The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-02-10

are sold, ten dollars.
6. From every keeper of a warehouse,
cotton or lumber yard, or other place of pub
lie storage, for lime, etc., ten dollars.
7. From every proprietor of lumber,
coal or wood yard, ten dollars.
8. From every proprietor or Keeper of
every billiard saloon, bowling alley or pistol
gallery, in which there is but one table, al
ley or target, ten dollars; twenty-five dol
lars when there are two tables, alleys or
alley or target.
9. From each proprietor of race cours
or cock pit, ten dollars.
10. From every circus, show or nenagerie,
first day, twenty-five dollars, second day,
twelve dollars and fifty cents
IL. From each fortune teller, astrologer
or clairvOyant, five dollars.
II. From the proprietor of all coffee-houses,
beer rooms, grog shops, beer saloons or
gardens or cabare is, twenty-five dollars.
ID. From each and every retail grocer,
selling no liquors of any kind, spirituous or
malt, fifteen dollars.
IA. From each and every retail grocer, sell
ing liquors by the measure or bottle, and not
| drank on the place, twenty-five dollars.
| -. From each and every retail grocer,
selling liquor by the glass, shall pay an adj
| ditional license of twenty-five dollars, the
same as cotfee-houses.
IT, From each proprietor and keeper of a
restaurant, eating house, oyster saloon or re-
| freshment saloon, in which cakes, ice cream
and other refreshments are furnished, ten
| dollars.
H. All of the above businesses i'll the next
| above section can be carried on by the same
| person, on paying license of fifteen dollars.
Is. From every undertaken, ten dollars.
10. From each person keeping hotel for
the entertainment of transient persons or
! travellers, ten dollars.
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lie boarding house for the entertainment of
persons by the week, month or year, ten
dollars.
u. From every keeper of a lodging house,
for the accommodation of night dodgers only,
ten dollars.
%. From every peddler or hawl1er, who
peddles or carries goods, wares, merchan-
sale on foot, two dollars and fifty cents. In
a vehicle by horse or mule, five dollars.
70. From each apothecary or druggist,
twenty-five dollars.
"a. From each tailor, five dollars.
%. From the owner of every coffee stand
outside of the Market-House, or soda or
mineral water fountain, f-uit stand or stall
| of any kind on the street or t0mbola, five
dollars.
&c. For every musical or theatrical enter
tainmeut or exhibition for gain or profit, ten
dollars.
81. From each attorney aud counselor-at-
law, physician, surgeon, dentist, notary pub
lie, ten dollars.
%. From the owner or proprietor of each
dry goods, clothing or furniture store, ten
dollars; saddlely or shoe store, five dollars.
y. From every travelling agent or en-
plOye of any mercantile house who sells or
contracts for the sale of goods. wares or mer.
chandise, by sample or otherwise, shall pay
Il license of ten dollars.
3D. From every insurance or lottery agent,
ice house, brick yard, ten dollars.
81. From every person having more than
one store, shop or establishment, or who
shall exercise OF follow more than one pro-
trssion, trade, calling or business, shall pay
the tax on each separately.
81. From every tailor, blacksmith, tin
smith, gun-smith, copper-smith shoe maker
watch maker or clock and watch repairer
saddlef statiOner, barber, baker, bread cart
painter, furniture repairer, photographer
wheclright, wagon or carriage dealer, five
dollars.
80. From each and every contractor, sub
contractor, stevedore, ten dollars.
"a. From each trading boat, selling OF
trading within the limits of the corporation
80 cents day
35. From each person who drives for hire
any cart. dray, wagon or omnibus within
the limits of the town, shall pay a license D
ten dollars on each and every vehicle.
SO, From the owner or proprietor OF ever,
moss pickery or press. where moss is cleaned
packed. pressed and baied for market, five
dollars.
81. From the proprietor of every tannery
five dollars.
80. From every owner or proprietor of
fruit store or confectionery, ten dollars.
39. From every milliner or dress maker
five dollars.
40 From each proprietor of a book OF jol
printing office, five dollars.
Al. From every person, firm or company
printing or publishing IL newspaper Ill tn
town, twenty-five dollars.
d.. From every itinerant player on han.
organ or other musical instrument, two dol
lars and fifty cents
49, Be it further ordained, etc, That al
licenses not enumerated above, and not tixe'
+ by this ordinance, shall be one-half fixed b.
the State of Louisiana for the year 1877.
On motion of Dennis Butler, duly SEE
onded. the following resolution was pre-
3 scented and laid on the table:
WHEREAS, According to existing ord
nances of the town, the farmer of the Maj
, ket-House is allowed to collect from eac
+ person selling in the streets, within the limit
!. of the corporation, vegetables, milk, egg
etc., the sum of five cents for the right {
selling the same; ami
w nef6aS, mal1y pcFsoiiS atIo III tno uto
of selling at their domicil, milk, vegetables
eggs, etc, without paying the market due
to the great prejudice of the people OF tn
country, and to the detriment of the farme
of the Market House: be it therefore
> Resolred, That hereafter all persons sci
ing at their tlomcil, within the limits OF til
corporation, milk, butter, vegetables, egg
fruits, and generally all such articles as al
sold by persons from the country, shall pa
their market Dues and shall be liable to I'll
;. same penalties us those selling in the street
The following appointment was presented
!; read and approved:
: DoSALDsoSvILLE, January 10, 1877.
This is to certify that l do hereby const
tute and appoint w. G. Wilkinson as Ill
assistant to collect licenses and taxes, IN an
|, for the town of Donaldsonville, for either q
j. linquent or current, subject to the approx;
OF the Town Council. r. FOBB,
Tax Collector of the town of DouttdsonVllt
" On motion of A. MontecinO, duly seconds
the following resolution was presented, rea
and adopted:
l ResoLrea, That the sum of twenty-tiN