Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-27
THE LICENSE BILL.


censc law, recently introduced in the
House, by Hon. w. w. Farmer, and fav.
orably reported on by the Committee or
Ways aud Means. The bill is likely to be
adopted:
Section 1provides that there shall be le-
We'd an annual license tax on all persons
and corporations pursuing any trade, pro
fession, vocation or calling, except those
expressly exempt from such tax by Arti-
Gle JOG of the Constitution.
Section provides that I'll licenses are
due and colsectable after the LIST of Junu.
AIRY of each year.
| Section 3. That all liquor dealers, sell
ing under Whatsoever name, must pay
an annual license of $500; as also gas
light, water works, telegraph, telephone,
railroad and electric light companies.
Section 4. That each bank, bankin"
company, banking association and bank
ing corporation h,ust pay $1,000 license.
Section 5 requires the pay ment of Il 81,
600 license by insurance companies, or
any one dealing in futures, except the
Cotton Exchange. Stock Exchange, Pro-
duce Exchange, Merchant s Exchange or
other organized exchange.
Section provides for he PAYMENT of 3.
500 license for private underwriting Of
insurance policies; street railroad COM
panIes; transporting money, baggage,
merchandise, furniture OF other articles
Ivy express or by transfer; keeping a race
course or race track; operating enc tow
boat, and 500 for each additional tow
boat; keeping theatre, opera house, am
phitheatre. academy of music, or any
other place where can-can, clodoche or
other similar female dancing or sensation
performances or statuary exhibitions are
shown; circuses and theatres charging 81
admission; shall pay license of $500.
The payment of one State license under
this paragraph shall authorize any circus
or transient or movable establishment
to exhibit throughout the whole State.
but shall not exempt same from payment
OF licenses 10 parishes. towns and cities
Secli"n provides for the payment of
an annual license of $500 from each emf
grant agent, mercantile or commercial
agency, p ivate barker, banking business
or agency, nawnbroktr, cotton seed oil
manufactures. distillcry of alcohol liunor:
manufacturer of recIitied, reduced mix
ed, dcctnreu or compounded alcoholic IL
qnor; manufacturer of malt liq'or, man.
utactnrer of tobacco, manufacturer of
snuff from tobacco, manufacturer of CT
gais, manufacturer of cigarettes
Section . provides that Oil: Ii of the fol- |
lowing shall pay $3.50 annually: lnsur-
ance agent or agency not having aur hori- |
ty to issue Il policy wi;hOnt transmitting |
the application to the home office. hut
IfNy I,
receipt, and to c"untersign the Iolicy |
when 1t l. delivered to the insured; for |
keeping hotel in which ,here are less |
than twenty-five rooms, SO is the license |
required, but this does not allow the sale |
OF spIr!tu""s. vin"ns or malt liquors.
SECTION . provides that each of the fo,-
lowing shall pay $500 annually: Mercan-
tile or collection agency not doing u coll
lection business; Keeping q cotton COM
press; Keeping corton pickery ward,
warehouse r shed for repairing, rrbaiiins
cotton; keeping ajunk Store or Junk shop
Or junk yard.
Section 10 requires that the following"
nall each pay SEQ annually: buy and
selling cotton seed, (rXrept as elnrloye :.
section ii provides for the payment of
a SluO license Ivy any coHrectinuer, auc-
tloneer. or party buying, selling, trading
nr harterIng for horses, mules, cattle,
sheep, hogs or Their ANIMALS as II business
"a VII VI t.S an gent.
Section II fines the license for a livery
or boarding s'a:'lr, nnner,aker. bank or
other president at 500 per annum
section Is fixes me license o; all Steam
boat or railroad freight, tick CT or paSs,u-
ger agent, labor agent. house agent real
estate agent, travelling agenr, patent
agent, insurance are:t, not sj.yuiur or
ountcrsigning policies a. Il not is~r,iur
binding receipts: commercial traveller.
RUNNER, selling by samples hotel agents |
bank cash er or teller, railroad receiver.
engineer, master or mau
,Ser, architect, contrlc; or sab. contruc-
."r, attor''.y-ht-law adajuster nronGip
or or manager of Il TRANSIENT theatrical
company, circns, .henaGerie, museum, or
'her show or public exhibition, twenty
i've dollars for each days performance:
'.rect"r. mead man, prin ipal musician | )
'r leader of an orchestra or band of mu
lc; keerlnSa printing Office in which ]
90 printing and book printing. or either I
done by steam; brass foundry, broker {
u any kln" master o"ilder, who esala :
'aker. Keeping an cSta lishmeut W here
CO cream, sherbet, soda water. coffee. tea.
hocolate, pies AMI cal; es Gail or either of :
hem) are sold; steam Gotten ~inn.r> i
aiming tor hire toll or cotton seed TT for
ther consideration clairvOyant, fortune +
el'er, MIN reader, spiritual medium, ,
nrgeon, wholesale fruit tie:. iar. inspector
r gnaser of iiqno's, moI,sses OF other ,
coils, inerchandis", produces or grain; !
etal' tamil! grocery not selling nlcohoi- ,
;, NlnouS or malls liquors: pcdtlIer, :
nwkcr or other out-dnnr dealer i'm any !
GODS, wares, merrandise, articles OF i
hings, except bread, uill, eggs, fruit, +
"ultry, game, natural flowers, vegeta |
les and cream .htese; each peddler If {.
Inch las Named articles or either of ,
hem shall pay $40 Annually; lodging {
ouse for l"lg-rs only, in which there &
re twenty five rooms, 81 for each room {
.ta il merchant, dealer or trader, not 1,
alling alcoholic, vinous OF matt liquors +
any quantity whateyer. ,nerrn nt .