Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-05-27
Ordinance 40, Sd,

ordnance NO. Sd.
An Ordinance to Regulate Work on the
Public Streets, and Provide for the AS
sessment, Collection and Disbursement.
Of Funds for the same.
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained By the Board
Of Trustees J the Torn IF Olympia, That
the Clerk Of the said town shall, on or be.
fore the first day of May, prepare a list of
all the persons liable to perform labor upon
the streets of the said town, and affix to
each name the amount of taxable property
owned by each person residing or owning
real property therein, upon rates Of the last
years assessment. Upon the completion
of said list, the Marshal of the said town
of Olympia shall apportion the labor to be
performed according to the valuation of
taxable property owned by each person re.
siding or owning property within the cor.
porate limits of said town, in the ratio Of
one days work for each and every one
thousand dollars assessed for Territorial
and County purposes; also, two days
work to be performed by every male be-.
tween twenty one and fifty years of age,
except persons who are public charge, or
too irfirm to perform labor. And upon the
completion of said apportionment shall
proceed to expcnd the labor due upon the
streets, &c, without delay. P,oriled,
that in lieu of each days work, to be per.
formed according to this ordinance, any
person may pay into the hands of the Town
Marshal the sum of three dollars, to be
paid into the Town Treasury for street
purposes, and disburscd upon written order
Of the Town Marshal.
SECTION 2. Whenever the Town As.
SCISSOR shall from any cause, have neglected
or omitted to place upon his list. and assess
any person within the time required under
this ordinance, he shall at any time place
the name of such person upon the list, and
assess the number of days work to be per-
formed by him, which assessment shall be
in all respects as valid as if made in due
time.
SECTION 3. The Town Marshal shall
notify every person within the corporate
limits, subject to work upon the streets, to
perform said work and if any person sub.
ject to said work SHALL after three days
notice, either personally or by writing left
at his usual place of abode, by the Mar
shall or his Deputy, neglect or refuse to
attend by himsclfor suitable substitute, at
the time and place designated by the said
Marshal, or having attended shall refuse
to obey the directions Of the said Marshal,
every such delinquent shall thereby be.
come liable to the said Town Marshal for
the amount of said tax in money, and the
said Town Marshal shall proceed at once
to collect the same by levy and sale of the
property, real or personal, of such delin-
qucnt, and the costs and expense of the
levy and sale.
SECTION t. The Marshal shall collect
from delinquents in addition to the amount
OF said tax. twenty per centum thereon,
but if any such delinquent shall pay the
amount of said tax before levy upon his
property. such twenty per ccntum shall
not be added thereto.
SECTION 5. And be it further ordained
that such provisions Of the General Road
Law, approved December I'd, 1869. rclat-
ing to the assessment and collection of road
tax applicable to said work, not inconsist.
ent with the provisions of this ordinance.
are hereby made and declared to be part
of the same. and the Town Marshal is
hereby vested with the powers and duties
appcrtaning to road supervisors in said
Act.
Passed April 10, 1871.
FRANCIS Henry,
President Of the Board of Trustees.
Attest: WM Ii. CUsuMAN,
Town Clerk.