The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-04
Ordinance Relative to Roads
and Bridges.
ADOPTED Ely TIE POLICE JURY OF BOsSIER
PARISH, JULY 7, 1898.

On motion and second, The fol-
lowing Ordinance was adopted:
An Ordinance Providing for the Con-
struction, Maintenance and Repairs
of Public Roads and Bridges in
and for Bossier Parish, in Accord
ance with Article 29l Of the Con-
stitution of 1898.
1st. Be it Ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossier Parish: That all
roads heretofore recognized as public
roads, or which may hereafter be de-
clared such, are hereby recognized to
be public roads; provided, that all
roads hereafter opened as public
roads, shall be constructed and put
in passable condition by the party or
parties praying for the same, without
expense to the parish.
2. Be it further ordained, etc., That
of the 4 mill tax for the general fund,
as per the budget for the year 1898,
there shall be one mill of the same
collected and placed with the Parish
Treasurer, to be used and known as
the Road and Bridge Fund.
3. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
in addition to the one mill tax upon all
property upon the assessment roll of
said parish there shall be, and is
hereby imposed upon every able
bodied male inhabitant, between the
ages of Is and SIS years, an annual
per capita tax of one dollar, to be
collected by the Sheriff and Tax Col
lector of said parish, on or before
January OF each year, and by him paid
into the Parish Treasury, and placed
to the credit of the Road and Bridge
Fund. Provided, That cities and
incorporated towns, which construct
and maintain their own roads and
streets, shall be exempt from this per
capita tax.
4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
if any party subject to a per capita tax
shall fail or refuse to pay the same on
or before the first of January OF each
year, it shall be declared misde-
meanor, and he shall be subject to
indictment by the Grand Jury or Bill
of Information by the District Attor-
ney, to he prosecuted before the Dis
trict Court of said parish. and upon
conviction, shall be fined in q sum
of not less than 50 so or more than
! SIS, and all cost of the prosecution,
and in default of the payment of fine
and all cost, he shall be sentenced to
work upon the public roads OF the
parish, under the Superintendent of
the Public Roads, for the period of
two days for every dollar Of fine and
cost.
9TH. Be it further Ordained, etc.,
That there shall be and there is
hereby imposed and levied an annual
license tax upon all vehicles in said
parish, as follows, to-wit: Upon every
l horse vehicle, tax Of. 20 cents.
IL tax Of. 40
i" tax of. SO "
6 tax of. Is "
Log wagon, tax Of. 81 90
Bycicle, tax of. ...... so :
which said annua! license tax shall be
collected by the Sheriff and Tax Col
lector, and placed to the Road and
Bridge Fund of said parish.
9th. Be it further Ordained, etc.,
That if any party fails or refuses to
pay said vehicle license tax on or be-
fore January 1st of each year, he
shall be deemed a delinquent, and
the Sheriff and Tax Collector is here
by authorized to proceed before any
Court of competent jurisdiction to
sue for and collect the same, with all
cost and 10 cent attorneys fee, as 10
ordinary suits.
7th. Be it further Ordained, etc.,
That the Sheriff and Tax Collector
shall adopt as basis for the collec-
ton of the per capita tax the poll list
OF said parish, with such others as
may be furnished him by the Consta-
BILE of each ward, whose duty it shall
be to furnish to said Sheriff and Tax
Collector list of all young men be-
tween the ages of Is and 81 years in
their respective wards not shown
upon the regular poll list of said
wards. Said list to be furnished said
Collector on or before November 1st
of each year. The Constables are
allowed five cents for each name fur
nished.
Sth. Be it further Ordained, etc.,
That all laws or parts of laws in con-
tlict herewith, are hereby repealed,
and this Ordinance shall take effect
after its PRONUNCIATION and publica-