Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
STREET WORKING.
CHAPTER XVIII.

Be it enacted by the City Council
OF the City OF Mexico:
Sec. /. That all able bodied male
Inhabitants between the ages of
eighteen and fifty years shall be
subjsct to work two days in each
year upon the streets, lanes and
avenues Of the city and in lieu of
such work they may pay at their
option . street tax Of two dollars
per annum.
SEQ. 2. The Assessor in making
the annual assessment OF the city
shall assess oil persons liable to
work on the streets ~ provided in
the presiding section.
Soc. 3. The clerk in making out
the tax book shall prepare a column
tor street tax and shall place "a lax
OF two dollars against every person
assessed by the Assessor as liable to
work on the streets and shall also
provide the Street Commissioner
with = list of such persons and as
soon as the tax book is placed in the
hands Of the Collector said list shall
b. placed in the hand. of The Street
Commissioner.
Sec. 4. The Street Commissioner
shall forthwith notify the persons
designated o. said list to work on
the strssts specifying the time and
place they are required to WORK
giving at least two days notice
thereof, and at the time and place
designated 10 the notice the persons
thus notified shall appear aud under
the direction OF the Street Commits
sionsr shall perform such labor on
The strssts, lanes aud avenles, Is
the Street Commissioners shall d.
rect Il pr~c,ical the Street Com
missioner shall require persons to
w.rk on those streets, lanes and
avenues mast convenient ~ their
residences, and shall at 40 time
work more tbaa twenty nor less
than two hads.
See. 5. Any person negleeting
or refusing to work on the streets
when notified to DO SO OIL any person
refusing TO obey the reasonable
command of The Street Commission
or while at work On the streets eha1i
be deemed guilty o; u mIsdemearoI
and fined not less than two doIiars
and fifty cents for each effense un-
less discharged from bis liability q
work SIS provided In the next sue,
cesdiBg section.
Sec. 8. Any person liable t.
work on The streets, who sbal! pro-
duce TO The Street Comni-s,ouer
tos Collectors receipt for t&e street
tax of Two dollars assessed AGAINST
him shall be discharged tlom has
liability TO work On the stree and
bis pame shall be marked ia he
list OF the Street Commissioncr -
paid to the Collector.
See. 7. The Street Comm..s.e.-
er shall at the end OF each week
furnish the Collector with ahst OF
the names of those persons wi:p
have worked out their tine ca t.s
streets. The Collector sbui'
sueh person on the tax boot
ing paid their street tax aya
file the list with the Clerk. q
Clerk shall forthwith cred. o
Collector with the same.
Sec. s. The Collector shall g, .
end of each week furnish the Sir, i
Commissioner with a list Of ell pls-
sons who shall have paid their street
tax and the Street Commissioner
shall forthwith mark such persons
on his list as discharged from their
liability to work en- the streets aai
shall file the list thus furnished bin
with the clerk.
Sec. 8. At the first regular meet
ing Of the City Council in December
OF each year the Street Commission
or shall make return OF tne list for
nished him and shall receive a credit
for every person on the list who las
worked out his time on tao street,
who has paid bis street tax, who
was srronsously assessed who has
left the city and cannot be found or
who had reported to the Marshal as
r. using 70 work whsB notified, for
oil sthsr psrsoBs on said list the
Street Commissioner shall be chars-
CO two dollars w.hichS aftsl he de-