New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-16

recovered. And any physician WIZ o
falsely pretend to have been prolessoi,
of any medical college, or 10 h1 a.o
literary or professional titles to which ne
ia not entitled, shall be forever barred from
a right to practice medicine in this state
and failure to supply evidence to SUP
stantiate any claim to such Jules ny
proper diploma, or other documentary OF
other satisfactory evidence, shall, on con
yiction, be imprisoned in the State Penl
Tertiary not less than six months nor more
Eighteenth-That the only legal evidence
that license has been paid snail be tnt
appropriate form Of license issued by tht
Auditor. and no receipt issued by tax cor
lector in place of the license l1sel1 snall o'
valid.
or market dealer of any kind, from eact
and every person who keeps stand or stall
in market place, tive dollars.
Twentieth-FrOm each merchant tailor
one hundred dollars.
Twenty frst-Froml every contractor
sub-cuptractOr and stevedOre, twenty DOL
lars.
Twenty secondAFrom the owner of every
coffee stand, or soda or mineral water fOun
tain. fruit stand or stall of any KIND on the
streets, OF tOmbola, ten dollars.
REORGANIZATION every Incorporated
company other than railroad, whether
domestic or foreign, engaged in transport.
ing merchandise in this State. one hundred
dollars.
Twenty fOurth-FrOm the owner OF every
towboat for lpublic use or hire IN the
waters of this State, one hundred dollars.
Twenty fifth-From the proprietor OF
every transient circus, menagerle or other
public show or exhibition, twenty-five dol
lars, in advance, for each performance or ex-
hibitiOn.
Twenty sixth-From every travelling
agent or employe of any merchantile house,
who sells or contracts tor the sale OF goods,
wares and merchandise, by sample or
otherwise, shall pay license tax of one
hundred dollars; and any such agent or
employe who shall, when called upon to do
so, fail to pay said license tax, shall be sub
iect to a fine of one hundred dollars, recOv-
cradle as other fines for every sale thus
made one-half of which shall go to the in
former: provided, that when such agent or
employee represents house which has paid
State license tax he shall only be liable
for the license imposed by the parish or mu-
nicipal corporation in which. he proposes to
sell
Twenty-seventh-E person having more
than one shop, store or other establishment.
or who shall exercise or follow more than
one profession, trade, calling or business,
shall pay the tax on each separately.
Twenty ghth-Each partner of any firm
doing business in the State, in any line of
occupation, whether resident Or non-resi-
dent, active or silent, shall pay license as
herein prescribed.
Twenty -ninth-Parties having tax as
sessed againt them other than real estate,
shall not receive a license to pursue their
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upon such assessment.
Thirtieth-All forfeitures collected as
herein expressed in the country parishes or
rural districts, be paid over to the parish
treasurer. for the exclusive use of the poor
Ct the parish, to be expended as directed
by the police juries Of the several parishes,
instead OF the Charity Hospital of New Or
leans.
SEC. =. Be it further enacted. etc. That
from and after the passage of this act it
shall not be lawful for any person or corpo-
ration to carry on or pursue, practice or
follow any of the trades. professions or
occupations enumerated in the foregoing
sections of this act, in the State, before
paying the tax levied thereon, and obtain
ing license therefor, if not already licensed,
from the collector of the State taxes; and
no person or corporation carrying on pro-
fession, business or occupation subject to
the payment of license, as herein pro-
vided. shall be allowed to collect any claims
for services rendered i'll such profess
sions. business or occupation. unless he,
she or it can, upon demand, exhibit the
tax collector receipt for such license, ac-
cording to law: and failure to exhibit
such license receipt. by any person or cor
poration liable to such license. shall. in any
suit instituted by him. her or it, entitle the
party defendant in such suit to a non-suit;
and any person, firm or corporation at
tempting to do business without license
shall. on written notice given by the col
lector to the Attorney General or district
attorney, or district attorney pro tenn,
be enjoined in the name of the State
from proceeding further in the trans
action of their respective business or voca-
ton until such license shall have been paid;
provided. no person shall be liable to a
penalty from the first of January. 1872, up
to the time the tax collectors receive their
licenses for 1872.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
tae tax collectors for the parish of Or
leans shall receive for the collection of
licenses in their respective districts he fol
lowing compensation. viz: The tax collector
for the First District. five per cent ON all
licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury; the tax collector for the
on all licenses collected by him and paid
into the State treasury; the tax collector
for the Third District, ten per cent on all
licenses collected by him and paid into the
State treasury: the tax collector for the
Fourth District, ten per cent on all licenses
by him and paid into the State
treasury; the tax collector for the Fifth
District, ten per cent on all licenses col
lected by him and paid into the State treas
Jlry; and the tax collector for the Sixth
District fifteen per cent on all licenses
by him and paid into the State
treasury, and the tax collectors of all the
parishes in the State, except those in the
Parish otOrleans, ten per cent ON all licenses
collected and paid into the State treasury.
SEc. !. Be it further enacted. etc. That
s;;cn and every license shall expire on the
thirty-tirst day of December in the year in
which it was obtained: provided, that any
person, firm or corporation engaging in any
)f the trades or occupations, subject to
license by this act, after the first day of
) ally in each and every year shall be liable
Tor only half license.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
Ill parts of an act to provide revenue, to
eTy and collect taxes, to grant and collect
licenses. to provide certain penalties and
.Orfeltures, to provide for the creation and
removal OF revenue officers, and to define
heir duties, to punish certain crimes and
to create liens and mort
cages in favor of the State in certain cases,
20 regulate the manner of the payment of
moneys from the treasury. to prescribe GER
ain duties of the justices of the peace State
md parish officers, to provide for the collec-
ion of back taxes or licenses and to repeal
Ill acts inconsistent Herewith, approved
March 81, 1871, so far as they appertain to
he collection OF licenses as prescribed in
his act, be and the same are hereby re-
)ealed.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, etc. That
his act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. Fl. BREWSTER,
speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.