The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-04-28

| VenicleS graded IN DEC. VI tHlo VI
dinance, the said license tax, which
said license shall be due and collecta
Bile during the first two months o
each year, and all unpaid licenses
shall become delinquent on the frs
day OF March of each year, ard al
persons who acquire any of the above
vehicles and bicycle, named in salt
Sec. 7, after that date shall become
delinquent unless the license is pait
within ten days.
Section 9. Belt further ordained
etc.. That any person or persons, re
quired to take out license under
this ordinance upon the vehicles ant
bicycles mentioned in sec. of thi'
ordinance, who shall fail or neglect
to take out said license shall be LA
BILE to be sued by the Police Jury fol
the amount of said license in any
court OF competent jurisdiction in the
same manner as in ordinary suits.
Section 10. Be it further ordained
! ETC., That the only legal evidence that
license has been paid shall be tn.
appropriate form Of license issued by
the Police Jury; and no receipt issued
by the tax collector in place of the
license itself be valid.
Section II. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the ex-officio tax collector
of the Parish Of Iberia, shall keep a
book in which he shall record or file
the statement made under oath of all
persons who may apply tor the license
for and upon each vehicle and bicycle
mentioned in Sec. 7 of this ordinance
and which said oath shall be as to the
number and kind of vehicles and bicy
cles, said persons may own and pos
sess and said tax collector is hereby
empowered and required to admins
ter said oath to the persons applying
for said license under this ordinance.
Section II. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the tax collector is hereby
required to keep license register and
enter the names of every person, bus
mess firms or corporations owning
and possessing the different kinds OF
vehicles and bicycles mentioned in
this ordinance and liable to said il
cense tax, the name of each vehicle,
the number of vehicles and bicycles
said person or persons own and pos
sess, the graduation of the same. the
amount of license thereon and the
date of collection or payment thereof.
Section l3. Be it further ordained,
etc. That on the first dav of the
month OF March of each year the tax
collector shall deliver to the Police
Jury complete list of all the delin-
luent license payers. together with |
heir location and the number and
kind of vehicles and bicycles owned
and possessed by them and the amount |
IF license due. land the said Police
Jury shall Immediately proceed to
collect same by suit in accordance with |
md as provided in this ordinance.
Sec. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the tax collector shall receive
The same fees for the collection of the
Der capita tax and the license tax as
low fixed by law for the collection of
State and Parish taxes and licenses.
Sec. Is. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
hat the tax collector shall settle with
he Parish for said per capita and IL
'ense tax in the same manner and |
orm as for other Parish taxes and IL
lenses, and all laws governing tax COL
ectors III the performance of their
luties and not specially Prov ed |
herein shall be applicable to this r.
dinauce.
Sec. I6 Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the tax collector shall issue to
ne persons paying said license tax,
license plate or plates. bearing the
lame of the Parish. the amount paid
IN each vehicle and the year in which
aid license was paid, which plate
hall be furnished by the Police Jury
ind issued free OF cost to license payer
ind which said license plate shall be
ssued in number and amount occord-
ng to the graduation herein fixed and
me for each vehicle or bicycle upon
which said license is paid
Sec. u. Be it further ordained, etc.
hat the person or persons paying
aid license tax shall display said
lates in conspicuous manner by at
aching said license plate to their We
icle, on the left hand side, and any
erson or persons who shall fail or
sglect to display said plates as here
q provided, shall be liable to pay 4
ne OF not less than ten dollars. or be !,
Imprisoned in the parish jail for not
lore than thirty days, or both at the
Of the Court.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat all persons paying the said Road
nd Bridge tax and license levied AZ
erein provided shall be relieved from
road duty under the road
Iws OF this State.