New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-09
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. II.
AN ACT

herewith.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House Of Representatives of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vehed, 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 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 fund
Second-From each wholesale or whole
| sale and retail merchant, dealer or trader,
| from each importer or dealer i'll 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 otner
| place of public storage for hire. fifty dollars.
| Fourtl-From each keeper OF livery
| stable. sale stable or ward. or livery and
| sale stable, with stalls or other accOmmoGa-
! tions for horses or mules, twenty-five DOL
| lars: for every public hack, twenty i've dol
| lars.
| Fifth-From each keeper or proprietor OF
q distillerv. except distilleries used exciu-
! sively in distilling from fruit or turpentlne,
| three hundred dollars from each keeper or
| liquors. wines or syrups, one hundred dol
| lars from each keeper of distlllery from
| fruit or turpentne exclusively, and for the
keeper or proprietor OF a brewery, fifty dot
lars provided. that no license shall be re-
CURED from any person who disrils 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 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, menagerie, 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 colua: and any violation of this
proviso shall incur forfeiture of such
license
Eighth-From each keeper of cotton
press. cotton pickery or ginnery, two hun
bred and fifty dollars; provided, that this
article shall not apply to cotton gins on
plantations.
Ninth-From each fortuneteller. astrol-
oyer. c!airvovant. i've hundred dollars.
Tenth-From the proprietOrs OF all coffee
houses, bar rooms, grog shops, beer saloons,
or gardens. or cabarets, eighty-five dol
lars; from the proprietors 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, in addition to the grocery
license. cotieehouse 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 away, either by himself or by
any elnpiove, distilled liquor in less guam
tity 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 five days previous notice. be-
fore any Justice court, which, when recov-
cred shall be paid by such justice to the
State Treasurer for the beneE. OF the Char
ity Hospital fund.
Eleventh-From each proprietor or keep
er of a restaurant, eating house, oyster
saloon or retreshment saloon, in which
cakes. ice cream, and other refreshments
are furnished, one hundred dollars pro
yided. 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
for the entertainment of transient persons
or travellers two hundred and fifty dollars:
every keeper OF a country inn. twenty-five
uoilacs' every Keeper OF a private or puolc
boarding house Tor the entertainment
OF persons by the week, month, or year,
twenty I'VE dollars; every Keeper OF loaS-
ing house Tor the accommodating OF night
dodgers only, 1fty dollars; provided, how
ever, that it shall be the duty OF the Audi
tor OF PubNc Accounts TO have printed on
the face OF all state licenses issued TO the
Keepers OF aforesaid places throughout the
State the provisions OF article thirteen OF
the CONSTITUTION
ThIreenth-Erone each peddler or hawker
who peddles or carries goods, wares, mer-
chandlse or groceries Tor sale. or sells
through this state ID a boat or other water
craft, one hundred dollars; IN Vehicle by
horses or lnules, Ely dollars; on 1901,
ten dollars.
Four+een-h-Erom each broker. actinr az
agent between buyer and seller for per
centage or other consideration. in the sale
of real estate, produce, merchandise for
freight, and from each factor or commits
sion merchant. ship or steamboat agent. one
hundred dollars: from each money. stock,
note. exchange and insurance broker. one
hundred dollars; from each auetioneer.
thirty dollars. and from each pawn broker
and ieejer of Junk store, five hundred dol
lars,
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