The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-04

ORDINANCE NO. l,743-AN ORDINANCE
~ providing for the assessment and collection of
hfty years.
Section l. That the comptroller be. and he is
hereby authorized 10 employ or appoint such num-
every male person between the ages of twenty-one
and MY years tnhabitant of the city road poll
ton not exceed ana ay
Tor each deputy or person so employed,
sec = That the city treasurer be. and he is here
py authorized 10 employ or appoint such number
of deputies as he may deem necessary collect of
every male inhabitanf of the city of Seattle be-
poll tax assessed against said person. at an agreed
compensation not TO exceed two and 50-100 dollars
Sec 3. 1t shall DE the duty Of the deputy assessor
to enroll the name of every male inh abitant In the
section one It shall be the further duty of said
deputy tosenrolf the name of every person in the
employ Of another person, firm, corporation or
ployes OF said person, firm, corporation or COM
pany, and If any person shall refuse when SO re-
name. and II any person I'm the employ OF another
person. firm, corporation or company shall
name and place of business of his employer on
demand of the assessor or his deputy, such person
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding$25 and may also be imprisoned in the
city jail for any term not exceeding ten days.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty of the deputy treas
urer Immediately after the assessment of any per
son for his road goi tax to demand rom such per-
refuse or neglect TO pay his road poll tax upon
such demand or within ten days thereafter such
person shall be guilty of a misdemea amor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding SIS, and may also be imprisoned In the
vided that any person liable for said poll tax ii he
so desires, in lieu of paying his tax In cash. may
report TO the city street commissioner and subject
TO his superintendence may work out his tax by
laboring at street work for one day, for which
work the street commissioner shall issue TO said
n which
sentation TO the deputy treasurer shall be taken up
BY him and receipt in full for said poll tax given
ali certificates thus taken mp shall be turned in to
the city treasurer and properly accounted for. il
snai De the .nrtner onty OF SAID treasuser or MS
ployee OF another person, firm, corporation or COM
pany TO demand from said employer, firm, corpor-
alton or company the road poll tax due from the
person in the employ of such person. firm corpora
ton OF company If the said road poll tax is not paid
person, frm corporation company, and
IL said employer, firm, corporation or COM
when So demanded IT shall I1' be pon ADDED
to the tax Of such employer, firm, corporation or
employer firm, corporation company il may be
deducted from the wages of the employee then due
afterwards become due. Whenever said employer,
firm, corporation or company shall pay said tax
the payment thereof TO the amount of such pay
ment shall be of in the hands of said employer
firm or corporation or company against any claim
Of the Lahore, OF emp4e ior ,ne amount ,S o. SAID
may employ such other means or commence such
other suits and employ such other remedies as the
laws OF the state OF W ashington may give for the
collection of said road poll tax
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval and
publication.
Passed house of delegates this 14th day of May,
1891. r. w. JONES,
President House of Delegates
Passed board of aldermen this LIST day OF June
1891. GEO. w. HALL
President Board of Aldermen
Approved by me this I'd day of June, A. D.
1891 HARRY WHITE Mayor
iad by mo of A ID
III. w. MILLER, City Clerk
Published this 4th day of June, A. H. 1891.