The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-03-27

si'e use OF the poor of the parish, t.
be expended as directed by the police
Jurles OF the several parishes, instead
OF the Charity Hospital of New Or
leans.
SEC. z. Be it further enacted, etc.
mat from and after the passage OF
this act it shall not be lawful for any
person or corporation 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 obtaining
license therefor, if not already
licensed, from the collector of the State
taxes; and no person or corporation
carrying on a profession, business or
occupation subject to the payment of
license, as herein, provided, shall be
allowed to collect any claims for SER
vices rendered in such professions,
business or occupation, unless he, she
or 1t can, upon demand, exhibit the
tax collectors receipt for such license,
according to law; and a failure to
exhibit such license receipt, by any
person or corporation liable to such
license, shall, in any suit instituted by
him, her or it, entitle the party de-
fendant in such suit to a non suit
and any person, firm or corporation at
tempting to do business without a
license shall, on written notice given
oy the collector to the Attorney Cen
eral or district attorney, or district at
torney pro tem., be enjoined in the
name of the State from proceeding
further in the TRANSACTION of their res
pective business or vocation until such
license shall have been paid; pro
vided, no person shall be liable to
penalty from the first of January, 1872,
up to the time the tax collectors re-
ceive their licenses for 1879.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted. etc.,
That the tax collectors for the parish
of Orleans shall receive for the col
lection of licenses In their respective
districts the following 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 Second District, seven and a half
per cent 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 treasu
y the tax collector for. the Fourth
District, ten per cent on all licenses
collected by him and paid into the
State treasury; the tax collector for
he Fifth District, ten per cent on all
licenses collected by him and paid into
he State treasury and the tax COL
ector for the Sixth District, fifteen per
ent on all licenses collected by him +,
nd paid into the State treasury, and
he tax collectors of all the parishes in
he State, except those in the parish of
orleans, ten per cent on all licenses
and paid into the State treas
Try.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That each and every license shall ex-
ire on the thirty first day of Deem
er in the year in which it was OBJ
aimed; provided, that any person,
rm or corporation engaging in any of
he trades OF occupations, subject to 8
cense by this act, after the first day :
July in each and every year shall be ;
liable for only half a license.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.,
hat all parts of an act to provide a ,
evenue, to levy and collect taxes, to !,
rant and collect licenses, to provide =
ertain penalties and forfeitures, to /,
rovide for the creation and removal q
revenue, officers, and to define their !
uties, to punish certain crimes and :,
llsdemeanors, to create liens and q
Mortgages i'll favor of the State in GER
Tin cases, to regulate the manner of v
he payment Of moneys from the treas .
ry, to prescribe certain duties of the t
'stices OF the peace, State and parish n
Ulcers, to provide for tho collection n
back taxes or licenses and to repeal y
Il acts inconsistent Herewith, APP n
roved March 81, 1871, SO far as they y
ppertain to the collection of licenses i,
; prescibed in this act, be and the G
me are hereby repealed. +,
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., h
hat this act shall take effect from and
ter its passage.
(Signed) O. H. BREWSTER, 70
,eaker Of the House of Representa- a
tivcs h
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK, ii
lieutenant Governor and President of IL
the Senate.
Approved March S, 1872. 5,
(Signed) II. c.. WARMOTH, q
Governor of the State of Louisiana. r.
A true copy: n
F. j. HERON, n
Secretary of State. r.
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