The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-24
ROAD PoLL TAN puL
READY FOR ENACTMENT,


| The meeting VI thr Push club laSt night
was well attended Thc most Important
matter to como up waa tho nlNl rvad.
Ing, Oeforc prcaentation to the leglsla.
I turc, " Tho hllls providing nhr tho levy.
Ink or poll rood taNcs and cNponding such
taSca on TIM county iUads, Tho ildiN-
AIRY comn!ttcc, by Harrison Alien, re-.
ported thc bllla, which rccclVcd the unan.
imouv indorsvmcm ot tho association
onc NJ the hlllp pravidca tho duties "
tho Rad supervisors W the several diu.
trlvts, and authorizes county cnurtn tn
levy upon every male prlpon IN tho
county hotwccn tho agur or q and D
years ruad poll tax " S. which shall
hc collected by tho shcrlr. road uupcrvl.
sor or any othyT agent whom the county
crurt may authorize The pali tax must
DO collected On or before December 1 VI
tho yc0r Tor which tho tax Is chargvd,
and must bo Naid Immediately un demand
or tho collector Tho collectors shall bc
apiointed by tho court IN February OF
each yVAr. and the rNInunoratun ~ col.
lVetors IN hScd at 10 por cent OF the
amount coll0cted, Collectors shalt be re-.
NNANN ~ AhtNAlAlN ANU eAAAAA klNN NAlAlt
FOR ihc faithful porcormancc ot their
duty
Each rad supervisor In tho county
shall. Ia March ot each yNxlr. prepare u
list VI persons IN hA district table ror
road poll tax. and no Is r,,quind Ia ,hrn
furnish this list 90 tho collector and Me
certified copy with tho county court
That portion of tho hItl which holds on,-.
pluycrs NuIUtsiblo for tho payment OF
tho tax by mcn In their employ follows
"it any pcvuu nablp for tho ruad i'all
tax herein rvuuIrvd to 30 a-Hcss,d and
collected OF demanded rvru,en t1 pay tho
aamc whyu demanded by tho collector
and such person d In tho employ or any
person urip. cooperation. ot 'omp1ry,
tho voll3 -;or shall demand payment from
the person, lirm ur vv,puraulp hdyIuE
sVch NrfoU IN hls employ and uom
hencvtorgh The employer OF such person
shall bo liable Ter such road puu tax
aud the collector shalt cufurcv pay m-Gt
as torv!uArtcr pro, .dcI.
The provision relating 20 tho manner
ot collecting from a Drm rr'uAns pay.
Wtut ot tho tax pasrsscd tn anyone IN
his employ follows the above clause Thr
collector s rllifrd Jad empowered O..
'uU -', ;hy amouut OF ,ar t,N oy the
se.aura a0d aalo or any p,rsoml prop.
yr.y belonging ,u thy .s7rapn or firm thua
gvgniug paymOHg rboo days uou 81
must br gt,oN ;bc nrm bvfaN, tho prop.
ysy s sold Tho collector -ha, De- al.
.ur,J e. t.- ,H.b s,,su.r .ui utVsgu at
%, gsts ei 80 cent? such uaiya must be-
at puolle auction
Auy person demonstrating 10 tho col.
lcctor his inability To pay tho tax may
work out tho amount un Tho roads. &C..
cv.ylng 81 crvJI, Tor every gsht-hour
day ho works II amy person falls to ap.
pear. after having STATED his iua6.iity TO
pay tho tax and work ON tho roads. hg
shall DO liable tn the county IN double
tho amount OF the tax and - PSF e0nt
additional. and tho usual procedure may
bo taken against him.
Tho legislative committee 10 uf the opln-
ion that the bin fully covers the aasv,a-
mint and collie ton % poll taxes, and
tho mcmbvru OF tho Push club hssvc every
hope that Il will pass the legislature.
Immediately upon It's approval by thu
guyvrnor. Il becomes law.
Tho other bin offered by tho legislative
committee provides tha, "all road taxes
collected on property withir thr limits
OF tho city OF Astoria shalt DO turned
over to tho dty IN tho same manner an
other taxes collected Tor II. ana shall b.
eHpcndrd exclusively upon thr rotds
highways and strvs; crossings within
sad city"
Othor prupuS0i amendments 90 uo
charter wvrr prcn-ut.,i 1'Heao ltcrl-
tluus provide that up county road grs3.
-gali bv "ycr pr orut und that all ra,.
frAru wl.hn the d,y amounting Co. So
ps Over shalt b, In writing