The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27


dered TO printed.
Mr.. Smart, for Mt. f,rldger, chairman Of the
COMMITTEES Of Enrolment, reported as prop
etly enrolled
House bill No. LIZ,
IAN act to amend act No. "a. TO Incorporate
the town Of vidalls, approved March 10. 1870"
SPECIAL, ORDER or THE DAY.
The special order OF the day for this day
being
House bill No. i42,
"Ap act to Impose license tax upon trades
and professions and occupations for the ben
eft 81 the general fund tax, and 10 repeal act
No. 2s OF the extra session, approved April ~,
1878, and known az the "Moifett register
law"
Was taken up.
On the motion Of Mr.. Jefrries, the House re-
solved itself Into committee Of the whole
House for the consideration Of said bill
IMr. Bower In the chair
The committee Of the whole, on rising. re-
ported through its chairman as follows.
The committee OF the whole has had under
consideration
House bill No. 142,
"An act to impose license tax," etc.
And has agreed upon amendments TO said
bill
The COMMITTEES recommend the passage Of
the bill with said amendments.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHArsHR.
New Orleans. January VA, 1879. !
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
4 ar, Iirnatns1 tn it,ffsarr, tyfs,tr Ia
body that the Senate has finally passed and
ask YOUR concurrence In The following
Senate bill No IL, entitled
IAN act for the relief Of Thos. ii. Handy.
late civil sheriff Of the parish OF Orleans
and 10 provide mode Of payment"
Senate bill No. 81,
Authorizing Frank Huguet to sue the
State.
IAN act for the relief Of Antoine Dubuclet,
and apprupiating the stun Of one hundred
and forty three dollars aud eighty cents
Also,
III inform you that the Senate concurs In
Uosn Concurrent Resolution relative 10 the
permanent navigation Of Sabine river.
JOHN CbEGg,
Secretary of the Senate.
On motion OF Mr.. Jeffries the amendments
recommended by the committee Of the whole
were adopted, making the bill read as follows
An act TO impose license tax upon trades.
professions and occupations, for the bene-
fit Uf the general furd tax; and to provide
punishment and penalties for violations
of the same, and to repeal act No. 20 #
the extra session Of 1873, approved April
az, 1873. and known as 1.-THE Moffett
Register Law"
SECTION l. BE u enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State Of .Lon-
tsiano, ~ 'eneral Assembly Commenced, Thai.
amount, as q license or tax. tn be paid into
the general fund tax.
First From each male inhabitant over
the age Of twenty-one years. not attached
10 the army or navy Of the Uhited States,
the SUM Of one dollar. 0ne-fourth vt which
shall be- appropriated 70 the g., University q
schools throughout the State, end the bal
ance placed Ia the state treasury to the credit
Of the Charity Hospital fund.
Secona--From each wholesale. or wholesale
and retail merchant, dealer or trader. for
each importer Or dealer ~ bar stores, one
hundred dollars; from each and every retail
merchant. fifteen. dollars, including stores
upon plantations that are owned by the own
ers thereof or not: from each photographer,
twenty-five dollars.
7hird-From each proprietor of O saw mill
or planning mill, fifty dollars: from each
keeper of q warehouse, or other place OF pub
lie storage for hire, for each keeper oil o wharf
or whaif-b0at, from each receiving and Tor
warding merchant, tifty dollars.
E5urfh-From each keeper Of livery stable,
sales stable, or yard, or livery and sales stable,
with stalls or other accommodations for
hcrses OF mules, Twenty-Five dollafs;. Tor
every public on private hack used for hire,
fifteen dollars: for every other public or pri-
vate vehicle used for hire. drawn by one horse
or mule. five dollars: Ii drawn by two or
more horses or mules. ten dollars.
.EUM-From each keeper or proprietor OF
distillery, except dlstilleries used exclusively
IN distilllng from fruit or turpentine, three
hundred dollars. from each keeper, or pro-
prietor. or manufacturer Of eordals liquors.
wines, Or syrups. one hundred dollars. from
each keeper of distlisry, from fruit or tur-
pentii,e exclusively, and for the keeper or pro-
that no license shall be required from any
person who distills from fruit for bis own use,
and not for Sale.
iSirth- From each proprietor Or keeper Of
pistol gallery, In which there IL but one table,
alley or target, twenty-five dollars; where
there are but two tables, alleys or targets,
forty dollars: where there are more than two
tables, alleys or targets, two dollars addi-
tiOnal on each table, alley or target.
iyerenth-From the managers or lessees OF %
theatre, concert saloon, opera house or mu-
scum, five hundred dollars; from the owner
OF any CDfiee-houEe or beer saloon, where
theatrical plays, dancing or singing are per-
Fee fifteen hundred dollars; from each pro-
prietor Of race course or cockpit five hum
dred dollars.
Eighth-From each keeper OF cotton press,
cotton pickery or glnnsry, two hundred and
fifty dollars: proUided. that this license snail
not be applied to cotton gins on plantations
ginning less than three hundred bales OF cot
ton for hire; from each banking company. or
private banker, or agency, two hundred and
fifty dollars provided, the city OF New Or
leans shall not have the right to impose
higher license upon said banking companies
or private bankers than the license imposed
by tho State; from each pawnbroker, five
hundred dollars; from each dealer In second
hand hardware rope ends, refuse from ships.
pckeries, or rags. commonly called junk
dealers, five hundred dollars.
Niath-From each fortune-teller, astrologer,
or clairvoyant one hundred dollars.
7enth-From the proprietors Of all coffee
houses, bar-rooms, grog-shops, beer saloons.
or gardens, or cabarets, eighty-five dollars;
from the proprietors OF bars kept on steam
boats. or other vessels or water craft, owned