The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-05
AN ORDINANCE.

: To put into effective operation Al
r ticies 29l, Egg, 293 and 294 of the Con
stitulion of the State; to divide tn
Parish Of Iberia into road districts; t
raise funds for the purpose of constru
ing, maintaining and repairing tn
public roads and bridges Of said Pal
ish; to relieve from compulsory roa
duty certain persons: and to provid
for the penalties and punishment @
violations of this Ordinance.
Section Be it ordained by tn
Police Jury of the Parish of Iberia, La
, That the Parish of Iberia be and i
hereby divided into eight road dis
tricts as follows. to-wit:
The first road district shall be com
posed of the first ward of the Parish
of Iberia; end road district of the enc
ward; the grid road district of the gre
ward; the 4th roaG district of the 4tI
ward; the 5th road district OF the 5tf
ward the 9th read district of the 9th
ward; the 9TH road district Of the 7tt
ward; and the 9Th road district of the
sth ward. The road districts may be
sub-divided thereafter by proper re-
solutions of this Police Jury.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc. That there shall be set aside one
mill of the taxes, levied by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, of the year 1895
and OF each subsequent year thereaf.
ter. for the purpose of constructing.
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges of the Parish OF
Iberia.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc That there is hereby imposed and
levied an annual percapita tax of One
Dollar. for the calendar year 1859, and
for each succeeding calendar year up
on each abJe.bodied male inhabitant
of the Parish of Iberia, between the
ages of eighteen (IS) and fifty-five
(5sl wears. except expressly exempt
from such tax by Article 29I OF the
Constitution; which said tax shall be
collected in the calendar year OF 1899
and IN each subsequent calendar year
nv the tax collector of the Parish OF
Iberia. and shall be paid on or before
the thirty first (3I) day of December
in each respective year to SAID tax
collector; and whosoever shall re1use,
neglect or fail to pay the said per
canita tax on or before the thirty
first ta1) day of December of each
year, shall, be guilty ola m1sdemean-
or and subject himself to a criminal
prosecution in the courts OF this
State and under the laws governing
criminal prosecutions and trials, and
mon trial and conviction before
court of competent jurisdiction be
sentenced to pay fine Of not less than
Five Dollars (s5 O0) nor more than
Twenty Dollars (s2O.Ool or imprison-
ed in the Parish jail for not less than
five nor more than thirty days, or
both at the discretion of the court.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc. That it shall be the duty OF the
Asse ssor of tile Parish of Iberia, at
the beginning Of each year, to enter,
c rry and record, in book especially
provided for that purpose and TO 10
known as the road and bridge per
capita tax book" the names OF every
able. bodied male inhabl;ant OF the
Parish of Iberia, between the ages OF
eizhteentlS) and fifty five (55) wears,
liable to the said annual per capita
tax as provided for in sec. 8 OF this
ordinance, and he shall as soon as
completed turn it over to the tax col
lector Of the Parish Of Iberia. and he
shall receive the same tees as now
fixed by law for assessing property
and other assessments.
Section 5, Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the collector shall keep the
said 'road and BRUCE per capita tax
book" seperate from the State and
Parish tax rolls, and he shall issue
to the person paying said tax the pro-
per receipt and shall enter IN said
book the date Of the collection or pay
ment thereof.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That on the second ~ day OF
January of each year, the tax collec-
tor shall deliver to the Police Jury
complete and correct list OF all the
delinquent per capita tax payers. and
the President of the Police Jury shall
take the proper steps towards having
said delinquents arrested and prose
cuted for the violation of this ordin-
ance as provided in Section 3 of this
ordinance.
Section 7. Be it further orda'red,
.tc., That there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1899,
ind each vehicle and bicycle in the
Parish, graded as follows to-wii:
Upon each jumper and snlky, :wen-
y five cents.
Upon each tvo-wheeled buggy and
haise, thirty five cents. I,
Upon each four-wheeled buggy,
'haeton, cariole or carry-ail-dog-cart,
nd cahrio1et. fifty cents