Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-03

TOWN CLERK.

. IlEso VI AAlC DotAN
accounts between the Board II its
officers, enroll the ordinances adopted,
issue and number warrants on the
Treasury, on the order of the Board,
the same to be countersigned by the
chairman of the Board, and do gener-
ally such other writing as may be re-
CURED by the board.
=. The Clerk shall issue licenses
upon application and payment OF the
same to the Collector, under II by
virtue of this ordinance.
TOWN MARSHAL.
ART. III. SEC. /. The Marshal
shall be ex-officio Collector and Street
Commissioner.
2. The Marshal shall arrest all
persons for violation OF town ordi-
nances upon warrants from he chair
man of the Board, OF any Justice of
the Peace having jurisdiction, or upon
his own knowledge, or when there Is
reason to fear the escape OF the offend
er upon the information of any credit
able person to bring such offender
before the chairman of the Board or
Justice of the Peace; to summon as
witnesses all persons necessary to a
trial and when there is no Magistrate
to whom the offender can be delivered,
take q bail bond for his appearance at
some time within the next six days, to
answer to the charge.
S3. The Marshal shall suppress
all riots, breaches of the peace and
tumultuous or b~oister0us conduct, car
rage or language within the town
limits, and for that purpose may sum-
mon { o his assistance any or all citi-
zens of the same.
3 4. The Marshal shall report to
the Board all arrests made, for what
cause and on what authority.
3 5. The Marshal may, in writing,
appoint q deputy to execute any OF
the duties of his offices, the same to be
approved by the chairman of the
Board, and subject to revocation by a
written notice by the Marshal.
TREASURER.
ART. Ill. SEC. l. The Treasurer
shall be the custodian of all the
moneys of the town corporation, shall
receive and receipt for the same from
whatever source paid in, and shall pay
out moneys only upon the warrant of
the Clerk, countersigned by the
chairman of the Board.
9. The Treasurer shall mark
such warrant, when taken in, ''paid,"
across the face and file the same; shall
keep correct accounts of all moneys
received and paid out by him, and
shall settle with the Board as often
as he may be required so to do.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
ART. ". Sec. /. The chairman of
the Board of Trustees shall procure
from the Assessor of the county of Au-
- I.--, aEa.o
the first day of June of each year, a
certified abstract from his assessment
book, all property within the ineor-
porate limits of Benton City, made
taxable by law for State purposes,
and the assessed value thereof, as cor
rected by the Board of Equalization,
which abstract shall be Immediately
transmitted to the Board of Trustees,
and it shall be the duty of such Board
of Trustees to establish by ordI-
nance the rate of taxes for the year,
within the limits prescribed by the
constitution.
{. Any member of the Board of
Trustees or clerk failing to appear at
council room within fifteen minutes
after the specified time of any meeting
of the Board, who cannot give a legal
excuse 1.-THE legality of such to be de-
termined by the Board), shall, on con-
vietion, be fined not less than 25 cents
nor more than 30 cents for each Of
Tense.
TOWN COLLECTOR.
ART. V. Sec. 1. All taxes shall be
due whenever the tax book is placed
In the hands of the Collector.
9 The Collector shall receipt to
the Clerk for the tax book, and shall
be charged with the amount of the
assessment.
8. Within twenty days after re-
ceiving the tax book, the Collector
shall notify all resident taxpayers,
and all known agents of NONRESIDENT
Taxpayers, of the amount of their poll
and property taxes respectively, and
give them an opportunity to pay the
same.
4 The Collector shall give re-
ceipts for all taxes paid, and shall
mark the same "paid' in the tax
book, and deliver all moneys collected
into the hands of the Treasurer within
five days after collecting the same.
5. All taxes not paid by the
Twentieth day of July shall be deem
ed delinquent, and a penalty of ten per
cent. thereon shall be added thereto,
except that no penalty shall be added
to any taxes appropriated by the
Board to labor on the streets.
8 On the first Tuesday in August
the Collector shall report to the Board
the amount of taxes collected and paid
over TO the Treasurer, and also the de-
Hnquent taxpayers and property.
Z. The Collector shall be credited
by the amount paid to the Treasurer,
as also by the amount of the delin-
quent list.
s. The Beard shall order the sale
of property of nonresident delin-
quents, and suit against delinquents
for their respective taxes, or shall first
order the same TO be. worked out on
the streets, as 1t may think the surer
way of collecting the same.
9. On all delinquent taxes for
which suit shall be brought or proper
ty sold, y penalty of twenty-five per
cent. shall be added thereto.
10. No property shall be sold for
axes unless notice of the time and
place of sale, together with the amount
OF taxes and the penalty thereon due,
shall have been given for at least
twenty days, by three written OF
printed hand bills posted In as many
public places In the town.
LICENSE.
All. VI. SEC. l. The following
classes Of persons shall be required &c
obtain licenses from the Clerk before
following their respective occupations
within the town, to-wit: All peddlers
and transient vendors of goods, wares
and merchandise, except books, maps
stationery, papers and provisions, and
the produce of their own farms; al
showmen, all beer saloons or dram
shop keepers, all keepers of billiard
pigeon hole or Jenny Lind tables o.
other gaming devices, and all auc
toneers, except that any resident cit
isen may sell at auction any propert,
that be or she has owned within I'd,
owl for sixty days preceding.
Peddlers ON foot shall nav ON,
dollar; with one beast Of burden. ens
doilzr and nifty cent?, and with sw,
beasts Of burden ora vehicle two dol
taf1, for 8 license for each day the,
may o1er their wares for sale in th,
town.
"a Al transient vendors Of goods
Of merchandise, offering thei
&oodl Tor sale Tor Q less period thal
@lss{daEs ahal pay two dollars 4