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


said license shall be due and collecta
biz during the first two months o
each year, and all unpaid license
shall become delinquent on the tirs
day OF March of each year, ard al
4 persons who acquire any OF the above
vehicles and bicycle, named III saic
Sec. 7, after that date shall beeom'
; delinquent unless the license is pait
within ten days.
Section 8. Bet further ordained
ETC., That any person or persons, re
quired to take out a license undel
this ordinance upon the vehicles ant
bicycles mentioned in sec. Z OF thi:
ordinance, who shall fail or neglec
to take out said license shall be liza
bic 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 the
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 H. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the ex-officio tax collector
of the Parish Of Iberia, shall keep 4
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. 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 a complete list of all the delin-
quent license payers, together with
their location and the number and
kind of vehicles and bicycles owned
and possessed by them and the amount
of license due. and the said Police
Jury shall Immediately proceed to
collect same by suit in accordance with |
and as provided in this ordinance.
See. Be it further ordained, ETC. |
That the tax collector shall receive |
the same fees for the collection of the
per capita tax and the license tax as
now fixed by law for the collection of
State and Parish taxes and licenses.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
that the tax collector shall settle with
the Parish for said per capita and liz
cense lax in the same manner and
form as for other Parish taxes and IL
censes, and all laws governing tax coll
lectors in the performance CT their
duties and not specially Prov . 4
herein shall be applicable to this r.
di nance.
Sec. I6 B it further ordained, etc,
That the lax collector shall issue to
the persons paying said license tax, a
license plate or plates, bearing the
name of the Parish. the amount paid
on each vehicle and the year in " h1ch |
said license was paid, which plate
shall be furnished by the Police Jury
and issued free OF cost to license payer
and which said license plate shall be
issued in number and amount occord-
ing to the graduation herein fixed and
ons for each vehicle or bicycle upon
which said license is paid
Sec. Il. Be it further ordained, etc
hat the person or persons payin.,
aid license tax shall display said
ates in a conspicuous manner by at
aching said license plate to their ye-
llcle, on tile left hand side, and any
person or persons who shall fail or
neglect to display said plates as here
n provided, shall be liable to pay
lne OF not less tnan ten dollars, or be ,
in the parish jail for not
nore than thirty days, or both at the
secretion Of the Court.
Sec. 10. Be ii further ordained, etc.I
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
Tvs of this State.