Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-02-21

defendant, he or they shall pay, in addition
to the fine imposed by this section, all costs
and expenses Of the suit. :.
Sec. 7. Each county or Territorial audi
tor shall, whenever they issue any warrants,
scrip, or other evidence of indebtedness,
against the Territory, or any county in the
Territory, number each separate piece issued,
and shall date and register the same according
to priority, and shall keep a correct account
of all warrants and scrip issued by them.
SEC. 8. No Territorial or county treas
urer shall pay any warrant or scrip drawn on
the treasury, except in the regular order of
of the number, and issue Of said warrant or
scrip, and no money shall be paid out of the
Territorial or county treasury, upon any war
rant or scrip, in advance of any other issued,
which is prior in date, number and registra-
ton.
SEC. 9. ANY Territorial or county audi
tor, or treasurer. who shall issue or pay any
warrant or scrip, contrary to the provisions
of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof, for
felt for each offence, a sum double the amount
of the warrant so issued or paid, with all the
costs of suit onehalf of which sum shall be
paid to the owner or holder of the warrant or
scrip, and onchalf to the county for coun-
ty purpose, P,orided. that section five, six,
seven. eight and nine, of article first in this
act, shall apply 20 allthe counties in this Ter
ritory.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. Each male inhabiant of this
Territory over twenty-one years OF age and
under fifty years of age, and not by law cx-
empt from poll tax for the nsc of the Terri
tory and county, of twod ollars PrOriieI: &:
the same is paid between the first Monday in
March and the first Monday in August; one
half ofthe net proceeds Of the poll tax shall
be paid into the county treasury for county
purposes. and the other half Of the net pro-
ceet!s to be paid into the county treasury. as
other. Territorial revenue, for Territorial p'lr-
poses !; and rs such, be paid into the
Territorial treasury in the manner prescribed
by law. But ifsaid poll taxis not paid prior
to tho first Mondy in August, it shall be three
dollars; twenty-five cents be retained by the
assessor rs fees, in addition to his ten per
cent, on the first two dollars; p'Orided, the
assessor shall not receive more than ten per
cent on the amount of poll tax collected by
him between the first Monday in March and
the first Monday in August. and the collec-
ton Of all poll taxes shall be enforced by the
assessor, whether the name of the party be
listed or no.
SEC. 2 No person shall be deemed or
held to have paid his poll tax, unless he is
able to exhibet receipt tlertor, issued by the
Territorial auditor, or otherwise prove the
payment of the same.
SEc. 3. The Territorial anditor shall i'm
mediately. after the passage of this act, for
the present year, land thereafter before the
first day of March in each yrar,) cause pro-
per blank receipts for poll taxes to be printed.
ola uniform appearance, (change the style
each ycar,) and shall cause a number thereof
equal to the probable number Of inhabitants
in each county liable to poll tax, to be for
warded to the county treasurer Of each conn-
ty, who shall sign and number them, or so
many of them as may be required, and make
an entry thereof in book to be kept for that
purpose, and shall thereupon deliver them to
the clerk Of the board Of equalization, who
shall in turn likewise sign them, and make
an entry thereof in book to be kept by him
for that purpose; wherrupon the clerk of the
board of equalization shall issue to the asses
sor 80 many of such executed receipts for
poll tax as may be needed
SEc. 4. No receipt for poll tax other than
those mentioned in the third section Of article
two of this act, shall be used or given for
the payment of any such tax, and any as
SCISSOR who shall receive any poll tax without
delivering tho proper receipt required by law,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdcmcanor.
and on conviction thereof shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the county Jail not less
than three months. nor more than ono year,
and by fine not loss thau one hundred nor
more than ono thousand dollars for each Of
fense.
SEC. s. Upon receiving such executed
receipts from the clerk of the board of equal
ization, the officer authorized to collect the
poll tax for the time being, shall give receipt
to said clerk for the same, and the said clerk
shall Immediately charge tho same to the Of.
fcers SO receiving them. All such receipts
delivered shall be filed out with the sum of
two dollars, and two dollars shall be charged
to him for each one so delivered, and all such
receipts delivered to the Assessor after the
first Monday in August, in each year. shall be
filed out with the sum Of three dollars, and
said sum be charged to the assessor for each
receipt so delivered.
SEC. 6. On the first Wednesday. after
the first Monday in August in each year. the
treasurer, the assessor, and the clerk of the
board Of equalization Of each county. shall
attend at the Office of the auditor, aud make
a settlement with tho assessor for all such re-
ceipts received by him, and the assessor shall
thereupon pay over to the county treasurer
all moneys received by him for poll tax. less
the amount Of his per centage for collecting.