses or mules,
fifty dollars on foot, ten dollars
Fourteenth - From each broker. acting as
agent between buyer and seller fer percentage
or other consideration in the sale of real estate
produce, merchandise for freight, and from each
factor or commission merchant, ship or steam
boat agent, one hundred dollars from each
money, stock, note, exchange and insurance
broker, one hundred dollars; from each auc-
tioneer, thirty dollars, and from each pawn
broker and keeper of junk store, five hundred
dollars. !
Fifteehth-From each agent or representa-
tive 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 charter
ed by this State. but transaeting business there
in, 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 insur-
ance company whose license tar shall be one
dollars shall be liable to any assess