The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-10
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation TO Poll Tar.

SECTION 1.-Bc 70 ordained on the Ctfy
Council of Salt Lake City: That two
days work of eight hours each. or Id
lieu thereof three dollars lawful money,
is an annual road pol tax upon every
man over twenty-one and under fifty
years Of age, who is not physically in
capacitated to work, resident within
Salt Lake City.
SEC. 2.-That said poll tax shall be
collected under the regulations herein
after provided. and shall be used by
said city for improving:
First.-The public highways designa-
ted by the County Court OF Salt Lake
County, within and running through
said city; and,
SecUno. Any other streets or alleys
In said city.
All labor 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 das 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 l of this ordinance.
He shall enter said names in a 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
tee, 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 to pay poll
tax, or leave al his residence, or usual
place of business, a written or printed
notice, citing HIM to appear at
such time and place as may be
designated in said notice, with
appropriate tools for the kind If
work to be performed, giving ca, b
person not less that two days notice OF
such requirement. Whenever neces-
sary, the Supervisor is authorized to
employ team labor upon such terms as
he may deem proper.
SEC. Of 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
liable shall thereafter be required to
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 q judgment
so recovered
SEC. 6.-Tbe Supervisor is hereby
to receive, OF his Office. cash
in payment of poll tax. from any per
son rendering the same. and he shall
pay over all money so collected TO the
City Treasurer quarterly or oftener if
BY the City Council. He shall
keen stub receipt books. issue all receipts
and deliver TO each person
making payment OF tax a receipt
thelefor. The receipts and stubs shall
each show whether the tax was paid in
money or labor, and If paid in both.
what portion of each. The stubs shall
also contain any other facts shown in
the receipts. The stubs of said receipt
books shall be delivered to the City
Treasurer with all moneys not previ-
ously paid over on or before the fifteenth
day Of December in each year.
SIC. lon or before the second Tues
day in January OF each year, the Su-
peryisor Of Streets shall return to the
City Council the register provided for
in Section 5 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 poll
tax paid in labor.
Third.-The total amount of poll tax
paid IN money. ..... ..... r.f'l....
Fourth.-The amount of tax collected
bs suit. and the names OF the delin-
quents.
Fifth.-The amount of uncollected
poll tax. the name of each delinquent,
and the reason in each case why such
tax remains uncollected. ..'1.
Sixth.-The amount and kind of poll
tax labor expended withia the clty
limits, and the places where such labor
vas performed. fs-- 0r--
Seventh.-A general report of the
condition Of the public highways within
his jurisdiction. 81 : .'-.-
SIC. S.-The City Council may at any
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-nine
dollars, to be recovered in an action on
his bond. a.f -..
SEC. 9.-An ordinance of Salt Lake
City. entitled. An Ordinance in rela-
ton 70 Poll Tax" passed April 18th, A.
ID. 1850, is hereby repealed.
Passed April 9th, 1856.
FRANCIS Armstrong,
Mayor.