State v. Becker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DeBlanc, J.

Defendant owns and conducts — in this City — a coffeehouse or beer saloon, in which theatrical plays, dancing and singing are performed — and, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the 1st Section of Act No. 14 of 1872, the Tax Collector notified him to call at his office and pay — as keeper of the aforesaid saloon and for last year — a license of $1000; or that — otherwise—he would proceed to recover it by seizure.

*683He refused to pay the license thus denlanded, and — on the 7th of September 1877, an injunction issued from the 3d District Court,…