New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-10
MAYoRAlTY OF New ORLEANS.
City Hall, December 2. 1874.

MAYoRA1TY OF New ORLEANS,
City Hall, December 2. 1874.
mo, 3S.S-AdministratiOn Series.f
An ordinance TO esta blish the rate of licenses
for professions. callings and other bust
ness, and for carriages. hacks. drays and
other vehicles for the year 1879.
Be it ordained BY the Council for the city
Of New Orleans. That the yearly rate OF
licenses, from and after tho first day NJ
January, 1875, for professions, callings and
other business carried on within the corpO-
cate limits Of New Orleans, and for car
riaees, hacks. drays, and other vehicles,
within said city, are hereby assessed and
directed to be collected. as the sums ape.
cially set forth in the following sections:
SECTION I. Every bank, banking house.
banking company. or banking agency, re-
ceiving deposits. or dealing in gold. silver.
uncurrent money, or exchange, Or DONG
any banking business, one thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Every member of q firm or com.
pany, and every person not connected with
a firm or company, dealing in foreign or
domestic exchange. not receiving deposits
or doing banking business. three hundred
dollars.
SEC. 3. Every member Of firm or com
pany. and every person not connected with
irm or company, pursuing the business OF
pawnbroker. seven hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Sec. I. Every member of q firm or com.
pany, and every person not connected with
a firm or company. dealing in gold or silver
coin, bullion. gold dust. stocks, prOmissory
notes, bills Of exchange Or uncurrent
money. five hundred dollars. .
Every member Of firm or company, and
every person not connected with firm or
company. doing business rs a broker in
stocks. notes. exchange. gold and silver.
one hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. Each and every insurance COM
pany, located and doing exclusively fire
insurance business in the city Of Now Or
leans: every agency doing such business in
said city. for any Insurance company or
companies not therein located. tor each
and every company by said agent repre-.
sented: and every private underwater OF
fire insurance policies exclusively. tive hun
dred dollars.
Each and every insurance company. To-
Gated and doing exclusively q marine in.
surance business in the city OF New Orleans:
every agency doing such business in said
city for any insurance company or cOmpa'
MES not therein located. for each and every
company by said agent represented; ana
every private underwater of marine IN
surance policies exclusively. five hundred
dollars.
Each and every Insurance company. 10.
Gated and doing exclusively 3 river insur'
ance business in the city of New Orleans;
every agency doing such basiness in said
city. for any insurance company or cOmpa'
MES not therein located, for each and every
company by said agent represented: amt
every private underwater of river insur.
ance policies exclusively. i've hundred
dollars. -.
Provided, however, that if any one Of the
said companies or parties in this section
above referred to, in lieu of transacting
exclusively FIRE, marine or river insurance
business, shall combine their occupation.
then. and in that event. the companies or
parties doing mixed Insurance business.
shall pay upon each branch OF the lnsur'
ance business pursued by them the
amount herein respectively imposed upon
such branch or branches.
Every life insurance company or agency.
and every accident insurance company or
agency. five hundred dollars.
Every insurance inspector, twenty -hve
dollars.
SEC. 6. Every Incorporated 'or other com.
paDy, and every person not connected with
such company, engaged in transporting
money. merchandise. baggage. furniture, or
other articles by express or transfer. one
hundred dollars.
SEC 7. Each proprietor of book or job
printing office, twenty five dollars; and each
proprietor of an engraving or llthOgraphlc
printing office, fifteen dollars.
Sec 8. Every person, firm or company.
printing or publishing a daily newspaper in
the city Of New Orleans. the sum OF fifty
dollars.
SEC. 9. The proprietor Of theatre, am.
phitheatre, opera house, or place used for
theatrical amusement. two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Every proprietor Of transient theatre,
circus, menagarie, or other public exhibit
ton or show, ten dollars for each days
performance, for ten days or under. and
Eve dollars per day for each additional day
over ten.
The place for holding any such transient
exhibition shall be designated by the Mayor.
Every proprietor OF a museum, three hun
dred dollars.
Every itinerant player on hand organ or
other musical instrument. five dollars.
Every proprietor of an electrical machine
exhibited upon the streets, ten dollars.
SEC. 10. Every proprietor OF a race course.
five hundred dollars.
SEC. II. Every keeper Of a cockpit. two
hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC II Every member OF company or
firm, and every person not connected with
a company or firm keeping hotel Tor the
entertainment of transient persona Or
travellers, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Every member of company or firm. and
every person not connected with company
or firm, keeping private clearinghouse
where spirituous, malt or yinous liquors
are sold, one hundred dollars.
Every member OF company or firm, and
every nerson not connected with a company
or firm. keeping a lodging house for the
accommodation of dodgers only. twenty five
dollars.
Sec. IL. Every keeper OF bawdy house
or house of prostitution or ill fame. where
liquors, wines, ETC.. are sold. used. gwen.
supplied. or otherwise furnished. Two a9n
dred and fifty dollars
SEC. IL. Every member OF company or
firm, and every person not connected with
company or firm. engaged in buying or
selling gOOOS ON cnmmissinn nna hundred