The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-01
BOROUGH ORDINANCE, No. o.


REGULNTING THE LEVYING
AND COLLECTING or STREET
TAX, AND DEFINING THE DU-
TIES or THE STREET COM
MISSIONER, &C.
Be it ordained and enacted by the
Town Council of the Borough of
Ridgway, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the
same
/. That it shall be the duty of the
Borough Assessor to furnish the
Town Council with Il certified copy
of the assessment containing the last
adjusted valuation OF all real and per-
sonal estate, offices, trades and Occlra-
tion- in said Borough, ON or before
the first Monday of April in each
year
=. That it shall be lawful for the
Town Council 10 lay a rate of assess
ment, not exceeding ten mills on the
dollar, upon all real and personal
estate, Offices, trades and occupations,
for the purpose of laying out, opening
making, amending or repairing OF
streets, lanes, alleys, courts and COM
and repairing Of bridges in said
Borough
3. That the Town Council shall
cause aii rates and assessments by it
laid to he entered in book to be pre-
pared for that purpose, to be called
the Borough Tax Recor6," which
shall be signed by the President and
attested 10y the Secretary OF said
Council, and shall be deposited with.
and remain in the custody Of the
Secretary OF said Council. The said
Borough Tax Rccordn shall be open
to the inspection Of any person
charged with Borough rates and
lcvies, at any and all times, without
fee or reward, and the secretary of
said Council is hereby required, upon
demand OF any such person, to give
certified copies Of the same, or any
part thereof upon being paid at the
rate of one cent for every eight words,
and fifteen cents lOr the certificate
and seal.
4. That the said Town Council
shall annually, on the first Monday
of April, appoint one suitable person
TO fill the Office of Street Commits
siOner of said Borough for the term of
one year, and wherever and as often
as any vacancy may occur in said office
appoint one such person to fill such
D. That every person appointed
street commissioner of said Borough,
before entering upon the duties of his
office, shall take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation, before some per-
son having authority to administer
Oaths, to support the Constitution of
the United States and that of this
Commonwealth, and perform the
duties of his office with fidelity,
copy of which oath or affirmation,
certified by the person by whom the
same shall be administered, shall
forthwith be filed with the Secretary
of said Council, and shall give bond,
with two sufficient sureties, to be APP
proved by the Chief Burgess, in such
sum AS the Council may designate,
which bond shall be taken in
the name of the Borough, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
duties OF his Office, the accounting for,
and paying over TO the Borough
Treasurer, any balance that may
remain in his hands ut the
settlement of his accounts by the
Borough Auditors, aud the de-
llvering TO his successor in Office of all
tools, books, papers and documents
held by him by virtue OF said office;
and, in case any Street Commissioners
shall neglect or refuse to pay over any
balance remaining in his hands,
within thirty days after such settle
ment, it shall he the duty of the
Council to proceed. by due course of
law, to collect the same for the use of
said Borough.
That il shall be the duty of the
Secretary of said Council, upon the
laying of any road or. street tax as
aforesaid, to forthwith make out and
deliver to the street Commissioner of
said Borough, a correct and fair
duplicate of the same; and the
said Street Commissioner shall
upon receipt of said duplicate
give personal notice to each and
every resident, and written or printed
notice, duly mailed, to each and every
non resident, rated for such taxes, to
attend at such time and place as such
Street Commissioner may designate,