New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-04-28
VOLUME XVI.
OEEIEf.I!..
AN ORDINANCE.

To put into effective operation Articles 29l, 29
293, and 29i of the Constitution of the Stat,
to divide the Parish of Iberia into road di
tricts to raise funds for the purpose Of col
structing, maintaining and repairing the publ
roads and bridges of said Parish; to relieve frO
compulsory road duty certain persons; and
provide for the penalties and punishment
violations of this Ordinance
Section !. BE it ordained 10y the Police Jury
the Parish of iberia, La That the Parish of Ib
ria be and is hereby divided into eight road d
tricts as follows, wit:
The first road district shall be composed of th
first ward of the Parish of Iberia; the I'd roa
district Of the ID ward; the Sd road district G
the 3D. ward; the 4th road district of the At
ward; the 9TH road district Of the 9th ward; tn
9th road district of the 9Th ward; the 7th roa
district OF the 9TH ward; and the sth road dstric
of the sth ward. The road district may be sui
divided thereafter by proper resolutions of thi
Section g. Be it further ordained etc, Tha
there shall be set aside mill of the taxes
levied by the Police jury of Iberia Parish. of tn
year 1900, and Of each subsequent year thereafter
for the purpose of constructing, maintaining an,
repairing the public roads and bridges Of the Paris
of Iberia
Section g. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
there is hereby imposed and levied an annual per
capita tax of One Dollar, for the calendar yea
1899, and for each succeeding calendar year upol
each able-bodied male inhabitant of the Parish O
Iberia, between the ages of eighteen Qs) and fifty
hve (55) years, except expressly exempt from
such tax by Article 291 of the Constitution; which
said tax shall be collected in the calendar year o
1900, and In each subsequent calendar year, by
the tax collector of the Parish of IBERIA and shall
be paid on or before the thirty first (31) day
OF December in each respective year to said tar
collector; and whosoever shall refuse, neglect OF
fail to pay the said per capita tax before the
9hirty first (3l) day of December Of each year
shall, be guilty of misdemeanor and subject
himself to criminal prosecution in the courts of
this State and under the laws governing criminal
prosecutions and trials. and upon trial and con-
victiOn before a court of competent jurisdiction
be sentenced to pay fine of not less than Five
Dollars, $500 nor more than Twenty Dollars,
$4,000 or imprisoned in the Parish Jail for not
less than five nor more than thirty days, both
at the discretion OF the court.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc. That it
shall be the duty of Assessor Of the Parish Of
IBERIA at the beginning of each year. to carry
and record in a book especially provided for that
purpose and to be known as the ''road and bridge
per capita tax book" the names of every able
bodied male inhabtant of the Parish of Iberia
between the ages of eighteen (1s) and fifty five
t55) years, liable to the said annual per capita
tax as provided for in See. 3 of this ordinance,
and he shall as soon completed turn il over to
the tax collector Of the Parish Of iberia, and he
shall receive the same fees now fixed by law for
assessing property and other assessments.
Section .. BE 1t further ordained, etc That the
collector shall keep the said road and bridge per
capita tax book separate from the State and
Parish tax rolls, and he shall issue to The person
paying said tax the proper receipt and shall enter
In said book the date of the collection or payment
thereof.
Section q. Be it further ordained etc. That on
the second (2d) day of the month of January Of
each year, the tax collector shall deliver to the
Police jury complete and correct list Of all the
delinquent per capita tax payers, and the PTes
steps towards having said deinquen;s arrested
and prosecuted for the violation of this ordinance
as provided in Section 3 of this ordinance.
Section z. BE it further ordained, etc., That
there Is hereby levied annual license tax for
the year 1899, and for each subsequent year upon
each vehicle and bicycle in the Parish, graded as
follows, to-wit:
Upon each jumper and sulky, twenty f ve cents
Upon each two-wheel buggy and chaise, thirty
five cents.
Upon each four wheeled buggy, phneton, cariole
or carry-all dOgcart and cabriolet, fifty cents.
Upon each bar0uche, hack, surrey, landau, and
omnibus or bus, seventy five cents.
Upon each one horse cart, twenty five cents.
Upon each dray and two horse cart fifty cents. |
cents.
Upon each peddling cart one horse seventy five
Upon each peddling cart two horse one dollar |
Upon each bicycle, twenty five cents.
Upon all other two-wheeed vehicles not es- |
pecially mentioned herein each twenty five cents |
Upon all other four-wheeled vehicles not es- |
pecially mentioned herein each fifty cents.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc. That on
the second day OF January 1899, and each sub
sequent year, the tax collector of the Parish Of |
Iberia shall begin to collect and shall collect a.
fast . possible from each and every person or
In the Parish Of Iberia, owning and
possessing any Of said vehicles graded in Sec z Of
this ordinance, the said license tax which said
Two months Of each year, and all unpaid licenses
~ a.eh oar @ on .ne nrss aay OF Msfce
The above vehicles and bicycle, named In said Sec.
], after that date shall become delinquent unless
lnS Mccnse Is psiu witnin ten Gays;
Section 0. Be IL further ordained etc., That any
p~dsr tH;.p ~ 70 sase out Hcense
= nentloneG (, IN sec OF TINS ordinance, who shall
an, H' n IL s .a1e 9ni saia Incense snail be
= PA DO suea ~ Tue roce Jury ior tne amouns
y ~ sao license IN any court OF competent jurisdic
ion IN tne same manner as IN ordinary suits.
:. oecuon ~ be y Iurtner ordained ETC., That
I MA iesst r. re sv,uence inat license mas been
,aiG snail De the appropriate form OF license issued
Y tnc rolice Jury, ana no receipt issued by the
AZ collector IN place OF the license itself be valid.
! cocuo1 ~ y Y ,1t lurtner ordained, etc., Thae
nsil "a keep book In which he shall record or hle
~ s's.oMehs maae under ostn OF All persons who
as, nav Apply ior the license for and upon each
and which said oath shall Be !. Z 70 X:
u. umUcr sna x.na OF venicles and bicycles, said
~ ;o may own ana possess and SAID tax coec-
% said oath TO to the persons applying for said
'csmss Sa..;In unqer 9S inis M !. ordinance. rias
S cecs,cn ess '.. DC y iustnes ordained etc. That
csrsa "a rss;.tsr @ neseDy required 70 keep
ccnso ro8.tsr ana enter the names OF every per-
IN. ussoc'auon ot persons business nrms OF cor.
Sssso9s pa OF Cwnins srd possessing the different
Ua senae'H: % sna oicyees mentioned In this
ascS vshe. any .oiG ~ 20 ssa license tax ths name
c5cn venIcic, the NUMBER OF vehicles and
= Icyc'es ss.d perscn or persons own and possesa.
~ ~ I . ?. tne same tnc smount OF license
seseo1 se ana the aate OF collection or payment
lSsecL, Ssoea. 20 n.
:, Scs*I N 10. ~ Iuatner dreamed, ETC., That on
20 20 nLss w " tne m9ntn OF March of each year
20 sax coIiSctor snail deliver to the Police Jury
compacss Nss cf al the delinquent license pay
y, SSsssnSs wasn tneir iScation ana the number
~ n'na ~ u vcn,c.es ana bicycles owned and pos.
~ .ne y. s1,o ronce Jury shall immediately pro.