The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-09
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation to Poll Tar.

SECTION 1.-Be 70 ordained BY the City
Council Of Salt Lake City: That two
DAYS work Of eight hours each. or in
lieu thereof three dollars lawful money,
is an annual road poll tax upon every
man over twenty-one and under City
years of age. who is not physically IN
capacitated to work, resident within
Salt Lake City.
SEC. THAT said poll tax shall be
collected under the regulations herein
after provided. and shall be used by
said city for improving:
Firsi.-fhe public highways designa-
ted by the County Court OF Salt Lake
Conrv Within aud running through
said city; and,
in said city.
All Iaour performed shall be done IN
der the direction of the Supervisor of
Streets for Salt Lake City.
SEC. 3.-SaId supervisor shall. by
diligent search and enquiry. made at
such times as he may elect between the
first da of January and the thirtieth
day of November in each year. ascer-
tain and list the names of all persons
within the corporate limits OF said city.
who are liable TO pay poll tax. as pro-
vided in Section 1 OF this ordinance
He shall enter said names in q suitable
register which shall be furnished him
for that purpose by the City Recorder
at the expense of the city. The names
in each municipal ward shall be entered
on the register separately from the
names of the other wards. and the
names in each ward shall be in alpha
beucal order, with suitable columns op-
poSite each name to enter date of no
tice, the time in which the person named
is required to perform the labor. the
kind Of pay received and date of
payment.
SEC. At shall be the duty of said
Supervisor, at some time between the
first day of January and the THIRTEEN
day of November in each year, to de
liver to each person liable 10 pay poll
tax, or leave at his residence, or usual
place of business, a written or printed
lt'ce, citing him TO appear at
designated in said notice, with
appropriate tools for the KIND #
work TO be performed, giving ga b
person not less that two days nouce OF
such requirement. Whenever neces 1
sary. the Supervisor is authorized TO
employ team labor upon such terms as
he may deem proper.
SEC. 5.-If any person shall fail to
pay the tax required by this ordinance
within ten days after the time mention
ed IN the notice provided for in the
preceding section, said tax shall be
deemed delinquent and the person so
linke shall thereafter be required 10
pay such tax in money; and the Super
visor of Streets, as such, must proceed
TO collect the same as an action of debt
in any court having jurisdiction; and
no property of such delinquent shall be
exempt from execution on judgment
SO recovered
SEC. 6.-The Supervisor is hereby
authorized to receive. OF his office. cash
in payment of poll tax. from any per
san rendering the same. and he shall
pay over all money so collected TO the
City Treasurer que-terly or ofteneT II
required by the CITY Council. He shall
keep stub receipt books. issue all receiDts
and deliver TO EACH person
making payment of tax a receipt
therefor. The receipts and stubs shall
each show whether the tax was psid in
noney or labor, and IL paid in both.
what portion of each. The stubs shall
also contain any ether facts sh0wn in
the receipts. The stubs of said receipt
books shall be delivered to the City
Treasurer with all moneys not preri- |
ously paid over on or before the fifteenth
day of December in each year.
SEC. lon OF before the second Tues |
day IN January of each year, the Su- |
oervisor of Streets shall return to the |
City Council the register provided for |
IN Section of this ordinance, with a |
written report containing q summary |
of the facts shown therein, which said |
report shall show:
rirst.-The total number of persons
assessed for poll tax during the past |
, ear in Salt Lake City.
Second.-The total amount of pOgl |
tax paid in labor.
Thlrd.-The total amount of poll tax |
raid IN money
Fourth.-The amount Of tax collected |
bv suit, and the names Of the della |
4uents.
FIfth.-The amount of uncollected |
poll tax, the name Of each delinquent. |
and the reason in each case why such |
tax remains unsolicited.
Sixth.-The amount and kind of poll |
tax labor expended within the city |
limits, and the places where such labor |
was performed
Seventh.-A general report of the
condition OF the public highways within
his jurisdiction.
SEC. s.-The City Council may atany |
time require special reports from the |
Street Supervisor. A failure to make |
any report as provided in this ordinance
shall subject the Supervisor to penalty |
in any sum not exceeding ninety mine |
dollars, to be recovered in an action on |
his bond
SEC. Am ordinance Of Salt Lake |
City, entitled. An Ordinance inTela- |
ton to Poll Tax" passed April 18th, A. |
d. 1850, is hereby repealed.
Passed Aprir6th 1886.
FRANCIS ARMSTRONG.
Mayor