New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-05-19
VOLUME XVI.
OFFICI1L.
AN ORDINANCE


to divide the Parish of Iberia into road dis
tricts; to raise funds for the purpose OF con
structing maintaining and repairing the publ
roads and bridges of said Parish; to relieve iron
compulsory road duty certain persons; and L
provide for the penalties and punishment o
violations of this Ordinance.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police Jury o
the Parish of Iberia, La, That the Parish of lbe
ria be and is hereby divided into eight road dis
tricts as follows, to-wit
The first road district shall be composed of th
first ward of the Parish of IBERIA the I'd roat
district Of the I'd ward the Sd road district Q
the Sd ward; the 4th road district Of the 4tl
ward; the 9Th road district of the 9TH ward; th'
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 sub
divided thereafter by proper resolutions OF this
Section B. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
there shall be set aside one mill of the taxes
levied by the Police Jury Of Iberia Parish, OF tht
year 1900, and Of each subsequent year thereafter
for the purpose Of constructing maintaining ant
repairing the public roads and bridges of the Parish
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 year
1899 and for each succeeding calendar year, upon
each able-bodied male inhabitant OF the Parish OF
Iberia, between the ages of eighteen ls) and nifty
Ave (55) years, except expressly exempt from
such tax by Article 291 of the Constitutions which
said tax shall be collected in the calendar year OF
1900. and in each subsequent calendar year. by
the tax collector of the Parish of IBERIA and shall
be paid before the thirty first (3l) day
Of December in each respective year to said tax
collector; and whosoever shall refuse, neglect or
fail to pay the said per capita tax on or before the
2hirty Arst t3D day of December of each year,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and subject
himself to a criminal prosecution in the courts OF
this State and under the laws governing criminal
prosecutions and trials. and upon trial and con-
viction before court of competent jurisdiction
be sentenced to pay fine of not less than Five
Dollars, ($5. .O0) nor more than Twenty Dollars,
1920 OOO) or imprisoned in the Parish Jail for not
less than five nor more than thirty days, or both
at the discretion OF the court
Section A. 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 enter carry
and record, in book especially provided for that
purpose and to be known the road and bridge
per capita tax book, the names of every able
bodied male inhabitant of the Parish of Iberia.
between the ages Of eighteen Is) and fifty five
1851 years, liable to the said annual per capita
tax as provided for in See 3 of this ordinance.
and he shall as soon as completed turn 1t 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 5. Be it 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 @. Be it further ordained, etc, That on
the second t2d) day of the month of January of
each year, the tax collector shall deliver to the
delinquent per capita tax payers and the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury shall take the proper
steps towards having said delinquents arrested
and prosecuted for the violation Of this ordinance
- provided in Section 3 Of this ordinance.
Section z. Be it further ordained, etc, That
there Is hereby levied an annual license tax for
the year 1899, and for each subsequent year upon
each vehicle and bicycle in the Parish, graded as
follows, towit:
Upon each jumper and sulky twenty five cents.
Upon each two-wheel buggy and chaise thirty
Ave cents.
Upon each four.wheeled buggy, phaeton, cariole
carry all dog cart, and cabriolet, fifty cents.
Upon each barouche, hack. surrey. landau, and
omnibus or bus, seventy five cents.
Upon each one horse cart, twenty hve cents
Upon each dray and two horse cart fifty cents
Upon each plantation cart and Wagon, fifty
Upon each peddling cart horse. seventy-hve
esnts.
Upon each peddling cart two horse. one dollar.
Upon all other two-wheeleA vehicles not es-
peefally mentioned herein each twenty i've cents.
Upon all other four-wheeled vehicles not o.
Section g. Be it further ordained, etc, That ON
the sseond day Of fJannary 1899. and each sub.
sequent year. tho tax collector Of the Parish Of
shall ana and ,a,
persons, association Of persons, business Arms or
corporations in the Parish Of iberia, owning and
possessing any Of said vehicles graded in Sec Of
this ordinance, tho said license tax. which said
license shall be due and collectible during the rst
two months Of each year, and oil unpaid licenses |
shall become delinquent ON the first day Of March
Of each year, and all persons who acquire any Of
the above vehicles and bicycle named in said Sec.
z, after that date shall become delinquent unless
the license Is paid within ten days.
person or persons, required to take out license
under this ordinance upon the vehicles and bicycles
mentioned In Sec. z Of this ordinance. who shall
liable to be sued by the Police Jury for the amount
Of said license In sny court Of competent jurisdic
ttcn IN the same manner as in ordinary suits
Section TO- Be @ i further s ordAinsd, etc:, That
paid shall Be the appropriate form Of license issued
oy the Police Jury, and no receipt issued BY the
tax collector in place Of the license itself be valid
Section IL. Be IL further ordained. ETC., That |
she oflcio tax collector Of the Parish Of IBERIA
shall keep book In which he shall record or nle |
The statement made under oath Of all persons who
vehicle and bicycle mentioned In Sec. Of this
and which said oath shall be ~ TO the
number and kind of vehicles and bicycles, said |
TOR IL hereby empowered and required to admins.
ter said oath TO the persons applying for said
license under this ordinance.
Section ~. Be II further ordained, etc. That
he tax collector Il hereby required to keep .
license register and enter the names Of every per
non. association Of persons, business 1rms Of cor
q e
,rdinance and liable to said license tax, the name
q each vehicle, the number Of vehicles and
otcycieo oalo petson or persons own ana p0ooeoos
maroon and the date Of collection or payment
Section Is. Be it further ordained, ETC., That ON
he 4rst day Of the month Of March Of each yeav
he tag collector shall deliver to the Police Jury
complete list Of all the delinquent license nay.
NJ, tceether with their location and the number
md kindo vehicles and bicycles owned and pos.
Dsssed BY them and the amount of license due,
md the said Police jury shall immediately pro-
sd to collect same by suit in accordance With
md ~ provided In this ordinance.
Section IA. Belt further ordained, etc, That the
'eliectton Of the per capita tax and the license
~ - now Axed BY Law Tor the collection Of State
NJ Parish taxes and licenses.
section ~. bs 4 % further ords.ne6 etc. That the
per capita and license tax In the Same msnner
md form ~ for other Parish taxes and licenses.
nd al laws governing tax collectors In the per.
Sssss sSs Ss eaS ~,
Section l6 BE IL further ordained, etc. Chot tho
~ collector shall issue to the person or persons
layins said license az license plate or plates,
q eeeh vehicle or bicyle and the year In which
aid license was paid, which plate shall BE- fur.
llssed ey the Police Jury aud issued free Of cost
2 tie license payer, and which said license plata
. ~ graduation herein nxed ana one for sae6
vhicle Or bicycle upon whieh said license u paid.
oseSloa II. Be IL further ordained, etc, That ne
s:: K .sS s:n: n. As
eeaehing said license plate to their vehicle, on
As lefs Hand side. and any. person or persons who
hall ~! q nsg!ect % display said plates here
han Tn dollars, or be imprieonsd in the parisA
I'll for not more than thirty days. or both q the
lsasstion Of the Court.
ssstic. ~; be 4 fasthsr ordained, etc. That all
csnss lsvtsd q herein provided shall bs relieved
cem oompNlsory road duty under the road laws